Farmhouse collection
My wife and I completed our son's loft bed in December for his Christmas present. My wife found this bed on Pottery Barn's website and I found these plans on Ana White. Everything was pretty straight-forward. It was a great project and we had a lot of fun building something together. We made a few mods to the plans like height and the railings. I really like how it comes apart for moving and our son loves sleeping up there! Protip: Be careful with the wood glue where the bed is designed to come apart. I got a little sloppy and had to do some hammering to disassemble for staining/sealing. Everything went back together very easily, though.
I've been organizing our unfinished basement so that my boys have more space to run and ride their bikes over the winter. I needed something to organize our off season clothes and bins of clothes that my boys are growing in/out of. This plan was perfect. It's not my prettiest build but it's soooo functional!
Fun and easy project. I couldn't be happier with the end results. Great plan from Ana White.
Built this with my son after watching tutorial. Very comfortable need to sand and stain. Thank you for the info.
Using the plans for the modern table and simple stools, I made some modifications so it could be a bar height pub table and stools. The stools took the most time, with all the supports and keeping it level. The table was easy and I am super happy with the addition of the x's on the sides. I think it gives it a more professional look. Turned out that the angle I wanted them at wasn't possible on my miter saw, so I just had to mark the angles and cut with a jig saw. Screws were overkill for them and split the wood, so finishing nails did the job. The top was salvaged from an old ugly mdf topped coffee table. I sanded it a bit and with many coats of stain, achieved a match to the rest of the wood. Yay! Breakfast nook, complete!
Sat, 09/14/2013 - 12:34
What are the dimensions here for your table? I'm looking to make/get one very much like this and trying to figure out the best yet least amount of counter space needed, depth wise. Hoping 15" is enough but I love the look of yours.
In reply to What are the dimensions here by morgo614
Thu, 06/04/2015 - 10:00
So sorry for the delay! I don't get notified when there's comments, so I'm just now seeing this. The width is 4', the depth is 15" and the height is 42". Good luck!
My wife and I loved the look of the Rolling rustic wood dresser. We didn't care for the wheels so instead I opted for legs, 2.5" long. I simply made a couple of tweaks to the frames (the bottom 2x2 was shortened to 59.5" and the side 2x2's were extended to 34"). I then built a really simple topper that fits a changing pad and a couple of baskets my wife bought for miscellaneous supplies. The topper is removable so when my son is no longer in diapers, we can simply take the topper off and he can have a flat surface on top of his dresser. All-in-all, we are all really happy with the end product!
Sun, 03/19/2017 - 11:54
Excellent idea! This will last for years to come, thanks for sharing!
This project was pretty easy up until the nail hole patching, caulking, and sanding. It was still pretty easy, just time consuming. However, if you want something to look nice, it is going to take some time. Bottom line, my wife was ecstatic with her new bedroom and that's good enough for me. It went from bedroom to master suite.
We could not find a large enough coffee table that we wanted so we decided to make our own. We loved the Rustic X plan and thought if we put two tables toghether we could get the pefect table size for our living room. Project cost us around $120 and it took us a week to complete, but we are happy with the results. The color is a dark expresso.
I love this farmhouse style. It's 7'x3' and 30" high. I got the plans from Ana white. I just made a few changes.
My son was finally ready for a big-boy bed and I found the plans for this bed on this website (ana-white.com). My husband and I built it w/o too many problems (this being our first attempt at building a piece of furniture). I stained it with "classic black" stain for a rustic look and my son, Max, picked the "cars, trucks, construction" theme and I ran with it. I installed some rope lighting and a closet rod (along with curtain clips and a bed sheet) for a super cool play area underneath. Along with some vintage signs, new signs, old license plates and automobile decals - my son now has a big boy room he LOVES!
Sun, 02/17/2013 - 07:20
So cool. It turned out great. Bet your son loves it.
Here is my version of Ana White's X desk with a drawer. This desk was made out of poplar wood.
built for my mother, for all the grandkids
Made a couple of mods because I didn't want shelves on the two ends and changed to "z" doors. I had a welder make the hardware.
This is my #1, go to, piece to make and sell! I love these plans and I'm so grateful for Ana for posting them!!
This is my first project. My husband was out one morning so i decided to try to figure out how to work his tools and create this dress up cabinet. I love the way it turned out and it was so easy! I am praying God will bless me with a little girl, so I made this for her--for I WALK BY FAITH not by SIGHT! Thanks Ana, your plans are amazing!
I saw an outdoor Pottery Barn Table that Shanty 2 Chic did, and used the same plans they collaborated with Ana White on.
Table created for the chartering organization for Troop 4900 in Woodstock, GA (Woodstock Community Church).
Some deviations from the plans...we notched two of the cross member that support the seats and glued/screwed them together for greater strength in the center. That left 4 supports to be installed with pocket screws (weak). We added two small 2x6 supports where all these members join in the center and screwed the supports to the cross members, reinforcing the center and taking load off the pocket screws (see photo). Also, as you can see, we built the framing for the seats and table top, then added legs and placed the table top last to assure a level table top.
Finally, a recommendation - use 1x6 boards for the table top and seating areas for a lighter and more manageable table.
Made this for my wife who is an English teacher. I renovated a spare room into her an office space. She loves the desk.
Wed, 02/03/2021 - 10:28
Very nice and I am sure she loves being able to work and look out the window!
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