I used the End Table plans modified slightly. I cut all of the boards from a 10’ walnut slab. My wife Julie, and I finished them with Danish Oil. A great project; ready to start the next one!!
Stephen Russell
My husband built this toddler bed for our 18-month old son, who decided very recently to become a proficient crib climber! He built it over the course of a about a month, just working on it on the weekends. He made a few changes to Ana White's plans. He followed the measurements on this blog as our toddler mattress was wider than her plans allowed for: http://janaebeth.blogspot.com/2010/05/pictures-of-bed-and-pictures-of-w….
Other changes to Ana White's plans? He bought 2x2's for the legs, and chiseled out spaces as large as what Ana had you attach a second smaller piece of wood to create. This made the legs more sturdy and attractive.
He also doweled all the headboard and footer vertical boards together to keep them from warping.
He used small nails, and made sure to tap them in with a nail setter, and then puttied them so you can't see any nails in his work. He puttied all other visible cracks and spaces in the wood, and then sanded it all down.
He sanded the corners of the footer down a bit so that they would be a bit more forgiving if our son ran into one of them.
My husband did make the arch for the bed. He did this marking dots on the highest and lowest points of the arch on the piece of wood we were going to cut. I held a piece of thin rope attached to a pencil a foot away, while my husband pulled it taught and drew an arch that followed his dots. He then just cut along the line very carefully, and sanded well.
He put all the slats that Ana recommended on the bed, contrary to some advice given in the comments section, as he wanted it to be as sturdy as possible. This was a good choice as they moment we brought the finished bed into our son's room, he started to jump on his new bed.
We are very happy with the finished product. We could have bought a cheap Wal-mart plastic ugly thing for the amount we spent on our beautiful solid wood toddler bed. So glad we went the DIY route. Thank you, Ana White!
I used reclaimed pallets for the top and sides of the table. I made a mistake though when making the trundle and ended up having to buy some tongue and groove pine. It ended up working out very well though. Inside the trundle I nailed a small rail and created a drawer for remotes and small items. This is only my second piece of furniture and I'm very happy with how it turned out!
This is my first attempt at furniture. Anna's plans were very easy to use and I had a lot of fun building this table!
Tue, 10/18/2016 - 21:19
Thanks! I used a exterior semi transparent from Behr. The color is sable.
This project took me a weekend to build. I included pics of the build from start to finish. I love the new barn door hack using the pulley wheels.i used just a regular smoke stain and wax to finish the job.
2x4 Outdoor Chaise Lounge
This was an easy quick build. I used Ana's plans for the 2x4 Outdoor Chaise Lounge without making any adjustments.
Julie B
It was time for my daughter to leave her toddler bed and get in to a real big girl bed... made with paint grade pine and finished in a white melamine finish. Likely the most solid piece of furniture in our entire house.
This was my first build. I obviously started small!
Please note due to the dimensions of the wood I used, I had to make slight changes.
The 1x2 measured 3/4"x1.5" so I had to add a 6th board on the stepping surface. Also, there is slightly more than 1/4" gap between the boards due to the width differences. Due to the dimensions of the boards, the height is only 3" instead of the original 3.75". The final dimensions are 17.5x 11x 3.
This step flexes when it is stepped on by an adult so if it is used by heavy people, adding a center support would be a good idea. Otherwise, it's perfect for kids or occasional adult use. The flexing may be due to the use of pine instead of a hard wood.
I don't like the look of the wood-filler filled holes, so next time I will try using wood plugs. I really wanted to stain this but it looked awful with all of the little wood filled patches glaring at me through the stain even though i sanded them and they took the stain okay.
All in all, it was fun and I learned a lot. I watched videos about how to perform different techniques such as using a circular saw and countersinking screws. I read our circular saw manual and used the saw successfully. I also turned a one hour project into an 8 hour project!
Wed, 07/09/2014 - 20:57
I think it looks great. :) I like that crisp white even if you weren't able to stain. I just completed my first project, too, and I'm ashamed to admit how long it REALLY took me. lol
SUPER excited about my table and benches I got to make with my dad. We spent the weekend doing this and I was so surprised how easy it was! It took hard work but I am proud of the outcome. I decided to go with the aged grey chalk paint. I sanded to make it distressed. Then, I put polycrylic seal on it. I did about 3 coats as it will be a high traffic area. Plus, I didn't want to bother with wax after reading reviews of having to redo it.
This started with me just slapping some wood together to see what I could do, then ended up with a beautiful (in my opinion) kitchen table. The table frame, legs, and base are all 2x4’s. The table top itself are all 1x4’s. I sanded down all the way to a 3,000 grit (yes, I said 3,000) and got the table top incredibly smooth. Plus, using the 3,000 grit paper really seemed to bring out the natural grain in the wood. I had a lot of fun with this build as it was my first real project. I also had a helper in this build. His name is Dr. Spencer Reid. He’s lazy and doesn’t do much but he is there for moral support. And lovins. 🐈
Awesome Ladder Planters with Refresh! See finishing details @kristinliarestoration
We painted the doll house with paint samples from Lowe's. For the stairs we cut 1 inch by 2 inch boards at a 45 degree angle. Then we glued and nailed each step on each side. The carpet was bath mats that we cut into shape. The chair rails are my favorite! We painted square dowel rods white and cut them to fit the rooms. We used scrap book paper for the wall paper. Thank you Ana for these amazing plans!!!
My husband recently constructed a coffee table and 4 end tables using the rustic x plans. We think they turned out great!
I did a mixture of 2 stain colors to get the weathered grey finish on the one set of end tables.
I did a stained top and creamy white bottom with glaze for the base of the coffee table and additional set of end tables.
What a great project. This was a lot of fun to build, I built it on our patio in our apartment. I made some mistakes, but it was fun. Thank you for the plans. I hope you like the pics. Comments or questions welcomed!
Fri, 10/21/2016 - 14:30
By the way the lights are actually LED bulbs and they give off little to no heat what so ever. I love that the lights are a warm light and not a white light. They are connected to the socket that is controlled by our light switch. My wife is very pleased.
As stated, this is my 3rd project ever and all 3 are from Anna's plans. Thank you so much for posting these. Come end of next year, all of our furniture will be hand made with my son and I and all are from Anna White. We are having a great time and putting our own spin on all of the items. This is so cool. Thanks for making this easy and doable. I never thought we would have this skill.
Thank you, again.
Fri, 10/21/2016 - 14:33
Sorry for the duplicate comment. I thought it didn't go through... :(
This was a mommy do during work furlough. Wasn't too hard. I have minimal experience with saws, but with hubby help, we got it done. Some of the instructions didn't make sense, but but we were able to figure them out or change them to work. I used bead board on the front and sides that we added over the existing sides. I used a manufactured butcher block that had to be cut down. Looks great and now my trashcans don't walk around the kitchen when the dogs play. The downside, the dog bowls slide under the island. If you have to cut down butcher block, make sure you have the proper blade.
2 person picnic table from work in progress to end product. Thank you Anna for the inspiration and the plans. With my dyslexia I had a few challenges, but in the end it finished up nicely. Perfect for me and my daughter.
Jack aka Teci Teacher
My Dad just recently retired and since he is very handy, I had him make this desk for me. He did an amazing job! He used very nice wood and took his time. This could have been a quick weekend project for anyone who isn't retired and has time on their hands :) He did need a little more wood than was called for so you may have to make a second trip to the hardware store, which wasn't a problem. Another note he would give you is to NOT pre-cut the trim pieces before you build the desk. Cut the trim pieces after it is made so you won't be off. (It was only off by 1/8 of a inch, but for a perfectionist that was 1/8 inch too much!)
After it was made we did two coats of paint on the desk followed by several coats of poly on the top. The final project looks amazing and all of my friends now want my Dad to make one for them :)
Mon, 09/17/2012 - 19:57
Great job Dad!!! Absolutely beautiful craft table, the finish looks amazing too!
This is the second project I attempted and it was a huge undertaking for me, but it was fun and went well! I had planned to sew a cushion for it, but by the time I completed the project, I was DONE! So I bought some for now.
The only modifications I made were larger arm rests so I could put cup holders in them. The cup holders I made out of PVC 3" Male end and a 3" drain, which I glued together. I then scuffed the entire thing and painted them with acrylic paint (trying to get them to match the blue and green in the cushions) before spraying them with gloss sealant.
My family LOVES the new "swing bed". It weighs ALOT so I had to make sure to get proper hanging gear. It's obviously not hung yet when I took the pics tho.
Thank you for another beautiful project!
Made this tv stand for a friend. Took the idea from the x console but changed it a little.
Outdoor sectional with modern farm table. Angela Herrera
So i made these chairs to go with the table i built. I actually built 7 of them at a time, three for me and four for a friend. I had a little over a hundred pieces of wood to put together which became a chore, so i don't recommend doing so many at once. I got burnt out quite a few times, hence why it took me a month to finish (couple hrs here every other day or so).
Anyways, the plans we very easy, the wood on the other hand was difficult. Using furring strips is inexpensive but i had more then i wanted split, and they wern't all the same thickness. Making the front legs stick out more (no biggy) and some screws went too far through even though they were the right size according to the plans. Two 1x3's furring strips sandwiched together ( side aprons) might not take a 1 1/4 inch screw. I had to cut off a few tips from the inside of the chairs.
All in all i am so happy with the end results, even happier that in total it only costed me less then $20 in wood! Would have been a little more because i got the wood for the chairs for free, in exchange to build my friend a table and chairs set like mine.
Link to the Chair Plans.
http://ana-white.com/2010/11/plans/four-dollar-stackable-children’s-chairs
