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TURNED LEG FARMHOUSE TABLE
I love how this table turned out! This table was built for a friend of mine who wanted a rustic farmhouse table with "fancy" legs. The legs and apron are painted white and distressed. The table top is stained 2 x 6 pine. We love it! Thank you so much for the plans Ana! The legs are 5" turned maple legs. First, I painted the legs and apron "java brown" and then using Minwax furniture paste wax, I applied wax to the areas that I wanted to distress. After two coats of satin white paint, I distressed the legs using 220 grit sandpaper. Two coats of wax and the legs were silky smooth! The top is 2 x 6 yellow pine. I used two coats of Rustoleum dark walnut, one coat of sanding sealer, a final sanding with 220 grit sandpaper and two coats of wax. Love it!!
The top is 2 x 6 yellow pine. I used two coats of Rustoleum dark walnut, one coat of sanding sealer, a final sanding with 220 grit sandpaper and two coats of wax.
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Tue, 12/04/2012 - 21:13
That turned out great! I love
That turned out great! I love those legs and the distressed look.
Wed, 01/02/2019 - 10:25
I built this for a friend but
I built this for a friend but as far as I know she is still using it and gets many complements on it.
Extra Long Bench
This was a custom build for a friend. It's nearly 8 feet long and I used the plans from the classic chair made simple for the back legs and support for the seat. Everything else was customized to fit her needs. =) Lots and lots and lots of pocket holes but this piece turned out better than what was pictured in my head!
Amazing Storage Shelf
Love this shelf. We found we had to pre-drill holes since the wood we used was very dense, but in the end it was still a 1-day project (including buying wood and running other errands). It was perfect for our storage room since we really wanted a shelf to store totes, but didn't want to spend a lot on a room we never go in. In the end we spent $80 on wood, which is far less than comparable metal shelves for $160-$180 elsewhere. In addition this thing is STURDY. Thank you Ana!!
Gaby Buffet Table
I built this buffet table for our dining room using the Gaby Kitchen Island plans. I used some reclaimed boards I salvaged from a trash pile at work for the top and side aprons. I also used old pallet wood for the bottom shelf boards. This gave it the cool, rustic look I was going for and really helped set it apart. Really fun project.
Christmas Present
Thank you for the plans. It was a fun build and my girls love it!
Charlie's Scooter
I saw this adorable scooter on Ana's website and thought it would be perfect for my godchild's 1st birthday! (my kids are a little too big for it otherwise I would have made it for them as well). I didn't read the entire post before I started so I didn't read that you should use harder wood to avoid chipping and all that but it still worked out okay, certainly not perfect but a fun gift that I was proud to give.
The multiple paint colors added time as I was always retouching one color up and then going back to another color but that was more me being sloppy than anything.
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Sat, 01/19/2013 - 20:30
Charlie's skooter
Where can I get the plans for this skooter. I would love to make this for my granchildren
Thu, 02/07/2013 - 11:25
Scooter plans
Here is the link for the plan to make the scooter.
http://ana-white.com/2012/05/plans/charlie039s-scooter
Otherwise you can just search under keyword "scooter" and find the plans that way as well.
Good luck!
Entertainment jelly jar cabinet
This was a weekend project , lots of fun !
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4x4 truss beam table - working breadboard ends and matching bench
mortise and tenon joints with dado for breadboards
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Barn Door Console - 2 Door
Use the plans from Grandby Barn Door Console to create this two-door cabinet for my sister. Modified plans to fit specific space. Rough Cost including mini barn door hardware, and finishing paint/clear coat is $150 Canadian dollars.
Stain is Minwax Dark Walnut.
Triptych Jewelry Stand
For my boyfriend's oldest niece, who is 13, I decided to make a jewelry stand for Christmas this year. I thought it would be fun to make a triptych with a place for earrings in the middle and necklaces on the sides, sketched out a basic design and got started building.
For the details on how to build it, check out my blog: http://homeandawaywithlisa.com/blog/2012/12/18/triptych-jewelry-stand.h…
RH Balustrade Coffee Table
Loved this coffee table ever since I saw it at Restoration Hardware. Thank you Ana & Jen.
Wood was from an old Church.. But my guess would be $100 for HD Wood.
Total of $300 including screws, glue, stain, etc.
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In reply to So Perfect! by Ana White Admin
Mon, 09/29/2014 - 15:59
Thank you Ana!
I loved building it! the funnest thing I have made so far. Thanks again for the comment Ana. =)
Cheers,
Justin
Tue, 10/07/2014 - 20:59
Beautiful!
I love how your table turned out! Fabulous job! Did you use the knotty pine legs? I also love your couch! Do you mind sharing where you purchased it?
Thanks!
In reply to Beautiful! by Mrsfinefettle
Tue, 10/14/2014 - 10:08
Thanks Mrsfinefettle!
Sorry for the delayed reply.
For the legs I did use the Knotty Pine. Cheapest and still look great.
As for our couch set, we had them custom made from a local Furniture store called Canadian Furniture Manufacturing. If your ever in the lower mainland of BC, Canada, be sure to stop by there!
Cheers,
Justin
Sat, 01/24/2015 - 13:10
A BUTT load of sanding.. no
A BUTT load of sanding.. no planeing necessary. I used a mix of weathered oak and special walnut stains to balance out all the mixmatched wood as 1 colour. For example the cedar planks for the bottom shelf i didnt stain at all, while the legs are pine and had to make them gray/brown to match the cedar planks.
Cheers,
Justin
4 chairs to sit around firepit
Made the chairs to sit around our firepit .Live in AZ.
Castle Loft Bed
Built this castle loft bed for my 2-year-old after seeing the plans and building the princess playhouse loft bed for my 4-year-old. Using stone textured paint worked well. Also, used an old slide a neighbor gave me. One change I made was that my wife really liked the toy chest stairs, so I made those again instead of the coves called for in the plans.
Adjustable height side table.
I used a larger, premade top from Home Depot to turn the stool into a side table.
Coffee table
Thanks for the plans
Doll house book shelf
Doll house book shelf: made this for a friend and her daughters. At first I didn't realize my chop saw could not cut the 12 inch wood, had to use my circular with clamps. I think if I build again I might try mdf as it is cheaper or pocket drill some wood together.
This was a bit harder to build than I thought it would be had help from hubby!
Mudroom Bench & Cubbies
I used the Smiling Mudroom as a starting point, but had to make some modifications for size and to accomodate the fact that I couldn't secure much to the wall behind the bench because there is a pocket door in that wall.
The main difference in my plans is that the sides of the cubby/bench are continuous instead of broken into Cubby, Divider, and Bench. I think it would have been easier to keep things square (which I didn't, really) and certainly could have moved it all by myself without any husband help (but he needed to feel useful, right?) if I had built it as separate pieces. But, it was worth a shot.
Up close it's a bit rough looking here and there because I got the plywood that is only sanded on one side (Home Depot guy was less than helpful when I asked to find the furniture plywood). So I had to do a lot of extra sanding and filling myself and at some point I just threw up my hands and said "RUSTIC! It's done."
Minor errors aside, I am really happy with this. It was my first big project, and first one with the Kreg jig, and I had fun.
Benjamin Moore Advance semi-gloss "Oxford White"
Hooks: black single hooks along back are from Home Depot; white locker hooks are from local hardware store that is part of the Do it Best chain.
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Wed, 10/08/2014 - 20:40
Beautiful Build!
If there are any "minor errors" on your build, they're not visible in the picture! It looks gorgeous to me! :)
Indian Rosewood Coffee Table
please sample my other work at the adress provided below.
Would not recommend oil for tables that will see spills heat or mark.
Oil based varnish is too messy too.
Farmhouse x desk from handmade haven
I used the plans from Handmade Haven and added a pencil drawer with dovetails