Patio table
Modified some measurements and squared the legs. Also added LED lights under it for night mood setting.
Modified some measurements and squared the legs. Also added LED lights under it for night mood setting.
Fun to build
Great, beefy chair with a rustic look around the poker table with side tables (another project that took longer than anticipated); the plans were great and easy to follow. I made a few modifications:
- Reduced the width from 19" to 16" to fit around the table.
- Made the seat out of 1x4's horizontally mounted with an extra support underneath. It helps to keep the cushions from sliding and I liked the look.
- Rather than pocket holes I counter-sunk and used oak plugs.
I did the whole thing assembly-line style creating "kits" as I went along. That allowed me to make jigs for each cut so things were reasonable close from chair to chair. Also, I only made one attempt at the jigsaw cut for the rear angle...the jigsaw got very upset. For the rest, I used the chop saw to make little slices and then chiseled and sanded.
Two coats of Danish Oil on everything gave me the look I was trying for, kind of the back-room-in-an-old-John-Wayne-cowboy-movie vibe. Leave your pistols at the bar.
The times and costs are per chair, the whole thing took a whole lot longer!
This is my favorite build so far!! Mines measure 52Wx30Hx14D. I use 11 3/4(1x12) strip plywood boards instead to fit our space.
This project was built with a round top from a broken table and two 2x4’s. The top in this project is 30 inches in diameter. However, the designed can be scaled up or down based on your top diameter and/or desired table height. See drawing and video for build instructions.
Build Instructions:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Round-Table/
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZGR2giAIv8
Drawing:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B21TbB8gGNQbeG96QVdsNGNKZHc/edit?usp=s…
Additional inspiration from here http://www.mylove2create.com/2015/07/farmhouse-storage-bed.html?m=1
Access to storage area under mattress via sliding doors at foot. Soft-close slides on all drawers and storage access. Modified plans for king mattress. Head and foot board attached using bolts and threaded inserts for easy disassembly.
This is my first project. I'm so happy with the results. We turned this potting bench into an outdoor bar. :)
I made this shelf quite some time ago. I changed quite a few aspects of it as I went a long and I am quite happy with the finished product. Thanks again to Ana for the rockin plans.
Had some leftover v groove planks from building a plank wall in son's room, so decided to make Ana White's cute Joy sign. Had trouble finding a boxwood wreath that I liked, so ordered one from Home Depot. It came in only 2 days. Super simple and super cute.
Mon, 11/18/2019 - 12:34
This is gorgeous! Thanks so much for sending in a photo!
I am so excited about this project! I re-did my entire little man's room. It included a ton of Ana's projects! The closet, $10 ledges, step stool and the toy storage. This was quite the venture for me, I have done a lot of plans from Ana, but this one was a lot - a lot of painting. And hanging the doors, was a challenge :) I couldn't be more happy. My little man didn't want to leave his room he was so excited!
Mon, 10/22/2012 - 08:16
Love your new room for your son! I love using clear toy storage bags to organize toys and then you could put the bags on display or behind the doors in your storage unit - http://mommby.com/Store/Bag.php.
This build was not hard, but just took time. The plans were perfect. Clear, easy to follow and correct.
Materials cost about $400.
This was a fun project because my 8 years old son got to help build his bed. I used a brad nailer to hold many pieces together after they were glued. Not a must, but it made the build a lot easier. It also came in very handy when making the shelves.
We also added IKEA LED lights underneath the bed for a cool effect.
We (my husband and I) recently gave our tween daughter's bedroom a complete overhaul and needed an affordable and pretty nightstand for the room. After searching online and in stores, we could not find one that we liked for a price we wanted to pay, so we opted to build. These plans were very easy to follow and allowed us to create a functional bedside table that was just right for the space.
First build! Love the way it turned out! Used stain in color “Briarwood”.
I built this toybox for my son's first birthday. It took about a week to do, starting and stopping. I got Lowes to cut the plywood for me, and screwed everything together. Wood filler filled the countersunk holes, and a coat of primer and two coats of paint finished it off.
After everything dried, my wife added the name and crown in vinyl cut out using her Cricut.
My (excited!) first time building a piece for someone else. This table was made as a housewarming gift for some awesome friends. Many people contributed to material cost and my husband and I put it together.
The table is made out of all cedar to deal with the southern rain and sun (we haven't had a dry day since we delivered it a month ago, so you get a wet but sunny picture - yay hurricane season)
We modified the plans to incorporate two planter buckets for icing drinks and such. This required us to make two longitudinal frames instead of the one used in the original plans. We spaced the frames just enough to fit the planters down in them, then added short 1x2s between them to support the planters. Before boarding the top 2x6s together, I made rough cuts for the openings. When it was all together, my husband used a 2" router bit to clean up the edges of the holes.
Made the 8 foot FancyX benches to have as much seating room as possible for lots of friends and family. Looking forward to using it more when the weather dries up a little.
Ended up making mine 8x4 to fit between 2 windows on the side of the house. I put in a paver base and then built a 2x4 floor with three quarter inch plywood.
I drew everything our first so I knew what to order from HD. I followed the plans basically but used 2x4s in the frame of the walls and back. I just used plywood on the back wall. We also can't get cedar fence planks in south Florida, only 6 ft pine pickets, so I made due.
The roof I had to measure once the frame was up, just to be sure. Also used a 2x6 as the cross brace on the front...wanted to make sure it was strong enough to prevent the doors from pulling in and sagging, since they're bigger.
Tools:. Pocket hole jig is a must. And I did this completely solo, so air nailers were a 100% must. Frame nailer and Brad nailer with various size nails. I still may add angled brace 2x4 across the top interior to hold the square. Shingled the roof and added a little $9 solar powered light bulb, with a little panel wired to the roof. Works well. Still needs sealed and shingles trimmed but I get a lot of compliments on this thing. Turned out very impressive.
Cost of everything.....around $400. Time, doing it solo seriously took like 3 days...probably about 25 hours for everything excluding paver base.
This has been a project all summer and I was so excited to find that Ana had made a mantle. I had to make it bigger and I had so much fun making it! Thank you Ana!!!
Mon, 01/04/2016 - 10:12
Could you let me know which pieces you had to adjust to fit your fireplace? If possible, if you still know the width changes? I'm a new wood worker, but would love to try and adjust this to fit our fireplace, ours looks to be the same size as yours. Thanks for your time!!
Paul
This was my first table project. I needed additional desktop space in my home office. This table was easy to build.
This was my first attempt after finding the site. I was so happy with the ease of the plans and the way it turned out i made the dining table
King size bed. Aged the maple headboad per the plan, but then sanded to lighten the effect and sealed with a finishing wax. Trim is white milk paint.