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Printers Triple Console Cabinet

Very happy with the results.

Built from Plan(s)
Printers Triple Console Cabinet
Estimated Cost
Around $300
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Distressed paint over stain.<!--break-->
Stained the finished product with 3 coats of Miniwax Special Walnut<!--break-->
One coat of Shirwin Williams "Breezy" blue <!--break-->
Sanded with an electric orbital sander.<!--break-->
Another coat of Shirwin Williams "Breezy" blue to cover all the little circles the orbital sander left behind.<!--break-->
Sanded by hand.
Touched any blonde spots up with the Special Walnut.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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My first table with raw edge table top

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 02/14/2017 - 13:05

First table!! I used all white pine that was milled over 45 years ago cut my own lumber out of this wood and the table top was made with 3 pieces of wood to make the top. Bench is being made now! 

Estimated Cost
$350
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
White chalk paint and drift wood stain
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Rustic X Farmhouse Coffee Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 04:48

I built the Rustic X Farmhouse Coffee table this weekend. I want to thank Ana for the inspiration. She makes beautiful furniture. I did modify this table just a bit. I used pocket hole screws around the entire table as I didn't want the exposed holes nor did I want to have to use wood filler on them all. It really makes the look seamless. I also wanted a slightly wider table, so I added an additional board to the top. I kept the length and height the same. I also added 2 coats of a clear satin Polyurethane to the top to help protect it against water or heat stains from cups. I used the same Golden Oak Varathane stain. The clear satin poly just slightly darkens the stain on the table top and makes it just a bit shiny. But not too much difference to need to poly the entire table.

This project took about 8-10 total hours to build over the course of 3 days if you don't count the wait time. With lumber prices what they currently are, it cost about $50-60 in lumber. I also didn't have the stain and had to stock up on screws and glue.

Built from Plan(s)
Rustic X Coffee Table
Estimated Cost
$60-70
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Varathane Golden Oak; Clear Satin Polyurethane
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

My White Mudroom Bench

This was my attempt at the 'Build an Entryway Bench...' project. It was also my first Ana White build.

A few notes:

- I had to modify the length of the bench in order to fit the 12 x 16 inch wire baskets I bought off eBay. Basically, I added 5.25" to all the horizontal pieces.
- I used a jigsaw to the the half-oval cut-outs on the bottom pieces. I got this idea from a similar bench from the Pottery Barn website.
- I routed the front edge of the seat with a round-over bit.
- I also routed the inner edge of the top with a core box bit.

It was amazing how quickly this went with the right tools and a couple mornings. Thanks for checking it out!

-Will

Built from Plan(s)
Entryway Bench and Storage Shelf with Hooks
Estimated Cost
~$100
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Oil-based enamel, satin finish, "Snowfall" color.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Griffen pottery barn inspired Media Console Table

Liked the Griffen Reclaimed look Media console, but not the $1099 price tag that came with it!  LOL

So with $100 and 3 hours of work, BAM! 

70L x 15W x 30H

 

Built from Plan(s)
3" Think End Table
Estimated Cost
$100
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Classic Black Polyshades by minwax for the base
Provincial by By minwax for shelfs
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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jpujdak

Tue, 03/24/2015 - 06:21

Hi! I love your Media Console table! Do you have plans to go along with this? I'd love to create this for my apartment. Thanks!

Fancy X farmhouse with extension

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 18:02

This was the first furniture my husband built. He also did amatching  sideboard table using Ana white plans.

Built from Plan(s)
Fancy X Farmhouse Table
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
I used wood conditioner and then dark walnut stain. My husband built me a sideboard table to match this table.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Farmhouse King Size Bed

I just love how this bed turned out. Now I have plenty of space and those 3 kiddos can't boot me out.

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Tyde coffee table (modified size)

Submitted by Doro.marie on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 14:45

This is our first project. I mentioned to my mother in law, we were one a mission to try an Ana White project while we were home over Thanksgiving. She surprised us with a kreg jig for Christmas! It is absolutely amazing!! I suggest it to anyone who is considering making this a hobby. Not on screw, is visible. THANKS SO MUCH ANA, WE CAN'T WAIT TO FILL OUR HOME WITH BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE!!

Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
We used two stains,. Under layer golden mahogany, layer was dark walnut. Finished with satin poly.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

End Table

Submitted by JoeP on Thu, 11/13/2014 - 16:48

Quick and easy endtable made from scraps I had on hand.

Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Antique nickel paint and 3 coats of gloss polyurethane, I sanded between each coat of poly.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

X-DESK

Submitted by Jasonhash on Sun, 02/19/2017 - 07:39

Made from your Fancy X-desk plans. Dark Walnut & clear gloss polyacrylic Miniwax finishes.

Built from Plan(s)
$55 Fancy X Desk
Estimated Cost
Lumber $18
Plywood $13
Glue, nails, & screws $3
Stain $8
Poly $6.50
$50+/- all day
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Miniwax Dark Walnut
Mini wax polyacrylic gloss
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

toy box

Submitted by mblee21 on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 12:43

This was my first wood working project. I am really starting to enjoy it.

Built from Plan(s)
Open Top Toy Box
Estimated Cost
$60
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
semi gloss latex paint leftover from the construction of my house.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Children's Adirondack Chair

Submitted by JamieLynn on Mon, 11/17/2014 - 12:40

Made the super cute Adirondack Chair for my nephew Brady.  He loves it. Now i'm making 2 more for my two nieces as well.  

Estimated Cost
<$20
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Two-tone Large Cube Shelf

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 02/21/2017 - 09:43

Large cube shelf made to fit 13" cubes or milk crates, for my two and a half year old son. For the larger cubes, I added 2" to the measurements for each cube, so 6" to the horizontal and 4" to the vertical measurements. Total shelf measures 46.5" wide by 35" high by 13.5" deep.

Built from Plan(s)
6 Cube Organizer
Estimated Cost
$75
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Body: white latex primer, two parts paint to one part water.
Trim: special walnut stain
Everything: Minwax Paste Wax
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Wood Hall Tree

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 04:12

Our house has a big, beautiful front porch. The front door opens to our living room, which I’d like to think is warm and inviting. However, we rarely use our front door. Even when guests come to stay with us, we typically enter and exit out the back of the house. So, the first and last thing we see (and anyone else sees when they’re joining us) is the mudroom. The room isn’t unattractive when it’s bare, but in the past two years we have lived here it has become a holding room for shoes, dirty gardening tools, empty flowerpots, and grilling tools. While I do still want the space to store some things, I would like it to be less of a messy catchall.

To replace the storage furniture, I priced hall trees online. My favorites cost hundreds of dollars or more. Most of them are MDF, so set down one growler with some condensation — homebrewers’ wives, raise your hand if you feel me — and now the MDF has cracks and bubbles. Then I thought, can I make one?

Spoiler alert: I made one with my husband using a plan by Ana White that uses six 2x4s and two 2x6s. It cost $90 in materials and equipment.

Blog Link
Full post on Always Making
Built from Plan(s)
Outdoor Hall Tree
Estimated Cost
$90
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
I used Varathane wood stain in Early American and Minwax Satin Oil-Based Polyurethane to get the finish on the wood.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Croquet Island based on Michaela Island plans

Using the Michaela Island plans, I modified them for this croquet-inspired island, complete with black iron foot rail, sewing spindle drawer-pulls, and iron-supported cantilevered top. The extra boards making up the overhang are also supported by a trio of 1/2-inch dowels drilled through several of the planks.

The top was stained using several colors, with sanding in-between, and finished with paste wax.

The bottom shelf is supported, albeit not visibly, using a croquet mallet head.

Built from Plan(s)
Build Michaela's Kitchen Island
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Paint, stain, paste wax
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Rustic X Coffee Table and Console

I built the coffee table and console to plan and also a custom cover for our dog's crate to match.  Simple builds with easy to follow plans!  For the Xs, I just clamped the 2x2s up to the opening and scribed where to cut.  Then, I notched out where the intersection is so that the X is more solid and I didn't have to worry about the cut portion lining up.  A bit more time consuming but definitely worth the effort.  So happy with how these turned out, thanks Ana!

Built from Plan(s)
Rustic X Coffee Table
Rustic X Console Table
Estimated Cost
$40 Coffee Table and maybe $60 for the console.
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
I did the oxidization but really wasn't happy with how orange/dark it went. I didn't want to sand everything back and start over, so I did a coat of liming wax to make it lighter and more grey, then followed up with a couple coats of clear wax. Love the smoothness of a wax finish. The liming wax definitely gave it a beachy/whitewashed look.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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X Leg Farmhouse Bench

The challenge this go around is build benches to match a wheat colored dining table, sight unseen. Quite a challenge!. The table has X legs with cross braces running from leg to table bench top for support. Coming up with a design to match the X legs was simple however matching the color was not easy and left me anxious until I delivered the benches. Thanks to my previous experience building a farmhouse bench and using this plan, I had the foundation and cut list to execute. With a few tweaks it came together very nice!

 

Visit charitybuilds.com to find our how the color turned out!

Built from Plan(s)
Fancy X Farmhouse Bench
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Varathane Sunbleach, Summer Oak and Honey Maple. Head over to charitybuilds.com to find out ratio to acheive final color.
General Finishes High Performance Top Coat
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Stocking Rack

Submitted by dabsads on Wed, 12/09/2020 - 14:16

Thanks for the stocking stand plan! We have LOTS of people coming in for a Cozy COVID Christmas, and needed room for more stockings.

Made out of cedar. Substituted 4’ black pipe and drapery rings. And built it with hangar bolts and wing nuts so it can be easily broken down and stored between Christmases.

Built from Plan(s)
Stocking Stand
Estimated Cost
$40
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Unfinished for now. May just use some tung oil to highlight the cedar grain.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Dumbbell Table Desk

Submitted by romanweel on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 17:17

This table filled two needs at once for us: we needed a dumbbell or free-weight rack ($50 and up retail), and we needed some kind of desk-like surface for our home gym area that could withstand us two jump-roping fiends (um, maybe that's just my husband). Basically, it needed to be able to hold a lot (a Lot) of heavy metal stuff and take a beating while NOT Falling Over. The trestle desk was my biggest inspiration, and I guess I just stole the metal stretcher idea from that Pottery Barn dining table. It doesn't even really seem to need the metal stretcher, though...this table is beyond-my-wildest-dreams sturdy, even though it is standard counter height. The metal bar was about $17, so that's a big savings, if you leave it out. You MUST use a compound miter saw for this project. OR...you must be flexible about working with irregular cuts and joints. Also, I'm not sure I'd attempt butt-jointed 2x4's without pocket holes (or biscuit joints, I guess?), but that might just be me. I think this project could have taken only a single day if I hadn't screwed up just about every step of the way. I'm not the only one, right? You can read about a lot of those lovely embarrassments on my blog :) If you'd like the SketchUp model, it is available in the 3D Warehouse as "Dumbbell Table".

Blog Link
The Dumbbell Table Revisited
Built from Plan(s)
Simple Small Trestle Desk
Benchright Industrial Farmhouse Table
Estimated Cost
$50 - $100
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Boiled linseed oil and a coat of furniture wax. Since this table will be taking some hard knocks, we decided against stain or paint, which will show the pine when dinged. The oil hydrates the wood, and the wax protects it - easy upkeep is a plus.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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DIY Liam Barn Light Bed - Full

Submitted by thehallway on Sat, 11/22/2014 - 16:26

I found the Liam Barn Light Bed online and knew it was perfect for our son's room (except for the price tag).    After some research, I decided to use the Reclaimed Wood Headboard plan with some modifications.  I increased the height to 72", like the inspiration bed.  We used 1x6 Tongue and Groove boards for the middle panels instead of a mix of 1x4 and 1x6s.  Then we cut holes and installed the barn light and dimmer switch.  For the bed frame, I used just the frame from Mom's Fancy Farmhouse Bed, which I had used before HERE.

Building the headboard and frame was quick and only took a short afternoon.  Finish took a lot longer since I used oil based paint.  That only allowed me 1 coat per 24 hours, so it took several days.  I wanted a durable surface for a kid's room though.  I used the same paint to modify Ikea Hemnes Dressers and Nightstand to match, along with adding custom hardware.  I love the way everything came together and our son loves it too!

Visit the link to my blog for more information and the modified material and cut lists.  I have also posted the material and cuts lists for TWIN SIZE as well.

Blog Link
DIY Liam Barn Light Bed @ The-Hall-Way
Built from Plan(s)
Easy Build Wood Headboard (All Mattress Sizes)
Mom’s Fancy Farmhouse Bed
Estimated Cost
~$350
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Behr Oil Base Semi-Gloss Enamel in Cracked Pepper (PPU260-1)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Frozen Theme Bed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/27/2017 - 00:09

Never having done anything like this before I knew it would be a challenge. I used the base plans provided and taught myself the CAD program used in the provided plans. From there I redesigned it to meet my dimensions and what I wanted. It took a lot of time overall but am thrilled with the turn out. Thank you for the original plans to use as a guide! Also with the cost I used a higher grade of plywood and also used cabinet paint to make it durable wich drove the price up some.

Built from Plan(s)
Castle Loft Bed with Stairs and Slide
Estimated Cost
$450
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Cabinet Paint
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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