Matching Wood Coffee and End Table
This is the coffee table again with the matching end table.
Jim Carr
This is the coffee table again with the matching end table.
Jim Carr
Being my first DIY project - it was a pretty big task not using a saw before or doing any building. Following the plans was easy, just took a lot of time to learn how to do things for the first time.
I modified her plans to have 3 drawers on the one side to match the pb design.
After finishing the table, I knew I needed to create the hutch that is sold along with this desk. After some rough paperwork estimates I went ahead and built the hutch.
Looks pretty amazing and similar to the real deal.
Check out my blog for further pics and details of paint, primer and drawer slides I used. Leave a comment if you'd like me to work on getting a hutch plan organized.
With doing the hutch without real plans, this project took me a while to get those cuts organized and completed.
Sat, 07/21/2012 - 15:08
I will work on getting some hutch plans up.. I did it sort of on the fly from a rough estimate on paper.. I will post up on my website and a link here when I do.. might take a bit of time to get it up and learn how to draw it up all nicely on the computer. Not sure why the website won't load for you? http://www.webdevandasaw.com/ should work. Had a few people test it :S
The desk is pretty heavy and solid. I was able to bring each part up a flight of stairs myself (all three parts of the hutch are seperate) - and the desk top is seperate, as well as each drawer I took out before bringing it up the stairs.
Tue, 08/28/2012 - 00:35
Thanks for sharing this great article!I love reading and I am always searching for informative information like this!
Mon, 08/08/2016 - 19:50
It's been a while since you built the corner desk with hutch that is posted on Ana White website, and I had a question. do you have a new blog or website where you have posted details on the paint and drawer slides you used as well as the plan for the drawers and hutch that you create? Thanks.
Maureen
Fri, 02/09/2018 - 12:22
I love this desk so much but I couldn't find a plan for this. If you could update your website, it'd be greatly appreciated!
I saw this project posted online and thought it would be a nice improvement to our patio since we just added fire pit benches this would be a great addition instead of dragging the old plastic cooler out every time we entertained.
Once I got all the cuts done it was like putting together a big puzzle. For the most part I did this one my own on the floor of the garage. If you have the space I would suggest doing all the screwing together atop a table and off the floor.
I was very happy with the outcome and I look forward to finding more projects here to add to our backyard.
I used Ana's plans for this entertainment center. I wanted tour pride my husband so I built it while my he was out of town. When he got back into town and settled in to watch television I heard him say "oh wow.....where did you buy this, it's gorgeous"! He thought I had bought it.
thanks Ana for providing easy to follow plans!
One of my coworkers asked me to build a new stool for her girls. I used the simple stool plans and she loves it.
My wife wanted a table to seat 12 and she liked the looks of the 4x4 Truss Beam Table from Ana White.
So we modified the plans, our table is 54 inches wide (not 37) and 98 inches long (instead of 87). The legs are 4x6 not 4x4. The lower center beam is 4x6. The plans call for 2x4 aprons ending at the legs, we used 4x4 aprons and extended them beyond the legs to within 3 inches of the end of the table. Finally, we laid the tabletop across the table with a combination of 2x8, 2x10, and 2x12 boards.
We built this all with cedar. The cost is a little over $1,100 for materials.
Dan Clark
I followed lady goat's instructions but made the seat back taller and the sandbox wider (4'x5'). I have more details here:
Wed, 07/18/2012 - 22:06
Maisie looks like she loves it, too! Love the umbrella addition :-)
In reply to Looks amazing by Lady Goats
Thu, 07/19/2012 - 05:02
The kids do really like it but it has been so hot it hasn't gotten much use yet. I am hoping once the weather cools off they will be out there more. The one other addition that I haven't gotten around to is adding a pvc pipe on the inside so that the beach umbrella will stay in place better.
Our first build! After finding a vanity top we loved for our DIY bathroom renovation, my husband and I went in search of a chunky, open base with simple lines and a shelf on the bottom. Nothing at the store appealed to us, and I had been talking about all the projects I wanted to build from Ana's site for weeks, so we decided to try the Simple Open Farmhouse Style Vanity. We would just add a shelf to the bottom and omit the top!
This was a really easy plan to scale for our sink, and because we were not doing the top we could make all the necessary cuts with a chop saw.
The only purchases we had to make for the base were screws, slats and a 12-foot-long 4×4 that the guy at the store cut into four 36″ pieces for me. It’s pressure-treated lumber meant for outdoor use, but it was on sale and they didn’t have any other 4x4s. The rest of the materials were 1x4s and 2″ screws that we already had on hand.
For the bottom shelf, we just duplicated the spacers, aprons and skirts from the top, and placed wide slats over that. They look crooked in the photo because they haven't been glued on yet, and using the baskets makes them shift around!
With the vanity top in place the counter height is a little over 37 inches. We are tall people, so this is a tall sink! Perfect for our first build. Thanks Ana!
Fri, 05/09/2014 - 08:39
It looks like you bought it. Way to go for a first build and a job well done.
I built this PVR/DVD cabinet by combining my stained glass hobby with my woodworking.
The stained glass door works well as the remotes operate through the glass, I left the rear of the cabinet open for wiring but also to allow any heat to escape.
I used some brushed finish cedar that a neighbor gave to me but used dressed ply on the interior, any wood of choice would work.
My first piece of furniture using the plans as guidance. Needed something to organize the shoes that accumulated at the front door.
This was one of your online plans, with a slight change to the front of the doors. Great project, made from pine, stained, and varathane applied.
Wade MacMillan
After a winter of working on my concrete basement floor (and up in Canada, that's not any type of awesome), I decided it was high time to build a workbench.
I found a great plan on here (see plan link below) and then made one quick adjustment.
Adding a side table gave me somewhere to put my saw, as I don't have anywhere else for it to go, and buying a stand for it would only take up that much more room in my basement.
It was a relatively easy build, and is a great huge space to refinish wood windows on, build cabinets on, etc.
Leave me a comment, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
I am so happy to be able to submit a brag post. Besides shelves and flower beds this is The first piece of furniture I make besides some mistakes and frustrations in the learning process it went relatively smooth! I am super happy to have made my first piece of furniture on my own :). Thanks for the great plans and for everyone who made helpful suggestions in the comment section. I also recommend using another 2x2 piece above the drawer railing to
hold it in place so it doesn't tip out. Thanks again!
Fri, 09/09/2016 - 18:23
This is just beautiful, great job and thank you so much for "bragging"!
I just completed this table. It is 5’ square and very heavy. The table is a combination of paint/stain and poly. It took me almost a month to complete and the help of friends and family to flip it back in forth front and back so I could work on it. I am very happy with the finished project ♥️
Cindy Lunn
Fun project!
We built this bookshelf/toybox for our cousin's daughter - as a 1st birthday present. Overall, the project only took a weekend (including staining and waxing), and the cuts and assembly are pretty straight forward.
We wanted it to be larger than the one in the plans, so it took some time to figure out the dimensions before we started cutting. There was a bit of, "What do you think of this height?" and, "Is this too wide?"
My husband and I have built quite a few projects together so this one was fairly low on the difficulty scale. As long as you are comfortable with a mitre saw, you can do it. The kreg jig made it easier to drill pocket holes, but even with only different-sized drill bits and a steady hand you can make them.
This is one of my favourite builds - maybe because it was a gift for the sweetest little girl. Plus others have shown interest in it, so I might just have to start a side business!
More details on what we did can be found at:
http://turtlesandtails.blogspot.ca/2014/05/child-sized-bookshelf-toybox…
Wed, 09/10/2014 - 08:13
I was thinking the same thing when I saw the original design. I like it but the dementions are quite a bit smaller than I want to make for the toy box gift that I want. I am doing the same thing. It will be a 1st birthday present for a little girl I am thinking of making it 36 wide and at least 36 high and 24 deep. What would the dementions be and how much would that change the side angle cuts?
I had fun building this Leaning Bathroom shelf you posted from RyobiNation! I had been looking for the right bathroom storage for awhile. I have a small bathroom and not much really did it for me until I found the link to the plans on your Facebook feed. The moment I saw it I knew I had to build it for my bathroom so thank you so much for posting it!
I really liked the plans and did not change from them too much. The top is pine 2 X 4's and color is bluish grey minwax stain aged barrel.
Perry
My Wife asked me to look into a night stand for her. I am so so so thankful that I was able to come across Ana's site. I showed the site to her and she asked me to build this night stand as opposed to going out and buying her some expensive poorly built nightstand. Thank you Ana for this wonderful site and the inspiration that some of us need to "get started."
One thing that I didn't think about when I started this project:
The cut list is a suggestion of what you will need to cut. I only ran into one major issue and that was with the inset bottom of my pull out drawer. I cut my drawer sides to the dimensions on the cut list (not paying attention to the note from Ana) and had to adjust my cuts for the drawer. I ended up ripping down the remainder of the 1x12 and paired it with the 1x6 that I had left over. Using the Kreg Jig I now had a perfect fit for my drawer.
I would have liked to have had a darker stain (more of an espresso) and that is my fault for not buying different stains and testing them on my wood choices. As far as my wood choices I used 1x6 and 1x12 "white board" 1x2 and 2x2 precut pine and bought a scrap piece of 1/4in plywood for the backer.
The Kreg Jig made this project very easy to complete as well as my counter sink drill bit. Although not impossible to complete without these two tools it is remarkable easier to complete.
I did this project over the weekend. I love it. Makes the family room pop. I needed something to hide my cable box and this worked perfectly. I made two, one in each corner. I too purchased the creg jig and now that I know how to use it, I will be doing more diy projects. Thanks.
Mon, 05/19/2014 - 06:05
Excellent job, looks great. Where did you get the plans from? My wife bought one from a unfitted furniture store last year and stained it but it looks nothing like what you build. I would like to build one myself if I can get the plans.
With some left over scrap 2x10 wood I made this stool for my children.
The total heigh of the stool is 9" (7 1\2" for the feet, 1 1\2" for the top, and 1\2" for the design on top made from scrap pallat wood)
The top is 1 1\2" x 9 1\4" x 16" (because of the thickness of the wood I would recommend cutting the top to 18" instead of 16")
The legs are cut with a 5 degree angle
I made the design on the top by ripping some reclaimed pallet wood into 1" strips and then cutting each into 2" pieces