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Console Table
I really enjoyed this project. Really happy with how it turned out! I ended up using a thin flexible panel board in a nickelboard pattern for the back to help make it lighter. Easier to transport.
Spray painted the metal in oil rubbed bronze
White paint for the rest
Modern Geo Bed/Headboard (Queen)
Built from the modern bed and geo headboard plans. I edited the plans so the headboard was roughly the same width as the bed. All I had to do was take off everything to the right of the vertical board. I also flipped upside down to look more like mountains. These are the 6 inch hairpin legs. Enjoy!
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pipe/wood bookcase
1/2 ' x 18" black pipe was used along with 1/2 ' flanges. The wood was re-purposed 2x6' pine lumber that had been used for pallets, that would have been thrown away. The boards were joined with a Kreg Jig, It will house my stereo components.
Truss Shelves
Went a slightly different route, since I'm not a fan of furniture built using 2x4's. I opted to use 1x3"s for the supports. Still more than sturdy, and I think it adds a little to the look.
Finally Organizing My Garage - Shelving First
Took every pre-existing bit of rough, thrown up shelving the previous wonder tossed up and the garage walls. Moved the prior owner’s workbench build out of the corner, reinforced it, and relocated it to the center of the back wall. Spent the day building this unit in this corner of the space. Used modified version of plans below. Center gap is for a future build…rolling miter saw cart.
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Storage Bed Turned Dresser
This project wasn't really a 'planned one', but just turned into something I could do fairly easily with the stuff I had on hand and some of the leg work I had already done. I did the original green bed in the Fillman Storage Bed with Drawers post. I had originally planned to do one of those beds for each of my boys in the room they share so we would have plenty of storage. We also homeschool and were in need of more room space, so we went a different route (you can see the messy picture that shows our new bed (double loft bed). WE LOVE the loft bed, but we also really love this dresser. The size is perfect and fits our needs. Thanks for checking it out. I have more specific photos showing what I did on the blog link I have on here.
Happy Building!!
Jilly and Mia Workbench Console
This was my first wood working project from Ana White. I am in love with how it turned out.
I ended up making the console narrow and long to fit in the living room area.
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Anthropologie inspired Fancy X Farmhouse Table & Benches Part 1
This project was super easy, my husband and I did this together while I was 9 months pregnant with our other 2 kids and dog running around the whole time! We made the table and 2 benches for $250 including lumber and finishing supplies. Check out my blog for details.
White Oak Farmhouse Table
I built this using the Farmhouse Table plans, and we're thrilled with the results. My modifications included making the table longer and narrower to fit our dining room, and building it from some fantastic white oak from a local lumberyard called Boards & Beams in Fairfield, NJ. I used 5/4" thick boards of varying widths for the top, and created deeper overhangs at the ends by making the breadboard ends 10" deep. Unlike a more rustic version using pine, the lumber was extremely expensive, and the oak makes an already heavy table even heavier. Still, it is orders of magnitude less expensive than purchasing a custom table like this, and I only needed to "ship it" from my garage.
My idea was to match, as closely as my skills would allow, the antique buffet in the photo next to the table. Or at least to build something that would look good next to the buffet. My prior woodworking experience is limited to DIY carpentry and building plywood shelves and radiator covers. I am not a "mortise and tenon" woodworker (although I'd like to learn). The plans are excellent because this was the first "real" furniture I've ever attempted, and it is literally as solid as if it were carved from a single piece of wood. I rented a 12" compound miter saw from Home Depot to make most of the cuts in one day, which worked out extremely well. The visible screw holes I plugged with oak dowls.
If you decide to build this (or anything) from a hardwood, here are a couple mistakes I made early on that you don't want to repeat. First, EVERY screw into every piece needs a pilot hole. If you have even the slightest thought that your screw is about to strip or break, it is. Second, higher-quality wood is often cut larger than what you find in a big box store. A 2 x 4, which might be 1.5 x 3.5 from Home Depot, can be 1.75 x 3.75. This really matters a lot, and so you have to measure your actual wood and re-calculate every measurement accordingly. The upsides, for me, included fewer warped pieces, less splintering, and greater ease of sanding and finishing.
Thank you very much for posting these plans and for your excellent "how-to" on cutting out the notches.
Shanty Sideboard
Wife fell in love with these plans from Ana White. Took longer than I want to admit to finish, but looks amazing! Thank you for the plans Ana!
This was my first major project for my wife with a set of new tools to start into woodworking.
$500 or so in tools and mistakes learned along the way!
Minwax Jacobean (three coats)
Minwax clear semi gloss polyurethane (three coats)
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Custom Home Chifforobe
My girlfriend and I just moved into our new apartment. It has hardly any storage space at all and very little closet space. So we built our own! It was a long day's work, but the reward of a beautiful Chifforobe is well worth it.
This was my first carpentry project, and I couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.
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Tue, 03/10/2015 - 18:42
This is sooo awesome! You
This is sooo awesome! You look like a professional!
Nightstand
Angled leg nightstand. Legs made from 4 by 4's and angled at 5 degrees.
Finished in Varathane Worn Navy and two coats of Satin Protector
Trash / Recycling Cabinet
This was a build I was able to check off my Honey-do List. We use it as a Trash / Recycling Cabinet. Basic cabinet build with tray drawers for the trash cans.
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$10 ledges
This was my first project I ever assembled. It just took a while to get them on the wall. Was free since it was leftover from cutting wood for another project.
Console Table
Quick and easy to follow plans. Only issue I ran into was that my miter saw only cuts up to a 50° angle. I set up a jig to hold the 2x2 perpendicular to the saw and set the miter to 30°. Viola, easy 60° angles! Pic attached for reference.
Adirondack Chairs
This was one of the first plans that I built and I haven't really stopped since then! These have been in my backyard by my firepit and have held up wonderful. They have had some rather large people sit in them with no problems at all. They are very sturdy and comfortable too.
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Outdoor Sectional
Thank you Ana White!!! This website is Awesome!!! I started my outdoor sectional project last summer and used the "Modern Outdoor Sectional" plans for my project....it really was easy....In fact, I went to Lowes and had all my sizes cut for me and all I had to do was use the kreg jig as recommended and a drill and "Wa La!"....my sectional didn't cost me more than $350! This year I am going to paint it since it is pre-treated wood, I needed to wait the season!!! So, I will upload another picture soon to show you what it looks like painted......
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Mon, 04/07/2014 - 21:58
my outdoor sectional
Thank you so much! Sorry, I never knew how to check if I had any comments and I am starting a new project and seen that you commented. Thanks again!
Mon, 04/07/2014 - 21:59
my outdoor sectional
Thank you so much! Sorry, I never knew how to check if I had any comments and I am starting a new project and seen that you commented. Thanks again!
Mon, 04/07/2014 - 21:59
my outdoor sectional
Thank you so much! Sorry, I never knew how to check if I had any comments and I am starting a new project and seen that you commented. Thanks again!
Thu, 04/25/2013 - 11:52
Awesome Job!
I can not wait until the Hubs and I can get started on ours! :) Looks great!
Mon, 05/06/2013 - 11:18
Love how everything works together
I've been looking at this project to build for awhile. I love how all the colors in the area work together. This looks like something you'd spend thousands on in a store somewhere. Nice!
Mon, 04/07/2014 - 22:00
my outdoor sectional
Thank you so much! Sorry, I never knew how to check if I had any comments and I am starting a new project and seen that you commented. Thanks again!
Wed, 02/03/2016 - 06:37
Outdoor sectional - cushions/pillows
Love the colors you used. Are the cushions handmade?
Outdoor bench
I used the x-back bench plans to build this bench, but trimmed the length down to 4 feet to fit the space. It's constructed with cedar and is so beefy and sturdy. It has stood it's own against several storms already and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Thanks Ana for all the free plans and tutorials!
Kitchen Benches
My version of the kitchen benches.
-White paint