It took me a long time to finish the chairs, although the table was a snap. The time consuming thing was my desire for two paint colors. Painting is not my strong suit. But I got it done, just in time for our annual Labor Day house party.
I cut the lumber using our radial arm saw. I sanded with an random orbital sander, and used really great cordless drill and driver. My husband likes to buy good tools, but hardly ever uses them.
I had never used pocket screws before: I love them and found it very necessary to use the face clamp and right angle clamp Kreg sells to prevent splitting. My assortment of speedclamps were not getting the job done.
For the table, I tried masking off the white when I painted the red on the legs, which did not go so well as there was annoying paint-creep under the tape. I also decided that the red paint needed two coats to look good (it actually seemed to do better on bare wood then on primed wood.) So that took more time.
I finally bought a really good paint brush and that made a huge and positive difference.
I had intended to paint the chairs' slats red, but the back frame white, and the side supports red. To do this I intended to paint individual pieces and assemble the painted pieces, but the splitting (before I invested in the specialized clamps) was heartbreaking after all the sanding and painting. So I took a month off from the project, ordered clamps, recut a few pieces, and simplified my paint scheme. Much better!
I'm looking forward to starting my next project (NO paint!)
Comments
Laura Fama
Mon, 07/25/2011 - 12:45
Love this!! Exactly the way it is!!
I love this!!! I want one in my kitchen. I wonder if I could mount it so it doesn't interfere with my baseboard heater?
Guest (not verified)
Wed, 09/07/2011 - 17:40
How did you do this, do you
How did you do this, do you have directions? I love it!
Deb Busch (not verified)
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 16:08
Corner Storage Cabinet Shelf
Do you have plans for this project? I'd love to try my hand at this.
kellerkb
Mon, 06/03/2013 - 21:20
Plans?
Hello, I would appreciate help finding the plans for this project! Thanks!
wrightstuff230
Thu, 02/18/2016 - 06:55
plans
Did anyone find the plans for this project? I would love to make this!
Margreta
Sun, 03/20/2016 - 07:47
Couldn't find the pdf but a
Couldn't find the pdf but a printable version of complete building instructions are available via archive.org.... Thank you Wayback Machine! :)
https://web.archive.org/web/20120803002423/http://ana-white.com/print/5…
cerberus456
Tue, 08/02/2016 - 14:54
I could do !!!!
I do cedar. Thank you very much for the drawings. This site is to become one of my favorites.
Greetings from Xalapa Veracruz Mexico