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Outdoor Seating
I made this in a weekend to add seating to our back patio area -- I AM IN LOVE WITH IT!
The whole family hangs out here, it has given us a great place to spend outdoors during lockdown.
I picked up the cushions on craigslist, so the cost of the entire project was kept super low.
I will be staining and sealing it soon, I am so happy with how it turned out! Thanks Ana :D
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Narrow Console Table
I built this table after seeing a similar one on your site. Mine is built with 2x2 legs, a shelf, and just one piece of 1x12 for the top. I was wanting something for in front of my window but this one is to small so I will eventually build a bigger one for in front of my window and move this one. Thanks for the inspiration!!
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Mon, 01/31/2022 - 03:53
Narrow Console Table Plans
Would you have the plans/dimensions you used to build this table? It looks just the right size I need. Thank you!
Laundry Room Makeover
This project is the coolest. The laundry room was a sad sack of disorganization, open cabinets (who took off the doors??) and no surface to work on. The dog food sat in its' bag in between the washer and dryer. Here's a video of the makeover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIi2Ay2vXEE
Used Ana's tut on making raised panel doors, and purchased tiny trim moulding to fancy it up. I also routered the edges to give detail. I LOVE these doors! I created the dog food pull out bin to match it all so the food is concealed. In hindsight, I should've sprung for better bigger wheels because we have 50 lbs of food in there and it's a little difficult to pull out when filled all the way. It's just a cardboard box lined with a trash bag and painted white on the outside.
Table top was made from plywood and scraps. It's more useful than I thought. Very nice to have a solid surface to put stuff on. Routered the edge of the plywood for a more finished look, though I'm not sure that's wise with plywood. I love that the cabinets are now closed and I painted the room so it looked more fiished. Yay for $75 room makeovers!
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Rustic X TV Console modified to 42" Dry Bar
My wonderful husband and father built this dry bar for me using the Rustice X TV console plans. They modified plans to so it is 42" tall, 6-1/2' long, and shelving is wider and centered. I love it. Thank you for sharing your plans.
Greenhouse
Gabled Greenhouse completed with upcycled tin roofing. Extended the greenhouse to a 20' long structure.
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Thu, 04/01/2021 - 16:59
Superbly done!
Love this, excellent use of the tin, the outside beds are a great addition!
Cedar Planters
Built these for Christmas presents for the family. Used the 5 1/2 in wide pickets for the big ones. Used the 3 in wide pickets for the small ones, and cut everything else to scale. I don't have a kregg jig so I just screwed them in from the sides. Doesn't look quite as nice, but is plenty sturdy. I also added the mitered top like many others have.
The dark ones are Java Bean stain, the one is raw (obviously), and the other is Red Mahogany stain.
Outdoor 2x4 Sofas
Super simple build! Thanks for the plans!
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Wed, 06/05/2019 - 08:39
Hi this looks beautiful! I…
Hi this looks beautiful! I was wondering where you bought your cushions?
Farmhouse Counter Stools
Hello Ana,
I wanted to let you know I really appreciate your website and the DIY plans. I am an avid woodworker, and I saw your farmhouse counter stool plans a couple of months ago in one of the emails y’all send out, and I thought I’d try out your plans. I made the frame of the chair out of pine and painted it with white milk paint. I made the seat out of Walnut. I honored your plans, but made the seat 1/2” bigger in length and width so as to overhang the frame 1/4” on all sides. I attached the seat with figure 8 fasteners, since I did not want to drill through the solid walnut and plug the screw holes. The plans were very straightforward, and I thought it was easy to build. You have such awesome ideas and plans - thanks for the inspiration!
I have attached a couple of pics.
Thanks again!
Ken Monson.
P.S. - I plan to try some of your other farmhouse plans in the next few months.
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Whitewashed Queen Headboard
Built this headboard for my fiancee as her valentines day gift.
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Tue, 03/19/2013 - 21:36
The headboard is nice. But
The headboard is nice. But what I want to know is where she got those colorblock pillowcases???
pallet coffee table
Built this project almost entirely of reclaimed pallets. I was able to keep the one skid almost entirely intact for the top and salvaged to 1x4 boards from the other skid for the bottom shelf. Th 2x4's came from yet another skid. My total investment was about $2. Finished with American Walnut stain and a satin polyurethane.
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Wed, 01/28/2015 - 14:54
Looks great !!! I bet if you
Looks great !!! I bet if you could make more you could sell them and make a good profit.
Sun, 02/01/2015 - 09:45
Thank you very much! I
Thank you very much! I actually did end up selling this one within a few hours of posting it online.
I find these types of projects to be the most gratifying as the force me to exercise my creativity more than some other projects.
Sage the Blind Lab's Rustic X Consol and Matching Coffee Table
Our Tv veiwing area was a disaster. I found the console plans on ana's website. I had no Idea what a Pocket Hole was until I bought my lumber and a Kreg Jig. This was the result! Had so much fun I made us our first nice coffee table. Great plans, Thanks Ana.
Red Hen Home's Rustic X Coffee Table
Slightly altered Rustic X Coffee table to make it 46" long. Cutting the X's was tricky; I had to do it by hand with a table saw! I could wish for a miter saw that cut 30 degrees ;-)
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Thu, 03/21/2013 - 09:16
Great job!
Looks really nice. So does the whole room. Might I ask where you got the table clock sitting on the dresser?
Wedding Pew Bench
This is a bench my mother and I made from an ana-white.com.
Woven Back Bench, Chairs, plus a table
Adapted the woven back bench plan into two chairs. Talk about a ton of pocket holes!
Table with a small propane gas fixture.
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2 X 4 Adirondack Chair Season
2 X 4 Adirondack Chair Season
I'm so tired but i can't stop doing this chairs.
It's fun and gives me satisfaction when it's done
Here is just part of the orders that i got this week.
I'm taking a break, having coffee and resting a bit. Much more sets to do
Thanks Ana White for this beautiful chair plan
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Rustic Console - My 1st Project
This was my first project, and although large, probably the easiest I have built since. It was really simple, although I do know some things I will do differently next time.
My Extra Wide Simple Dresser
This is the first dresser that I have ever made. There was a learning curve, but not much. It was a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy it!
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Tue, 02/16/2016 - 10:40
what kind of wood did you use
what kind of wood did you use to build the drawers? i have used 1X6 and 1X8 as per the plan and the drawers dont fit in the frame. sliding doesnt work properly. plewase let me know, thnks
Stained Full for Daughter
This was my very first woodworking project that didn't involve making a sign or wooden cutout; so very gratifying to see it all come together. I enjoyed adding some simple touches from other users (planked head/footboard) as well as my own (router ogee cut around the head and footboard tops). Very happy with how it turned out and we will see how well it sleeps!
Rustic X living room
This is the first Ana White project I have done. They are beautiful! I normally use reclaimed lumber, but made an exception and used dimensional lumber for these.
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Mon, 04/26/2021 - 11:47
Wonderful job!
What a beautiful space you've created, thank you for sharing!
Black Pipe Toilet Paper Holder
This project was inspired due to faulty installations of a standard toilet paper holder. Most builders do no frame behind where the holder will go leaving the hardware installer only drywall to work with. Over time the screws lost their grip allowing me to create this solution.
Using standard white pine and some gas pipe fittings I was able to create this holder and couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.