Poplar toy chest
Toy chest for our daughter.
Toy chest for our daughter.
I used the Camp Loft Bed plans and adapted the stairs to have storage and a place for laundry (from another plan from Ana White). I also added a small bookshelf to one end. They wanted the bed to extend to the full width of the wall. The bookshelf helps hold the mattress in place and also gives great storage for books and stuffed animals. I wish I had a pic of the bed completely painted, but as you can see, my granddaughter moved her stuff in immediately! She was so excited to sleep up there. (It has since been completely painted.)
I have always loved apothecary consoles! Then my grandmother gave me her huge collection of pottery, which I have admired since I was a kid. I had nowhere to put it, so it was a perfect excuse to build this.
I used MDF for the cabinet and pine for the top. I did a thick top, I stacked two 1x6s on top of each other, giving me 1.5" thick top. I also distressed in and filled in with Ebony Wood filler. I absolutely love how it turned out. I hadn't used pine before, I always use poplar. This project made me love pine!
I modified the plan slightly...I made 4 doors instead of drawers. I also made the top cubbies 2" taller, just to add extra height. I still need baskets for the cubbies, though!
Fri, 08/26/2011 - 08:29
You did an amazing job! This piece has been on my to-do list for awhile now. I think that's the beauty of Ana's site, seeing the wonderful finished projects of other amateur builders gives us all the confidence to tackle things we'd never otherwise dare. I hope when I finally get around to building this, it will turn out as lovely as yours has, thanks for sharing.
I've built 6 of these so far. They are fun to build. The # 1 request is for one that is bigger so I'm working on that next. A couple of things I changed iS the dowel rod from 1/2" to 7/8" and the body I thought wasn't rigid enough being cut from 1"x 10"x 10' and there wasn't sufficient room for screws and glue so I'm now using 2"x10"x10" it's working a lot better and is a lot more sturdy and easier to assemble. Another thing I have done is once assembled the the plans is I transcribed them to rigid cardboard so can use them over and over cuts the time down considerably. I'll post more pictures soon. I have named mine Lil' Moto
I really loved the design of Mimi's Faux Mantle. But the wife wanted an electric fireplace for the living room, so after shopping around for them and not finding any that we liked. I suggested we use the Mimi's Faux Mantle design and custom it to fit an electric firebox. We order and firebox then followed the plans pretty close as you. Then finished it in a pure white with an espresso stain. This was our second wood project and had a great time working together on this project. We can't believe how it came out and are already planning more projects.
Sun, 11/22/2015 - 14:49
This is exactly what I'm looking to build! Can you give more detail? Maybe point me to the electric fireplace that you used?
Mon, 11/23/2015 - 13:29
thanks, The electric fireplace insert I bought was a 26 inch SimpliFire insert from HEAT & GLO. I ordered from a local vendor and it took a few weeks to get. They had two sizes and based on the space and the plans I went with the 26in. I really liked the look of Mimi's Faux Mantle, so I used those plans but had to change them just a little. First I had to build the opening around the insert and then add sides. I didn't need to but I added a bottom mantle to make it feel like a really fire place.Oh I also made the top mantel a little more bigger than the plans. I hope this helps and good luck on building yours. If you need any more info just let me know.
Ran on the wood through planer to get rid of that rounded edge stud look on the wood. Fun little project.
Built in desk with dog kennel complete with slide out printer drawer!
by Lisa
We desperately needed something next to the door to put shoes in. I didn't quite yet have the courage to attempt the shoe dresser (http://ana-white.com/2011/01/shoe-dresser) and there are lots of scraps in our shop from my husbands projects. I tried these crates out and they were super easy and super fast to throw together during nap time. I primed and painted because I used plywood instead of 1x12.
Fri, 09/09/2011 - 08:54
I loved the vintage crate plans but hadn't thought of a good use. We have a shoe problem in our house too. With 3 kids, they all get mixed up and it drives me crazy! We've tried an over the door shoe organizer; but that hasn't been especially helpful because the 2 youngest would need a stool to reach anything about the bottom 2 rows. I think I just found my weekend project - one for them each in a different color should do the trick. Thanks for sharing
I was looking for a plan for a 5 board bench so naturally I came to your site. I made your basic design but made it a little bit smaller in all dimensions and I put a half inch split down the middle of the top. I built it out of pine and painted it flat black. I gave the legs and underneath 3 coats of satin polyurethane and the top and sides received 5.
You can follow the build on my blog at :
http://funwithwoodworkingtoo.blogspot.com/2013/09/project-how-to-build-…
You can also watch a video of the build on my YouTube page at:
http://youtu.be/1_hz2n7v9ss
Thanks for the free plans!
I build this desk from Ana White's Pottery Barn inspired Henry desk plan. I modified it a little in that I made the top almost 8 feet long to fit my space.
Mon, 11/23/2015 - 19:09
The finish looks gorgeous. I love the look, and beautiful photography!
In reply to The finish looks gorgeous. I by handmadewithash
Wed, 11/25/2015 - 16:25
Thank you, Ashley!
Ana, thank you so much for all your beginning wood working plans. My husband and I worked together to do this farmhouse coffee table for our daughter-in-law Danielle and she loved it.
Thu, 10/27/2022 - 09:58
This is beautiful, you both did a fantastic job! Thank you for sharing.
Love these night stands! I spent $40 on lumber for two night stands and $30 on the hardware! You can see more pics of my finished night stands at www.shanty-2-chic.com
Mon, 08/29/2011 - 20:10
We made two of these same night stands earlier this month. I haven't taken a good enough picture to post on here. I need to do that. Great job!
Wed, 09/28/2011 - 22:17
This is wonderful. I'm looking for something similar to build in the next couple weeks. Could you share the plans for it please?
Mon, 05/28/2012 - 06:25
My hubby made these for my daughter and they turned out awesome.So now I have to have them too. He is working on them now, but we are making them out of some oak we already had. Can't wait. Now I need a matching headboard!! Looking for plans...
I wanted a simple bench for my yard during the summer. This was a fun, simple build with a little bit of extra style. I used a fence picket for the seat and added a center support underneath, since it was a bit bendy. Sanded the top really well before finishing. Built with Kreg jig.
Great little project. Finished just in time for Thanksgiving.
Andy
I really enjoy making this bench. I build them out of cedar and vary from 4’-6’. My customers love them. Simple prep work consisting of planing all boards to same dimensions can save a lot of time in sanding. Building 3 more this week.
Wed, 02/16/2022 - 07:12
do you have the plans for the Cedar Slat Top Bench?
I had my mitre saw on a stand I had purchased and it was ok. Hard to move around, but it supported the saw ok. Frustrated over having to drag it around every time I was using it. This cart is smaller than the old stand and easier to move around.
I built the reclaimed wood headboard for our master bedroom, and then found some awesome reclaimed-look stools at Pottery Barn on sale. About a month after that, Ana came out with her reclaimed wood bedside table plans. I was slightly bummed that I already had these cool stools, but then I realized that I had a whole guest room that I could build for! My guest room has a beach theme so I painted my tables white. The room is also kind of small, so I decided that I would put in one drawer and put in a shelf on the bottom. That way it wouldn't look so huge in the room. I love it! And I found these cool bronze starfish knobs at Lowe's. I got a little overzealous at times and I have pocket hole screws in places that are visible, but not that visible. It could be better. All in all, I'm very happy with the way it turned out.
Thu, 09/01/2011 - 19:21
I like just having the one drawer...looks awesome!
Wed, 09/07/2011 - 04:55
Thanks - it works out really well for this tiny room!
Wed, 09/07/2011 - 13:49
Love the starfish knobs - really want to build myself some like this!
I actually made this bed for my daughter about a year ago, but recently finished a few other projects in my daughter's room, so I wanted to share. Bed is Ana's "Mom's Fancy Headboard" and end tables are Farmhouse Bedside Tables (modified) and then I made a dresser, loosely based on the Hudson dresser, but utilizing as many scraps and free wood as I could.
Delivered the nursury Furniture and have a very satisfied daughter preparing to bring our Grandchild into the world.
From Ariel "My sweet baby boy has the most beautiful nursery I've ever seen! I am so thankful for my father who hand built this furniture. It is definitely made with love and it's everything I dreamed of. I'm also thankful for my husband and brother in law who set up this entire nursery for me this morning. Thank you"
I started with plans and inspiration and then added some creativity. For the legs on this crib I laminated three 1x4 poplar and used threaded inserts. #anawhite
Tue, 10/18/2016 - 18:33
With the help of taking wood sample to Sherwin Williams along with our daughter we picked the stain and the color. Interesting thing is that the exterior stain actually goes on easier than interior and is as safe as interior.
Fri, 03/11/2016 - 09:20
My husband would like to build our son a crib and I love this one! Is there a way to get the plans??
Mon, 11/07/2016 - 19:14
I like your husband really like and want to build this crib. However pondrider hasn't replied so i was wondering if he/she sent them to you by chance.
Thu, 06/30/2016 - 16:33
I love this crib and was wondering if there is plans for this. I would love to build it for my sister!
Tue, 10/18/2016 - 18:51
Folks I am going to tell you to suggest you get the frame and hardware at place called products america .They have a link to plans that were on a magazine web site for sale. I got the plans but the crib you see only used those plans to get started. If you look at each side independently you will notice that you can build this with Free and better written plans for Ana-White farmhouse bed. yes, you'll do a little modifying for the sides but as we build that is beauty of everything we build in that we build for the size we need. The plans from build America will help with dimensions. The other key with a crib safety and the fact that it must be assembled and disassembled in the room. The plans from build america will attempt to show how to install threaded inserts. I found Youtube and other instructions to be much better. My build has fixed sides meaning the front and the back do not come down. And I did not set it up to be convertable.
This project was a Christmas present to my wife. I used the plans from the 20-second tidy up coffee table and made some slight modifications.
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Ana White
Sun, 01/06/2019 - 16:51
Gorgeous toy box!
Gorgeous toy box!