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Tryde Coffee Table

Used: Pine wood, 2 coats Kona stain, 3 coats gloss poly, 2.5" silver screws.

Lessons Learned: Forgot to use wood glue on joints, use 10" circular saw or table saw for 4x4 posts (I used a 7.25" circular and had to cut all sides and then sand down uneven parts)

This is a heavy duty coffee table, and can easily support up to two people stacked on top of it... which was my main concern. :)

I have been working on this set of farmhouse nightstands for well over a month now. I have three kids and so I typically did a little here and there whenever I could find some free time. I love them now that they are finished!

I stained the top before I did any painting and then covered it with newspaper while I was painting the bottom. I'm not exactly sure why I choose to do it this way, other than I was just excited to see how it looked.

The knob I purchased from Hobby lobby.

This is the third project I've built from Ana. So I'm just getting started. But I will tell you right now that building anything with drawers is TOUGH!

Thanks Ana!

Here's a link to the plans:
http://ana-white.com/2011/01/farmhouse-bedside-table

Square instead of rectangular.  Top is oak and poplar stained Jacobean.  Drawer front is poplar.  Interior of drawer is cedar.  Pine for everything else.

Love this site! I stumbled on Ana's site via Pinterest and have been hooked ever since! I used pocket screws to attach everything (the Kreg Jig is AWESOME!) Thanks for the great plans, and my daughter loves her tower! I stained it to match the cabinets in our kitchen and so our soon-to-be baby boy can use it in the future. The wood is just some cheaper pine from the local HIW.

I have been eyeing many tables on Ana's website for some time now. When she posted the plans for this 4x4 Truss Beam Table, I knew that it was the one that I wanted to build.
The hardest part of the project was actually picking out super straight boards for the table top and bench top. The construction of the table was really easy!
I finished it with Rustoleum American Walnut stain and 3 coats of Rustoleum Semi-gloss polyurethane.
My family loves the table! I am super happy with how it turned out!!

Absolutely loved this table when I saw the plans and knew it was exactly what we were looking for near our front entrance.  I got the wonderful idea from another builder on here (Kiely54, thanks!) who modified the drawer faces and used the amazing drawer pulls. My wife loved the drawer pulls so much we hunted them down at our local Menards.  This is the first time I have ever built a piece with drawers.  I was absolutely terrified about making and fitting the drawers, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought.  I have now learned how to do it and now I don't feel so limited about the pieces I build.  We modified the size to fit our area and we absolutely love the finished product!

Christmas 2010 my husband and I made our little girls a kitchen using Ana's plans. We used the materials on her cut list, and used paint for the finish. Used fabric scraps to sew the sink skirt, found the knobs at hobby lobby and habitat for humanity, and small bar faucet at Home Depot. It turned out amazing!

Made these out of left over antique heart pine flooring. Definitely not for beginners. Lots of small pieces, good for using up scraps! Made to match a Reclaimed wood headboard made from the same wood.

First attempt at building a large piece of furniture. I had success with other smaller projects from Ana White so convinced myself I could do this too! I used 2x6 red oak boards for the top and pine 2x4's for the frame. Love the way it turned out.

Another project my husband worked diligently on! It took him forever because he's a perfectionist, but he finally got one done. He used a piece of 3/4" plywood framed with mitered wood instead of the planks for the top. Now, on to the other one.

A friend found Ana-White, found the plans and asked if I could build this for her. I'm still new to building, so this was a great, easy project to work on. I went with slightly less expensive boards/furring strips. It means more searching/digging though.

Jaime_C mentioned having to use boards on the back to brace/even up the face boards as much as possible so I did this as well.

We were very happy with the finish. She painted a couple of coats of the base color (antique beige) then we glazed the headboard. We thought about distressing but the practice board looked great without it. I wiped on the glaze and she followed wiping it off to get the look she wanted. The picture really does the finish no justice.

Great plans, easy to follow and fun to build.

We needed some privacy from the neighbors and to hide their pool equipment and voilà!!! 4 2x4 for the frame 22 1x4 for the slats