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Kitchen tower

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/12/2016 - 11:14

These plans make it very simple to make.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$30
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Latex paint
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Media Console

Submitted by suzshepp on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 17:35

My fiance and I built this media console from Ana's plans to replace the UGLY black plastic/glass tv stand we had previously. It was pretty easy to do. The only thing I recommend is waiting to cut the doors after the box is put together. Our doors did not fit exactly and we had to cut them again to fit. I'm sure that our measurements were off somewhere along the way. We love the way this piece of furniture looks in our family room now, for about $150!!!

Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Rustoleum heirloom white spray paint
Rustoleum stain in dark walnut with a coat of Rustoleum stain in kona because it wasnt as dark as I wanted.
Clear coat of paint on poly
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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lphair

Fri, 11/09/2012 - 19:39

Awesome! I've been eyeing this plan for a while but couldn't decide if I wanted to paint or stain it. This is great, thanks for sharing!

Sideboard

Submitted by naomi on Fri, 08/29/2014 - 07:55

Bunnings had cheap cedar lining boards so I grabbed a few packets and figured I would find something to do with them later.

After buying the Ana White book I fell in love with the hutch and console table combo. I thought this would look great with the cedar lining boards.

I love how this turned out.

Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
White enamel paint and walnut stain.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Farmhouse Style Kitchen Island for Marion

I built this table for a client that found me through Pine and Main. I apologize for the images being in the wrong orientation. I tried to fix it without success.

Ana White's Plans were for 70" by 33" -- I changed dimensions to 60" long by 35" wide at the client's request. This table will be getting a lot of love in the client's kitchen and I didn't want the crumbs living in the cracks. All of the 2 x 6 were ripped to remove the rounded edges allowing for a smooth table top.

 

I have a passion for building thanks to Ana White and other bloggers like Jen Woodhouse and the Shanty 2 Chic sisters I am able to follow my dreams and I love.

 

I am both honored and proud to serve the local south Florida community through contacts established through Pine and Main. 

Estimated Cost
Around $200 including finish
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
I sanded table with 60 grit, 120 grit and 220 grit. Wiped with a dam cloth and allowed to dry before applying Varathane in Dark Walnut along with Triple Thick Polyurethane for protection in matte finish.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Adirondack chairs

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 08/30/2020 - 17:37

Super easy to follow your plans. Had to modify a bit as lumber yard was out of 1x10s.

Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Special walnut stain

Little yellow console table

I combined the workbench console and tryde console plans to make this perfect for our upstairs hall.

Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Spray painted yellow (it was really humid here and I wanted it to dry quickly) lacquered for a super shiny finish.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Time Out Chair

Submitted by SherryLR on Sun, 08/31/2014 - 09:56

Kids stuff usually sells pretty good for us. Considering in our area, to buy kid size chairs are about $25 we looked for another option. This stackable chair fit the bill perfectly and was so inexpensive and easy to build!! Made the back part solid so I could paint on it and added some moulding on the side. Going to get my grandson who is being homeschooled, busy building some more as part of his wood shop class.

Estimated Cost
$6.00
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
We just painted with our own chalk style paint and used acrylic for the decorative part. Sprayed with a polyurethane when it was finished.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Zara's Playroom

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/19/2016 - 08:44

Grandpa Myron made this one for Zara's playroom!

Estimated Cost
$80.00
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Playroom
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Large Wooden Dog Crate End Table

It was a straight forward project and the plans were excellent and easy to follow. We did purchase the Kreg Jig and that takes a little practice to get it right but it does make an extremely strong joint. We applied three coats of paint and one coat of stain on the top. This is for our German Shepherd and he loves it. It took us three or four days just because we worked on it a little bit each evening.

Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Flat White Paint
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Pantry

Built this out of old Barnwood Pine !

Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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kmschwer

Sun, 11/02/2014 - 18:27

This is beautiful and I just purchased my first home with my fiance and we have an old farm house. This would be amazing in our kitchen as our pantry. I must attempt to make it! Please help me :)

My Table and Bench

I know this is an older project on this website. However, I only recently happened upon this treasure trove of plans. As such, what better project than a new table and matching bench for the family? I made some adjustments to the bench as a result of the comments section. Essentially, I shortened the bench so it would slide between the legs of the table (65" instead of 72" as the plans call for). I also moved the stretcher supports to the inside of the table legs and shortened the stretcher (70" instead of 74" as the plans call for) to give a few more inches to push chairs in. I had every intention of staining the entire project uniformly. My wife really enjoyed the contrast between the dark and light, you see which idea I kept! The legs are a natural stain with clear coat. The tops are Minwax jacobean stain, I did two coats and a light sanding to expose some of the grain under the darkness of the stain. The cutting and assembly of the table and bench was rather quick. I would estimate 3 hours total of cutting and assembly. However, I spent a good amount of time on the sanding and staining. I would have been able to complete the finish quicker if the weather hadn't turned cold for about a week and slowed my dry times down. Finished the stains with a couple layers of polyurethane satin finish.

Estimated Cost
I already had the screws, stain, and clear coat. The wood for the table cost me $63.83 before taxes and the wood for the bench cost me $20.24 before taxes
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax Natural stain for bottoms
Minwax Jacobean stain for tops
Minwax polyurethane satin finish
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Catio heaven

Submitted by bhoppy on Fri, 09/04/2020 - 15:43

Ana doesn’t have a plan for a catio but she does for a playhouse and a cedar shed made from 2x2’s. I sort of combined my knowledge from making her plans over the last 10 years and came up with this for my cats. It was fun to make!! My baby kitten is loving it. I used garden fencing and stapled it to the outside and pocket holes for the walls. I made each wall individually like the playhouse then connected them once in place.

 

Estimated Cost
$250
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Cabot semi transparent outdoor deck and fence stain. ($9 oops section)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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Wifey

Wed, 06/09/2021 - 12:36

Thank you for sharing! My daughter wants a cat for her birthday but it can't be inside due to our son's allergies. Roaming outside isn't really an option because we have coyotes. We are going to use one of these in combination with an underground electric fence.

Seasonal And Holiday

Big wall lamp

Submitted by joja on Wed, 11/21/2012 - 13:22

Solar eclipse in our living room!

Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Paint.
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Pottery Barn Kids Nightstand modified

Submitted by larvaman on Sat, 09/06/2014 - 17:20

Used the plans for the Owen Nightstand and added an extra 9" to it to make the third drawer so it would be tall enough for the King size bed.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
I Built two for about $200. That wasn't including the stain or poly I brought a gallon for my last project.
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax Red Mahogany #225
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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