Outdoor Wood Furniture
I made these with your plans first time I ever made anything. Your plans are amazing.
Janet Power
I made these with your plans first time I ever made anything. Your plans are amazing.
Janet Power
Thank you for this plan! We had a blast building this project and watching our daughter's expression once she saw it complete made it all worth while! She has a very small bedroom and this bed allows her so much more floor space now plus it has the "fort" feeling. She loves it! Thanks, Ana!
This is a my take on the Rustic X Kitchen Island. I couldn't find an island that was the right size for my space, so I modified this plan to fit. It is 24x42. I built the slat shelves, drawers, and side boards to go the full width of the piece. I also made the top by ripping 2x8's, and joining them with Kreg pocket holes and wood glue. Instead of using casters, I just cut the legs a little bit longer. This thing is pretty heavy and does not move. After it was in use, I added some additional 12" deep shelves. I finished it by hand rubbing with General Finishes Gel Stain in Brown Mahogany and their Gel Topcoat.
This was my first real project and I am happy with how it turned out.
This is a 10-drawer cabinet that I designed and built. It's the first woodworking project I've ever undertaken. It took about 2 weeks to complete the build (between bedroom remodeling and this project), but I think it can easily be completed in half the time. The cabinet carcass was built with 3/4" plywood. The drawers were built using 1/2" plywood. The drawer bases are also 1/2" thick as I intend to store some heavy items in these drawers. The drawers all measure 23" in outside length and 17" in outside width. The bottom 4 drawers measure 10" deep (internal dimension). The top 4 drawers measure 3" deep and the 2 remaining drawers measure 6" deep (internal dimensions). The drawer banks (Each vertical set of drawers) are separated by a 1.5" thick center wall (glued two 3/4" plywood boards) to allow fastening of drawer slides using 3/4" truss head screws. All joints on the cabinet carcass and drawers are glued and pocket screwed (512 pocket holes all told). Having the Kreg K4MS pocket hole jig was a time saver compared to the Kreg R3 jig that I had before as I was able to "assembly line" the pocket hole drilling process. The drawer fronts were designed to be flush with the outsides of the cabinet and have a 1/8" gap between drawers (both vertically and horizontally) and were made out of 3/4" plywood. They were then veneered with White Oak Veneer sheet and edge banding
Madethe framed three shelf bookshelf with plans from Ana White. It was a gift for new baby in the family. I added a matching side table I designed based off Ana's plans! I used poplar 3/4" plywood, pine trim and poplar top for both pieces. Used Sherwin Williams Emerald trim paint in light green. Love the way these turned out!
Ray Bruhn
These are the shots from my dry-fitting assembly. I have yet to instal the back supports and to secure the top 2x6s but that will be done shortly.
I did run short of 2x4, I needed 1 more probably because of my inexperience with maximizing my cuts and minimizing waste. I plan on testing out my cuts in SketchUp for future projects and see if that helps. I find it much easier when the cut plan is already worked out before I get to the saw.
I cut and dry-fit the whole thing in 1 day although it would have been faster if I worked out the regional dimensions first. Again, SketchUp to the rescue!
I plan on adding pocket holes in the inside top piece of the leg assembly as well as the tabletop supports to secure the table top assembly.
This was a great build, I built it for my husband as a 25th anniversary present and he absolutely loves it.
I used knotty pine S4S and we plan to stain it to show off all those pretty knots.
This is only my 4th build, if I can make this anyone can!
This was our first foray into a built-it-yourself Anna White project, and WE DID IT!!!
(and you can see from the picture that it's structurally sound!)
It took a little longer than the 45 minutes in the plans, but was finished before the birthday party :-) Our kids ( 5 and 7) even had ownership in this project and enjoyed helping sand.
Only modification we made to the plans was to turn the seats 90 degrees to make a bit more of a seat so that our 2 year old could seesaw too.
My garage is in a different dimention now! Thank you Ana!
I had a bit of trouble with the length of the dowels but overall I am so happy with it.
Sun, 09/25/2016 - 12:33
Glad to see these made! It is such a simple project but so userful! Your space looks great, thanks for sharing! Ana
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Sun, 09/25/2016 - 18:56
I have to say I will be making a few of those! I find the plan you designed is simply awesome! The boots are of the floor which simplifies the cleaning, the dowels are not very long so you wouldn't stumble upon them, the spacing is great! I can go on and on about this one very well thoughtout !!!
Love my new coffee table! I modified the plans to fit the space.
I built two 3 person outdoor sofa's and a coffee table as per your plans. It is sitting nicely inside the pergola we build last fall. I built a grill table too, to match the others. Thank You.
I had been looking for a small table for our small entry space. When I was searching, I was hoping to buy a table but couldn't find something I liked. I found this plan but it scared me because I had NEVER built anything. After researching on this site, I decided to jump in and try it. I made it much smaller to match our space. I added the shelf higher than recommended because I wanted to be able to use it as a homework spot when the kitchen table is covered by a project. I don't like the finish, but it will stay for a while because others like it.
A mini flat shelf for my daughter. Initially sized to fit on the landing until I realized I had just built her a ladder to climb the banisters, so relocated it to the hall.
Width increased to 630mm between uprights to allow 3x A4 books side by side. Height is 830mm to fit initial planned location.
Painted with Annie Sloan Duck-Egg Blue distressed at the edges and waxed with Annie Sloan soft wax.
Thank you for the great plans! I modified it a bit to fit our needs. I made the footboard identical with the headboard; added feet from Osbourne Wood and finials I found on Etsy. To accomodate the feet, I made the vertical corner posts flush with the siderails and head/foot boards.
Mon, 09/26/2016 - 11:28
I forgot to mention that I went to Ikea and bought slats for their toddler bed to use as the mattress support for mine. They were $9.99 discounted to $5.99 and it was a lot cheaper and easier to just use that as the support.
This is a realtively easy build. Simply follow the instructions and it will come together beautifully. I have down a couple of these so far and this one was actually narrower than the plans called for. The lady I built them for wanted the center section to match her cushion width as closely as possible so I simply used one less cedar 1x4. It turned our perfectly.
I have found most of the plans I have built from this site are pretty simple and most of my time has been spent on the finish.
I used your frame idea to install a hidden wall safe for valuables and firearms.
Bill Devereaux
So I love Restoration Hardware but think their prices are exploitative. I found a picture of a couch I really like from there. Turns out it was discontinued so I looked on Ebay and found cushions for it and I just tried to copy the picture as best I could. I considered trying to learn about bending wood for the arms but that would have significantly delayed the process so I just took a 2x6 and cut the curves with a band saw. It worked.
Sun, 05/12/2013 - 09:31
could you please share your instructions for your couch? My email addy is [email protected] thanks!!!
Thu, 05/16/2013 - 11:30
I love your variation!! It looks like a cross between the outdoor sofa and the Bristol? Could you tell us what size wood you used for the different components? I know 2x6 cut to shape for the front leg......but what about the seating area slats (1x3?) and the back rest slats (1x3?) and the back leg/backrest upright (2x4?) and the top of the back rest(2x4? with radius end) and the box for the seating area (2x4?) You did a truly amazing job!!!!!!! I would love to see more pictures if you have any showing your progress through the build! [email protected]
Tue, 05/13/2014 - 12:51
I like the way you curved the front legs.
I am wondering how you curved the back legs/backrest?
Sun, 07/13/2014 - 09:42
Great job. Since its now 2 years later, how are your joints holding up at those
This is my 10ft long picnic table (which is bar height) that we built for the patio. We needed better seating for parties and BBQ's. I will post the plans later! Also featured is the couch that we designed and built with the center table.
Thu, 04/02/2015 - 17:06
Table looks great exactly what I need for my patio, do you happen to have the plans?
This was my first Farmhouse bed! I am totally in love with how it turned out! These plans were very detailed and easy to follow. I added some fancy trim like in the Mom's Fancy Farmhouse bed. I also changed the way I attached the side rails. I used siderail supports from Lee Valley as I wanted to be able to dismantle the bed for easier moving if needed.
I am also thinking of adding a trundle to it.
Thank you so much Ana, for these wonderful plans.
I have made numerous items from your site and will continue to do so.
Fun to make and so pretty!
Ana - built this Queen Farmhouse Bed from your plans and videos. Really a warm, guest room that I built inspired from your work and detailed plans — thanks again!
Chris K