Build your own outdoor table! We love the simple styling and clean lines of this outdoor table. This simple plan requires no special tools and is beginner friendly! Build and enjoy this weekend! Free plans by ANA-WHITE.com
Preparation
- 4 - 2x4 @ 8 feet long (cut longest boards first)
- 5 - 1x4 @ 8 feet long
- 100 - 1-1/4" to 2" long - self tapping exterior screws (look for star bit ones)
- 25 - 2-1/2" long self tapping exterior screws
3 - 2x4 @ 56-1/2" - frame
2 - 2x4 @ 28-3/4" - frame ends
4 - 2x4 @ 29-1/4" - legs
15 - 1x4 @ 31-3/4" - tabletop boards
Instructions
Step 1
Build the frame of the table with the longer screws, two screws per joint.
Adjust for square by taking opposite diagonal measurements and adjusting until the opposite diagonals match.
Step 2
Attach legs to the frame (will be easiest upside down). Multiple screws at an angle into the legs will be stronger than screws straight on.
Step 3
Clamp a straight edge to the outside of the table and lay out the tabletop boards with a 1/2" gap in between. Screw down with the shorter screws.
For the end boards, screw to the end of the frame too - this will add considerable strength to your table.
Comments
The Schulze Fam (not verified)
Thu, 04/22/2010 - 20:13
You are seriously my hero!! I
You are seriously my hero!! I found your blog a few weeks ago and have (like everyone else) been addicted! I've already made a few shelves and every week my list of wants gets bigger.
I have been wanting to get into woodworking for years but have always been to intimidated to get started till I found your blog. I'm in heaven, your plans are so easy to follow.
My husband and I most the year are living pay check to pay check so the possibility of getting fancy furniture was next to zero. Now I'm so excited to be able to learn a new skill and frunish my house with all I could ever want.
Thank you so much!
p.s. My next project is the stackable chairs and who know maybe this awesome table to go with!
Missing RMP&B … (not verified)
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 03:13
Just a quick tip - for
Just a quick tip - for outdoor tables, stain all boards before assembly. This will help ward off any warping and mold. Also, when you are laying the boards across the top of the table, make sure the grain on the board alternates up and down. By looking at the end of the board, you will see he grain direction in the shape of a "u". The "u" can be up for the first table-top board, and down for the second. This will help your table stay relatively flat as the boards expand in the wet and the sun.
I learned all this the hard way after making my first outdoor table (not with Ana's plans).
Great plans - I LOVE YOUR SITE!
Priscilla (not verified)
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 04:52
I LOVE YOU!We just built a
I LOVE YOU!
We just built a deck and you've inspired me to build my own furniture!
heather (not verified)
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 06:28
Wow! I love it. I am dying
Wow! I love it. I am dying to make it. Thanks, Ana!
Lisa Roszler (not verified)
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 06:46
Ana, wow, you just cannot
Ana, wow, you just cannot realize how much you empower and inspire all of us. Bless you!
Flipperdelph (not verified)
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 07:09
I absolutely love your blog
I absolutely love your blog !!! Amazing what you can do, how creative you are ! I just bought a saw (a small one though...), I have a drill, I am ready to soon start my firat project !
I have a request for you, even though it probably is insulting to your talents...:could you post some plans for wood plant pots to match these great table and chairs? Thank you soo much !
artkdz (not verified)
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 07:48
I love this plan - really
I love this plan - really simple. Just a question - what's the best kind of wood to use? Would we use pressure treated wood since it's outside or do we need untreated wood since it would be around food, etc.? Cost is also, of course, an issue.
The Trees (not verified)
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 15:48
Ana, I love love this patio
Ana, I love love this patio set design. I just finished the picnic table and this will be project #2. I wanted to echo another comment in requesting a planter box in the same style, also realizing how rediculously simple that probably is. Maybe I should just give it a try :)
Thanks for taking the intimidation away from this craft, you make it totally doable.
Susan (Between… (not verified)
Fri, 04/23/2010 - 18:37
Ana...this is great! Love
Ana...this is great! Love the look! One of these days I'm going to build one of the great projects from your site. In the meantime, I'll just stop by and be amazed at your talent and skill!
Susan
Dayna (not verified)
Sat, 04/24/2010 - 10:25
I just priced the cost of the
I just priced the cost of the wood with the cedar that is on sale at Mendards this week for the table and two benches. (they didn't list 1X3 so I just used the 1X4 price for all the bench pieces...just for an idea). $116.14 for the set.