Console Table
First table I've built. The Rustic X Console Table was fun and fairly simple. A little complicated since we live in Hawaii and decent cheap wood is difficult to come by. Makes my entrance way very inviting.
First table I've built. The Rustic X Console Table was fun and fairly simple. A little complicated since we live in Hawaii and decent cheap wood is difficult to come by. Makes my entrance way very inviting.
I built this over the weekend for my wife. Used white caulk paint for the bottom and walnut stain and polyurethane on the top.
We shortened the table and lengthened the benches - you can see all our details and changes in the blog link.
The daybed took about 4 weekends, and started with a lot of trial-and-error. Around the 3rd weekend, and a lot of "redo-ing", it started taking shape! This daybed will go on our screen porch, along with the homemade outdoor pillows and mattress cover. This project was definitely frustrating at times, but has been well worth the effort.
I made this desk for my wife's office space. The plans for this desk are great and easy to follow. The only change I made was I shortened the size of the desk top to fit in our space.
This is one of my favorite puzzles so far. You are given 8 blocks that must be placed in a box. They will fit and the box will be "totally filled." Once you are done, slide the lid on the top to complete the puzzle. Your test subjects might feel pretty smart by knowing that they solved this puzzle within a few minutes. However, you have a surprise. Pull the extra piece from the lid and tell them to place it in the box. I've tested this puzzle with 20 people so far and the common response is "No Way!". But yep, it can be done.
This video shows the solution but doesn't answer the why. Do you see a difference?
Another great tutorial and project done. Thanks Ana
The moment I saw this I knew it would be a perfect teachers gift for my daughters teacher. She loved it.
This was only my second project, the first being the 10 dollar ledges. I'm glad I tried a smaller project before tackling the farmhouse bed. I think it helped with just knowing how to assemble a project a bit better.
I used my Kreg Jig and it worked marvelous! Also I ended up not having a jigsaw so I just cut the top at a 35 degree angle with the miter saw and rounded the edges a bit with the sander. I was going to add handles but the top goes up enough that it's easy to manuever without. I also wanted her to be able to fit it in anywhere and was worried that the handles sticking out would just get in the way.
Overall I think it turned out great. Her teacher loves it. Thank you Anna for such wonderful plans!!
Krista
This projected turned out great! I admit, it was a bit of a stretch for me. This was the first project where I had to use the Kreg jig. Yikes! That takes some time getting used to! I chose to stain my Kennell/End Table with Minwax Red Elm. And that took the longest! Everyone always makes it look easy to stain something, I still haven't gotten the complete hang of it after project 50, and the waiting between coats is for the birds. But, I am happy with the overall end product! Thanks Mrs. Ana White!
Thu, 07/18/2013 - 08:48
Hi YankeeBelle,
I used the plans for the "Large Wood Pet Kennel End Table." If you chose to do this project, beware that the cut sheet does not include all of the plywood cuts. There should be two identical for the sides, and one additional one for the back.
Thanks again!
My neighbours had noticed the things I build and asked if I could build them a nice bench. I had some very nice pieces laying around that I thought would be amazing to laminate for the top. After completing the top which was alot of elbow grease, I needed to build the base. I cannot for the life of me find the link, but I know it was from Shanty Chic. It is absolutely beautiful, one of my best pieces of work.
Tue, 07/21/2015 - 09:42
It looks like a recent post from Ana's site: http://ana-white.com/2015/07/free_plans/2x4-truss-benches-alaska-lake-cabin
Mon, 02/20/2017 - 08:12
I don't remember which plan I got the base from, but the top is of my own design, and I spend awhile figuring out what kind of base I wanted, but it is suppose to be representative of an old design from Pottery Barn, was built for some friends that needed something heavy duty.
Got a piano for free that has no bench with it. When I started looking up dimensions, I realized traditional benches are a little short if you want to sit and play with someone else. The size of this plan works perfectly and can store music. Best part is that if we ever get rid of the piano, we will have a nice entryway bench.
I've gotten tons of comments from friends and family already on this build. I liked the original white but it wouldn't have matched my other furniture in the room already built/stained this color.
Finished over 2 hrs with 2 more friends. All of us inexperienced :)
I added some decorative trim to the top of the table and also to the sides of the table.
I saw this and new I had to make it for my eight year old daughter. Followed Ana's plans as directed. The total cost to include wood, screws and paint brought this to about $315.00. I am going to make stairs next for this but my other daughter wants a new bed now too, so, the stairs will have to wait.
We were searching for the perfect bookshelves for our girls' room. We came across these bookshelves and decided to build them ourselves. In the end it worked out perfect! The book are easy enough for our 6 & 3 year old daughters to put away, they look amazing, and it was special building them with my husband as a gift to our daughters. You can find more info on the room and bookshelves on my blog www.brebuskey.blogspot.com
Made these shelves for my mom.
I wanted to build as big of a booshelf as I feasibly could so I altered the sizings in width and height to create this monster. The planks in the back did not fit perfectly in the new sizing so I spaced them a little bit and I think it turned out nice. The spacing gives it more of barn-like look to it. I also alternated stains on the planking between American Walnut and Dark Walnut because this thing took more than a can of stain and I thought the look was neat. The majority of the piece is in American walnut which turned out a little redder than I hoped, but overall I am happy how this turned out.
As always, thanks for the plans!
Mon, 07/27/2015 - 17:09
You did a great job on this bookshelf! Love the plank back and the barn-like look it gives, and the alternating colors for the back. Looks beautiful!
In reply to Great bookshelf! by JoanneS
Tue, 07/28/2015 - 07:39
Thanks! Always good to hear you are not the only one that loves your piece after all the blood, sweat and tears :)
Wed, 11/02/2016 - 00:14
Hello, would you be able to provide the exact measurements you used to build this beautiful piece? It would make my life a whole lot easier lol Thank you :)
Thu, 01/19/2017 - 10:29
Final dimmensions of the bookshelf ended up being 51"W x 16.5"D x 81.5"H. I would suggest measuring out the space where you would like to put the shelf and see how much room you have.
Love this site! I've made the Facny X Farm Table, and now this piece. I changed the back to ship lap. Also cut out the baseboard so it sits up against the drywall then coped the baseboard around the base to look built in. Thanks!!!
Edit - sorry for the pics being sideways, they're not like that on my phone or computer :(
I just finished this octagon picnic table as per your plans
the 2x6 are all clear Western Red Cedar and the skeleton is
Douglas Fir. I think it turned out astonishingly excellent.
Thanks for the inspiration Ana.