Porch bench
Using Ana's garden bench design, I modified the plans slightly to make the bench less deep in order to fit on my narrow porch.
Using Ana's garden bench design, I modified the plans slightly to make the bench less deep in order to fit on my narrow porch.
Super easy to follow and build! We went with treated lumber from Home Depot and have around $1500 into the project. Will be looking at adding an automatic fan and thermostat next year. Benches on one side for starters and a raised bed on the other side.
Fri, 06/12/2020 - 11:00
What a fabulous job! I love the red door for a pop of color. And the thermometer is a brilliant idea. I'm modifying this plan to better fit my yard. Thanks for sharing!
Build Instructions: https://www.instructables.com/id/Bluebird-Birdhouse-Made-From-Pallets/
This is a very easy project to make for attracting bluebirds to your yard. I wanted to reuse some of the wood I have from with the pallets I broke apart last year. This project uses a combination of industrial strength pallets made from 2x6s and standard pallets which provide slats in the 3/8" to 1/2" thick range. As for the house, I tried to hit the basic bluebird birdhouse dimensions for this build:
Feel free to leave the birdhouse exterior to weather unfinished or stain/paint it. I finished the house with a combination of stain for the bottom and sides and green paint for the roof.
I modified the regular farmhouse bed to a daybed for my daughters bedroom. All that is left now is to fill holes, paint, distress, and glaze :) I made the height of the front and back tall enough to fit a trundle I plan on making later. It is up on blocks right now so I could see what it will look like when completed. Will post an update once it is painted and assembled.
Mon, 07/27/2020 - 11:16
Hello Mrs. Ana. Do you have the modified plans with this daybed? If so please send me a copy. Thanks
Fri, 10/23/2020 - 23:52
I love this! I would love to build a twin size farmhouse daybed with trundle for my stepsons’ room. They are only only with me every few months, so I want to have beds for them but this would save a ton of room! I have tried to modify the Haley storage daybed and the farmhouse plans, but am new to this, so I’m having great difficulty. Also, since they are teens, I have twin XL mattresses. 39x80, so again, more modifications. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Sat, 04/09/2022 - 06:36
Can i get the modified plan for this? Trying to make the daybed for my daughter.
Tryde Coffee Table made of mahogany and stained used several layers of boiled linseed oil and a few top coat layers of wipe on satin polyurethane. It came out really nice. This is my first project.
Pottery Barn inspired headboard was created by using a modified version of the Reclaimed Wood headboard. I turned the planks vertical and cut them 32" long. I added a piece of rope ceiling trim. For the finish, I spray painted the whole piece black. After it was dry, I dry brushed cream paint on top. I finished it off with polyurethane.
Tue, 05/19/2015 - 09:04
I was thinking of running planks vertically for the Reclaimed Headboard too but ended up doing a different headboard all together at the last minute. I really like how yours turned out. Great job on the cost too. I don't think I've ever seen a 70% off rack at Home Depot. Now I want to run up there real quick to find it!
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Wed, 05/27/2015 - 13:43
I'll start looking for this cart. Thanks for this!!!
My husband building this using Ana White plans. I just love getting to put a bunch of different items almost as a display. I love this coffee bar and it is now almost the focal point in our dining room. I just love the presence it has in this room.
This was admittedly a little harder than I thought. The first one turned out short of perfection trying to get things looking great. The second one was better using a level and being more careful. However, the fact that my nail gun totally went out halfway through made the project a long one. But my kids LOVE them and they look so cute and luxurious out in my grass. I love it.
This King size storage bed has 6 large pullout drawers. It's made by the plans we got from Ana's queen size and Twenty five to life's plans we found on this site(THANK YOU). Just like they say in their plans I'm not sure how much I actually spent because I made some mistakes and had to rebuild my bottom piece. But I loved putting this together, and it's worth every penny and beyond. The compliments from visitors and the swollen chest pride I get when I hear my wife say, "My husband built this for us." Can't put a price on that.
I loved working on this project and my sincerest thanks to Ana and Elisha for this design. The picture is missing one drawer handle, because, erm, I lost it. I didn't want to wait to find it before posing this brag :).
My husband and I used your plans to make this cradle... He built it, and I painted it. I’m so excited to give it to our granddaughter for Christmas!!
Sun, 12/17/2017 - 20:52
I put that it took 10-20 hours... that was mostly the painting and drying time between each coat, and doing the A for her name.
I was looking to build a desk for my wife. I searched around on YouTube for ideas and came up with this one: https://youtu.be/IN0j34WDlg4. I made a few modifications and added a few features to come up with this corner desk.
1 sheet 3/4" blond wood plywood.
1/4 sheet of 1/2" plywood for the drawers.
1 box 10mm laminate flooring.
1/4" trim cut from poplar for the edges of the plywood.
It took my wife and I about 2 days to complete the project.
I started this project several weeks ago, and I am very happy with the outcome. Please see my Blog since there is so much information. www.atouchofarkansas.com
I had been looking everywhere for an antique Mid Century Modern buffet table to use as a changing table for my daughter but found that these vintage pieces ran about $1200 to $3000 and still needed refinishing. That was out of my price range so I came here and found plans for a console table that had the look I was going for.
The plan I found was too short in length and height so I reworked them a little to fit my needs. I just added a second cabinet in the same dimensions as the first onto the other end of the drawers to increase the length and bought 12" legs instead of 6" ones to increase the height. I used the same hardware that was recommended in the original plans but added a magnetic door stopper to make the cabinet doors flush with the frame when closed. I also added dowel rods in the cabinets because my daughter doesn't have a closet and I needed a place to hang her clothes.
It is great to have 2 cabinets because the left side holds clothes that are too big for her and the right holds all of the clothes she wears now. The drawers are nice and deep so I can put all her changing stuff like diapers and lotion in the top and fit all her socks, diaper covers, and pajamas in the other drawers.
I will say that I used 1x6's to make the drawers first but found that I am really bad at picking straight boards as there were a lot of gaps between the sides and the bottom of the drawer. I went back and used scrap pieces of 3/4" plywood for the drawer sides and they came out much better with no gaps, plus, the exposed top of the drawer sides look better.
This was a fairly fast project. I put it as a weekend project due to the down time between staining and poly coats. It was my first time working with edge banding and I loved it. It was super easy and kind of relaxing! Over-all, this project was easy and fun! This table meets all of my needs AND it looks great! Thanks Ana for the plans and thanks Brooke for the inspiration and tips!
Fri, 06/28/2013 - 11:02
Wow, really great job. I love mid century mod, and you pulled it off perfectly!
My son needed a dresser that would fit a small space (no more than 40 inches wide). I modified the Cabin Collection plans to fit the small space. Looking at the plan, I wanted to brighten up the wood and opted not to stain. Instead I purchased an airless sprayer and was very pleased with the finish. For the drawer faces, I found old barn wood. The barn wood was a little tricky because some of the boards were warped. I brushed the wood with a stiff nylon brush to bring out the deep grain texture of the wood. Finally, purchased bronze finished drawer handles. Very pleased with the outcome. Thanks for the plans. Can't wait to start my next project.
Christmas Tree Wall Shelf
Stockings hung using cabinet/drawer pull knobs that I found on Amazon
This is a modified version of Mimi's fireplace, adjusted to fit an area only 24" wide.
Fireplace is 21" wide at the mantle.
The Yule log was made from a supermarket log by cutting off the face and cutting down the rest of the log to make the planter.
Thu, 12/16/2021 - 07:44
The wood is white pine finished with Minwax Early American with 10.32's red added per quart.
Matching American girl Adirondack chair and kids Adirondack chair build!
This was a blast to build. This was all a gift for my wife since the traditional 5th anniversary gift is wood.
The coffee table and console are both awesome! The only thing I would change/modify is the end table, because its kinda big and doesn't really look its part of the set other than the "X". I would maybe take about 2 or 3 inches off all sides or maybe 3 off the sides so its not such a box.
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 07:31
I'll start one! Go for the poly. You're absolutely right, it will bring up the beautiful grain, and show off the "X" accents. Nice work, by the way!
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 07:32
I'll start one! Go for the poly. You're absolutely right, it will bring up the beautiful grain, and show off the "X" accents. Nice work, by the way!
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 08:39
Beautiful builds! Wow, they look wonderful. What an amazing gift! From the pics, the end table looks fine, too, as the furniture isn't a small scale. I love the two-tone so I say go for just the poly!
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 12:08
I think you did an amazing job :) love the contrast of the two tones. Using poly for the rest would be beautiful. I cant wait to do this project myself.
Thu, 06/20/2013 - 15:47
What a wonderful gift! These tables are beautiful, great job on this build! I love the two-tone - One more vote for the poly! :)
Fri, 06/21/2013 - 13:04
I'm going to go with only the Poly over the bare wood. Thanks for the comments and advise! It will be a few weeks due to work and travel but I'll send updated pics once its done.
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 21:18
I like the naked/poly look too. The other option I think would look good would be painting it white. The contrast between the white frame and darker kona top and shelf would be cool.
I used local Colorado beetle killed pine. I based the table on Anna's Farm House Table plans. I used the bread ends to create pull outs for 11 inch extensions on each end.