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Rustic X Console with Fall Decor
Anna's Table
The 'Clara table' was my hubbies first true build. He built this table for our daughter last summer. She loves it and it gets used on the daily. :) We went with a solid top instead of separate boards. It might have added a little extra cost but not much.
Kentwood Bookshelf - modified taller
I loved the rustic look of this plan but decided to use prime pine and sanded it smooth. I also used tongue & grove 6" cedar for the backing running horizontal instead of vertical to not make the shelf unit look tall and skinny. I covered over the 2 side edges of the tongue & grove cedar with a pine strip 5/8" wide all the way from the top to the floor. I also increased the height to add an additional shelf. I definitely suggest using a Kreg tool. I also recommend not plugging the Kreg pocket holes. They look terrific just stained. I also recommend not bothering to screw the top slates together. Just glue them using clamps.
Here are the plan modifications I made for the extra height & shelf:
- sides 76 1/2"
- legs 78 1/2"
My next project is to make another shelf just the same except to make the shelves 31 1/2" wide. This time I will use 1"x4" backing vertically.
The end product looks spectacular. You couldn't' buy a bookshelf like this anywhere.
My Pallet barn door TV Console
Mini sliding barn doors. Made this piece out of pallet wood and used red oak for the top.
King Size Bed From Ana White's plans
Decided to try out my new tools on making a bed frame. Please note, I have NEVER made anything before, this was my very first project (go big or go home, right?). After a bit of research, I found Ana White's site, and am so thankful. I took the basic plans for a king size bed, but modified them to fit the look I wanted. I found old flooring at Habitat for Humanity and sanded/ stained/ sanded/ stained. I used four different stain colors, but really tried to mix everything up with the colors. The bed frame turned out amazing!
Custom Entertainment Console
5ft Barn Door TV Stand.
I used the Grandy Barn Door Console as inspiration. I made it as 3 separate units and screwed them together. The shelves are adjustable, the bead board back was done on the table saw, the doors are maple with a hickory diagonal centre panel! This is my largest project so far and I have have to thank Ana White for the beautiful plans that you produce. Without you I’m not sure I would have attempted this. I am one proud lady 🥰
Debbie P
doll bunk bed
Doll bunk bed painted in white with purple patchwork bedding.
2. two coats semi gloss white
Modified Flat Wall Book Shelves
I modified Ana's plans a little for our own needs. The simplified design feels a little more masculine to me and matches my boys' bunk beds a little better, too. I used pine. The 1 x 2's are select pine, not rustic, because that's all our HD had to offer. I wiped the whole thing down in tea, let it dry and then used a rusty vinegar solution as a stain. Gave it a few coats of varnish and voila! Love the final product. Thanks, Ana, for an incredibly empowering and motivating website. :)
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Triple Pedestal Table
I built this for my wife for Mother's Day 2016! Also built the centerpiece box. If you know how to use a miter saw, jig saw, and read a tape measure....then you can build it too!! It was a lot of fun and very rewarding!! Took around 25-28 hours to build and finish. Let me know if you have any questions. My email is [email protected]
Top - one coat of early american minwax, sanded, then white washed with 1:4 ratio of same valspar white and water. 4-5 coats of poly/crylic minwax clear matte.
Super Simple Farmhouse Coffee Table
This is my first piece of furniture I've ever made that didn't come in a box ;) The instructions were so clear and easy to follow. I wish I'd had a table saw for the piece of live edge (it had live edge on both sides so I had to make a 6 foot cut with my circular saw that came out not quite perfect, but I am choosing to think of it as adding to the charm. Might go back and add some shine to the top, but for now I'm super happy with it.
emily.rhoades_
Fabric Covered wood Frames
This is a simple and cheap way to decorate any space. Just use some 1x2's to make a square frame. Stretch the fabric over the frame and staple it. You can make one large one or many different sized ones to cover a boring wall.
Cute wall shelf for my son's bedroom
I saw this plan posted and knew I had to have it for my son's new bedroom. Most of the build was simple, it just got a bit tricky fitting in the angle piece at the top because I wasn't sure how to attach it without having a nail gun. Every time I line it up to nail it in with a hammer it would slip a bit. So I ended up using Gorilla Glue Epoxy to attach it. Since it's not hanging on the wall by the very top shelf, I didn't need it to be rock solid to support any weight, just needed it to stay in place.
I had scrap plywood laying around so it was free for me to make.
Storage daybed
This was our first build and it turned out great! My daughter loves all of the storage under the bed!
First build using Farmhouse Truss Kitchen Table plans
I followed the basic plans but added a couple 12x2” metal supports for each breadboard. This was a must. I used Douglas fir for the entire project from Home Depot.
My 2 kids helped me put a few screws in, otherwise I did this myself. The wife really loved it and was a bit surprised coming back from her facial spot on Valentines Day. It turned out better than I could have hoped, especially considering this was my first real woodworking build.
Great plans and nuggets of advice from everyone else made this really fun and not so scary!
Easy Kids' Tent / Reading Nook
I had been wanting to make this for sometime but didn't have the curtains. I was at a friend house and she asked if I wanted the red curtains that she was going to throw them away. So I got to make the tent, her daughters got a cool place to play and the curtains got a new purpose also the tent was made to fold for storage!!!
Thanks Ana for all the plans and ideas you give us!!
Jasika's (First) Farmhouse Table
This was the first piece of furniture we ever built and it was a big success, although knowing what I know now, I certainly would have done a few things differently. Luckily for me, following Ana's plans don't require a very steep learning curve if you have read The Handbuilt Home! Instead of investing $1500 into the brand new table I wanted from Pottery Barn, I decided to invest that money in power tools, equipment and materials for the table, which I acquired for about $900 (I had no tools in my possession at all so was basically starting from nothing). The price of this table decreases every time I make a new piece of furniture from scratch, and in the year that I began making furniture, I have made the farmhouse bench that accompanies this table, a coffee table, an upholstered vanity seat, a kitchen island, a book shelf, lots of shelves and small tables, and I am currently in the process of making a bathroom vanity for our newly renovated master bathroom. Each project I make from Ana's plans is easier than the one before it, and I continue to feel more confident in the work and in my understanding of how furniture is built. I feel so grateful to Ana for sharing her work and for inspiring so many people, both men and women alike, to reach a bit outside of their comfort zone and develop new hobbies that they never would have imagined having.
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Rustic American Flag
This was a fun build. I used common board for the the stripes and a left over piece of cabnet grade plywood for the union. Whole thing is 37 x 19.5. The stripes are 1.5 wide. I painted all the pieces then sanded then down to expose the grain and give it a worn look. Then I took a handheld propane torch to it. I used small 1 in tin stars which were the most challenging and expensive part of it. I painted them then distressed them with sandpaper. I attached the stars with super glue. All in all a fun project.
Tin stars 30
Glue 10
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In reply to Excellent! by trojan24man
Fri, 05/20/2016 - 05:49
Thank you. This was a gift
Thank you. This was a gift for my Fath in Law, I think he is going to put it on his patio. I added a lip a the top on the back so it can rest on some anchored screws. Depending on where he puts it though I might add a wire across the back so it will hold a little tighter outside with the wind.
Fri, 05/20/2016 - 05:46
It was a gift for my Father
It was a gift for my Father in Law. I think he is going to hang it on his patio. When I built it I added a lip rail along the top so you can rest it on an anchor. If it does go outside I might add a wire across the back so it can catch and won't blow off in high wind.
Dark Stained Wood Barn Door Console
Built by Susan Boucher