Rustic Farmhouse Bed
Beautiful Rustic Bed Build by Natalie Riley
Beautiful Rustic Bed Build by Natalie Riley
FIRST BUILD!! We've been using metal decorative plant stands as our nightstands, but they're just too wobbly on the carpet in our bedroom, and don't have any storage except the top of them, so when we saw the plans for the Mini Farmhouse Bedside Table, we knew it would be perfect. We don't have a lot of space next to the bed, so we went with the Mini plans, and built 2 of the nightstands, one for each side. We do a lot of projects, and I have refinished furniture for a few years, but we've never built anything from scratch. We have all the tools, so we decided to give it a try. This is our first build, and even though they're not perfect, I think they turned out nice, and we learned a lot that we will bring into future builds. We've already since built a Farmhouse Bench, and are getting lumber this weekend to build a dining table! Thanks to Ana's plans, there are endless possibilities!!
We used 3 pieces of 1x6 for a planked top instead of one large piece of wood, just because we had extra 1x6. Otherwise, we followed the plans pretty close to exact. We bought a Kreg Jig mini before starting on this project, and it's the BEST tool ever!! I want the more expensive kreg jig now, haha I love it!
This project cost me approx $160. I added a fire truck wallpaper border across the front and sides, finished the top in chalk board paint, and used torsion hinges from Rockler. Pricey but very nice for a lid. I also added plastic feet to the bottom and felt tabs where the lid touches the four legs. I like finishing details. It took me about a week to complete, mostly because of the time needed for the chalk board paint to set up. Loved the way it came out and hated to part with it! Ana's plans are always easy to follow and turn out great
I made this for my almost 2 year old niece for Christmas this year.
Built this Lazy Bench over the course of one weekend. Had to make some modifications to the way the arm rest / cup holder moves, but overall happy with how it turned out.
When I build this again - I gave this one away as a donation to our local Catholic Radio station - I'll make a bigger point to make sure that all four of the back supports are exactly the same, and that I pre-drill the carriage bolts that secure the cup holder before I start assembling.
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It was after getting to know your website and seeing all your nice craftsgirlship we decided to make our own garden furniture.
We are wery satisfied with the results, thanks a lot for the inspiration!
PS) Time investment = per item.
No more IKEA for me!
This is a fun little puzzle that goes by the name of Golf, Nine Hole and, my favorite, Gopher Hole Puzzle. The goal is to fit all six pieces into the box. The possible combinations make it pretty challenging.
I'd been wanting to add a piece of furniture at the end of my son's bed for awhile, but I had a difficult time deciding on what exactly to do. Not only did I want it to be something he could sit on, but also I wanted to add some extra storage. We had thought of a trunk but the idea of little fingers getting pinched made that idea a little scary. I turned to Ana-white's website for help. I didn't find exactly what I wanted, but I did get some inspiration from the new Kentwood Bookshelf. It's constructed the same way but with some sizing adjustments.
Thanks Ana for your wonderfull website! even in The Netherlands your designs are shown.
Modified the plans from the farmhouse table to add leaves in order to extend it another 15" total. Turned out well with the locking latches.
Tue, 04/12/2016 - 19:23
Just claiming this post if there are any questions. Had a great time building and modifying these plans to fit our families needs!
We have been in need of a place to store our horse tack for several years, and finally got around to it. We modified the small cedar shed with a little extra support and added saddle racks and bridle hooks. Super pleased with how it turned out!
Gabi Johnson
Wed, 08/30/2023 - 09:13
Beautiful build and so organized, thanks for sharing!
My princess-loving daughter needed somewhere to keep her collection of dress up outfits, so I made her this 'rolling rack'. Some mods that I made: I routed the edges for some interest and added moulding to the bottom to disguise the casters.
We wanted to create more seating space and a cosier breakfast experience with this nook. We made the benches with hinges for storage. The table was customized to fit our space and we chose to change the legs rather than buying the $20 each legs. We love how it turned out!
Thu, 03/05/2015 - 07:25
Where are the plans for the bench?
This would look great in our Kitchen nook!
I built these in different sizes. I added hooks on one to hang keys. I nailed hardboard with chalkboard spraypaint on the back.
In our living room/sun room we needed a place to lounge as well as a place for guests to sleep. We used the chunky leg bed frame plans with the full size modifications to build 2 of them to make a giant Hawaii style Punee. We were able to build both of these easily in 1 day. We modified the legs and used 4x4's to make them taller and more rustic looking.
Sat, 05/19/2012 - 14:47
Nice beds! They are very tropical looking - really blends in the outdoor with the indoors.
Our Friends wanted a new bed frame in the worst way. They gave my husband free will to design a bed for them and this is what he came up with. headboard is made out of car siding. has 2 hinged doors, 2 battery operated led lights, lots of shelves. basic rails and foot board!
My son had been asking if I could build him a desk for months, so I finally decided to get it done! I found this to be a fairly easy build and with some minor changes, will likely build additional ones in the future.
I built this for my 7 year old niece. She out grew her cheap plastic one. Her mother asked for white. I decided to modify the kids play table and made own my own mirror frame. I used the 4$ stackable chair plan. Chair height 15in and table top 25in. The table sixe 24w x18deep.She has room to grow. I used l L brackets on the back keep the mirror in place. If she grows up you can take mirror off and a have table she can use for anything. I had to finish it off with $10 battery powered vanity light from Amazon. I painted it all satin white, I used glitter I put in the paint for the mirror frame. My niece just loved it and so did her parents.