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King Size Bed

Submitted by hailey807 on Fri, 01/17/2020 - 19:37

I love the farmhouse look and wanted to start changing out pieces in my bedroom. Good quality furniture is expensive, so I thought I would checkout DIY projects and came across Ana’s plans for a king bed. Her plans got me started and I changed a few things along the way. I LOVE the end result. 
 

I used Knotty Alder and Danish Oil in Dark Walnut. Alder is an easy wood to work with and the Danish Oil brings out all the beautiful grain. I highly recommend both. 
 

I decided to buy the metal frame and plywood to place the mattress on. 

Estimated Cost
500.00
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Danish Oil in Dark Walnut. I applied one coat and the finish is satin.

FYI: Danish Oil is very easy to work with and it made the grain of the wood “POP”. The great thing about this product is that it’s a stain/sealer combination and you apply it with a foam paint brush.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Peek-A-Boo Birdie Feeder

These little birdie feeders ended up being part of our Easter festivities. It was such a quick and easy project. I can't wait to hang them and see the looks on my kids faces as the neighborhood birds fly up for a snack.

We had almost all of the wood on hand from previous projects, they only thing we bought was the board for the faces.

Estimated Cost
$5.00
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Finish Used
Valspar Spray Paint, Acrylic Paint
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

First homemade piece of furniture!

Submitted by rsabina on Sat, 02/01/2014 - 10:10

I decided I had to have a farm table, but could not pay the store bought prices. SO I spent weeks poring over plans trying to figure out which one to make.
We picked this plan because I felt like as a beginning it would be hard to make the legs. I REALLY wanted to get the husky legs found in the plan but they were a little pricey, so I just got the same height legs at lowes.
I am SO happy with my table. For anyone feeling daunted by pocket holes and a kreg jig: get a kreg jig mini. I couldn't afford the regular kreg jig but the mini was only 20 bucks or less.
Happy building!

Estimated Cost
$105
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Minwax american
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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Octagon Benchmark Table

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 13:59

This was my first project and took about two weeks to complete from start to finish. I used an oil based walnut stain and five coats of an oil based semi-gloss polyurethane to finish, sanding in between coats. Be sure to wear a mask and eye protection.....holy sawdust!

Estimated Cost
$109 for lumber
Being that I started with nothing $400 - $500 for tools
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

4x4 TRUSS BEAM TABLE

Submitted by largashell on Fri, 01/24/2020 - 07:52

I built this as a craft table for my family. I altered the plans to make the table larger to fit a specific space in our craft room. The table was easy to build and turned out great!

Thanks for the plans

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$100
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Craft table for the family
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Chalkboard Hangers

These are pretty easy to make, the hardest part is cutting off the extra length on the knobs, but make great presents!

Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Stain and paint
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

sofa pottery barn cushions

Easy to build 2-3 hours. Weather proofed because did not want grey cedar in a few years. Liked the color of weather proofing but color continued to leak off. Polyed and sanding eventually stopped the leaking if colors. Scored pottery barn cushions 50% in the winter + 15% new email customer. Still $150... bought some pillows from pottery barn on sale for another $60. All in all looks awesome! VERY easy build. The rest ($$) is what hurts... Test any weatherproof in you use first before using.

Estimated Cost
$145
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Behrman weather proof, 3 coats poly
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Distressed teal console

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 13:06

I’ve built quite a few of these. Once you understand how the plans are written, they’re very easy to modify!

Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Modern Dresser

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/22/2023 - 07:47

72 by 36 by 24 dresser with 6 heavy duty drawers.

Rasik

Built from Plan(s)

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Province Table

Submitted by babyak81 on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 15:42

The plans I used were actually from design confidential but it is the same table.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$80.00
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
I mixed what I had together...then did about 10 layers of a wax finish.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

Comments

Jill P (not verified)

Tue, 04/24/2012 - 23:16

This looks great! did you modify the plans (length) at all? It looks like your cross beams are closer together and I like that look best.

Kait (not verified)

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 04:15

My husband and I are looking to build this table very soon. He is unsure as to what wood you may have used for this project. We absolutely love this dark wood. Will you please tell us what wood you used for this project?

Thanks! Can't wait to have this beautiful table sitting in our dining area!!!

Rachel Babyak (not verified)

Tue, 05/15/2012 - 06:34

We used Douglas fir I believe. We got it at a lumber yard and I can't remember for sure. The stain is ebony dark walnut and a mahogany mixed... It was what I had on hand. Good luck and happy building!!

Storage locker unit

Submitted by khawley5 on Fri, 02/07/2014 - 21:23

I have been waiting a long time to have this amazing piece of storage. The size is what was intimidating to me but it was easy to build. This project is perfect for a beginner . Make sure you have an extra set of hands due to the size otherwise this was easy and straight forward to build. I love the storage it offers to keep my Minnesota winter gear organized. The kids have a place for all of their snow pants, boots, coats etc.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$150
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
I used a custom match color for the beautiful teal finish. I love teal!
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Mason jar chandelier

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 05/06/2016 - 10:17

This was a cool project to make 

I had saw this online but was very. Expensive to buy some one afternoon I decided to built one my neighbor had a ton of Mason jars so I got 8 from them and I started to put everything together and the end result came out nice I hope u guys like 

Thanks 

Estimated Cost
$90
Estimated Time Investment
Afternoon Project (3-6 Hours)
Finish Used
Dark walnut
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate

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Easiest Teen Platform Bed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 02/03/2020 - 09:05

https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/easiest-teen-platform-bed

This went really well thanks for posting the plans!

Estimated Cost
$185
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
50% espresso 50% english walnut minimax stain
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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DIY Wood Bed

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/29/2023 - 09:13

Spruced up guest room by replacing full size bed with Ana's design for a queen size headboard and frame. Love the result! Thanks Anna

Built from Plan(s)

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Kids Adirondack Chair

This was my first Ana White project. A kid size Adirondack chair fit for a princess :). The cost was around $25. I finished it in a weekend, but that was trying to fit it in between laundry, dishes, and taking care of kids. It was easy to do and I learned a lot.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$25
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Valspar Gloss Frosty Berry
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Plane old shelf

Submitted by Eatrunplay on Mon, 02/10/2014 - 19:57

I made this shelf with reclaimed random wood but followed the original plans almost exactly. I used an extra large jar of peanut butters top for the front of the plane and the propeller was made for a random little piece of wood I just sanded down the edges to round them. The landing gear is from two corners of scrap wood and I bought the round pieces of wood for the wheels at michaels for about 10cents because I do not have a hole saw.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
5.00 (including paint)
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Pallet Wood Planter

Submitted by sraper2 on Mon, 05/09/2016 - 09:58

I made this planter out of some left over pallet wood that I had.  It was pretty quick.  It went together in about 2 hours.  I have the step by step plans on my blog.

Estimated Cost
Free
Estimated Time Investment
An Hour or Two (0-2 Hours)
Recommended Skill Level
Starter Project

Bunk beds

I built this bunk bed from the plans here on Anna white, I love this site. I think it came out really good. It took a little longer than expected because I sanded every piece down, every corner, every side, every end,  because it's for my kids.  

I devised the ladder myself for my situation and modified the rails I found as well.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
150.00
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Clear matte polyurethane
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
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