Richards Rustic x end table with chicken wire doors
Built using Rustic x plans. Made the doors from scratch using some scrap 2x6's I had laying around. Stained with espresso, one coat. Needs another and maybe a gloss coat.
Built using Rustic x plans. Made the doors from scratch using some scrap 2x6's I had laying around. Stained with espresso, one coat. Needs another and maybe a gloss coat.
I needed a birthday gift for one of our sweet neighbor friends, so I dug through my scrap wood stash and decided a small adirondack chair would be the perfect little project!
Thanks to Ana for the plans!
I was in desperate need of a mail organizer and knew when I saw the the plans for the numbered cubbies that it would be perfect with some modifications. The best part of this project was that it was free...all from scraps and done in less than a couple hours.
Fri, 08/19/2011 - 16:03
This is exactly what i've been needing, thanks for the idea!
Sun, 08/28/2011 - 20:13
Kelli224 ~ This is so cute! How long did you make it and how tall in the back and front?
Wed, 08/31/2011 - 15:22
Thank you! This little box has really been handy and keeps everything so tidy. EmileeA - It is 19" long, the back is 8", and the front is 5.5". The divider is 11.25" from the left side. Hope that helps!
Tue, 12/17/2013 - 17:31
hi there! I ve been working on a small cubby shelf similar to this and was interested in seeing how /where you joined the boards- ex. The front board (5.5ft) to the dividers... I don't see and nails or screws! I'm guessing you applied wood filler atop the nailheads. But I'm having trouble joining my boards and if you can kindle let me know where you attached the front board to dividers w nails or was it just glue?!? Thanks so much!
My Husband and I built this for our son's 2nd Birthday. This is our first finished project!
We drilled 1/2" holes for play nails and screws in the legs and top. We also modified the bottom to have a shelf for added storage, just measured the inside dimensions and cut to fit. We also opted for a peg board on the back to eventually hang tools and some baskets for the nails and screws. The peg board is attached to the base and trim with glue and staples. We taped off a section on the back before using the polyshade to allow the glue to adhere.
I built these three tables for my aunt. She had specific dimensions that I had to alter the plans to fit. All in all it was a pretty easy project.
A piece of Palouse/Moscow/North Idaho History!
Hand-crafted by father and son from reclaimed materials native to the region, this is a one-of-kind piece of furniture of both substance and significance. The stock was sourced from the railroad depot that stood on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow for well over 100 years. The crops, forest products, and people of the Palouse passed through its doors and across its floors from the early days of westward expansion and settlement. Marked for demolition in 2017, the depot yielded lumber that had been harvested from old growth forests native to our region since time immemorial. The trees that produced the lumber-turned-dept-turned-halltree stood tall, proud, and mature at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The halltree’s back panel and trim are crafted from the depot’s tongue and groove flooring, and still bear the marks of their original milling. The remainder of the piece is constructed from the ceiling planks. Twice painted during the course of the depot’s sentinel watch over the commerce and culture of our region, the cream surface coat is yielding to the forest green base layer, giving the finish a depth and patina that testify to its age. The history of the Palouse literally passed over, under, and between every square inch of wood in this halltree! It now stands ready to serve a family for generations to come while reminding them of our pioneer past.
Dimensions: 39” x 15-1/2” x 78-1/2”
I decided to start on the project of converting my daybed to a twin farmhouse bed five days before I had a house full of company - genius! The hardest part was finding the 4x4 posts at the Blue store and deciding what length of screws to use. It's hard to say how much time I spent on it, as I was finishing up 46 other projects during the same time, but I would guess the build took about ten hours, and the finishing maybe three? This finish really is one of the easiest I've done to date. A quick coat of white/cream semigloss, another quick coat of turquoise semigloss, an hour of light sanding and wa-lah! I apologize for the poor photo quality - I borrowed a friend's camera lens to get wide-angle shots in my teeny guest room and the lens apparently wasn't made for my camera - whoops!
Sun, 08/14/2011 - 08:57
I absolutely LOVE the finish! Once I figure out which of Anna's beds I want to build, I will try to copy your fabulous finishing job. Thanks for sharing.
Sun, 08/14/2011 - 16:30
I love the beachy look. You did an amazing job. I have a day bed that I hate and I'm thinking this is a perfect solution. Thanks fir the inspiration.
Mon, 08/15/2011 - 05:36
This bed is GORGEOUS! Great Job! I think I need to get building and make 2 for my little girls :-)
Mon, 08/15/2011 - 08:41
I love the finish! I'm making one of Ana's beds for my daughter and may copy your finish technique, but use a pink (her favorite color) instead of blue.
I also noticed that you used the bedframe for the siderails instead of making them. Did you just screw them in to the posts?
In reply to I love the finish! I'm making by Miasmom (not verified)
Mon, 08/15/2011 - 19:25
Thanks! I just used the hardware that was used to screw the daybed into the original posts to attach it to the farmhouse headboard and footboard. Pretty easy! I plan to fashion a coordinating bedskirt to hide the trundle underneath.
In reply to bedding by designdoctor
Tue, 08/16/2011 - 19:52
Yup, Pottery Barn. The Deirdre Organic duvet and sham.
Mon, 11/21/2011 - 15:03
I was curious to know what your mattress is on for the trundle? I will be attempting the same thing, but was going to put the mattress in a wooden box on castors. Yours looks more friendly! Thanks for your time. Excellent job.
Trish
Fri, 02/10/2012 - 09:01
Hey Amanda... this is beautiful. I'm hoping to try this type of finish on a bed I am working on now. How does it seem to be holding up without a sealer? You didn't use any primer, correct?? Thanks. Really beautiful work.
Sat, 02/18/2012 - 07:29
I love the color so I went to the paint store bought palladian blue) by Benjamin Moore but it sure didn't look your color. It was more of a weathered gray look. Which was nice too but definitely not the same. Are you sure that you used palladian blue?
Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:50
Absolutely beautiful, and such an inspiration. I think the color is stunning, and the weathered look you created is just perfect. It goes so well with the bedding too. I would love to have the exact same thing in my own house!
I have built this console quite a few times. Always trying different finishes. Love all of them. Have to say I always skip the X on the sides, I just get lazy towards the end :) Im in the process of building a couple more, will try to add the X to it this time...we will see :)
This was the first attempt at using the vaseline method to distress furniture and my wife loves it. I made the table top out of scrap 2x4's.
Built the 2x4 outdoor out of scrap and discount Home Depot wood. The stain was $.50 from the oops paint rack at Home Depot.
We let my son choose whether he wanted a modern store bought play market or whether he wanted help Mommy and Padre (my dad) build one for his 3rd birthday present. We used magnetic primer so he can change the name whenever he wants and added some trim and some tea towel curtains! He loves it!
My spin on the rustic table. Used staircase spindles for legs, cut the side boards to accommodate. Rest of plan was pretty much the same. Wife wanted a big table, thats what she got.
I loved the country gray paint, so stayed with that. But my bed is one of the farmhouse beds and needed it to be a little taller. It turned out beautiful and have already made a second to match!
Pine box with walnut top and drawer faces. Behr paint on the box and tung oil finish on the walnut.
Designed a loft bed for teenage son. We used iKea shelving cubes for stairs/storage. The boards(flooring) are pine boards stained a dark brown. The other wood is painted black. The "headboard" is actually the bookcase shelf from his desk.
I had been eying the IKEA Expedit 4-cube bookcase and figured I could build it for cheaper and have lots of leftover plywood for some other projects. I was right!
I built this shelf for my mudroom. I modified this plan to fit my space, it is 36 inches wide. I also used 3 - 1x3" pine boards for the top. Love this plan so much that I've made two more to give away as gifts!
I built the beauty storage cabinet with sliding mirror door from Ana White's website.
Queen bed with shim head and foot boards
Just wanted to share the results of the sectional I built with your plans.
I’m new to woodwork, newly retired, built these for my daughters, with a twist, she wanted a lounger sofa, hope you like.
I made a few changes to the Farmhouse Bench plans as I wanted to match the design of the table. Most notably, I lengthened the seat boards to replace the breadboard end caps. This made my total length 67″, the perfect size to fit under the table if needed. The width was changed to 15″ and the height remained 18″.
In reply to finish by suze (not verified)
Wed, 08/08/2012 - 13:31
I did. Being that it was cheap pine, I used Minwax pre-stain conditioner as directed on the label.