These shelves were easy and easy to customize the size according to your needs. They are fun to decorate and add a rustic flair to my living room.
Outdoor Couches made from the plans on the website. Added 2 2x4's on back top to add support when leaning back. Also added vertical supports on the back to help with added weight.
Stained and Sealed with Natural Cedar Stain and Sealer
I got tired of hunting around in totes for chargers and bags hunting for sanding disc so I put together a charging station and sanding disc organizer. I used scrap wood and hardboard handi-panel for the complete project. Now, I can find everything I need in one area. - Wanda Echols
I found the plans for this bed on this site and was sooooo happy. i was looking for a unique bed for my daughter. I had searched beds for girls and cam across castle beds. I found some pretty extravagant beds costing $20,000 by personal designers and then I found beds from $1,000 to $5,000 buy it and put it together and THEN I found this plan. People asked me if I had experience in building anything. The answer was no BUT I CAN do it!. Plus the plans were very easy to read and understand! My daughter is beyond excited! She can hardly contain herself! THANK YOU!
Wed, 03/27/2013 - 16:48
You did an amazing job on the castle! Truly outstanding. Absolutely love the painted details on the castle. And the mural! Wow! Its so great your daughter got to participate too. She'll remember this when she's all grown up. Congrats on a fabulous project! :)
Sat, 03/30/2013 - 15:36
You did a fantastic job! I love the detail you added! I'm so glad the plans were easy to understand :)
Love this plan and the table and bench turned out exactly as I hoped. I did it by myself except for a little heavy lifting from my sweetheart. I researched the finish online and I am so happy with the results.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 08:19
We have been shopping for tables and cannot find anything we like for a good price. I keep going back to building one myself. Your table top looks great .. nice and flat. Did you follow the plans to a T, did you use a kreg jig?
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 22:13
I did change the dimensions of the top a little. I wanted a wider surface. I did use a kreg jig, it made it a breeze to build. I spent a lot of time on the finish, sanding, using steel wool, and several coats of polyurethane. Thank you for the compliment !
I adjusted the size to be a total lenght of 71 inches by 40 inches wide.
I put all the boards through the table saw to create the flat edges whcih allowed for the flush table top. Had difficulties with the X cuts, but turned out nicely.
Used a mix of 2 stains to reach the grey, almost barnwood look. Love the way it looks.
We made this tiered planter for a Mother's Day gift for my wife. It was a simple build and the plans are very easy to follow. I couldn't get any cedar fence pickets so I used standard 1x6x8 cedar boards that were available at the local big box store; that's why the cost is a little high. The planters were made 24" wide for more room instead of 16'" wide as per the plans. We personalized it by adding the quotes to the boards and burning them into the wood with a pyrography pen.
Our granddaughter is turning 2 at the end of June and I decided to build her a dollhouse. I wanted it to be special with lots of rooms for her to play in. I built it to 1/12th scale out of 1x3 pine for the framing and 1/4" plywood for the floors and back. - Kaare
Well...this was pretty much all done by me.
I am really not liking how many bad boards there are at the store. It takes forever to find a decent board. I had some of my x12s measuring closer to 11 (yes I know they aren't 12 inches).
The door is a little wonky but if it bothers me too much I will just replace it with a curtain on a tension rod.
I love the yellow and I am very proud of myself :)
I didn't have a Kreg jig (too expensive for us right now) but it would definitely have been helpful...
Sun, 03/31/2013 - 07:44
I run into that problem as well!!! And with two kiddos at my hip it gets more annoying to sift thru 5 boards before a good one comes up. But it's all worth it. I made this as well and and the magnetic closure made all the difference. This is really nice by the way. The color is fab!
My kitchen needed a rustic pot rack to hang all my pots and pans. Instead of paying way too much money, I decided to get exactly what I wanted by making it myself. $20 worth of 2x6's and spray painted hardware purchased at The Home Depot in an oil bronzed was all that was needed to create this rack. I attached the hardware with metal screws to give it an even more rustic feel.
We added Ana's truss beam base to an already-existing table top that we had DIY'd years ago (our very first project!). We made the benches per her plans as well and now we all just love it! The whole thing is big, sturdy and beautiful. The only thing we didn't do were those two pretty beams that come down in the center - my hubby liked how simple it looked without it :) Loved this project! (And love how my three kids crawl all over it! Memories!)
I was looking for a plant table and fell in love with the vintage x plan. And it was perfect to get rid of some of my waste wood from other projects.
I love to work with Ana's plans :-)
Fri, 05/14/2021 - 11:16
Thank you for sharing your build, it looks awesome!
Made my 2nd TV console. Both customers wanted cedar pickets. Wasn't able to use them for "structure" so it is "cedar clad".
Made by Ana White's 6' Barndoor plans! Just modified for cedar. - Craig Blasi Facebook Community
Made from pine boards and plywood. Golden Oak stain
Sat, 02/14/2015 - 16:45
Wow! You have been quite busy. Great job on all your accomplishments!
Fancy Farmhouse Headboard with Modified Trim. There was a lot of trial and error as this was my first ever project, but now I'm hooked! We only needed a headboard to attach to our King platform frame.
This was my first Ana White project! I didn't do the x's on the ends, obviously, and it's both taller and wider than the plans in order to fill up the giant space along our back wall. I notice the glue blobs that didn't stain, and the decorative hardware was trickier than I expected, but it was fun to build... and totally functional :)
Initially made this to display Christmas cards in.
Made from 1 by 4 No. 2 Whitewood. Was stained with Rustoleum Driftwood and then painted with some left over paint I found in garage. I then sanded it back a bit to show the grain and stain through.
The nails are 1 inch Clavos nails from a website called www.Directfrommexico.com
Measures about 30 by 25 inches on outsides.
I have made many of these ledges and I just love them so much! I love that I can build them to any length or depth I want. I like to use them for more then just pictures. I feel like there will be many more of these in my future!
A buddy of mine brews his own beer (great beer btw) and mentioned that he was looking for some tap handles that he could write on to identify what brews he had on tap. I decided to help him out...
For more details and photos, check out my DIY blog:
http://www.woodworkingfourdummies.com/blog/keg-tap-handle-diy
Cheers,
Ian
