Rustic X living room
This is the first Ana White project I have done. They are beautiful! I normally use reclaimed lumber, but made an exception and used dimensional lumber for these.
This is the first Ana White project I have done. They are beautiful! I normally use reclaimed lumber, but made an exception and used dimensional lumber for these.
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 :)
I built this project 8x10 and made the back wall exactly like the front wall and just added diy windows for air circulation. I live in the desert so I did not use clear panels I used white panels for sides and top and tinted panels for front and back so that my plants would not get scorched. I am running a hydroponic system and could not be happier with the results for a first time gardener! I built it completely by myself in about a month, I do have a full time job and kids that need to be taken to practice and lessons after school.
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!
On a rainy morning in early January 2015, my wife and I were sipping our coffees and starting to get ready to take on the day. It was a Saturday morning, so we didn't have to go to work. We had moved into our house about a year ago so a few of our rooms were still a little bare and simply acted as play rooms for our daughter.
I walked out of my office, and looked over to the empty dining room which was immediately adjacent. Coming from a large Italian family, most of my childhood took place around a large dining room table at my grandmother's house outside of Philadelphia, PA. This empty room just didn't seem right. I decided to do something about it.
I remembered walking around Restoration Hardware seeing this amazing farmhouse table that was around $2000. Way out of our price range for a simple dinind room table. It also didn't come with any benches or chairs. It would have cost me around $2600 when all was said and it just gave me some severe heartburn.
I stumbled upon Ana's site here and decided to look around a little. Low and behold almost the exact same table was featured here. After getting over a short panic attack about building a piece of furniture that we would be using quite often I headed to Home Depot, got the materials, some new tools and got to work.
Not only do I think it turned out awesome, it was an amazing stress relief. Two weeks later and bought the Kreg Jig and built a matching bench. These pieces are so solid I could drive my car onto them. Thanks, Ana for the confidence to get this done the right way and save me about $2000.
Onto my next project, a jewelry armoire for my wife's valentine's present.
I built this before my son was born to use as a changing table in his room. I used leftover plywood from another project which made it a cheap build. It is super sturdy and has plenty of storage on the top to hold wipes, diapers, and creams. I used shelf lining and bought cute baskets to complete the look.
I modified this plan to use wood that I had and also a piece of kitchen counter top that was left over from my daughters new house.
We used Anna's outdoor Sofa plans, which were very easy to read. For wood, we kept costs low by using pressure treated wood, and staining it with Minwax Colonial Walnut stain. We did use the lumber cutting service at Home Depot- only $15 for the cuts, and it made the project time very quick. The cushions were from Lowes, and throw pillows were purchased the previous season at Homesense. We are so happy with how it turned out. Thanks, Anna!
I used Shelf Help for the plywood pieces and a mash up of Ana's plans for the rest. I shared a video on my family page for steps used here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urFoX5j4J0s
Thanks so much for the plan!
Fri, 02/20/2015 - 09:35
This looks INCREDIBLE!!!!! I was hoping you could possibly share how you painted on the American Flag, and gave it the rustic look to match the coffee table? I'm new to this site, so I'm not sure if you can reply directly to this comment or not. If you can't, would you mind emailing me at [email protected]?
Thank you so much!
Wed, 10/07/2015 - 13:59
Hi. I love this coffee table. I have read through all the directions. I have one quick question. After I have built the coffee table and then oxidize the wood, do I then paint the flag with regular red white and blue paint and then seal it with the wax? Thank you
Welcome to our labor of love. This is our first build and while my bf did most of the work, it was a great project for us as a couple. It was definitely work, but well worth it. We love the way it fits perfectly in our courtyard and people keep commenting on how high-end it looks. Thanks for the plan, Ana! The project took a little longer than it probably should, since it was the first project for us. You should account fort he time it will take to cut, sand and stain your pieces before assembly. There are times you will need to allow for the lumber to dry etc.
Built this using Ana's Rustic X console table plan.
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!
Papa Dana's version of Mimi's Coat Bench!
This was my first project! I learned a lot while doing it, and I look forward to building more projects in the future!
Built this table for a friend from the Ana White- Fancy X plans. It turned out amazing!
Fri, 01/10/2020 - 07:23
Love the table. Colors are great. I noticed you modified the table to to have five 2x10s instead of the plan 4. I was planning on doing the same thing. Did you have to modify the base to account for that? Specifically I'm wondering how, if at all, I need to adjust the angle of the X pieces. Thanks for your time!
I printed off your instructions and I had all the wood in the garage already. My husband and son finished this in a day and a half. I love it! I painted it. Still not sure what I want to do instead of the planters. I like that idea but I like to have access if I need to clean it. I love all the ideas on this site.
Easily made from scrap.
Used pocket screws where possible.
Strong enough for a 2 year old to jump in :)
Mon, 04/08/2013 - 15:58
This is a very cute doll crib--love the curved ends above the slats. I have made six of these, each one a little different, and this design is perfect for the next one--hee hee. Would you mind sharing the dimensions; are they the same as the Olivia doll crib? Thanks!
Thu, 04/11/2013 - 13:04
Oops!! the plan i used was http://ana-white.com/2010/11/olivias-doll-crib.html …
I used those direction .. just modified the end to be slats like the sides then made a curved line that appealed to me … sorry for the mistake!
I did make the farmhouse bed too for another grand-girl!
I was just thinking I would be making more of these .. glad to hear i'm not the only one!
My husband wanted a table next to the grill and he wasn't going to build one after working on our deck for 2 weeks. I thought to myself maybe I could build one that had a built-in cooler. Of course, my source of inspiration came from Ana White. I had to detour a little from her exact plan to accommodate our need. We had a basement egress window coming right at that corner near the grill so we would need a table that cover that area perfectly to make a good use of space, hence the measurements and plan had to be altered a bit. Ana White’s plan has 2 built-ins, ours has only 1. It turned out great and we enjoyed it ever since. Now if only the weather just got warmer!
First I'd like to say THANK-YOU Ana for this incrediable site and for all the work that you do. You are an inspiration to us all!
This was my very first project. I have been stalking this website for about a year working up enough courage to build something - anything for that matter! Finally my husband bought me a great Drill / Driver for Christmas and VOILA! I am putting it to great use.
My son's room is rather small so I opted to eliminate the stair leading up to the landing area and just added a couple of 2 x 4 for him to climb up to the landing area
I love it - He loves it. Before I could never get him to play in his room or sleep throught the night without coming into our bed at 4am. Well let me tell you...Since I built this bed last week he sleeps like a charm and actually wont leave his room! Hhahaha
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Ana White Admin
Mon, 04/26/2021 - 11:47
Wonderful job!
What a beautiful space you've created, thank you for sharing!