Hello! I’ve been building again… I found a coffee table in the Pottery Barn catalog and fell in LOVE!
Well it’s $699 and OUT of my budget so of course I turned to Ana!
She whipped up plans for a similar coffee table that cost me $100! Score!
Here are a few pics during my building process:)
My Kreg came in mighty handy for this build! It really is amazing how solid it makes a piece of furniture! Whit and I highly recommend purchasing one if you are going to build your own furniture!
Pic of the bottom shelf. It’s two 1×12’s and I secured them together with the Kreg.
Hidden pocket hole underneath the shelf.
Now for the drawers…. The table itself was VERY easy to build but the drawers were the biggest challenge I have faced building so far. That being said, they were “doable” and I am so glad that I tackled them:)
Here is a picture of the drawer slides and the drawer frames you build. What makes this a little tricky is that the two frames you build for the drawers to slide in and out of have to be pretty identical.
TIPS for drawers:
~Do NOT use furring strips
~Make sure your boards are straight
~Build the first one based on your table measurements rather than the plans just to make them exact.
~I built the first one and then placed the second one on top of the first as I built it to make sure they lined up exact.
~No build is perfect. If your drawer slides a little crooked, only you will know:) The drawer face makes up for a lot of human error;)
I finished her off with my new FAVORITE stain!
It dries super fast, doesn’t smell as bad as most wood stain and the finish is so even and rich!
Ready to see my finished product???
I bought the pulls at Home Depot for about $5 each. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this coffee table and I LOVE that I saved $600 building it myself with Ana’s Plans!
If you love it would you please pin it below 🙂 Thanks so much! ~Ashley
This is amazing!!! Definitely on my list of things to do!
Ashley –
I have been lusting over this exact PB table. You made it look so easy. Where did you get the drawer slides and what type of wood did you use?
Thanks!
Crystal
So inspiring!
I was just looking for Ana’s plans today – it’s time to build some stuff for the teen room.
Your coffee table is lovely.
Off to pin!
~ Dana
You.Girlie.Are.AMAZING! And you make it all look so easy for us too!
You truly inspire! I want to try so many new things now. I’m so happy to have stumbled upon your blog!
Love it! Your finish is absolutely amazing. Did you use something before the stain?
I actually like yours better than PB’s! Great job.
Ohmyfreakinheck you just saved me from buying a so-so Craigslist coffee table find I was headed to purchase later this evening. This is PERFECT for our space and I cannot wait to run to Home Depot instead and buy materials tonight 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thanks for sharing!!! Pinning right now!
XOXO
Do you use Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner when you stain your pine wood stuff?
That looks amazing. I was actually looking at purchasing the Kreig Jig but have been waiting. Did you just use the basic Jig because it seems like they have a few to choose from.
This table is AMAZING! I just love to see your e-mail in my box to see what other AWESOME project you made. This table ROCKS!! WONDERFUL JOB! 🙂 Pinning now 🙂
Seriously?!? How many times are you going to make me say it…you are awesome. 🙂 Love the table.
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I love my coffee table! Mine looks aboslutely beautiful! I built it myself! I used the plans at WoodworkPlans.info to build mine – I highly recommend you visit that website and check their plans out too. They are detailed and super easy to read and understand unlike several others I found online. The amount of plans there is mind-boggling… there’s like 16,000 plans or something like that for tons of different projects. Definitely enough to keep me busy with projects for many more years to come!!
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Go to www. WoodworkPlans.info – click the pink link above for some more plans! Best of luck on your building adventures! You’ll love the coffee table there 🙂
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Daaaaang girl!!! You did such a great job! I can barely get my house picked up each day let alone build a darling coffee table 😉 I am just jealous lol!
Amazing!! I just love how your table turned out Ashley! You did such a beautiful job!! I read through Ana’s plans and wondered about the legs. Did you use your Kreg Jig to join the 1×2 and 1×3 together or just wood glue and nails? They look so perfect! I would love to try using a stain. but everything I’ve made from her site has been painted which seems more forgiving of my mistakes.
Oh my word you rock!!! That is awesome!
Wow, this is amazing. I love how it turned out ~ Very Talented