DIY Rustic X Console (Plans by Ana White)

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I was in need of a place to store my growing collection of cookbooks and I also wanted to protect the back of my sofa. To kill two birds with one stone, I decided on acquiring a console/sofa table.   However, I really wanted the length of the table to match the length of my sofa, so I figured it would be best to build it myself.

I visited Ana White’s site and found the perfect solution for my needs: the Rustic X Console.  The plans were pretty straight forward to follow,  but I really struggled building the table.   I purchased quite a few warped boards and it was very hard to get everything square and flat.   This made for a very frustrating experience.

Below are several in progress photos:

Two tools that really helped us finish this project are the Kreg Pocket-Hole Jig
and my Rockwell JawHorse.  I highly recommend each of these tools.  In fact, I love my Kreg Jig so much I recently upgraded from the K3 Master System to the K5  (I really do not build much to warrant the upgrade).

For the finish, I used Rust-Oleum’s Early American stain and I applied two coats of Vermont Natural Coatings PolyWhey Furniture Finish (I love this stuff.  It is not super smelly like your traditional wood varnishes).

I ended up dropping the X on my console table out of laziness (that and I was tired of dealing with the warped wood).  I am happy with the finished project.  It provides way more storage space than I had originally anticipated.

September 2015 Update!

My sister and I recently built the matching Rustic X Coffee Table.  You can check out the build details here!