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It isn't perfect, but it's beautiful and made with love!

7ft Fancy X farmhouse table

This was my first project! We just bought a house and have no furniture except a mattress on the floor! But soon, we will have a home full of custom built furniture :)

I modified this plan quite a bit so it would fit in my space better. My husband really wanted a square table, so I came up with this one based on the farmhouse table. I changed the table top pieces to 2x10’s simply because I like how they look. It took me quite a while because I wanted the top to be super smooth with minimal gaps between the boards, so I ran the boards through a planer quite a few times until they were perfectly flat. Also, since it is square and smaller, we didn’t need the support beam along the middle.

I really wanted chairs that matched the table, so I ordered chairs that were unfinished and stained them to match the table. This took FOREVER and they were a little expensive, but they turned out great! We also got 2 barstools that match.

Like any other project, the finishing took the longest. I sanded for what felt like 20 years, then stained and poly’d for another 10. I am pretty happy with it considering it was my first try!

I needed new bases for my glasstop desk. I found the Sawhorse Leg Storage Desk and thought it would be perfect! I am a beginner and this was my first time cutting an angle like 5 degrees parallel and not paralell. The pictures in the instructions really helped me out with that. The units came together pretty easy and I decided to plank the shelves instead of using plywood (because I had scraps on hand and wanted to use those rather than cut plywood). I am a beginner and am still a little weary of using my circular saw too much, so planking the shelves was a better fit for my skill level. I think it turned out really good. I used white satin spray paint and got small clear plastic "bumpers" to pad the top where the glass sits on the bases. 

This is my second project. (My first was the canopy doll bed.) It just took a couple of days to get it all cut, put together and sanded. This was my first time with the Kreg Jig and I loved using it. So awesome.

The first 'from scratch' project my husband and I have completed. For extreme beginners, definitely simple to put together for an amazing finished piece. 

I built this cabinet for a little additional bathroom storage.  I used select pine for most of the project and some old leftover hardwood flooring for the top.  The lines of the hardwood gave the cabinet top a nice rustic appearance.  I am happy how this project turned out.

As soon as I heard my brother was going to get a puppy this month, I decided I was going to make this food and water dish holder. I LOVE IT! I am going to give it to him for Christmas. I made it with larger bowls for when the puppy becomes a full size Golden Retriever. She won't need it right away, so I've decided to wait until Christmas to wrap up and give to my brother. I had a lot of fun making this project. I need to make one now for our cockapoo.

Since I had to use larger bowls, I had to come up with my own measurements. I'm pretty proud of myself for tackling that all by myself. :-)

Coated it pretty heavy with the polyurethane to protect it from water spillage.

Our daughter asked for a kitchen island so my first stop was Ana's website to see what plans I could find. I built the base while my husband was out of town one week. This was a zero trip to Lowe's project as I raided our wood rack and scrap bins. My husband came home and built the countertop.

Easy project. I needed this bench a bit smaller due to space constraints so this is 28" x 42". I kept the height the same and finished the surfaces with some thick polyurethane. It should be noted my cost was a bit higher due to buying a sanded plywood, coated self-tapping screws and a more expensive polyurethane. I also went a bit slow on this project and it took about 2.5 hours including application of the single coat of poly.

My daughter wanted her room redone for her tenth birthday. We decided to go big with Ana's storage bed plans. I had so much fun building this and really learned a lot. It took me three months to find enough spare time to finish it, but it was worth the wait.

I love our table and bench (and high chair). It's working well for our family and I had a lot of fun building and finishing it. Thanks for the plans, Ana!

I don't think I made any modifications to the table or bench, but I used 1x3s for the high chair instead of 1x2s.

Built to be used for my coffee bar.

The first real project I have attempted. I don't have any real experience with woodworking outside of shop class in junior high school.

My mother has been asking for one of these for many years. Mission accomplished.

I made this for a friend. The hardest part of the build was finding the correct font.

Allyn