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Built from plans

To finish off my bathroom remodel I built the Martina wall shelf. I reused the metal hook that was previously on my wall before the board and batten treatment. It fit perfectly in the space under the shelf meant for hooks. I wish I had measured out my towels and storage needs. I could have actually stored more if I had adjusted the plans to make the shelf a little deeper and a couple inches wider. Overall, I'm very pleased! The Kreg Jig is a fun little tool, too!

First project! Cut the tops at the wrong angle. Stained with Miniwax Dark Walnut. Had some kreg jig troubles but all-in-all very happy with the results.

this was a super fun afternoon project! I used the specs for the Queen size headboard, and they were bang on. no modifications needed. i did reinforce with some screws from the back, as well as I used a 1x3 vertically in the centre of the back of the headboard, which i used to give extra stability to the horizontal pieces. i secured each horizontal board to it using 1" screws from the back, as my boards were not quite flush and I am a bit of a perfectionist! lol

Built this project to organize and store the electronics in the living room. Followed the plans for the most part with a single sheet of 3/4” Maple ply for the console. 2” Oak lumber for the legs. Cedar planks instead of 1/4 plywood for the backing. I glued Cedar planks to 1/2 ply and trimmed for the doors; hidden hinges. I drilled holes for adjustable shelving in each section and bought the shelf pins on Amazon.

I made this chair for my two-year old niece so she can sit at the table like a big girl. We call it the "Share Chair" because she has to share it with her two sisters. It was fairly easy to make; I think I spent more time painting it.

While staging my sister & brother-in-laws home so they could list it for sale, I ended up with an "empty wall" in their living room and nothing to fill it with, but knew a small bookshelf would work perfectly! I loved the look of the Kentwood bookshelf plan. I'm not the fastest builder, but after a couple hours, I had everything cut, all pocket holes drilled and everything fully assembled. I only applied one coat of stain and a single coat of poly and skipped adding a back...for now. I may go back and add a back later, but for now I'm thrilled with it (and so was my sister!)

Edit:  I finally added a back to the shelf - just in time to sell it to a friend. ;)

I made this work bench for my garage. Over a few weekends. It is 11' 6' long and is made of pine lumber. I used 2x10x12's on the top, mostly 2x4's are used for the farm with the exception of the center part of the legs. Those are rough cut 4x4's I had laying around. 1x6's for the bottom shelf. Getting the top seams to line up took a lot of sanding with 40 grit. They were to big for me to run through the table saw myself so I sanded and sanded. I did run skews threw the top and then filled with wood filler. I wanted strength. Plus the top boards are not glued so I can replace as needed (It's a work bench right?). This thing is big, heavy, and solid!

Built in 2017 for our ducks! They use the ramp just fine! I am now working on editing this coop plan to make a coop for 4 chickens we just brought home. I'm going to leave out the planting area, since it's going inside their open run. 

This project was a lot of fun and didn't take very long. Already thinking of making another one with different color finish.

Second project for annual church craft show. Loved the idea of using pegboard, so I modified it accordingly. Guessed at cost as we bought 2X6s and 2X12s on clearance and ripped them down ourselves which brought the cost down.

Gas pump cabinet with bookshelves.

I loved working on this easy upholstered bench. It was so much fun and so simple. I followed the plan except I raised the bench to 20 inches, because my husband and I are quite tall. I also wrapped the fabric underneath about 1/2 inch and stapled it so it has a tighter look. Thanks for the plans Ana!

I had a ton of fun making this media console! It is my second big project, and I would still consider myself a beginner, but I paid very close attention to detail and I think it turned out great!

I stretched the console out by about 4 inches, so that if I ever decide to put my TV on it, it will fit.

Thanks Ana for your great website!

Thank you so much for the plans! Very excited for how it turned out!

I love the look of these shelves. I needed something for the wall space to either side of the kitchen window and sink. The ceiling slopes down at least a foot on that wall so there's less space for cabinets and putting up cabinets that fit the space wasn't working. Shelves were the answer. The pictures show only the left side of the window/sink, but I did put up a matching shelf on the right side. I used a 1x8 for the shelf and 1x6 for the back.