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This was a nice simple build. The only problem where I live (near Edmonton, Alberta) is that the price of lumber has gone crazy. I think it is the same everywhere. 2 x 4's are running about $8.50 (CAD) each. I can see myself building a few more of these as the neighbours like them. Chose to go with a funky magenta colour to add some colour to the backyard. Very comfortable to sit in but I think I will add some cushions. I should have taken Ana's advice and painted the boards (especially back and seat) first. Once assembled I had to go in with a small brush to get the sides.

This little chair turned out really well. The only significant changes I made to the plans were to cut the back slats in an arch, round the corners on the arm pieces, and round-over all of the exposed edges.

As an on camera actor, I found myself with zero work during the pandemic. All productions were shut down and my day job no longer existed. It was time to get creative.
Voice over work started booming, particularly for actors who could record from home, because recording studios were shut down. I've dabbled a bit in voice over and had been interested in diving in and took my first step by buying a sound reducing booth called a whisper room.

The problem? There was nowhere in our house to to put the 6'x8' booth. So it sat on the back porch for months, covered by a tarp.
For a woodworker, this just wouldn't do! It was time to build an out building to house the booth and have my own outdoor recording studio. I read endless books and watched videos on building recording studios and made my plans over a few months.

Finally, in March, I excavated the land and prepped it for a pour. We had a concrete guy come in and pour the slab.

As soon as that set, I began work from the ground up in building this fancy shed. It took me 3 months, but I learned so much about the basics of building a house, and now I am auditioning for professional projects in my beautiful studio. I couldn't be prouder.

I ran electric, ethernet, I put in flooring, I roofed, drywalled, made a custom door threshold, inserted a window and framed every last bit of this building. There were bumps along the way- to be expected in a one person build- but she's done and ready for work.

I documented the build from start to finish here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPcEW6cqhcQ

We built 2 of these tables for the McDonald’s in our area for the front of their building. With a few modifications to fit the space. We made the top of the table a foot smaller so it’s 3 x 4 feet. We also put extra bracing on the legs so the table would not tip over if one person was to sit on it. I love this table and will be making one for myself

We went a little crazy bringing pallets home once I got the idea that we could build something so cool and functional out of only a small amount of new lumber! We've had these about 6 months now and they still look great and serve our family in a very real and functional way! My boys have been WONDERFUL about keeping all their shoes in their crates!

Not too much to say here! We badly needed sturdy sawhorses for our garage. I've used them on almost every Ana White project I've made and they are fabulous! They are covered in drips, spots, nicks and stains from all of my projects, but that's what I love most. Each splotch reminds me of that particular project. Sounds silly, but it gives them character! :)

My husband and I put this together to fit a spot that was just slightly off of what standard furniture would accomodate. Looking for something simple as a first build, we went with the Kids Country Bench and made some changes along the way.
We made 3 cubbies on the bottom shelf for extra storage and a little extra stability, since our boards were more bowed than we preferred. We also removed the front and back aprons. In the front we just attached a 1x2 that we ripped into a 1x1 as a trim piece. In the back, we centered a 1x2 to give a slight lip in the back.
I don't have a jigsaw, so we used my FIL's Scroll Saw. That was interesting ... but the sides turned out ok. Not perfect, but ok.
I was hoping to finish this with a high gloss product, but since the boards we ended up with more 'rustic' than I anticipated, I decided to embrace that and go with a distressed finish. I used a spray primer, and then one coat of Sherwin Williams yellow, covered with a dry brush of Sherwin Williams blue. I then sanded the corners and edges and finished with a spray top coat.
We had lots of fun, although it took us a long time. We were only working in small shifts, in between naps. If we had managed to get, say, 3 straight hours to build, I think we could have finished in in that time period.
This was a great starter project, and it's nice to know that we can make MINOR modifications to a plan and not have it fall apart on us :)
Thanks for the inspiration Ana!

I made these cabinet doors based on your Entryway Console with Open Shelves. I wanted something to hide the clutter from the cables, modems and hubs for all our smart devices as well as the circuit box. I modified these with open grills in the bottom half to allow for the Wi-Fi signal to travel without being blocked. I love them and am so surprised at how nice they turned out. I am not used to working with wood routers or table saws but found that it was not as difficult as I thought it would be. I used pocket wholes to join the stiles and rails and did use glue also due to the expected high usage.

My first project! It turned out pretty well, although I had some trouble hammering the nails in straight! It cost me a little more because I used fir instead of pine - there weren't any straight pine boards. I also used a 1x3 for the bottom, becuase it's along James' bed and I didn't want him banging his head if they stuck out too much. Perfect for his Thomas trains!

The wall I wanted them on is a little less than 8', so I cut 18" off both and now have two more little shelves to go somewhere, yay!

My mom really wanted me to build her a bed for her dog and was coming to visit in a week, so I jumped on the project immediately.  (Although it is for her pup, mine is modeling the bed:-).)  I took the Farmhouse Doll Bed plan and used that as a base for a modified version.  I went to Joanns and grabbed a standard 15"x17" piece of 2" medium density foam for about $5 and built around it.  Instead of using the 1x3s for the headboard, I used 9 1x2s to even out the space.  This was also my first time ever sewing, so that was probably the most time consuming part of the project!  (That's what took it over the edge from being an "hour or two project" to an "afternoon project".)  I also modified the plans for Ana's Outdoor Cushions to fit the smaller piece of foam.  (I fell in love with the dog fabric from Tonic Living, so I HAD to make my own!)  I finished it off with 2 coats of spray paint.