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Liked the Griffen Reclaimed look Media console, but not the $1099 price tag that came with it!  LOL

So with $100 and 3 hours of work, BAM! 

70L x 15W x 30H

Used Minwax stain in Dark Walnut and Coastal Gray chalk paint from Rustoleum

After browsing through forums I came up with this idea...a versatile shop cart that I can insert my kreg jig and miter saw into...a stable base at a great working height.

I created this design in sketchup as well and will work on posting it as a plan if people are interested.

basically, the top is inset 3/4" to make room for the inserts. I created a work table insert (well two I split in half, so the kreg insert can take up the front half if I wanted to insert that.

Then I made the kreg jig insert

and the Miter saw insert

let me tell you...this came in handy right away as each of those inserts I made can be used without the cart as well and both inserts work tremendously!

I am really really happy with this and it is so useful. Started making the loft bed playhouse last night and the miter say and kreg jig were extremely useful at a good working height.

Thanks for the inspiration!  This was my first full blown creation and my wife loves it.  Cannot wait to do more!

A few weeks ago I was getting ready for work and was excavating my shoe collection in search of my brown wingtips. Although I had managed to curate a pretty respectable collection of dress shirts, slacks, suits, and shoes, I still relied on a cheap coated wire shoe rack that could likely double as a grilling grate for my bbq. This was amplified by the fact that is was meant for about half the number of shoes I was using it for. I know, first world problems. It’s tough out there. So, I decided to build a two piece unit that I could stack atop one another or use it side by side in the future.

Hello There! 

This was my attempt at the Family Tree Nesting Birds sign that Ana made. I ended up painting everything instead of doing the foam for the leaves, but I just love how it turned out! I used old pallet wood instead of new lumber and gave it a really good sanding before staining and painting.

Gave it to my brother and sister-in-law for Christmas, and it was a huge hit!

Thanks Ana!

I changed the plans a little bit to add on the extra shelf on top as well as making the shelves an inch narrower than the plans. The project was actually pretty easy and really only took me about a days worth of work.

Well...this was pretty much all done by me.

I am really not liking how many bad boards there are at the store. It takes forever to find a decent board. I had some of my x12s measuring closer to 11 (yes I know they aren't 12 inches).

The door is a little wonky but if it bothers me too much I will just replace it with a curtain on a tension rod.

I love the yellow and I am very proud of myself :)

I didn't have a Kreg jig (too expensive for us right now) but it would definitely have been helpful...

My husband wanted a table next to the grill and he wasn't going to build one after working on our deck for 2 weeks. I thought to myself maybe I could build one that had a built-in cooler. Of course, my source of inspiration came from Ana White. I had to detour a little from her exact plan to accommodate our need. We had a basement egress window coming right at that corner near the grill so we would need a table that cover that area perfectly to make a good use of space, hence the measurements and plan had to be altered a bit. Ana White’s plan has 2 built-ins, ours has only 1. It turned out great and we enjoyed it ever since. Now if only the weather just got warmer!

Used 36 inch legs instead of 32". 

Also used two 6x1 inch boards for each side of the box. 

I have a small booth at a local Outdoor Market & a client asked if I had any outdoor tables - she needed some for an upcoming party. I tried convincing her that a potting bench would be perfect (since Ana already had plans for that), but she wanted something a little different. She shared a picture of a "Faraday" console table by Pottery Barn, so I used that as my inspiration. I opted for a counter-height table vs. a table height, but both can be easily achieved using the same size balusters, just cut accordingly. I did have a hard time finding "chunky" balusters with a "flat" section on both the top and bottom. I didn't want to use pre-made legs because they are too pricey. At both Orange and Blue they had "skinny" balusters, but at the Orange near my home I found 1 thicker baluster. I had to go to another store to find more in stock, so supplies may vary in your area. The balusters were less than $3 each. Ana was so kind to create plans and I hope you enjoy your table as much as my client enjoyed hers!