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I built this Kid's Country Bench for my son's play corner in my living room. It was so easy! The hardest part about it was waiting for the finish to dry lol. My 3 year old was able to help with a few things and he absolutely loves it! Thank you so much Ana!

Perfect for our 5 year old! He's too scared to climb Big brother's scary bunk bed ladder. This one is much more to his liking!

My husband is going to be busy now that we've discovered you Ana White! 

I took down a gate for my parents that had been up for over 20 years. I couldn't bear to get rid of the wood. I found these plans http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/rustic-industrial-narrow-bookshelf/, and modified them. I wanted wider shelves with more space in between shelves, and I wanted a steel bar in the back. It took a lot of planing and sanding to get the wood ready and there are challenges to working with wood that has been outside for over 20 years, but nothing beats the look of truly vintage wood. I love the color variations caused by weathering and the rusted screw holes throughout the wood. I got steel bars at home depot, sprayed painted them with rustoleum bronze spray paint, and drilled holes in them with a cobalt drill bit. I used steel wool dissolved in vinegar for the stain and finished off with three coats of polyurethane.

This was my first real build. I used the Kreg pocket hole system and it worked great! With Ana's instructions and the Kreg Jig it went together in a couple of hours! Thanks, Ana for your great site and plans!

My husband and I spent an afternoon making this beautiful headboard. It turned out great and I am so happy about the upgrade to our bedroom. 

Hi I made this seesaw for my great nephew's 2nd birthday off plans on your website. I painted mine and covered seats with yellow vinyl. I found the plan really simple to use and not an expensive project. I delivered it to the party at the farm and it was an instant hit. Linda Byron (great aunty), Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

We built our first DIY project together using the plans for the simple outdoor dining table. It was so much fun we are on to more projects.

First DIY. Took roughly 17 hours completed over 3 days. Used untreated pine from Home depot for top and untreated cedar (the only 4x4's available) for legs.

Total cost $270

Top stain: weathered oak (2 coats)

Top finish: Rustoleom polyeurothane clear satin

Legs: undercoat of Behr's Nautical blue and two thin coats of a white paint we had on hand. Then we distressed with an orbial sander and a 220 grit paper.

Created but Modified from the plans found on here, my daughter has a great new bed. This bed saved a ton of space in her very small room. PLUS it allowed her to have an area to do her homework and all the art projects she does! Very easy build. Took a day to build and another to paint. 

Always been interested in wood working and found this site that is incredibly easy to follow with awesome plans - Thanks Ana.

This was my first project and overall the wood cost about $50 with left overs. I used framing wood SPF and the friendly workers at Home Depot explained all about wood and finding wood that isn't shaped at odd angles or bent.

I bought a Mitre saw 10 inch blade for $99.

I bought the Kreg Jig for $99.

Gel Stain costs $25 for a large can (I used on another project).

To my amazement a box of screws costs $30 but you get a few hundred.

So some of the the things to watch for - for any newbies like me out there:

If you buy a very powerful drill careful not to push really hard or you find your screw goes through 2 inches of solid wood and you are left with a gaping hole.... resulting in you starting over again...

If you don't set your kreg jig to clamp down on your wood, with the wood being level at the base of the kreg jig, the wood raises slightly. This results in your drilled hole to go deeper and screws to pop out the face of your project... nice surprises when you are sanding.

I used your printer cabinet plans however altered them  a bit.  Wood is various  including gum, cherry,pine, etc.  Enjoy and thanks

fun project for begginers, I made this one for my grandauther she's just a year and a half old and she loves it. This was a good chritsmas gift...

First project built using plans from Ana White.  Loved completing it.  Take the time to sand and prep for finish.  Makes it sooo much better.

My glossy finish adds a lot of luster to the project.  I trimmed the inside edges of the 2x4 peices on the outside trim to make a smooth surface.  

I fell in love with your stand, and showed it to my husband (who is not a carpenter, but holds his own with making doll furniture).  I forgot to mention to him it was for real girls, but he figured it out quicky when he saw the size of wood pieces, hah!  So I begged him to use the basic idea, and so he tweaked a plan and this is what he came up with.  The signs are laminated, and 8 signs fit into the slot he made on top.  We have  a lemonade stand, a market, a theatre, a boutique, a candy shop, a bakery  and a frozen treat shop.  Our granddaughter is beyond delighted!  We don't have a blog. We craft and sell 18" doll items and have Facebook page.

I love the table thanks using a miter saw made it quick and easy took me about 4 hours to build. Thanks