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The hardware store didn't have untreated 4x4's so I used pressure treated wood since I was going to paint it. I adjusted on the plan and picked up bed rail hooks so I can remove the bed rails to move the bed easier. I used a chisel to inset the bed rail hooks. It worked out perfectly.

My husband created this table as an anniversary present to me! I painted my present with a creamy white for the base and he stained the top with ebony.

This the is first time I have ever built a peice of furniture.  My best friend made all of her furniture in her house using her kreg jig and visiting Ana's website.  I ended up building this in her garage since I was still in an apartment at the time.  It was a total labor of coldy freezing love.  :D  Now I want to build EVERYTHING!  We had to adjust some of the numbers on the plan and it cost a little more than $75 but totally worth it!

Well, I could say that this is my biggest project for now... I spent about 4 full days to make it. Nothing difficult it seams, but having near zero carpenter skills, it's rather difficult, you know.

Not much place for posting photos here. If you're intrested in making somthing like this, you can visit my blog link. Although my blog's language is russian, there are many step-by-step photos and all the dimentions too (sorry, in metric).

At last, there is ready SketchUp skp-file there, so if there is any interest to this bed, I belive that photos and skp-project will help you to modify my project to your needs.

We really loved the plans that were given. The space that we had to utilize was smaller than the pallet so we had to take ours apart and cut each board and rebuild. We LOVE it and were so glad we found these plans. They helped tremendously and transformed our little corner from somewhere the kids just stacked book to a nice family library.

We needed some more storage in our basement so I made these shelves.  They are 10 feet long.  I couldn't get the 10 foot long 2x4s into the basement through the house, so my husband helped me slide each board through a tiny window one at a time.  I also decided to paint the shelves to make them look nicer since they are in the finished part of our basement.  Overall, I think they turned out great and they can hold a lot more than I expected.     

This plan was perfect for our second bedroom. We are adopting soon and are not sure what ages, genders, or sibling combinations we will be accomidating. We wanted to make the most of the space we had with the option for an additional bed if needed. This loft bed is the perfect solution. I like the stairs (instead of the usual ladder rungs) and it was pretty easy to build. Now the kids can play under it...or we can add a bed (in the photo we have a box spring set up on a bed frame, but no mattress yet) if we need to. THANK YOU, ANA!

We made a few alterations to Ana's plan:

1. We moved the staircase to the right side to better fit our bedroom set up
2. We narrowed down the platform and staircase by 4 inches....still plenty wide!
3. We brought the staircase platform in about 7 inches, so the stairs don't stick out so far.
4. We added an additional 2x4 at the base for stability (attached to the back two vertical legs).
5. We added 4 corner braces (just left over 2x6's cut at 45 degree angles to make little triangle brackets.

It's very sturdy. My husband even got up there to test it out. We haven't finished it yet, but we plan to stain and seal it.

Turned out great. This was a gift for my mother in law!

Built using the Simple, Cheap znd Easy Console Table Plan. I utilized a scrap piece of granite for the top that I cut to size and polished and poplar wood that I had laying around the shop.

I built these two end tables from the rustic x end table plans. I tweaked the original plan to make them smaller. I only used 4 - 2x6's for the top instead of using 5, and I used 2 - 2x6's for the bottom shelf instead of using the 2 - 1x12's. My top is 20x22.5 and the base is 18x18.

I made this for our first new family addition. My wife is 20 weeks pregnant and we find out if it's a boy or girl tomorrow at 0800! So excited, and thanks to Ana for the great plans.

Nate

This was the biggest project I had ever built at the time. I was so happy with how it turned out!! 

This project was quick and simple. Just keep in mind and pay attention to the plans where they state "bevel" or "miter". There is a difference!

This project was free to me as we have a huge amount of 2x4 studs left over in our garage from a previous project so I should be able to do the table and another bench for free as well.

It went together within a few hours as the cuts are easy.

Working on the camp loft bed now with some mods to add a stationary bed beneath and more height for my girls room.

Overall great build.

I stained it with one coat of Kona. I did let the stain sit and barely wiped it off that is why it ended up being very dark which is the look I was going for. I then finished it off with 4 coats of polycrylic clear in high gloss which dries very fast and does not yellow.

We used the Weatherly plans for this project amending in a couple of places. The two seat version was attached to the three with using just one set of legs and then we added a 2 x 6" upright at the join and put another 2 x 6" on top for a drinks tray! Rather than 8 individual 24" cushions we went with 48 x 24" seats and did the same for the backs.

The cost for materials was only about $70 and the outdoor fabric was twice that amount. As it is under a covered deck we just used 4" foam for the seats and 2" foam for the backrests, costing about $100. All Canadian Dollars.

This is my 3rd completed project. This has storage, individual hinges was used.

I am still on the sofa after 9 months could not decide if I wanted to make storage.