Community Brag Posts

This was a christmas gift for my wife.

This is a bench my mother and I made from an ana-white.com.

Adapted the woven back bench plan into two chairs. Talk about a ton of pocket holes!

Table with a small propane gas fixture.

This my first time to make something (almost) completely myself. I did all the cutting and assembly of the rectanges with some supervision from the husband. He then helped me assemble the rectangles on to the 2x2's and to put the daybed together in the room. This took about a 2 days and cost about $75. The worst part was the painting in my opinion. I love the final product though and can't wait to try another project!
I did modify it slightly by making the dimensions 3 inches longer and 5 inches taller to accomodate a trundle bed underneath.

This was my very first woodworking project that didn't involve making a sign or wooden cutout; so very gratifying to see it all come together.  I enjoyed adding some simple touches from other users (planked head/footboard) as well as my own (router ogee cut around the head and footboard tops).  Very happy with how it turned out and we will see how well it sleeps!

My husband and I made this bed, using the twin farmhouse bed plans, for our daughter's third birthday. It was fairly easy to do and we got the building part done in one day. It was a big success!!

I ended up making three sets of these pedestals this month!

One set was for my In-laws, one for a friend and finally one for us. The two sets I gave away have a 12.5" opening underneath to accomodate two laundry baskets stacked inside each other for a total of six which is pretty good for most households. Our pedestal could only have a 9" opening due to the overhead cabinets in our laundry room so the shelf will not accomodate standard laundry baskets which is kind of a bummer.

I kept one pedestal fairly minimalistic because it's going into a laundry room off an outside patio, I added a bit of quarter round trim all the way around the top edge to act as a guard rail just in case the washer or dryer tries to travel off the platform.

The other two I trimmed out identically they just have different post heights to fit the space they are intended for. I used a little more trim than on the first pedestal, I believe it's window sash trim. Just as on the first pedstal I wanted a guard rail of sorts so I left the window sash trim with about a 1/4" reveal on the three visible sides and used quartter round on the back.

I used a very heavy black rubber runner I found at Home Depot which is sold by the foot on top of each pedestal as an additional water barrier and vibration dampner. I think this finished it off and really works well, I'm very glad I decided to add that.

My version was inspired by Ryans modification of the original plan so thanks to Ryan and Ana for these awesome pedestals, my wife, In-laws and friend love them!

Fancy X Farmhouse bench with pine base and poplar seat. Minwax Honey stain. 

Rule number 1...buy good boards

Rule number 2... store flat

I had a lot of fun putting this table together with my husband. This personally was my second woodworking project but the first where I actually used the compound miter saw and it was nice to work along side the man I love.

We shortened the table to fit our space.

Applied wood conditioner, gel stain in mahogany, and 2 coat of poly. This, to me, was the hardest, longest part. We aren't too skilled with this :)

I am so happy with this table!

Loved this project! Bench made from old barn wood to put at the foot of your bed for extra storaage. 

I built this to hold my son's toys, which seem to multiply by the day.  It's very sturdy and has lots of storage room.  I printed out the lettering on paper, put the paper on top of the wood, and traced over it hard to create an impression on the wood.  I then used the feight lines as a guide to paint the name.  

This was my first attempt at building furniture, and I could not be any happier with it. Definitely a learning experience for me and my husband, but totally worth it.
It has it's imperfections (some of the shelves are a little lopsided) but I built it!
We desperately needed a new bookcase, and I have the hardest time picking things out.
We are very happy with the results. I saw a similar concept shelving unit in a store for over $100, and it was smaller!

I made it to hold 6 large or small bottles.  Glasses can be set on the shelf.  

Made this for my granddaughter and worked on it 40+ hours. I borrowed the removable window boxes and shutters off another plan to girlie it up. If I were to make it again, then I would add an extra 2 inches on the sides, front and back to make it easier to make up the bed. It's so adorable and I can't wait for her to see it. 

Bench was an experiment. Wanted to see how the style looks in the kitchen. The wife loved it, so onto the farmhouse table.