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Another project for the wife, though there will be a matching one for my side of the bed in the near future! This was the first plan I constructed from this site.

Very easy to build!! Looks great!

Heavy modification to the original plan to accommodate extra drawers and trim. Finished with Min-Wax custom mixed color or Gunstock and English Chestnut.

Well after completing the console table I decided to change the sizes a little and create an entry table and stain it to match my great great grandmothers mirror that we have. That mirror has to weigh 50lbs. It turned out great and I did sanding and staining before putting it together which saved a lot of time trying to get into all of the corners. Then just had to ploy and stain the edges of the top once finished.  

This is approximately half the width of the console table so calculations were fairly easy to figure out. 

I modified Anna's plans to make these heavy duty saw horses.

We had shortened our kitchen windows in our above garbage apartment remodel and had 1x2 framing wood left. I did not want to put this wood to waste, so I made two identical end tables in a similar style as the Ikea Besta Burs desk plan, but without drawers. These were the first two pieces of standing furniture that I built for our apartment and was technically free for me to build. The end tables are truly small, being only 8" wide, 2' long, and about 18" high, which is a great size to place beside our low modular sofas. The top is made of 1/2"x8"x4' plywood leftover from a floating shelving project (worth about $2.50). I cut the plank in half and glued the halves to make it thicker. These end tables are strong enough to function also as little benches for me and my daughter. :)

Salvaged from an old dock cart. The wood is rough hewn oak.

This was my first project with my daughter. After a divorce, I wanted something fun to do with my daughter-something where she would learn, have fun, and see a project from start to finish.

I did a lot of pre-cutting and prepping, but she did some cutting with a handsaw and mitre box, drilled holes with the Kreg jig, stained, used the nail gun, and glued. I installed the shingles, and touch up staining, but she did a lot of work for this project!

Since then, we have built a collapsible corral (fence) for her three horses, and next is the farmhouse bed for her doll!

Thank you for the great instructions, my daughter thinks I'm the greatest person on earth because of these projects!

This is my first wood working project, ever. I think it was a little ambitious but I was inspired by the design and the simplicity of the directions. I was actually trembling when I used the circular saw for the first time. But now that the project is finished, I am inspired to do more. I have a list of other things I want to make.

This is my first post. I have used a few of the plans off of here before but I thought this one turned out really well and wanted to share. I used dowel rods to give it a more open feel and think it looks good. My dog loves it! Thanks. 

I had to alter some of the measurements to a smaller size for our dining room.  66" long 2x10's on the top. & 39" 2x4's across the base.

My daughter needed a simple desk for her room. I had leftover purebond plywood from another project and a bunch of 2x4 scraps from the Reuse Hawaii store. This made for an inexpensive desk. I based my desk off the simple trestle desk but made changes as needed to accommodate my materials. I used the plywood as the desk top and added some 3/4 flat trim around the edge. I used a 2x4 instead of a 2x6 to attach the legs to the table.

This was a quick project and my daughter loves the fun color!

Hi Ana

I would like to share my experience making this Outdoor sofa (see attached link). http://ana-white.com/2014/07/plans/outdoor-sofa-2x4s-ryobi-nation

The sofa is supposed to be made using 2x4 boards, but these are not a standard size in Australia so I substituted with 90 x 45mm pine boards. No other changes to measurements were necessary. I followed Ana's instructions and definitely recommend using wide clamps to hold the base when screwing together. I only had short clamps so was rather difficult keeping everything firmly in place when drilling the screws in.

Next step was preparation for staining. I used Cabot's pine filler to fill major holes, knots etc, then sanded lightly paying extra attention to the arms.
I stained using Cabot Exterior Varnish Stain (teak colour). This turned out a beautiful warm colour that I just love.

Finally the cushions....
For the base I purchased a 5inch thick foam single mattress (on sale $61 so worked out to be really cheap foam).  I measured to fit base and cut using an electric knife - worked a treat! I had enough left over to do a cushion along the back plus two small side cushions to go along the arms.

Next step was covering the base and side cushions. I purchased some outdoor Decorating fabric from spotlight  as sofa will be exposed to some QLD weather. For the base, I used a similar process to the Censational Girl box cushion cover using Velcro instead of zips.
http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2012/10/simple-sew-box-cushion-cover/
For the side and back cushion I made up 3 sides of the cover, then inserted foam and sewed the last end closed (cheating I know but just too awkward to do proper box ends).

Lastly, the throw cushions.....these were really easy I made envelope cushions from a single piece of fabric....once again no zips (hoorah!).  They only took 10minutes each to make and look great. See tutorial below.
http://thehappyhousie.com/simple-speedy-stuffed-sewing-tutorial-diy-envelope-pillows/

My first build so extremely happy with the result!

Thank you for the project idea! We used your Easiest Industrial Cart plans. Since this is our first project building anything ever; so please excuse any "mistakes" you may notice. We tried going with a blue stain instead of just brown, but we ended up giving the wood more character by staining over with my husband's "Warhammer Paints"...lol...