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After I made this the wife wanted it destressed and we had the kids put their initials in like an old picnic table at a park bench.

I'm not a writer, and English was my worst subject. So don't hold any grammatical errors against me.

This was a project that I built this past weekend. It's a set of child size adirondack chairs. The toughest part was the weather. It was too cold outside to paint, so I had to paint and assemble these in my living room. My two year old daughter kept trying to sit in them before the paint had an opportunity to dry.

This was made from the simple daybed plan, took more time than expected but the end results are worth it. Build and paint first then assemble in the room it is heavy. Used non mortise bed rail hinges to detach easily.

Distressed entry way table

I loved this project. Great way to clean up the kitchen and creates a nice usable shelf.

I modified the plns for this table a little bit. I couldnt have the table as wide as the plans so I left out a 2x6 for the table top. I also beefed up the legs and added another 2x6.

I know that these aren't the best pictures. I'll load individual ones later. I built the coffee table, end table and toy chest out off all my grandparents barn. It collapsed a few years ago in be harsh Iowa winters. Everything on these is from the barn from the wood, hinges, and nails. It even makes the old barn door noises when opening them! Curious of what people think and ideas.

These are my first two farmhouse beds. The pink bed was my very first woodworking project since high school. We're not gonna say how long ago that was. Haha!

Thank you for sharing your plans. My daughter and my cousin's daughter love their new little beds.

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

I had a wall in our living room that was bare for almost 4 years. SO happy with the results of my "Ten Dollar Ledges"!!

I built this based on the idea of the mimi storage bench and hutch. We will use this in our garage next to or shoe rack. I built this primarily from 1x6 cedar fence pickets, a few cedar 1x2's and a couple cedar 2x4's.  

The lid lifts for off season shoe storage.  All bench joinery is with pocket holes and the cedars pickets are attached with pneumatic 1 or 2-1/2" nails.  

I used my speedy square's 45 degree angles to trace out the mountain silloutes and then cut them out with my jigsaw.  I paced myself on the project and my four year old helped quite a bit with measuring and handing me the next board. We're excited to have a little spot to change shoes and grab the jackets.  Feel free to check out my Instagram for other random projects or are family fun  instagram.com/fotosnapper 

First Project...

Different aspects of the project took a lot longer than they should since I was trying to figure out how to use all of my new toys, e.g. circular saw, kreg jig, adjustable shelf jig, sander, etc., but I think it ended up turning out pretty good.

I ended up buying an unfinished rocking chair on Craigslist for $20, which I finished the same way.

I have some pallet wood and decided to make some Christmas trees.  They were really fast and easy.  I cut them at a 45° and just glued and nailed them together. 

This dollhouse was super easy to make! Harper (the doll) wanted an open concept living/kitchen, and that is the first floor. Second floor are the bedroom and bathroom. Top floor is the closet. The roof is made from 3.5" slats of luan glued together and painted with black sanded paint. Notice the baseboards and crown molding? My granddaughter helped cut windows out with a jig saw. I still owe my granddaughter a garage and patio with pergola, and kitchen appliances and chairs, but that will wait until summer when she can help craft/build them. 

Harper's bed is modeled after the farmhouse bed plans available on this site, but I used smaller scrap lumber. I wanted milk paint but was unwilling to pay the high price, so I bought a sample jar of antique ivory paint and watered it down. It turned out great!