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Minimalist Modern Nightstand (Narrow) - Free Plans

This is a free plans to build your own nightstand inspired by the Pottery Barn Cayman nightstand, in the narrow design.

Put together with BRAD NAILS (Yep, NO pocket holes), this is a fast and beautiful build! I built it in about two hours! This will take longer for a beginner, but as you gain woodworking experience, a couple hours is a reasonable build time.  

We love this design with the drawer, open space, and smooth top.  This narrow design brings tons of styl

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Charlie Dresser Plans

My daughter asked me for a dresser, the only problem was the dresser cost $1800 before tax and freight!  So I built it for about $250!

This dresser features four large drawers, one medium and two small drawers, perfect for organizing everything!  This is an oversized dresser, with lots of storage and a very substantial feel.

I built it using solid wood, so there's true character and unique wood grains.  Because it's wood, I was able to pick the wood stain co

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Rotating Standing Photo Display

Tell the whole story with this modern standing photo display, holding up to eleven 4x6 photos! Add a lazy Susan to the base to make it rotate.  This is a great piece to commemorate an epic trip, event, or person!

Free woodworking plans by Ana White include step by step diagrams, shopping list, cut list, photos and video tutorial- everything you need to build this yourself!

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Vintage Wood Riser

A wood riser works like a tray - to group items and make small items appear larger, and a group of small items to not feel cluttered.  Risers also make cleaning easier, just remove the riser and wipe clean underneath!

We especially love risers on kitchen islands, window sills, coffee bars, or anywhere you want to make an item look larger, a group of items to appear as one (instead of clutter), or where you need that tray like organization.

This is a free tutorial show

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Scrap Wood Cheeseboard

You can make a cheeseboard out of scrap wood quickly and easily!  A wood cheeseboard makes a fantastic gift, especially if you add personalization.  Top with cheeses or homemade treats for a gift sure to be appreciated.

This is a free, step by step tutorial, on how to make your own pine wood cheeseboard, including video and suggested cutting sizes and materials to use.

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Hot Cocoa Gift Crate

Here's a great gift idea - a hot cocoa gift box!  Build the gift box with scrap wood and fill with hot cocoa supplies, the box can be flipped over to serve hot cocoa too!

Free step by step plans with diagrams, shopping and cut list from Ana-White.com

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Tall Wood Photo Display

Tell the whole story with this tall wood photo display!  Standing on it's own, displaying up to six 4x6 photos, this beautiful wood photo holder brings news heights to photo displays.

This free woodworking plan uses simple materials and easy techniques, so you can build this yourself in just an afternoon!  Sure to be loved, this wood photo display makes a great gift or decor piece.

Step by step plans include video tutorial, shopping list, cut list, detailed diagr

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