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First I had to flip the pantry door from opening into my small pantry to opening out. Doing this allowed me to utilize back of the door for this spice rack. Frees up quite a bit of space in our cabinets, drawers and pantry for other items. Substituted braided picture frame wire for the wood dowels; still keeps all items secure on the shelves but also allows for more flexibility when dealing with canister sizes that are very close to the amount of space in between shelves. Already had the paint from doing some baseboards as well as quarter inch ply. So, final cost was for 1x4's and 1x6's coming out to about $30

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Followed the plans pretty closely other than making it a tiny bit shorter to fit in the living room. The hardest part was just smoothing out the top because I could not find straight boards. ended up using a hand planer and a ton of sanding after it was put together.

Feels very solid.

A first for me in many years, over 40+. Not really since basic wood shop projects in Middle School. Anyway, my son (and daughter in-law, but she doesn't know) had asked for a backyard patio bench for Christmas this year (2020) so what could go wrong. Anyway, the plans are straight forward in this design. He saw the picture of a stained version on YouTube and said that would be perfect. The project took me three late afternoons/evenings as my day job took priority. After making all the cuts and beginning assembly I could really see this coming together nicely once the four legs were attached. Between wood fill and sanding I asked what finish they preferred and was told he would finish that part. So I sanded the exterior on it and glad for having him finish the coatings as I was just finished it that point on Christmas Eve Day. The red bow is also first for me.

My first end tables, used the Rustic x plan except for the bottom shelf. I used a white chalky paint, with a brown wax to give it the rustic look, and stained the top walnut stain. Working on the coffee table to finish the set.

This plan turned out perfect!! Such a great idea, thank you for the inspiration!

This potting bench was exactly what I was looking for. Ana's materials list and cut list were perfect. The instructions were simple and precise which all made the project easy. I used white pine with a deck stain and sealer. Cedar or pressure treated lumber might last longer, but cedar was expensive and PT was too heavy. So I kept it simple and I'm sure with the deck sealer this bench will last for years. I used pocket screws and wood glue which made the bench extremely sturdy.