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Our first DIY project and although we were a little nervous getting started I couldn''t be happier with how it turned out! It's exactly like all the tables I loved in stores and magazines and the plan made it so easy! It's hard to believe we did it ourselves. To anyone who is nervous about getting started don't be! I recommend you read the whole plan start to finish before you start and the brag posts are awesome for trouble shooting.

A few recommendations I have would be to sand down condition and put a single coat of stain on before building. I found it difficult to get stain in the cracks between the table top boards. I would also cut the notches out on the base of the table based on the size of the board not the measurements on the plan to make sure you get a snug fit. We have a few gaps which I can live with but would change if we do it again. I also learned the hard way DO NOT use wood filler. Even if it says it's stainable it's all lies! Mix together wood glue and saw dust. The wood filler did not absorb stain so we had to sand down the entire table top again and start over.

Overall the plan was easy to follow and produced a beautiful table that I can't wait to entertain with!

My wife and I had a great time building this sliding door console. Most of the vertical pieces (doors included) were build with pallet wood.  Horizontal pieces and frame were build from wood from local hardware stores. Sliding hardware was constructed with aluminum and pulley wheels. Unlike Ana White's original plans, we decided to isolate each cabinet section of the console.  The far left and right areas are separated into two, whereas the middle sections are split into three. Using a Kreg Jig was exceptionall helpful. Please visit  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/263319909442699999 if you have any questions.

I wanted to make a table for our daughters birthday to put a spread of food on.
I went out in search for pallets and threw a quick sketch together and brought it to life.

Currently it is my computer table, but only for the next week then on to it's purpose.

Start to finish took 3 days

This was the first furniture project I have ever done. My wife seen this at Pier 1, of course it was all particle board and pine and "cheap feeling" but not cheap in price. She showed me the one on here and of course I was up for it. The deal was, I make it she paints it and of course I need a miter saw. Probably would not make this my first project because it was a bit challenging. Getting the long cuts square with a circular saw proved challenging and getting the squares on the back square was tough. With it being oak I learned that oak is not forgiving, especially without a nail gun. The pocket hole jig and their application are great and easy though. It did take me a while due to time constraints and the price to build may be off because I really didn't count as I bought things. All in all, I use this piece of furniture everyday. It is the first thing you see when you walk in the house and I am very proud of it, as is my wife. She did a great job with the finish and the glaze really gives it a nice look. The hooks are cast iron that we got at an antique store. This is the only picture I took, no in-process pics.

I built it twice for my son and nephew, both love it and use it every day.

I have been needing to create more storage, while organizing my craft/spare bedroom. I had a piece of pegboard, and got some inspiration while pouring over Pinterest.

I decided to venture out and try something really new to me - routing. Bear in mind I only have a Dremel with the cheap router attachment - not the routing table thing. I'm happy to say it came out great! I have more pictures i'll upload soon of the actual routing. I did craft up a jig of sorts to keep my routing line (or whatever its called) straight. I did run into some math errors, which resulting in me having to cut things down a couple times. But now I know how things work when piecing together routed frames.

I had 2 pieces of 1x12x36. To keep the routing lines as even as possible, I did the the routing before I cut the pieces.

I used my Kreg Jig to join the sides. I assembled by attaching the 2 sides and the bottom. Then slide the pegboard in, and attached the top piece. Then since my routing line was a bit wider that the pegboard, I used caulk in the back to fill it in, keeping the pegboard nice and tight.

I plan to add doors to the cabinet at a later date. Right now it definitely fills my needs!

It was friends son's first birthday and had no idea what a could get a couple that didn't like gifts, or many toys for that matter. I search the site and stumbled upon this great addition to any little boys room, an airplane shelf! So it took me about 2 hours to make it with taking break for things to dry, and I didn't follow the exact directions just because I didn't have all of the items, in fact it was all from scraps I had around the house and the front round piece was actually the top of a peanut butter jar painted.

Used the plans for teh x-table, but left out the Xes and opted for 2x4 pieces on each side to fill the gap. Went "fancy" and made it two tone for added interest. Have developed my "signature look" of staining over paint for the base.

I made the farmhouse bed and I love how it turned out.

Toy box for our kids that someday will become a blanket box or something else around the house. Customized with the S for our last name. Use a piano hinge and folding lid support on one side. Made another for our friends with the West Virginia logo.

I built this for our laundry sorting needs using the Brook 4 tall and lengthwise plan. I modified the plan to take the baskets width wise, added a little more distance between baskets, and added guide rails above each basket (except the top one) to allow them to be partial pulled out without flipping out. I also beveled and slightly rounded the front of the guide rails just for looks. I think it turned out pretty good for my first woodworking project.
 

Made the planter boxes. Very easy and the stain makes them look great.

I came across your plans Ana for this dress up Station. My Daughters 2nd birthday was this month and I thought this would be a perfect gift. Your plans were so easy to follow and it came out perfect...she loved it! I'll definitely be back for more do-it-yourself projects from you.

Thanks so much for the inspiration!

I gotta be honest, I'm kind in love with the farmhouse collection and when i saw this little bed i knew i had to build it for my 2years old and he loves it. It is so perfect for him, not too big and not too small. The bed was very easy to build, affordable and very strong ( trust me, my son makes me lay down there with him sometimes so he can go to sleep) . I changed the plans for a 28" wide crib mattress after reading all the comments, but it was really easy to do. I'm very happy how it came out.
Thank you Ana for sharing all the amazing plans with us and i'm looking forward to start building more furniture soon, my to-do-list is just getting longer and longer lol.
Thank You Ana XOXOXO

My husband made this for my daughter and her friend to have stables at each house for their horses.  We painted the roof with blackboard paint to making decorating fun and creative.

Had to adapt sizes slightly as timber in the UK is sold in metres, not feet -so the lengths are slightly shorter but really pleased with the result!