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This mini farmhouse nightstand was my first building project. Of course Ana's easy to follow PDF's made it doable but check the tips above for cuts on your 2x2's. One rookie mistake I made was forgetting to double check my pieces. My 1x2's were actually thicker than 1" so they protrude from the side of my piece a bit. A sander could fix that. All in all so proud! Thanks to Ana and to everyone else for your brags.

P.S. A mini keg jig kit is SO worth the investment. I used standard wood-cost of about $20 including $4 for my drawer handle hardware. Kreg jig kit plus pocket hole screws were an additional $30 but I have plenty left for my next project;)

posted by Carmenh | on Mon, 2014-04-14 13:45 EDITREPLY

Great plans! Easy to follow and well written. The final project was bigger than I thought it was going to be but very happy with it. Built exactly as the plans stated and the finish project is very heavy duty. My skill level is average and I am only a weekend wood worker and I found it looked very professional.  

I was way overdue on building this toddler bed for my son. He really motivated me when he started repeatedly climbing out of his crib. The bed was very easy to make. The three things I would recommend are:

1. Do not use pocket holes on the footboard, so you don't have to fill all the holes. The nails worked great on the footboard and it is very sturdy.

2. Attach the side rails to the end board on the outside, not the inside. I found this out the hard way and had to take it apart and fix it.

3. Listen to Ana White and measure your mattress first. My son's fits, but I have to squeeze it in a little.

Great plans!

I changed it alittle by not having three posts and some I added a top shelf and cut holes for shot glasses. I also added wine glass holders to the bottoms cutting out a circle and slot.....Use t-molding mush easier and faster.

First bird house..! 

Shop was a mess and needed some organization. Beginner workworker so I decided to make some shop cabinets. Took awhile and they are not perfect but they work. Now I have plenty of storage for my tools.

I found this project on I different site (sorry) but really wanted to make it for our quest bathroom. It was not to difficult and it really helps to finish off our quest bathroom since it was missing a medicine cabinet.

Super easy to make this cubby bench! Used fabric to cover the the bottom shelf, and cut an extra piece of lumber to make an additional top. Will add 3 inch casters.

This was my first attempt at making furniture...but it turned out GREAT!  My fiance was about to buy a VERY similar dining room set for $1300 before I stopped her and insisted that I could build it myself, finish it to match our kitchen/dining room, and save a TON of money!

This is the daybed option. The plan and cut list worked great.

I modified this design to fit the specifications I wanted for a coffee table. I think it worked out perfectly for what I wanted. I made the base completely out of scrap I had laying around, and I bought a 36" round top from my local Lowe's store.

Farmhouse table and bench

This bed is even more beautiful in person. I'm so pleased with it and the clear plans that Ana writes up. See my blog for a few more pictures.

Decided to use some scrap pieces of wood to make this for our backyard. Only difference I did was use 1x6 instead of 1x8 since that is what I had around. Thanks for the plans.

found these plans online and threw them together slightly modified for my wife since she is the main laundry person in our house right now since I'm working two jobs. she was thrilled and posted this picture online now i'm signed up to build three more for single moms we know!

This was a fun one to build. I love how it turned out. Most importantly this wife loved it! I used the miter saw to create a curved love on the feet, this was really easy to do just took a couple practice boards then I had it. I dont remember how much I had in the money I had in the wood but I was a lot cheaper to build rather than buy. 

Table top stain is Espresso 

BAse paint is some cream color I dont remember sorry.