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I made two of these bedside tables for our master bedroom and I LOVE how they turned out. Really like the white with my red mahogany headboard. These weren't too difficult to build. The only problem I ran into was trying to fit my drill in some of the tight spaces to get some of the screws in. I had to do a few of them by hand with a small screwdriver. I mostly used leftover scraps to build them. The tops are made of several boards kreg jigged together rather than one big piece. I was a little nervous about the drawer because I have never made one before, but it wasn't as bad as I thought and it came out just about perfect! yay.

This was my first project building something from this site. I absolutely love it! We didnt add the X's because the miter saw was at my dad's house, which I was kind of sad about, but I think it still looks good. Not too bad for mine and my husbands first build! 

This was definitely a project, but totally doable for anyone.
We had a bunch of scrap wood so we decided to do a different style for the headboard, everything else is to the plans.
Absolutely in love with it! Thanks to Ana for the plans!

Decided we needed some outdoor seating. Added a few modifications to make it more my own.

You can read about my project here...
love2dreamdoyou.blogspot.com/2014/01/hello-again-id-like-you-to-meet-my-table.html
This was my first building project--Ana's plans were great!

I built this in a few hours using some wood leftover from another project. I was amazed at how long it took to turn a pile of lumber into something useful. I happened to be at Lowes, but was able to find $6 bins very close to the bins in the instructions. I had to add about 2 inches to the length and take a 1/4 inch off the width. 

Tools

Compound miter saw

18ga nail gun

Clamps

Paint brush

My daughter loves it!

easy to follow directions

I loved the design of the apothecary coffee table, but knew a square table would look best in my space. I have a 15 month old son who's toys are always all over our living room so the toy box trundle seemed like a perfect secret storage solution for us. I combined the plans of the apothecary toy box trundle with the library coffee table. The 3 sides are built similar to the sides in the plans for the library table, as well as the table top. The toy box trundle was built according to the plans for the apothecary table except that I made it a very deep drawer 33"X34.5". The table top measures 43.5"X40" This was my first time building a piece of furniture (I've built a chicken coop) and first time using my kreg-jig to make pocket holes. I had a great time building learned a lot. It took me awhile to complete because I was only able to work on it when my son napped.

I modified this chair with 2x4's as the base and 2x2 for decoration on arms, this is prior to sanding and finishing

Custom size media unit using a combination of Ana's plans.

I've seen a couple of photos of "bottle caddies" for sale and I figured I could make my own. Seemed easy enough. I used 3/8" project wood from the Blue Store. I made the six-pack carrier for my neighbor who has been teaching me how to make all-grain homebrew.

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Built these Ana White Faux Oars out of scrap pine. I experimented with the finish, trying to make a more weathered look. I used Minwax Special Walnut and Jacobean and white washed. I also rounded the edges using a router and orbital sander. Easy and fun project!

My grandson is in his second year college. He just got his first apartment and needed a table for homework and eating and folding clothes. We made a scaled down version of a farm table and it turned out exactly the way we wanted it.

Roger H

In my house, we have cell phones, music players, ebook readers that all need to be charged. Not a day goes by that either a device or a cord in misplaced. I was trying to figure out a solution, when I thought about the $10 ledge plan. I made a 24" shelf. The only modification I made was taking a 1 1/4" spade bit and cut out a hole in the bottom shelf so I could feed the cords up onto the ledge. I still have to paint it, but I am going to hang it right by our family calendar so we all know where they belong! Yeah for a cheap and easy solution!!!

I modified the size of the original plan to better fit the space. It is slightly deeper and taller than the plans. I also used a router to create a rabbet for the glass inserts in the doors.

The finish is a homemade chalk paint followed by multiple coats of furniture wax. The build itself was quick and straight forward, but the finish took the most time.

The console really pops in a room full of stained furniture. I love the look, shape, and versatility of it--thank you for sharing the plans!