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I made the miter saw cart today. It took me about 2.5 hrs, but I was going slow and taking lots of breaks.

I made the planter and had my kids buy small gifts, we made it a family gift for my wife. she loves it!!

Thanks for the ideas and plans!

I used the plans for the outdoor sofa and just changed the measurements to fit the tailgate back. 

First project and very happy with outcome! Little trouble with top trim not lining up with the top piece of mdf, but it give them a rustic look so it's not a big problem. Now that my husband sees that it is possible to build good furniture in our tiny apartment, I can begin planning my next project!
P.s.- Homedepot guy says thank you for handy cut list and mdf chart!

 I took the greenhouse plans off the website and built this awesome addition to my back yard

Made this for a fund raiser auction.  Highest bid of the event.   :)

This was a part of my recent bathroom remodel (new floor tile, shower tile, toilet, and vanity). The plans came out of looking at my favorite home sites, which for this were Ana White and Remodelaholic, and realizing that the vanities in my price were were cheap and not that cheap.

The vanity build itself didn't take that long but had to be done is small segments due to lack of one giant clump of time. Total wood cost was around $60, plus $5 for the gloss polyurethane, $60 for the sink (clearance) and $100 for the faucet. More importantly, the vanity fits the space that I had in the efficient bathroom.

My niece asked that I build  a sideboard to match her farmhouse table.  It was a good learning experience for me.

I decided to build a table large enough to fit me and all the kids. Looking forward to decorating it around Christmas time.

This was my first woodworking project.

The inspiration for the project came from the "Dark Mahogany Chase Chunky" headboard from World Market. At $300 (at the time) it was out of my price range. But after looking at it for a while, I decided I could do it myself.

I used and modified several of Ana White's headboard plans to come up with the final (rough) idea.

I used 3 2x3 boards for the frame, a 3/4" thick piece of plywood for the body (which I had cut at the hardware store) and a 1x2 to top the plywood. I was just going to paint the whole thing but I found these bamboo placemats and decided to incorporate them into the project. At $1 each why not? I used 3/4"x1/2" S4S Moulding for the grid.

the cost of materials was about $66 but I had enough plywood left over for another headboard.

When I showed this kitchen island plan to my wife, she said she wanted it, but with a vertical drawer on the side...  Me, I wanted to modify the drawers and shelf to use the full width of the kitchen island.

I had to modify the plans a little bit more because it's built 100% from maple. Since my maple lumber is 1"1/8 thick after planning, I could not get exactly the 2x4 size obiviously.

The sides (behind the X), and the top are boards that I glued together (laminated).

The drawers have X "signs" to copy the X design on the sides of the kitchen island.  First I made a frame around the panel, and then added a X inside.  It may seems rough to get the right angle for the X, but I found a trick!  I measured the angle with a rope from side to side of the panel.  I set the mitter saw to this angle and never touched it again.  To make the opposite angle (center of the X), I cut a scrap of wood with this angle, reverse this piece of wood and cut the X decoration while holding it side by side with the piece of scrap wood. 

Another little modification:  the drawers have full extension sliders for smooth operation..

thanks for the plans :-)

Eric, Quebec, Canada

Thanks for the idea, we really needed this kind of desk.

Took a weekend when I got time off of work. Would do things differently the next time and love the kreg jig. Will be buying the kreg jig clamps soon.

Used plans for Alexia bench.

I used leftover 4 x 4 pine we had for the legs.  I bought some paneling and moulding to dress it up.

I also used leftover flooring for the drawer faces.

This massive 10 foot sofa table had to be built in 2 sections for transport, then re-attached in place.  Power strip is in a hidden cubby in the center of the table with a cover that pops off when in use.  Boards cover the end of the table to prevent the kitties from hiding behind the couch.

Used a combination of several plans to create my own design!

I love this apron, perfect for hiding pencils from my husband.