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Built from Ana's plans. Thank you so much Ana! I had just enough scraps for this and I just adore it in my girls room! 

This was my second project using plans on this site and I loved it - I made this for a friend's daughter who was moving into her own apartment. She and her girlfriends loved it too! It was very easy and quick to build. Wheels took a bit of time and effort!

This was a real hit and I'd love to make more, if I had room at my house I'd make one for myself!

So this is the third piece that we decided to make off of Ana's site (all in a 2 week span!) The bar was definitely not hard and looks awesome (much better in person - my camera is not stellar).

I would definitely suggest investing in nice hardware. We special ordered the towel bar from Lowes. We also had a bulldog bottle opener that we attached to the side. It adds something really fun to it!

Stain all pieces separately and make sure that all sawdust is off from the sanding (using a vacuum and a tack cloth).

The piece that the towel bar is on we ended up taking off to put the towel bar on and then reattached it...just something to keep in mind.

We love this bar so much and it is a great addition to our home.

**The top does get REALLY heavy so be mindful of that.

Tabletop made from walnut and finished with waterlox. Base made from Fir and painted a nice chocolate color.

Super simple plans that were easy to follow for first time builders.  We really love how it turned out and are working on an end table of the same style now. 

I adapted your plans for the indoor playhouse to make a bridge between my daughters’ beds with a landing for their dolls and favorite dresses. Lots of fun painting and used leftover lattice and posts to brighten it up!

This is our first woodworking project! My husband and I decided to build a bookshelf because my old store bought flimsy bookshelves didn't make it into our new home. They completely fell apart. Needless to say, with 16 boxes of books sitting in our bedroom, we were well motivated to build this bookcase!

I saw this Ladder Shelf in the PB Teen catalog months ago and knew it would be an easy knockoff project. It took maybe 20 minutes to build the ladder, and then I painted it using a paint sprayer. All-in-all, it only took a few hours to build (minus the glue dry time). And I was able to build it for 1/3 the price of the original! Check out my blog for the instructions on how I built it. http://addicted2diy.com/2014/07/01/pb-teen-inspired-ladder-shelf/

We built this bench using Ana's Entryway Bench Plans. We modified it by adding adjustable shelves for additional shoe storage. We added the back with hooks for coats and backpacks. We’ve made this small space feel so much bigger by adding storage and utilizing the space that is in the room. We can’t wait to finish this project.

This bench was made from the Garden Bench build plan. It includes 2x4s, 1x3s, 1x4s, 2x2s, and an old head board for the back. It has been finished by sanding and spray painting.

Started my summer project to build outdoor furniture.

I added six inches to all vertical measurements for the headboard and footboard to make this bed a little taller.  

This bed was easy to build – this was my 5^th woodworking project ever.  It is however a BIG project in terms of size…I can carry the footboard by myself, but the headboard is a different story!  I used Jamison’s (from rogueengenieer.com) technique for attaching side rails.  My bed came out a little bit wide even though I sized down the width measurements to fit a king sized mattress used in the traditional orientation ( 76 inches wide by 80 inches long.)  Had I attached the rails on the insides of the 4/4 posts it would have been perfect, but I wanted to be able to break the bed down easily in case we move.  (We have a history of being semi-nomadic!)  I purchased the rail hardware off of amazon.  I also ended up using pocket holes to attach a 1x6 to the end of my top support board to keep the box springs from sliding up. 

 I LOVED the color of the feature bed on the California King Farm House plans, so I tried my best to match that.  I used a home right max sprayer for the primer, paint and polycrylic.  I hand applied the brown glaze with a sponge brush and wiped most of it away with old t-shirt rags.    I absolutely love the bed – it is super heavy and very sturdy!  Thanks Ana!

So much fun building this project and the kids love it! Especially nice for the long winter months in Wisconsin.
I adjusted a few things from the original because I really wanted to incorporate a climbing wall in there.

After spending what seemed like forever on Pinterest, drooling over all the adorable DIY play kitchens, I decided to build this one. The plans were so easy to follow and a guy at Lowe's did all the cutting for me, which was a huge time saver. I literally had it actually built in just a few hours with the help of my mom. Then I was able to primer, add two coats of paint, and accessorize over the next few days. I LOVE the results!! And I was so inspired by the one I originally saw online that I even made my own ruffled sink skirt!!! The fabric was leftovers from the handmade crib bedding set that my mom had made for my daughter. So everything coordinates perfectly!! I am in love....I think I even love it more than she does at this point because she is only 23 months old!! :) Hope she'll enjoy it for years to come!

***Update - Just added "burners" to her stove so now it looks complete!!***

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I actually made 2 sets of these oars as wall decor for our cottage.  This is the second set - I love them!  The kids chose the numbers which are completely random :)