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I asked my husband to build these as birthday presents for my daughter and my niece this past spring. Very cute, collapsable when they get tired of playing with it, sturdy enough to be sat on and used by both small children, the dog and the dolls! Materials and labor were cheap (thanks hunny!) and the product will last for as long as the girls play with dolls.

I found the plans for the Printer's Triple Console on Jen Woodhouse's blog and fell in love with the design. Once I studied the entire Ana White website, I decided I could try to build this as my first project because the plans were so clear!
I changed the top to be cubbies instead of drawers to accommodate TV components and such. I just measured the openings, cut the ply board to those dimensions and used my kreg jig to make installing the cubby bases super easy.
I blogged the process (it took me a while so it is three separate posts) at becauseitalktomyself.com, look under "Optimistic Ideas"
I was DELIGHTED with how it turned out! I still can't believe I MADE THIS!!
THANK YOU ANA WHITE!

I built a pair of cornhole boards following a tutorial on This Old House.  I used the Glidden Paint Team Colors line to get the a quart of blue and orange paint in the official Auburn colors.  I used my Silhouette Portrait machine to create stencils for the AU logo, Auburn tiger logo and "War Eagle" text.

We adjusted the plans so this table top measures 84" x 48". Our chairs were also a little taller than normal, so we raised the legs to make sure the height of the table would be comfortable with the chairs. 

I've lost all the math we did, so I'm sorry I can't help you make these adjustments. We made this table a couple years ago.

We used 4x4s for the legs and I'm really glad we did. A previous Ana White table we made, we used thinner legs and the poor thing squeaked like crazy. This table is much sturdier. We also used thicker pieces for the top which also adds to the stability. 

A friend helped us plane the table top and fit it all together. It's just pine though, so we have had some warping, but it isn't bad. 

We bought a kreg drill to make the assembly smoother. Love that thing!

Found the headboard directions on here... Messed w dementions for footboard n connect it w a 2x12 w three lag bolts each comer. Night stand was constructed the same but on a smaller scale

This was my husband's and my second furniture build, and the first with doors! We went ahead and followed the dimensions in the instructions, and even with wood that was 3.5, we still had doors that were a little short. I figure it adds character. Hinges were a little difficult for us, as we are new to woodworking DIY projects, but I'm very happy with the final project. Edge banding, magnetic clasps, and stain throughout really makes it look like a nice, finished piece. Thanks, Ana!

A side note on timing, for us this was a long weekend project that took us in to the next week. For others, I am sure it could go much quicker. That time also included finishing.

Built this 8' farm table after watching your video. Its my first piece of furniture. 

Thanks to Ana's plans I was able to build this in a couple of hours. It's not necessary, but a miter saw makes this project a cinch. I used one coat of Minwax Mahogany for the stain and distressed the wood with various sharp edged tools from my garage. I used a large Lowes moving box ($1.50) to cut the backing to 18"x24" and spray glued it to the print. I didn't use glass partly because its expensive and I was a little lazy. As you can see in the pictures below I just stapled the back to the frame. Even without the glass, I think it came out pretty well. Another project completed to go in the mountain house....

We had extra space in the backyard and I always wanted somewhere cozy to sit. Of course, the 'conversation' sets you find in stores were out of our price range so we turned to Ana!!

The whole project took a long weekend to complete - including shopping, cutting, sanding and putting it together. The cushions took a bit longer because they were custom made.

The project was much easier than I expected and the result is fantastic (in my opinion, of course!). I can't believe we actually built a piece of furniture!!

Thanks Ana!

Took me a little while for the first one, but now going to make more and will be much quicker now that I made it through the first time!

Beautiful media center, couldn't resist building it for our living room! Thanks Ana for such awesome plans!!

Our home improvement store didn't have non-pressure treated 4x4s so we screwed 2 2x4s together to make the posts. We chose not to put quarter round around the posts, but instead added baseboards to the front and side to finish it off. We're really happy with how it turned out.

I followed the plan exactly. I did have to improvise attaching the footboard to sides.

This vanity is an amalgamation of a few ideas I found online. I used the Reclaimed Wood Console Table as a guide to pull it all together. All three drawers are functional. The plumbing falls directly between the center and right drawer, and the drawers are mounted on bottom center glides.