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This was my second big DIY project ( I should say DIO for Do it OURSelves) since my husband had to help me with a few things. Anyway, I chose to paint the whole thing the same color as my office/craft room; BM Revere Pewter. Then, I stenciled some flowers in different colors of gray and white on the top. I had a piece of thick glass cut for the top. When I need to do anything heavy duty (like the open shelf console I did next) I simply put a bath rug on the glass. Even so, it's pretty tough as I've dropped lots of stuff on it without a crack!
I made this from the plan in Ana's book. Before we tackled this, I pulled all the carpet out of my office and put in a plywood floor (ripped into 6" widths).
I just finished the console which was made with plans from Ana and Shanty. Looking to move onto the next big project; a bar cart with doors or a dresser. Yikes! This is fun!
P.S. Love my Ryobi One Plus tools!
Thanks Ana, for the inspiration!

First of all I want to Thanks Ana for such a great website and projects and all she do. Its amazing how a person can do all of that for free. If all Americans were the same we would be the greatest Nation by far (anyways we still great!).

     I wanted to make this bed full so I had to re-scale the dimensions and I wanted to share leasons learned.

First: The legth for a full size is the same.

Second the width for a full size will be 52 inches (I would make it 53in); if you are going to follow Anas design and use a 2x6 as a side rail then then the width of the header could be 53in.

I made a design change at the last minute (and paid for it at the end :-s). Instead of follow Ana's design I decided to use railing hardware in this link to be able to take the bed appart without any problem.

 Using these mortises I was able to change the side rails for 1x6 which in my opinion look way better. The problem is that now with those mortises the bed frame is going to be wider (56in), so instead of an extra 1in for play with the boxspring I have 3.5in :-(

My wife is nice enough and tried to gave me moral support and she insist that is not a big deal because the gap is toward the wall and my doughter can't care any less; she has her big girl's bed and thats all she wanted; but I know is there and I hate that gap!

Summary:

If you stick to Ana's design 53 inches for headboard is perfect; but if you want to use the mortise then 50.5 should work fine.

To paint the bed I did two coats of primer and two cotas of semi-gloss white paint; in my opinion for furniture I probably would go gloss next time, but this doesn't botter me.

I used prime pine wood so the price went to the $300, if you choose mid-grade pine (it has a lot of knot) you can probably drive the cost down by good 25%.

Time: took me one full day to build the bed and since I had to go to work every day and I was doing one coat of paint every afternoon after work (so "five" days total); maybe you can do the painting it in one day if don't have to go to work and the weather is right!

This is my first project, and I'm so happy with how it turned out. This was so easy to make, a great place to start for beginners! Thank you Ana White for your inspirational website.

We started this project with Ana's hanging outdoor bed frame, added a vintage door as a back/headboard, and some panels from an old barn shed as arms.  Finished it off with some homemade pillows and outdoor mattress cover, and voila! Our family's new favourite spot to relax and read :)

This was the fourth plan we've used from the site, and every single time have been wowed by how easy it is to follow the plans, buy the material, and how well the projects come together.  Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing them, Ana.  We are so apprecitiative of your creativity, talent, and kindness.

Kindest Regards, 

The Culbert Family

This is a build a month in the making... I started and assembled 3 chairs but just couldn't get them exactly the same, so I labeled them "garage chairs" and went on to the next project. It wasn't until the BF surprised me with a router and router table that I started dreaming of chairs again!! (It also helped that I begged and begged for a band saw for my birthday hehe) I built the Narrow Farmhouse Table for a homework table for my kids, and have been itching to create chairs to match. :)
I made a template for the chair leg, and arch for the top of the chair. I cut the legs down using a jig saw, and then used the router and cut them to the template. EXACTLY THE SAME! SCORE!! The rest was just following instructions. I did make the legs a little taller, and the whole chair more narrow.. Gotta fit 5 kids at this homework table!! The seat cushions were a breeze (they scared the crap out of me until I did it and realized how darn easy it was) and then just searched the internet until I found a back design I liked :) ANA IS AWESOME!!! And to think I used to spend my days sleeping or watching TV. I don't know if I've ever been more happy OR productive in my life! Finish is golden oak. Thanks again Ana!! I've saved thousands in the last few months DIYing and building building building!!

Made mine exactly like the layout except I used an old piece of glass from a different project that didn't work out so well. This 1 turned out really nice. Going to make a couple end tables next with a hidden compartments in them next...

This is the 3rd wagon I've made.  It makes an excellent 'heirloom' gift that you can personalize for each recipient that will last for years to come and can be handed down through generations.  I decided to go with 5" wheels on my wagons.

I wanted a table with storage, I added a couple extra "shelves" This was the easiest design to do this with. Just be sure to add from the top shelf to the bottom if you are using a Kreg Jig. You might want to pre-paint also . My shelves are 5 inches apart to fit perfectly my little flat style containers for art stuff and playdough.

Corner cabinet project based on Ana's plans and adjusted to my own decor and measurements.

These plans make it very simple to make.

This was my second big project and I went ALL out! I was inspired by the modified farmhouse bed, but completely modified it to look like the Hudson bed from Pottery Barn. I designed it completely on my own too. All of the exterior is oak and the frame is fir and pine. This bed is super sturdy and sleeps great!

The sides, footboard, and headboard are made from oak plywood outlined by oak 1x2 and 1x3. Then added 1/2"x3/4" oak shoe molding for the indentations. The top of the footboard and headboard has 1.5" cove molding topped with quarter-round.

The total cost of all the material was $430. But I have enough leftover oak plywood to make a matching night table. I still need to stain it, but I love the raw oak smell and feel.

My only tools to create this was a circular saw, drill, screwdriver, miter box, and sander. The frame itself took only a few hours. All of the hand cutting of the molding and careful angles took most of the time (20+ hours) since it was my first time ever doing anything like this. The cove crown molding was especially difficult.

So....what color should I stain it?

Bunnings had cheap cedar lining boards so I grabbed a few packets and figured I would find something to do with them later.

After buying the Ana White book I fell in love with the hutch and console table combo. I thought this would look great with the cedar lining boards.

I love how this turned out.

I built this table for a client that found me through Pine and Main. I apologize for the images being in the wrong orientation. I tried to fix it without success.

Ana White's Plans were for 70" by 33" -- I changed dimensions to 60" long by 35" wide at the client's request. This table will be getting a lot of love in the client's kitchen and I didn't want the crumbs living in the cracks. All of the 2 x 6 were ripped to remove the rounded edges allowing for a smooth table top.

I have a passion for building thanks to Ana White and other bloggers like Jen Woodhouse and the Shanty 2 Chic sisters I am able to follow my dreams and I love.

I am both honored and proud to serve the local south Florida community through contacts established through Pine and Main. 

My wife and I loved the design. Our first project, we managed to do it over a weekend, I will upload the pics of the benches later. We love it, thanks for the guidance.

Kids stuff usually sells pretty good for us. Considering in our area, to buy kid size chairs are about $25 we looked for another option. This stackable chair fit the bill perfectly and was so inexpensive and easy to build!! Made the back part solid so I could paint on it and added some moulding on the side. Going to get my grandson who is being homeschooled, busy building some more as part of his wood shop class.