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My 2nd project at my daughters' request, their favorite song being "Yellow Submarine". 

Rustic finish on Ana's Mini Farmhouse Bedside Table

We wanted to build my daughter a smaller bed with lots of storage. I really liked the Daybed plans on here, so we used those and made a few minor adjustments. First, we wanted the bed to sit inside the frame of the bed, instead of just sitting ontop the frame. This will prevent the matress from sliding around. We did this by adding 3 inches on both the length and width of the bed. After building the bed you probably only need to add 1-2 inches, but it still turned out fine. I glued and screwed strips on the side rails a few inches down and then attached my 3" strips to the rails. I also increased the height of the bed slightly by addinga few inches to the 2x4 sides. Also, instead of using 1x12 boards for the construction of the bed, we used 3/4 plywood. This let me make the sides and drawer taller than 12" and also saved a lot of money. I was able to make the whole bed from 2x4s and one sheet of plywood, plus I bought a sheet of MDF for the bottom of the main drawer. This brought the entire cost of the bed to around $150 in materials.

For the bottom drawer we wanted one large storage area instead of 3 seperate drawers. The main reason for this is so we would use it as a trundle in the future if we wanted to. I build the drawer bottom out of a large piece of MDF, and maded the sides out of 3/4 plywood. I cut a 1/2" rabbit on the bottom of the drawer sides so the bottom sits flush. My main reason for doing this was because the boards are different colors (MDF and plywood) and I knew I was not going to be painting the drawers. The drawer sides and attached by pockethole screws which are hiddle. The front pocket hole screws are hidden by the front drawer face and the rear screws could only be seen if you look behind the bed.

I used homemade chalk paint and put about 4 coats on the entire surface. The finish was done with a high quality paste wax which was put on, let dry, and then buffed. I put 3 coats of wax on the finished project.

The bottom of the drawer has 6 straight casters on the bottom for easy pull out.

The contruction of the bed was done in about a day, but the finishing took longer due to the multiple coats and letting the wax dry.

My sister needed a day bed for her guest room.  I modified the Modern Outdoor Chair plans to fit her needs.  We used an old door she found, even using the hinges as a means to attach the door to the bed frame.  This was my first real project.

Not too hard, just make sure to read the COMMENTS SECTION on every plan, it will save you a lot of heartache, (don't ask me how I know! ha ha)

Made this over the weekend for my wife. I got the top from my work as they were going to toss it out because it was the wrong color so i took it home, got the bench plans from this awesome site and bada bing...my wife is happy! Thanks ana! Looking forward to future projects.

Built this by the plans with one modification.  I bought this diamond plate when it was on sale at lowes. It fit perfect. Used small self taping screws to hold  it in. Stained the same color(kona) as our caninets. 

Bar height table witb 4 chairs and 2 benches. My mom wanted a new table big eight to sit 6 to 8 people, I think it can fit 10 though!

Build Instructions:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Garden-Plant-Stand/

The plant stand allows you to grow edibles in a compact vertical space. We use the planter to grow herbs and edibles on the deck close at hand to the kitchen and the grill. In the containers we have mint, pineapple sage, marjoram, oregano and two other types of sage. The plants that like the most sun are placed on top. The lower levels of the plant stand are used for more shade tolerant plants; however, they still get plenty of light. For growing the plants, self-watering planters were chosen. Other planting options are a rain gutter system, individual pots, wood boxes, etc. The stand can be easily constructed from excess lumber or pallets

I used Ana's instructional as inspiration but changed dimensions. My little guy adores this shelf.

Made three of these beds with and for my best friends daughters.

I made this table for me and my wife.  We love how it turned out! Approximate dimensions are 83"L x 37"W x 30"H.

I planed the table top boards down to around 1 1/4".  After assembly, I used a hand plane and a belt sander to even out any unevenness, then I used my random orbital sander and gradually increased grit to 320.  Sanded lightly between finish coats. 

Built this to give my daughter more space for her books. She picked the color (she's 6), and my 9 yr old son helped paint it.