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I started baking my own bread a few months ago, and storage was an issue. My husband decided to build me an old fashioned bread box and set out designing one on his own to fit in our small galley kitchen. I love it. It is a double decker, so I can fit two loaves in it just fine. The inside is coated with a food-grade sealer.

We followed the plans closely, and it turned out well for the first project. It was the perfect size for what we needed! My husband had never built anything like this before and after a little research on how to use the kreg jig, he was able to finish it in a weekend.

This was my first bedstand build, and I was pleased with how they turned out! A possible recommendation might be to make your own 2x2's if you have the means, I looked everywhere around here and could only find firring strips. These look ok after a good bit of sanding, but the huge radius edges make for some funny looking joints, and they're super inconsistent dimensionally - like off by 1/8" smallest to biggest, which can make issues with fitting drawers. Another option would be to build the base frame, then make the drawers once it's all together and modify dimensions slightly to match. I would also note to make sure your drawer bottoms are flush with the outside of the drawer side to side, and not slightly bigger at all, it made for pretty a pretty tight fit for the drawers to make it in. Squareness was paid extra attention thanks to all of the good comments on these plans, and I didn't seem to have any issue with drawers fitting as a result, just a bit snug. I would suggest using 1x4 for the drawer frames for two reasons: The first is that the drawers are pretty shallow, and there's plenty of room to use 1x4 instead of the 1x3. The second was the alignment of the drawer pulls and the top of the drawer box frame. Mine ended up right on the border of the drawer box frame in order to get the drawer pull centered. This was a problem as I had to grind off the edge of the interior box frame to get the screw to fit. If you had a 1x4, you could just countersink it without any issues, since it wouldn't be right on the edge of the drawer box. Overall awesome project, and great plans! Thanks Ana!

My husband and I created this using farmhouse table plans and we're very excited. It took us longer to get done than most because we all ended up sick. :o) Total cost was under $100 and it is awesome!! Thank you so much for the plans!!

Thank you for the fantastic tutorial to build this laundry pedestal. I was able to have the the pieces cut at my local Lowes store. After making the pedestal I would make a few adjustments to make it more sturdy. I would attach the four posts to the inside corners and cut the bottom platform corners to fit around the posts instead of attaching them to the platform with brackets. I made my posts a little taller too because my laundry baskets were taller. I love my new addition to my laundry room! The link to Saushas Laundry Pedestal that I followed is here, http://ana-white.com/printpdf/2011/01/sausha’s-washerdryer-pedestals.

Built this over 5 days, around my son's naps (including 2 days for sealant to cure). Actual time was probably around 8 hours total. Not too bad for my third project! I only built one shelf and am using it for storage in our master bathroom. I love the way it turned out. Thanks again, Ana, for a great project plan. :)

I built this coffee table for a friend. It is a square version of the Tryde coffee table with a shelf underneath. The dimensions of the tabletop are 42" x 42." It took a couple of weeks of working at night to complete, but she loved it.

Small Farmhouse table with custom made husky legs and side trim. I used my router to create the legs and trim.It was my first attempt at turned legs. I used minwax white wash pickle, then I went over with a mixture of minwax of dark walnut and golden oak.

Loved making this shelf!

I modified the single bowl raised pet feeder by adding tile over hardibacker cement board (over the wood platform). Then, I trimmed it with a thin border of wood. These are pretty addictive to make, as you can see from the pictures!

Picnic table and benches from an original (as far as I know) design I copied from my father-in-law. It is roughly 4'x4' and can comfortably seat 8 people, and is very sturdy.

Thanks for the great plan!