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I know, I know, yet another Farmhouse Benchright Dining Table! For this one, I wanted 4x4 legs, angled turnbuckles and removable legs since I know I have to move a lot. The legs are made removable with carriage bolts and with the legs fastened this way, the whole project has a more simplified frame. The finish is dark walnut to try and blend vintage/weathered design with a modern finished project. I added dark gray slate to the tabletop, carved in via router, for a little more design and as a built in trivet if so desired.

I built this for my mom's guest room.  She watched my kids and I worked in the garage.. couldn't have been a better vacation! :)

I used 6" (finished size 5") tongue and groove boards for the panel, shorter posts and screwed main structure pieces together using 5-1/2" lag bolts and plugging with 3/4" dowel pieces.  I added woodedn blocks at the bottom of posts for attaching metal bed frame.

My dad didn't have any pipe clamps so I ended up using a wratcheting strap!  HA!  Use what you can and save money! :)

I had empty spot in my kitchen and I wasn't able to find any nice looking utility table, so I figured to do it myself. I was looking for plan but didn't seem to find what I was looking for (If you find plans for the similar one, let me know!), so I end up using my left over 2x6 and 2x4's to make counter top and 1x4 for legs as for shelves. I made "grill" for the shelves from 1x2's. My kitchen has white cabinets so legs I painted white and counter top and shelves I stained same color than my counter top I made for my kitchen. I measured space between window and door and made it fit there, height is same as my kitchen cabinets.
I need to stain shelves one more time to get them nice, but i had no room to let them lay around the house so I had to put them together.

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This is my first furniture build! I am thrilled with the way it turned out, and now I am totally addicted. It's going into my son's room.

I used the plans from the website and added a few extra features that we really wanted .we made the tracks for the sliding doors ourselves and got all the hardware for really cheap. Also, added leds on upper/lower shelving to give to a really cool look at night. All in all, we didn't spend more than $350-$400 on this awesome piece. 

When I first saw this I thought it was adorable and had to build it even though I don't have any children! I use lengthier guestimated times to include sanding, painting and drying times.

I built this easel for my wife who teaches 2nd grade using the plan on this site. I used a jigsaw to make all the cuts which is why some of them are not perfect. All holes were countersunk and covered with wood filler as I have not yet purchased a Kreg Jig. One sample jar of paint was just enough to cover the whole project with 2 coats. Home Depot sells the whiteboard in 2' x 4' pieces for about $10 in my area. The toughest part was getting the holes to line up just right for the bolts that fix the four main pieces together. Some of them I had to use a little bit of force to make fit. The plan was easy to follow and worked well. I added a curtain rod to the top to hang a paper pad from which I bought for about $5. The big whiteboard behind the easel was hung over the existing chalkboard using industrial strength velcro strips. I bought the whiteboard material from Home Depot for $13 for a 4' x 8' sheet (it is actually called a "hardboard panel board". It works very well with dry erase markers and was an easy, cheap way to install a whiteboard over the current chalkboard.

My husband built this as my Christmas gift. It couldn’t have turned out any better. We shortened it to 75 inches and added a butcher block top to match the floating shelves and island in my kitchen. The plans were very easy to follow. We did have to spend quite a bit of time planning out the barn door track, but it was worth it.

My wife has been asking for a bunk bed for the kids for some time. The room is a little short because it is in a basement and I knew I would need to modify the plans so I procrastinated.
I ended up shortening the height of the bed to 62" total. I also sank the top mattress down because it is a pillow top and the rails were not tall enough. Those were the easy parts. I then had to modify the ladder, I needed to shorten it and wanted a little more angle to it so some high school trig and I was on my way. It turned out pretty good I think.
To save money I used furring strips for everything but the 1x8s. It is very rough and the finishing is not easy on furring strips, but it saves some money.
I had some extra blue from a previous project but wanted it a little darker. I used a flat black water based paint for the base coat then brushed on an incomplete layer of the blue to give it the look I wanted. Sealed it with a clear coat.

As the kids are getting a little older it was time to retire the train table and pass it on to family. Although our living room is growing up we still wanted a place for storage, though.

I modified the Adirondack Coffee Table to include a lower shelf (just make a second box the size of the top one and screw it into the bottom of the legs) and made it wider and longer (49"x33") and taller (20"). 6 of our toy buckets will fit on the lower shelf for storage. By making the top 49" I was able to cut the 1x6 to make a top board and a bottom board from each (top 50" for a little overhang, bottom boards 46". 6 1x6 boards were needed to make the two shelves, in addition to the 2x4s. Since it is bigger there is also a stretcher across the center for a little extra strength (because we all know that at some point a child will stand on it).

It took me about 4 hours to build it and then a couple more hours spread over the weekend to stain/poly. All total this one was about 6-7 hours for me to build.

A new crib for a new baby. The foot and head board can be attached with the side rails to put together a full sized bed. In theory,  this should be the only bed they need for their little dude with just  a few additions (new footboard). 

We built our daughter a cabin bed from the Ana White websit.   Plans were for a twin size mattress and we converted the width to accomodate a full size mattress.  After completing the Cabin bed and installing the full size mattress is when we discovered that the plans have an error in the length of the the cabin bed.  Plans call for 71 inches in length when 75 inch lengths are what all mattresses come in unless you are getting an oversize one which measures 80 inches in length.  The good thing is we purchased a 9 inch memory foam mattress which compressed enough in lenght to fit. 

Love these shelves.... Best part about them is they were completely free but add such a great country feel to my country style kitchen...