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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...

40"x34" oak cookie. I tried some metal legs but couldn't get them wide enough to be stable at the requested 24" height, unless I had some custom made for $$$. I found these plans and changed the dimensions to fit the table and made the legs out of oak. Very pleased with the results.

I was looking for my next project for woodshop my junior year of high school. I happened to run into this website while looking for plans and found Ana's farmhouse queen bed and was inspired to make something similar. Now that I have accomplished this task, I want to share it with the community that inspired the build. Let me know what you think! Thanks.

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

These plans make it very simple to make.

Finally decided to do this wall and I’m obsessed 😍 -Kaity

My fiance and I built this media console from Ana's plans to replace the UGLY black plastic/glass tv stand we had previously. It was pretty easy to do. The only thing I recommend is waiting to cut the doors after the box is put together. Our doors did not fit exactly and we had to cut them again to fit. I'm sure that our measurements were off somewhere along the way. We love the way this piece of furniture looks in our family room now, for about $150!!!

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.

The potting bench I made for my brother. The console table/ desk is for my grandson.

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.

Grandpa Myron made this one for Zara's playroom!

It was a straight forward project and the plans were excellent and easy to follow. We did purchase the Kreg Jig and that takes a little practice to get it right but it does make an extremely strong joint. We applied three coats of paint and one coat of stain on the top. This is for our German Shepherd and he loves it. It took us three or four days just because we worked on it a little bit each evening.

I know this is an older project on this website. However, I only recently happened upon this treasure trove of plans. As such, what better project than a new table and matching bench for the family? I made some adjustments to the bench as a result of the comments section. Essentially, I shortened the bench so it would slide between the legs of the table (65" instead of 72" as the plans call for). I also moved the stretcher supports to the inside of the table legs and shortened the stretcher (70" instead of 74" as the plans call for) to give a few more inches to push chairs in. I had every intention of staining the entire project uniformly. My wife really enjoyed the contrast between the dark and light, you see which idea I kept! The legs are a natural stain with clear coat. The tops are Minwax jacobean stain, I did two coats and a light sanding to expose some of the grain under the darkness of the stain. The cutting and assembly of the table and bench was rather quick. I would estimate 3 hours total of cutting and assembly. However, I spent a good amount of time on the sanding and staining. I would have been able to complete the finish quicker if the weather hadn't turned cold for about a week and slowed my dry times down. Finished the stains with a couple layers of polyurethane satin finish.

Solar eclipse in our living room!

Brazilan Walnut flooring for table top and Pine for feet and supports. 

I built this floating bench (and shelf with towel pegs) for our pool change room. I was so excited when I finished it all by myself! It’s super sturdy and I’m so happy! Thank you Ana!!