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I just followed Ana's plan!

I meshed the Farmhouse Bed with the Farmhouse Storage Bed with Storage Drawers and this is the final product. Let me know if you have any questions. I learned along the way.

A few things I modified -

I knocked off the corners of the 1x8's used in the footboard and headboard as I wasn't a fan with how they butted up straight. I liked the rounded edges of the routered boards instead.

I cove routered the tops of 2x6's and loved how they turned out

When I handed my cutlist to the kid at the big orange store, he pulled OSB instead of plywood for the storage cabinets. I realized it halfway through the cutting as I was shopping for other things and didn't have the heart to tell him halfway through the job. I had to edge band (first time) the edges and the OSB soaked up a lot of primer.

My first shot at furniture making. Two benchright farmhouse tables. Made from reclaimed lumber I found in my barn and poplar milled by Wayne my neighbor. Thanks Wayne and Anna White. These are in the dinning room of our Country Road House B&B located Clendenin WV. Look us up, stay and eat breakfast on these tables!

This is my very first project. I have no other tools yet besides the drill, so I had to make all the cuts with the hand saw, but it worked out well :) As I am in Europe, the imperial metrics mean nothing to me. The wood they sell here is of different sizes. That is overall not an issue, although I had a tough time calculating the holes for the legs. Luckily, only one error hole, and all came out level on the first try. No waste of wood! I also had a good helper.
Thank you, Ana

Ventsi

Built this for extra seating in my dining room. I followed Ana's plans to the T.... I used a skill saw and chisel to notch the wood...

We added some fun features to this project that our little girls LOVE. For more information and pictures visit: http://bit.ly/1feQ4se for full details! Hope you like it :)

The plan for this great castle bed on this blog inspired me to make this castle bed for my daughter Elise. I basically just followed this plan and adjusted it to my own idea:
http://www.ana-white.com/2011/10/plans/castle-loft-bed

Thanks very much for all the great ideas!

Bart
The Netherlands

My sim went off to college and needed a coffee table for his apartment- so I made him the farmhouse coffee table! I just love your plans!

Terri M

My 7 year daughter and I built the Fiona's Doll Adirondack Chair together for her friend's birthday. This was Kylee's first build. She decided instead of finishing the chair, she would give her friend paints and let her do it herself. The chair went was easy to build thanks to such great plans. It took between 2-3 hours. Although I think without her help it would of been a bit quicker. I could not be happier or prouder of a project.

Loved how this entry table/ sofa table turned out! 

I built 3 of the square picnic tables, as we have a large extended family. I enjoyed the project and the results. I did end up adding a cross brace and some metal clips, they added a little more strength for the table when it was full of people.

Thank you for sharing your plans.

Rick

Great plans for a simple kids chair! I generally followed Ana's plans, but used a hardwood - Elm - that I cut on my sawmill. It looks generally like oak. It is heavier than pine, but should be more durable too. I'm 200+ pounds and have jumped on the chair with no issues.

I also used pneumatic brad nailer and glue for the back and seat slats. I highly recommend glue for this project! I am an avid woodworker with a garage full of tools, so honestly this took me less than an hour from start to finish. However, this was one of the most satisfying projects I've built in a long time!

This project took about a week of commitment because of the multiple coats of paint. Otherwise, it was a very quick build, built in one day, but quite tedious sanding. I wish I could have sanded before I built it because the corners were very difficult to get around on the inside. I drew the crown on very thin Plywood that I had laying around from a night table I built and cut it out with a jigsaw.

I made this project for my gentleman friend.  He didn't have much of a childhood, so I made him this toybox and then filled it with toys from the 80's as a birthday present.  These plans were perfect for the occassion.

I certainly spent more than the estimate.  This was likely because I used select pine boards, and my finish was rather complicated including some pretty pricey hardware.  However, the thing I like most about being able to make my own furniture is that I can make it exactly how I want it, and sometimes that ends up costing more money.  In the end, I have a table that "looks like a Leonard project" according to my uncle, which is pretty much the highest compliment that can be bestowed on such things by any one of my uncles.

I also spent more time than was mentioned by others.  All told, I spent about 24 hours on the project over a four day stretch.  I did the project on my own, and my process for filling holes and sanding is rather laborious.  I actually went through that process twice even though sanding is, by far, my least favorite task.  The finish was also quite time intensive.  

Speaking of the finish, this was done in all water based since I live in a condo with very little ventilation.  I started with Minwax waterbased stain in American Walnut.  I then applied two coats of white wash before sanding it down to reveal more of the wood grain.  I'm so pleased with the finish!

However, the thing I'm the most proud of is how square this thing is.  Math teachers could build accurate trigonometry word probems off of this thing!  I decided to reverse engineer the most important bits in order to ensure squareness.  For example, I built the table top first.  I then drew out a perfectly square outline on the bottom side.  I then used counter sunk screws to attach the frame to the bottom side as well as the Kreg jig to fit the pieces of the frame together.  Similarly, I cut the bottom piece of playwood perfectly square, and then I attached the 1x12s to the plywood to ensure everything stayed square.   Those 1x12s are just too swervy otherwise, which can become rather unweildy.  

All told, I am very pleased with the finished product.  I love having the ability to build high quality furniture that will live on for a long time to come.

Life between tours can be challenging. Both for the re-entry and the need to SLOW DOWN! My love put this project on my shop table after returning from the NE in mid-April. A fun job for my son and I to play at. I had purchased twenty, 12'x1"x6" tongue & groove heart-pine months ago from HD. $1.97 down from $16.70! I ripped the T & Gs off and cut the lumber down to specs for this project. SUPER fun and easy to make! I discovered the exterior primer + paint after I finished building and probably would have preferred to do 2 coats, prior to making with touchups AFTER the assembly...next time! (Bought a KREGG JIG for this project and love it.)

Modern Farm Bench w/ Texas Flag