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After moving to Miami from a Log Cabin in Western Pennsylvania, I wanted to have a bedroom that was decorated very "Miami." The best option was to build a bed and finish it myself. The body of the headboard is whitewashed and the trim is a cactus gel stain. Thanks Ana!

My wife wanted me to make this. The frame was meant to be coated in polyurethane but as the wood did not look the best, i painted it. I think the colours work quite well.
The stairs are different, i wanted something unique for those.
My daughter loved it as it was a birthday present for her.
The project took about 3 weeks in the evenings after work for a couple of hours most days.

My wife wanted an outdoor server for our back deck. I did so, but decided to add some flare. I built it so the top comes off and a cooler is exposed for our drinks. And to not waste any wood, you turn the top around and I painted with Chalkboard paint so she could write up a menu. Added some color she would like, found a tutorial on chevron, add a few accessories, and viola!

Our daughter loves using this kitchen helper and is a great way to keep her safe in the kitchen. 

Decided to build beds for my two daughters. We went with two queen sized farmhouse beds that I hope they can keep with them for a very long time. I used joist hangers and attached the head board and foot board so that they could be disassembled easily for moves. The beds came out great and I painted them using Chalk Paint. The project took about three weekends to complete.

I have always loved Ana's Farmhouse bed, so when she came out with the Farmhouse bed with storage drawers I knew it was the perfect solution for our small master bedroom. Ana's plans were awesome and made this an easy build. I wanted my bed to be a little unique so I tried a geometric pattern for the head board and foot board and I LOVE it! I also decided to make my slats removable for easy access to under the bed storage and this is one of my favorite features of the bed! I think my husband and I just found a new spot for hiding christmas presents! :) Check out my blog post for all the details and loads of photos!

Awesome build! Great dining table! 

My 10 yr old son and 8 year old daughter really loved helping make this for their cousin. They've never been so excited to give a gift!

My son is three and loves animals. His collection of animals keeps growing. They were originally sitting on his toy chest. This made things difficult because we could not use his toy chest storage. He liked having all his animals lined up. So I thought I would build him some shelves. But something cool and fun for a little boy with a growing animal collection. So I set out to build the Noah's ark. It didn't take me a hundred years but I kind of know how Noah felt because we messed up and had to rebuild. There was supposed to be sides with a drop down bridge so he could load his animals on to the arc. It was supposed to be attached by hinges and have a latch to hold it up. My husband and I are beginners at cutting wood and were unable to make the proper cuts. So we decided to go without sides. If anyone does this arc with the drop down side please let me know. I would love to see it like I originally imagined it. I first set out to make it 4 feet long but after building it and messing up some of our wood; I thought my son will need a bigger arc. The final product is 5feet long at the top and 3 feet at the base. I used 6 inch wide base because we have baseboards close to that wide. The shelf width is 10 inch. I would recommend attaching to a wall. I used some left over railings I had from another project. You can buy them at a hardware store. I was going to stain it but did not have the time. So we painted it. I used dowel rods for the roof and glued them on.

Build this for my two sons with plans from the website.. Turned out good I think.  Modified to make it a touch bigger than the original design.

Made the overall height 8 foot since my ceilings are 10 foot. Turned out really great and was a super cheap project compared to purchasing one. 

well it's hard to see in this picture becuase the loveseat is in the way but I made 2 of the 2x4 cube shelves and then added my own twist to add desk to the end of the shelves to take up the space ( intended ) left by the shelves and have the desk come out to wrap around the corner... I am very pleased and learned alot as these arent perfect but I still love them ( and my decor is not so "thrown" on there .. my daughter helped move them in and she was anxious to get them filled ) I was just so excited to take pictures and share online lol ..

I would like to add that apparently ( as I said I am very new to building ) and newbies should know that the measurements on lumber is 1/4 - 1/2 of an inch shy of what it sells as... BIG learning curve there .. I assumed it was so my cuts were off and had to improvise.. which is why my shelves aren't a true 2x4 cubby kinda shelf.. I put 3 dividers on on the bottom and only 2 on the top..

Great plan and project. I added a cup holder with left over lumber. Added some 45 angles to give it some dimension. Screwed and glued almost everything from the back to avoid any screws

The Beauty Queen described a headboard with shiplap and sort of cottage style. I modified the Ana White plan to fit my needs and the wife’s taste. I used the preprimed shiplap and 1x material from the big box store so it was a little more expensive but still very reasonable. Then I made side tables. 

I had been dying to make this bed for awhile but first I needed to convince my husband that it really would be okay to let his sentimental old headboard go. He doesn't like change. Obviously I eventually won. This bed is absolutely bomb proof! I built it as a platform bed and plunked a brand new memory foam mattress on it. We love it!