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This was my first Ana White project. The bed was fairly quick to put together, but then it had to be painted with 2 coats of paint. That's why I think it's a day project, and not an afternoon project.

I also made a feather mattress and feather pillows. The plaid blanket was made from a vintage table cloth. A fitted sheet, flat sheet, and pillow cases were made from some percale sheets. The dolls have definitely been spoiled!

Thanks Ana for the great plans!

This is a piece from Ana's book.  I used the plans from the book and followed Shabby-2-chic's recommendation for the finish.  I used 120 grit sandpaper to knock the edges off then applied a dark minwax stain.  Soft scrub was used to remove the extra finish from my white paint.  The kreg shelf pin jig was invaluable in getting the holes just right.   

4' x 4' x 32" planter boxes perfect for square footage gardening. Added pre-made trellis to back for tomatoes and melons/cucumbers. Had to use pressure- treated 4x4 for legs but wrapped them in plastic so not near the soil. 4" lag screws holding just fine with 5 horizontal strapping bars on bottom and 1 vertical 2x4. 

This bed was my 3rd project from Ana white. I'm just getting around to posting it now....

The headboard and footboard were made 2 inches wider than the original plans to account for my wider crib mattress. For my mattress width (28"), I required an extra 1x4 for the headboard and footboard center panels (7 instead of 6), along with 2 1x3s. This meant that I needed to add one extra 1x4 to my shopping list. I only required one 1x6, at a 10 foot length (since I didn't make the arch on the headboard).

Most of the work was done on our backyard deck, my outdoor workshop. I usually enjoyed the company of a little chipmunk as my "helper". He became very tame over the summer, allowing me to pick him up and pet him. At times, he would sit on my lap or ontop of my shoulder while I was working on a project. He was always with me, just hangin' out. I'm not really sure how long this project took, as I was usually distracted by his company!

I really enjoyed making this project! Our daughter was SO excited to sleep in her new big-girl bed!

Thanks Ana for the great plans!

I added legs to mine so it would lean up against the wall above the molding. I liked the look of it without plywood backing. I'm really happy with it and it was pretty simple to make.

Made from reclaimed pine moulding.

This was my first time using a plan from this site, it was my first time using a kreg jig, and pretty much my first time using a circular saw on anything that mattered.  Also my first time staining.  I'm real happy with how it turned out except for the staining! I used a stain + polyurethane in one and found it very difficult to get the color even without streaks.  Next time I think I am going to stain all my cut wood BEFORE I assemble.  I think that will let me have a nice even stain.  Any thoughts on that?

I enlarged the plan by adding 12 inches to the top and 6 inches to the width. So I added a shelf 12 inches above the top one.  It feels big and I love that.  

Another thing that worked out nicely for me,  I noticed when I was buying lumber from HD, the 2x2's were all a little bit warped or crooked, So for the four legs I opted for the premium perfectly strait and smooth pine.  It was 8 bucks a piece instead of two but worked out I think.  For the back I used mahogany pickets - not smooth, hard to sand down, but looks nice.  

Took me about 20-25 hours over two weekends.  Sanding and staining were the only laborious parts.

Nice and easy work bench to complete my garage setup.

I can take no credit, except for choosing this amazing project! My man took off a couple days from work to make this as a late Christmas gift. It's beautiful and gives just the organization I needed in my homeschool room. I could not love it more!

We added a few more inches height to each shelf to make it taller than the original design. It's perfect.

I spent a lot of time looking at photos that my wife tagged on pinterest, most from builders who frequent Ana's site.  I learned a lot just from looking.

I stole particular ideas from Ana, Tommie and Ellie, and another site that I can't find right now, but they really did the trestle / farmhouse hybrid idea first and I just modified their idea a bit.  If anyone has seen their site, please remind me so I can give credit where it is due!

I didn't really use a plan other than having a general idea of what I wanted the size of the table to be.  I believe it came out to about 102" x 44"

I built 6 chairs and the bench.

All is built out of construction grade lumber, and gets lots of compliments.

The table came together in a solid weekend, the bench took a couple of evenings, and the chairs...those chairs took forever to cut out, shape, assemble, and finish.

Took us 4 months cause we have kids so we have to work during naps and after bedtime and then we were hesitant to work on it for a while after a little stressful episode building the drawer. We had to lower our expectations for perfection when working with pine and no clamps. We're happy with how it turned out though! Reminds me of Van Gogh's "The Bedroom" for some reason. 

I saw a brag posted by jaimecostiglio (mudroom locker and bench unit) and really wanted to build one for my mudroom! I didn't extend the bench out as far out as her original plan but there is still plenty of room to sit and put shoes on. We are a family of 4 but I built 5 lockers. Kind of wish I had built 6 because my husband is occupying 2 (one for his regular coat/jacket and the other for his motorcycle gear - so not fair).

Anyway, we love it and everyone who visits are amazed that we built it from scratch! This was our very first building project and it took a while because we wanted to make sure it was perfect. It's actually screwed into the wall so it will most likely stay with the house if we ever move.

This project started by using the Ana-White Dress Up Tower Plans.  Modifications were made to increase storage area and to include a lazy susan base.

I built this vanity and mirror out of pine and finished it in a variety of stains to get a reclaimed look.