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In my house, we have cell phones, music players, ebook readers that all need to be charged. Not a day goes by that either a device or a cord in misplaced. I was trying to figure out a solution, when I thought about the $10 ledge plan. I made a 24" shelf. The only modification I made was taking a 1 1/4" spade bit and cut out a hole in the bottom shelf so I could feed the cords up onto the ledge. I still have to paint it, but I am going to hang it right by our family calendar so we all know where they belong! Yeah for a cheap and easy solution!!!

I modified the size of the original plan to better fit the space. It is slightly deeper and taller than the plans. I also used a router to create a rabbet for the glass inserts in the doors.

The finish is a homemade chalk paint followed by multiple coats of furniture wax. The build itself was quick and straight forward, but the finish took the most time.

The console really pops in a room full of stained furniture. I love the look, shape, and versatility of it--thank you for sharing the plans!

Built this kids bookshelf from the Kentwood bookshelf design.

I've made these tool boxes for my grandkids, but loved the idea to use them for other things. This is the 2nd diaper caddy I've made and each one has been a hit with the new grandparent or parent. I think they're cute and practical!
Painting took longer than building it!

I made this for my grand-daughter for her birthday following the plan from the plan catalog using my Keg Jig and scraps from previous projects. My wife followed a link from then plan to make the pad and quilt. I spray painted it with a semi-gloss pink - her favorite color

Thank for this plan, I needed something in the corner of my living room and this ended up being perfect. I followed the steps for the frame of the bookshelf as the plan outlined but made a few other changes:

1. I put the EMT pipe a bit lower than Ana's plan, more like how the RH shelf looked. I drilled a hole 5 inches from the top of each shelf, and about 3/4 of an inch from the back (5 inches up, 3/4 over)
2. I used flat iron spray paint for the EMT pipe and caps
3. I used caps instead of having the pipe ends sticking out
4. I used 4'' rigid caster wheels, found on etsy for $15 each
5. I used weathered oak stain
6. I couldn't find the right size corner brackets so I bought a 1.5'' wide steel flat bar from Lowes and made them myself. I cut the bar at 6'', put it in a vise and hammered it in the middle to be at 45 degrees, and drilled holes for the screws.

I modified the design to better suit my senior body.
I added 3 inches to the seat height by using 2x6s, made it 1 inch wider, and added clunky drink holders.
I also used cedar fence boards for the seats and backs because I like the look.
I went with Barn Red Stain and Thompson's Water Seal for the finish.
Thank you for this design. They are quite comfortable.
The cost was less than $40 each.

I just followed Ana's plan!

This was my first large build, and it went fairly well. A few little issues here and there, but I'm the only one who will notice most of them.

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 :)

this is my favourite piece of furniture that I have built so far and my daughter loves it! Turned out great and the plan was so easy to follow. I wouldn't suggest glueing and kreg jigging. We did that on our coffee table and when the wood shrunk it tore in between the boards and looked terrible. I used flanged plugs at the ends so that I can pop them out and take the bed apart easily but have no exposed screw holes and then filled the kreg holes with the kreg plugs and they stained up great!

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.