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This was my first project in regards to building anything. I had some old milled wood from my grandfathers farm that needed some attention. The wood itself was milled about 60 years ago and sat under his house in a crawlspace ever since he moved from his farm in Kentucky to the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The wood itself was in rough shape and since I didn't have access to a planer, I had to sand the rough cut wood to the smoothness of my liking. I was very limited to the amount of wood I had so I took various ideas from your website and came up with my own version. I would not have even attempted the project had I not been inspired by your site. Overall I was distracted numerous times by life so it took about 6 months to finish. Speaking of finish, I highly recommend testing several large pieces of scrap before staining. I went with a driftwood color to a weathered grey before I finally finished with a darker kona color. By the time I was done, I had sanded the table 3 separate times. I love the table and made it to where I can remove the legs for easy transport. It is solid as a rock and very heavy.

I did not add the draw and modified the cubbies to hold my computer equipment. I have enough space to add a center draw later and I will probably build a small platform for the monitor. The plywood was salvaged from the floor of my grandmother's house.

This was the first time that I built anything from scratch and I must say that I was really surprised by how good it came out. It’s not perfect but I’m really proud of the finished product.
Thanks Ana for making it easy.

5 board bench with a few extra boards.
I had some leftover hardwood flooring pieces that i cut for the seat of the bench. I love color so this was a lot of fun!!!
Thanks!

another clara table and chair.

My wife and I built the farmhouse table and bench.  We then followed the plans and made smaller versions for the living room - creating a coffee table and end tables. 

There was a horrible bartop seperating the kitchen from the dining room that was yellow 70's linoleum.  We ripped that bar top off and made another small version of the farmhouse table for the bar top!  Looks great!!

Here is my very first project.

Loved Ana's original of this and we saw cedar plans on sale over the holiday weekend we had to give it a shot. Loved how it turned out. Thank you for the inspiration.

Modified plans to accomidate a smaller eating area.  Took us about a week working on it a little bit a day.  Wood cost was about $110.  Dark Walnut stain, primer and linen white chalk paint over primer on the bottom.  

I used somebody else's design photo from this site and inserted my own numbers when figuring out the top dimensions and cuts.  I wish I could remember whose for proper credit.  Legs were completed using the ana white legs from the original plan with no alterations. 

I made this without the fancy headboard, but I'm very happy with how it turned out! See my blog for complete details.

My daughter is finishing her last week of preschool. I wanted to make a small "thank-you" gift for her 3 teachers. I pieced together different ideas from ana's site and other places on the Internet. The printout is from shanty 2 chic's website. I created 3 boxes using 2 six-foot cedar fence panels. I cut mine down to size based on the dimensions of the flowers I used. Drilled a few holes on each edge and used 1/4" sisal rope to make handles. Used hemp to tie the label's to each box. Each box took approximately 15 minutes to make. Including the cost of the flowers, each box cost less than $5 too!!

Really enjoyed making this and the end result is impressive. Wouldn't categorize as a starter project because the frame is a bit more advanced.

I didn't want to drill holes in the tiles so I constructed this simple cedar frame for my daughters bathroom.

Karen
 

I saw this plan and knew that I had to build it for my home office. The top of the desk is the perfect size for my HP printer/scanner. I added the cork backing as suggested in the plan - works great for adding notes and papers to the back of the desk.

Because I am taller I modified the plan by not adding the middle drawer to the desk. This gave me the knee room I needed to be able to get my desk chair underneath and close enough that I could type. I also cut a hole in the desk top to place an cable grommet in so that I could run wires for my electronics through it. I added two pocket holes in the back plate to further secure it to the desk bottom.

The only disappointment I had was not with the design but with the stain. While I like the color, at a distance it ends up looking like paint rather than stain. I don't know if the wood was drier than normal and soaked the stain more, or if it just stained darker than I thought it would (i.e. should have stayed with one coat rather than two). But, when I'm sitting at the desk I can see the wood coming through the stain so the dual character of the stain isn't so bad.

The design is quick, simple, and easy to follow. It came together in no time.

I wanted to build a really neat table for the patio and came up with the idea to do a concrete top with LED lights and a built in cooler. I loved Ana's plans for the pedestal base and so I used her plans to create the base. I did modify the plans a bit to help it hold up the the heavy concrete top. I have the modifications listed on my blog. There is also a complete 17 minute tutorial showing how to do the concrete top.

This was my first Ana White project, I modified the plans a bit because I didn't want the 2nd stabilizing bar on the floor. I also went a bit bigger, my table is 10ft 5.5in. 

Overall I am very happy with how it turned out.