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Absolutely loved this build!  And it has become so handy to have for all the storage it provides.

I adjusted the original plans.  

• Combined the hutch and mail sorter into one unit.
• Stretched it 1 foot taller, spaced that out between several shelves.
• Combined 2 drawer units into one.

It was so much fun building this bench & shelf for my entry. I now have a terrific place to stash things and hang my coat and purse! I am planning to make boxes to fit some of the spaces in the bench.

I used 1x6’s as opposed to 2x6’s for the base as well as the 19” pieces thus I cut the length of the legs to 27 3/8 the difference of 1 ½ inch from the plan.  In addition, the plans did not specify as to the placement of the legs on to the 19” pieces and thus I attached the 17 ½ bottom shelf braces and then attached the legs to the top.  I finished the project with MinWax Classic Gray stain which gave it an antique finish followed by a finishing wax.

Handmade by novice

My husband bought me a Kreg jig for Christmas since I've been wanted to make some Ana White projects. Love how the first one turned out. Team project with hubby for our entry way. 

I've done a dozen or more of these letters now. Each letter has to be cut differently, but they are all made from 2x4s and pocket holed together using my Kreg Jig. I have also made some letters with curves (such as R, B, J, etc). I cut the curve out of a 2x10, left over stair stringer and then join it with some 2x4 for the rest of the piece. To make the base plates, I cut small blocks of 1x3 and rounded the edges with a palm sander. I used glue and finish nails to attach them. I have more projects like this on my blog http://pneumaticaddict.blogspot.com .

Added a shelf and made the console a microwave cart for my mom.

For a few years, we used a normal wooden wall hanger (a normal wood wall hanger means a piece of pinewood plank screwed on the wall, which had 7 double hooks on it), we decided to find some new ideas. We found a nice idea, a pine beam that looks like it’s part of the structure, passing through the wall, on which a lot of wooden hooks are fitted.

This was my first project.

So happy with the way my Balin Console Table turned out.  I altered Ana’s plan just a bit by adding 1x2’s to the sides at the top and bottom to recess the side panels and I added drawer slides for easy opening as well as trimming out the front of the drawers to recess the drawer fronts.  Thank you Ana for great plans!

I got the plans from the Cubby desk and made it for my son who started school this year.

Planked wood sideboard without drawers, used as a media console table.

Built the top out of reclaimed wood reclaimed from buildings in/around Chicago. Stained top and insides shelves with minwax hickory gel stain. Outside painted in chalky finish Dutch boy antiquainted lace. Custom made rail and hangers for sliding apparatus. 

We followed the instructions for the most part. However, we did add 6 inches in height and the center of the headboard was larger. We completed a tufted upholstered insert that we added. It only took us about three days and we are very please with the results.

Only recommendation: After you sand, fill holes and other dents/dings in the wood use wood putty. Sand again. Prime. After priming, more "flaws" can appear. Take the time do fill again with wood putty and a light sanding. It is hard to do when all you want to do is paint...but the time will be worth it in the long run.

This was my very first woodworking project. It came out great! My wife did the distressed corners. Amazing how easy it was. Pardon the puppy posing for his dad.