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A friend showed me a picture of a coffee table and asked if I'd build her one.  It was very similar to this plan and she loved it, so I gave it a go.  I had my table top boards run through a thickness planer and a jointer before assembling.  The table top is attached to the base with "z" clips which will allow the wood to expand if needed.  The "X's" on the side gave me a little trouble but that's likely because I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist and I needed them to be "just so". ;)

I was happy with the finished piece and my friend was thrilled. :)

 Ana, you're the BEST!! Thank you so much for sharing these plans. This was a very simple build ... my problem was trying to decide how to paint and decorate it. There's a lady in our little town that cut out the letters for me. I think it turned out so cute. I'm working on a Christmas collection for our church auction next April and thought it would be fun to have Christmas in April :-). Thanks again Ana!!!

This is a play kitchen I made for my 2 year old. This was the first big wood project I have done. The instructions were easy to follow if you stay organized.

Flower potting bench for the front porch.

I liked Sausha's design, but I wanted a more "built in" look for the one I built. I didn't follow the plan much, but used it for ideas

This daybed was modified from the Farmhouse bed plans. I am still finishing the drawers, sanding, putty and paint.

Console table build.

So I went off most of the specs on this table except I didn't want the brace on the bottom. Instead we braced it under the table with extra 2/4s. The longest part of this was the staining and poly due to it being cold as heck in Washington.

this is the little play kitchen I made for my kids for Christmas (they are 3 years old and almost 2 years old). It was my first project.
My husband has been interested in woodworking for a while and owns some tools. We watched a lot of the new yankee workshop videos together. I received the homebuilt home last Christmas and didn't get a chance to use it until this November!
I was so happy to read how Ana White and other wood workers did some projects only a couple hours a day after the kids went to bed.
It was a little bit challenging at time and I made many beginners' errors. I also adapted the plan to fit the 2 shelves I had as leftovers from my husband's last project. (We live in France and DIY material is relatively expensive). I also wanted them to have both the oven and the sink but we didn't have enough space to put 2 kitchen modules so i added a divider in the middle of the top shelf and attached it with cleats to the countertop.
I could not find any bowl with a lip to do the sink so I used an ice cream container! and the tap is a real one because it was somehow cheaper than getting a garden tap or a fake/toy one!
I took me about 3 weeks to complete because I could go only a couple hours at a time, sometimes less after the kids were in bed, and being pregnant makes me seriously slower in decision making and acting!
I kept it as a surprise for both my kids and my husband on christmas morning. I'm really happy with the result. Like the book said, it is not perfect and I can see many little mishaps, but it's my first project and I cherish it.

Rustic barn door sliding console.

Bunk Bed with a play area under it.

I've finished my swing but my porch don't have enough clearance so I built A frame stand for it.

I "doctored" the plans for the reclaimed wood look headboard to using 4x4's for legs and created a footboard of the same style. I then make the siderails for my bedframe by laminating a 2x8 to a 2x6 to completely encase the box frame. I was able to put my boxframe inside by screwing and gluing 2x2's along the inside of the frame. This is a STURDY bed frame!

Built up and wider due to my garage size. Left some shelves out for bigger items.