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Here is the 95% completed Fancy X Desk. The plans were very easy to follow. I would call it an intermediate level project simply because of the angle cuts. I had to reduce the size a little to fit our space. Built it in an afternoon and then applied one coat of primer and two coats of black paint. I have to wait until it is a little warmer outside to apply the poly as I didn't want to do it inside and my garage is about 30 degrees. I haven't figured out what it cost me to build but I feel comfortable saying it was hundreds less than it would have cost to buy at retail. Very excited about the result.

I fell in love with a Printer's Collection media cabinet at the Pottery Barn, but I couldn't afford the $$$ price tag. So I decided to build it myself. Theirs was made out of pine but I made mine out of birch. It wasn't very hard to build, it just had a lot of pieces.  I made 3 pieces, the center being 3 sections, and 2 shelf sections on the ends.  I thought it turned out great and fits our space perfectly.

Built this using Anna White's "MIMI'S FAUX MANTLE" but instead of using crown molding I elected to use STONE TILES in neutral tones and finished the surround and mantle in white giving the piece a nice soft appeal.  The building plans were easy to follow and took about 2 days to complete the whole process (because of drying times) not to mention how reasonable the cost was.  I already had the tiles,  adhesive, and paint from left over projects.

First project from Ana White, and loved it! Building more as we speak. We loved this table but wanted it in painted finish. We chose to fill in some of the gaps to make it look a little more finished. Very happy with the result!

I needed something to get the camping stuff, toys, strollers and everything else organized and up off the floor of our unfinished basement so my boys can ride their trikes inside over the winter. This was perfect! Just changed it slightly (made it deeper) to accommodate some larger items. Thanks again Ana!

Made from some scrap oak I had. Made to fit the 2" thick oak top that a co worker was going to throw away...couldn't let that happen!

We had to narrow the width of the table so that it would fit in a hallway. We distressed it..a lot and then washed a stain over the paint. Soooo pretty and rustic. Love your website!!!

We started this late 2013 and finished it June 2014. We used an old IKEA bed hardware for the middle support for the full mattress. We had to use Hemlock Fir "white wood" for the 4x4's (found at Menards in Wisconsin). We used Satin polyurathane from Minwax and allowed a month for the fumes to die down. My boys and guests seem to enjoy the bed. 

I moved to a new house and the table I had was way to big. I decided to make one. I found a picture on here of one I liked. I made some changes to the design and built it myself!

theses are the $10 ledges, i used 1 1x4, 1 1x6, and 1 1x2. i made a total of four which measured 2ft long. it was very easy to do, and was pretty fast, and really cheap

13 hours First wood project Learned a lot! I surprised my boyfriend with them and he loved them!

Made this dresser for a friend.  She has 2 boys and wanted a sturdy dresser.  The Hudson plans are clearly written and the illustrations are great.  I used 100 pound full extension drawer glides and reinforced the areas where the glides mount with 2x2's to ensure the glides would not rip loose.  I modified the drawer construction using finger joints for increased strength.  

The flush mount drawers offer a challenge to get the spacing right and that the drawers are flush.  

We absolutely LOVE this clubhouse bed. Not sure who loves it more, my litte boy or his parents! My husband has zero wood working skills, but his dad has a few wood working skills, so together they made this happen. We bought half of the lumber-cheapest whatever we could find, and my father -in-law bought the other half -the much more expensive stuff. We probably could have made this around $150-$200 using all the cheap stuff. We added a window box to hold little super heros and a shelf on the opposite window, we also added a shelf half way up on one of the post at the bottom to hold a lantern. We raised the bed 4 inches higher to give more room at the bottom. We used ply wood for the bottom of the bed rather than slats. We used a cherry 223 Minmax -1 coat and then put a clear coat on it.

My wife and I built our whole bar, from the shelves, bar, and the kegerator! We needed stools to round out our endeavor but we werent willing to shell out the kind of money required.  My wife found this plan and we morphed it a bit to meet our needs.  The KREG JIG saved us big time! The seat upholstry took us a bit of time, but we figured it out thanks to YouTube.  Great project for a weekend, took us a tad bit longer due to the arrival of our daughter but, we still got it done!

My wife used the benchmark media console plans with her own idea for the doors

You were right, this really was super-easy and super-cheap!