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After discovering these plans, I was excited to build one of these tables.  But my little one was not big enough yet, so I've been building them for friends.  When their kids hit 2, I give them a table for their birthday.  All the kids (and parents) have loved them.  Photos showing tables #1, #2, and #4.  Built #5 and #6 this week.  If I can go back and add in a photo afterwards, I'll post table #6 in blue.  Next up, table #7 for my little one.  I might tweak it a little so I can add an umbrella, too.  Thanks for the great plans Ana!

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I started off with Ana's plans and kinda went rogue from there. The idea of creating those curved back legs scared me so I thought I'd sacrifice an Ikea dining chair and use it as the legs. When I ruined one of the legs I decided that I'd come too far to back out and that I must continue. I adapted many conventional methods to make the settee but I'm super pleased with the outcome. For the full step by step on how I completed the settee, please check it out here Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

A white spruce base painted with hessian chalk paint and waxed with furniture wax over the top. Topped off with a section of oak block kitchen counter waxed with dark oak wax

My co-worker and I built these planters from pallets that we had lying around at work. The only expense we had was the Kreg Jig I purchased (and love). It took us about 5 hours to put them together, including the time it took to cut the lumber to size. Then we used Thompson's water seal and stapled commercial grade landscaping cloth inside the planter. We made them for work and hope they will just naturally age. This was an easy project and we will definitely make more of these.

We had leftover screws, landscaping fabric and water seal from other projects.

I was looking for an excuse to use my new Kreg Jig and also Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. My entrance from my garage had a cheap two level shelf which never was enough for all our shoes so when I saw this I thought it would be perfect. This was my first Ana-White project and the left cubbies ended up being wider than the right. I loved the Kreg Jig. What's cool is I did it all alone, with the help of my husband watching my kids! It was a lot of painting to get the distressed look that you really can't see from the pictures but I am very happy with it and it is very sturdy. I ended up doing 4 columns instead of 3 but only one shelf...probably also why the measurements got messed up.

I built this bed step by step from the Mom's fancy farmhouse bed - queen sized. I have no experience of building things before this, but bought a miter saw and nail gun. Banged it out in a weekend. More time was spent painting than assembly. I reused the slats from my old IKEA bed. In hindsight, I wish I had a way to even the boards better before assembly, like a planer.

DIY Stocking Stand  - Reader build

I used the modifications posted for 2X4 wood.
I used pressure treated wood, so I will stain it next year!
The plans were easy to follow, this was my first project and went off without a hitch!!
I purchased 24X24 foam for 9 dollars a piece and sewed waterproof material to cover them! It took probably took just as long to make the cushions than to make the actual sectional....but well worth it. I just couldnt find the right cushions ANYWHERE!!!

This is the bedroom set I built for my daughter. The Bed is the "Emme Twin Bed" Painted white. It is the 1st thing I ever built off of this web-site. The dresser is the mostly the"Beach Cottage Dresser" also painted white. I just left the trim pieces off the sides. Also, this one has something "hidden" at the bottom that we thought was cute. The night stand was just modeled after the same style as the dresser. I just kind of made that one up as I went along. My daughter loves her bedroom furniture. Thanks so much for the plans.

This planter box turned-out looking great! I put it together the first go-round using all kreg-jig screws, but couldn't get the pieces to sit flush with each other, so I took everything apart...and used star-drive screws instead of nails). I have decided that I hate nails.

I used the kreg jig to attach the 4 posts, but then used brackets to attach the rest of the panels -- this worked well! Once I put the slats in the bottom, it was very sturdy.

TIPS: don't be afraid to alter the plan. If you like working with brackets, use them!

Made for my sons house. Just made a few changes to top with 2x6 and bottom with 1x6's.

No major changes to the design. Just took the overall height of the ceiling, subtracted the 4" that we wanted to keep off the floor (to avoid any mildew issues, as they are in a lake house), and divided the rest in half. That told us how much space to put in between the bunks. :)

My husband and I made this for our son since we were transitioning him from a toddler bed. The ones we looked at in stores were cheaply made and horribly expensive.

I decided to build the Farmhouse King Bed. I liked the look of the frame and am happy with the outcome. This was my very first piece of furniture I've ever built. Already started on my Farmhouse Bedside Tables!!!