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I built this for a silent auction at my school. My students chose the theme. Each of the kids in my class signed the white legs. Super easy to put together after following the plans to cut each piece of lumber. The painting was another story thanks to those stars!

Matching beds

We just slightly modified the plan to accommodate our really great industrial sewing table base.

A great weekend project...the "love swing"! I used the plan from Ana for the swing seat and added two arm rests from left over 1x6, rounded them off and sanded.

I cobbled together an A-frame to hang everything, made from five 8 foot 4x4s and two 8 foot 2x6s laminated together for the stretcher. Assembled with 1/2" galvanized carriage bolts and hung with 1/4" chain.

Definitely going to want a good miter saw for the A-Frame angles (the top ones are a bit tricky to get everything lined up)

Love it! Thanks for another great plan Ana..and of course..Shanty2Chic!

I made this bench to replace a sidewalk planter box outside my front door.  The only modifications I made were adding 4- 2x4 supporting legs - you can see them in the first photo.  This just makes the legs a little sturdier and I also added some carriage bolts to give a slight decorative touch as well as to anchor the legs to the frame.  I use a nail gun and some wood glue to secure the 2x4 to the side of the existing leg, and voila!  Thank you for a very easy to understand and follow project, Ana!

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.

We love the medicine cabinets that are found in 5 star hotels and had come across a blog (Batchelor's Way) that had built one very similar. We decided during our renovation that we wanted one, too. In the photo you can see that we still have to install the light fixture, which fits perfectly within the high top molding, and the vessel sink and wall-mount faucet below.

This was my first attempt at building something with doors- the one on the right got knocked off square at some point and required some finagling to get it to fit. As a result, there's a gap above it, but it opens and closes smoothly. I'm okay with it. It's not perfect, but at least it's MY not perfect.

I modified this bed plan. Decided to go flush with outside of bed post and wanted footboard same height as mattress

Inspired by a photo on a DIY site i made this simple stool from pallet wood. No plan, just an idea, and i know that the hight should be around 20".

Build this bench for our dining room. Had some left over stuff and got a 11 feet plank for free at the lumber yard.
66 inches long, 14 inches wide and I made it a little higher, 19,5 inches.
Have a weakness for red benches :-)

Very easy build! This took just a few hours to complete and gave us some much needed flare for out tiny guest bathroom! 

Having a 65" TV I had to modify the plans some. This bad boy is heavy. The solid wood is all red oak, with oak plywood.

I am going to be a first time Grandma and this project has been on my mind to make for him as soon as I saw it!!!
Assembly was a little tricky as I felt I needed to be sure it was very sturdy and safe. I also felt a bit out of practice as I haven't been making stuff as much as I was in the past, it may be more of a beginner level project, but I definitely needed my dad's guidance and assistance. (Thanks dad!)
I felt it needed a thicker wood for the body of the scooter so I used 1.5" wood instead of 3/4".
I am unsure on the time to make as I worked on it in the evenings after work. It did take more time than I expected, but I am super picky and wanted to add some extra touches to it.
I found the perfect monkey and bodysuit with scooters on it and that made it the perfect baby shower gift!

My son is a big Mario nut. And when it came down thinking about a new bed for him we sat down online and started searching for ideas. When we found this bed we both loved it right away. And when i found it was made from plans on Ana- white i was so excited as i have made a few projects already. My son was so happy the whole time this was being made. He was going to have his own castle. Once we finished the build he decided that he had to have a door so i made some curtains and embroidered Mario characters on each one. I let him decorate the inside with Mario stickers and he loves being able to have a Mario level right where he sleeps.