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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.

This was my first prject of this scale. First time making doors and drawers. Took about 3 months of working after work and weekends to finish. I'm pretty happy for how it trurned out as new wood worker. Time for a drink.

I didn't want to drill holes in the tiles so I constructed this simple cedar frame for my daughters bathroom.

Karen
 

My daughter found some of these online for $400+ refinished. I was able to locate some locally and did all the refinishing myself and saved a bundle. I have finished 6 of these carts to date. They are old railroad luggage, cotton bale, and whatever movers. They were manufactured around the early 1900's. The ones I have done were made by the Lineberry, Nutting and Globe companies. One piece of hardware is actually cast with a date of Feb, 26 1907. These were a lot of fun and hard work. I carefully disassembled each one including the original nails to be resused, I did not repair any of the wood, just presevered it in its original found state. As you can see from the pictures there are a lot of splits, cracks, and checks in the wood. I wanted to keep those as they added to the caracter of the table. As you can see in the before and after pics there is quite a amazing difference.

I have not built a project in a while but we needed shelves for our homeschool room.  I decided to pick something and build it so we started with this one!  I love working with my hubby doing these things and he still loves me after we're done ;) so I guess we did alright!

It looks great in our room holding our games and will add some books soon.  Thanks Ana for empowering me to go again in building!

My husband built this coat rack and it is amazing and beautiful.i love it. I know the hooks look crooked in this picture but they are definitely straight.

This was made from Anna's Farmhouse bed for dolls plan and the trundle plan. I bumped out the dimensions since my DD has a "My Twinn" doll as well as American Girl Dolls and the My Twinn is a few inches bigger.

It was hard to find bearings for the bottom of the trundle so I used drawer runners instead. I also made the trundle first then sized the bed to fit around it. I added a facia to the trundle for decoration with mitered side edges to give a "lip" to pull the trundle out.

This was my second project, made on my first project... the workbench!

I loved the Fancy Arch bed but I only wanted a headboard. I modified the plans to be just a headboard. I love the way it turned out!!!

This project is based on the outdoor storage bench at morelikehome.net, which was based on an Ikea outdoor storage unit.  I used 100 year old lath that I recycled from a remodeling project.  The lid of the bench lifts off, it will eventually hide the timer for a drip irrigation.