Community Brag Posts

Wife wanted something that matched the comforter colors but looked a little antique-y. So I made her this!

I have been wanting to build a media console for a while and finally got around to doing it.

This is build 2 and I was really happy with how well it came together.  I used Douglas Fir again as it takes the vinegar and steel wool mixture really well.  This piece was hand waxed for a different look than my corner table.  I love the tight grain in the top and how the variations in the grain caused some of the wood to appear almost white while the rest of the top is very grey.

I made this from Anna White's plans. Thanks for your idea and the plans. It is made from Mahogany, Pine, and I used 1/4 aspen plywood for the back. I made the face frame (rails and stiles) with the Mahogany, and did mortise and tennon joinery and then attached to the shelving. I made the raised panel doors out of Mahogany also and made the crown moulding as the trim piece out of the same species. The shelving and back board is from pine and capped with mahogany trim on the shelf edge. The door knobs are not yet on in the picture, but I used solid wood round knobs and stained the same colour and located the knobs up near the top of the door stiles.

Stained in Dark Walnut Minwax Water based and finished in Varathane Semi Gloss water based.

I wanted a tree feature in my living room, but I also needed a lighting source. I saw this coat tree and decided that I would make it into a lantern tree with some hand-built, simple wood lanterns. The result is an inexpensive standing "lamp" of sorts, using scrap wood and 2x2s. I have plans for adding a punch of color to the tree, but for now, I love the clean lines and the unique simplicity of this piece of solid wood furniture.

I've been seeing a lot of window panes turned photo frame and really liked the look. We didn't have any extra panes around but I did have a bunch of scrap pieces of 3/4 inch plywood so I decided to make my own!

We built our coffee table to match our farmhouse entry table! I love the tutorials from Ana White! We made changes to the bottom shelf and used 2x2 slats instead of the 1x12 pieces. Also changed the dimensions so it measures about 56x34 (kept the height the same). It complements our living room perfectly! I can't wait to built end tables next! 

I used the countersink drill bit and Elmer's wood filler, but the the wood filler didn't take the stain/poly well.

i was able to rescue a few doors out of a roughly 140 year old house.  so the idea of a head and footboard came to mind.   the headboard is oak was the front door, and the footboard is pine from bedroom.  these were not taken apart just sanded cut to length and finished.   now everyone around me wants a pair.

I really didn't want to need to feed/water the chickens too much, but at the same time only having four didn't really necessitate a massive system. I found this video for a feeder (https://youtu.be/pzW4YytXYaQ ), and then bought some sideways chicken nipples off of amazon and <~$20 later it was done. I've since gone in and made the street elbows for the feeder a little longer than he recommends, which has made them truly zero waste. 

Also, a couple of good wheels from Tractor Supply (https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/titan-casters-4-in-rigid-poly…) on the one side and some handles on the other and boom, chicken tractor. 

Finally, I noticed one person that had extended the rungs on the ramp out... my chickens love that and are on them almost all the time. Lastly, I put a quick 1x2 at the top of the ramp to keep the chips from spilling when I move it, but they really like roosting there, now.

First attempt at anything like this, so this website was a great find and very inspiring!

A great plan that was so easy to follow!  My hubby and I had a great time building this, even though it took us about a year from start to finish, actual work time on this project was not huge.  The Kreg jig was brilliant and made everything so easy.  

We started building farm tables just recently and used the great plans from the Ana White site along with all the helpful other brag posts.  The main construction of the table was based on the plans from here: www.ana-white.com/2012/11/plans/farmhouse-table-updated-pocket-hole-plans along with some other modifications made along the way.  The table turned out great and just wanted to give thanks for the plans and this community.  

We built more than just the picture uploaded if you want to see more versions/sizez you can check them out here: http://backyardcedarsevents.com/gallery/

Thanks for the great DIY website - the projects and plans here are great for everything!

My husband made two of these star closets for our girls and all of their American Girl Doll clothes and accessories. He added a drawer to the bottom so that they could fold pants, shorts, and swim suits and keep them there. He also built three small boxes to hold the smaller accessories, like shoes, hair bows, and hats. It turned out beautiful!

I had my nephew build this outhouse for our new 70 acre lot - no neighbours in sight so I had him put in an acrylic window (with a view).  I left off the deck and had him put the boards tight together so 'critters' didn't get in as easily. I made a sign for above the door - 'Waste Management' for a touch of humour.  The plans were easy to follow and I love it.  Thanks, Ana.