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I'm a 60-year-old woman and this project took me two weeks to complete. I found AnaWhite.com from the Girl in the Woods video on YouTube whereas I watched her build this outhouse. I'd never built anything except chicken coops, dog and bird houses.
I don't live off grid but felt having an outhouse might come in handy during a power outage. It has a solar outdoor light, a pull chain interior solar light and poly roof. I used a screen door spring so the door closes automatically and hook and eye closure to secure the door on the inside.
I didn't have many options of where to place it because I live on a little two-acre homestead, so I wanted it to be pretty.
It makes me smile when I look at it.
P.S. I'm going to start building the firewood shed next week. I love this site!

I wanted to build some cabinets to his our computer, stereo, game consoles, and seeing machines. I needed something that would allow a remote control to work through, so I used decorative metal sheeting found at the orange hardware store. They're built to be nearly flush with the fireplace. The left cabinet is made of 1x8s and measures 36"x36". There are 2 interior shelves. The shelves are slightly shorter cuts, measuring 34 1/2. The right cabinet is the same as the left, but with a 18"x36" unit kreg jigged to the front. That was to accommodate the larger media units while keeping the cabinet flush with the fireplace.

The fronts are just 2" trim frames with metal sheeting screwed to the inside. I used metal corner braces to hold the corners in place. They're mitered corners. The hinges are cheap $2 hinges and magnetic closures hold the doors closed.

I also made the mantle. It's a piece of 1x12 on top with a flat foam piece of molding and 2 corner pieces.

A little warmer than I had planned but very happy with my completed first project. Thanks Ana!

I used the Sliding Door Console and modified it for a 36" Electric Fireplace insert.  Behind the doors are the shelves as per the original design.  

I did purchase the door track - and used reclaimed wood for the doors.  These pieces are about 1/4 - 3/4" wide and vary in color.  

This coffee bar is build with three different kinds of wood. The top and bottom shelf are floor boards from a 150 yr old barn. The front and side panels are siding from a 200 yr old barn. The legs were cut from a tree on my property. I used an Alaskan chainsaw mill to get them to thickness and a table saw to square them up. Assembled with nails, where visible for the antique look and a screws where not visible. Natural finish for natural appearance. - David Girard - (G-rod Enterprises)

This is a coat rack that I recently built for a friend of mine who was struggling with a way to organize her kiddos' coats and packs. She doesn't have a coat closet off of the entry way, so we installed this wall-mount tree design on an interior hallway as you enter the home. This would also be cute in a kid's room or a mudroom. I posted step-by-step instructions with pictures on my blog at www.momthebuilder.net. Let me know what you think!

First project from dad tearing down his barn. Used ana's plans for queen bed and added to fit king dimensions. Husband also requested a tall bed so I added 6 inches to her measurements.

We executed the Cassidy King bed plan to the letter apart from the shims decoration on the head and footboard. We opted for trimming both the head and footboard with some simple trim to keep the design clean. We also used 2x12s for the side rails and added extra frame supports to ensure the bed was extra sturdy, and it is rock solid! As you can see from some of the pictures after putting the bed together using our box springs we felt it made the mattress look too high. We then decided to put down ¾ inch plywood and take out the box springs (our mattress is really thick, nearly 18’’). All in all, we are very pleased with how this plan turned out. Thank you, Anna, for your awesome plans! This is the third project we have made from your site and all of them have turned out true to the plans and looking really nice.  

Armoire for 18 inch doll. Constructed using Ana White guide, with small alterations to doors. Stars were not cut, instead small wooden knobs were used. Two stars were painted pink and attached to the doors, to give the American Girl feel. The doors were difficult to keep shut, and an attachment was installed at the bottome of the doors to aid in keeping them closed. For any future builds, we will scale down the size of the armoire. It is quite large for an 18 inch doll.

Our 18 month old was constantly climbing out of her crib so we got a cheap toddler bed and tried it out. She liked to go under the bed and almost always got one of her legs stuck between the slats on the under side of the matress. 

I decided to build a bed and found Anna White's Toddler Farmhouse bed plans. We modified the plans ever so slightly to make it a platform style to address our original issue.

For the stain, we used 1 coat of steel wool and white vinegar that sat for 24 hours and prepped the wood with 3 bags of black tea steeped in boiling water for 10 minutes. The color was exactly what we were looking for.

This is my first project and there was a good amount of learning involved but it turned out amazing!

Wanted to build nightstands for our bedroom after tackling the farmhouse table plans. Followed the plans for the farmhouse bedside table. The build went really well. These were the first drawers I have made and they work great. I first tried to stain them using the vinegar and steel wool method which worked great on my trial piece. Then when applied to the nightstands...nothing. We ended up using Minwax grey. I was a scary color to start with but couldn't be happier with the results. People are loving the different color and still being able to see the grain.

Built for my three year old and she LOVES it, Took a while to build but great plans!

This was my first build this large and turned out great!  Thanks to the DIY plans provided here.  Thank you so much for such a great place!

We did make the foot board about 12 inches taller as we prefer a taller foot board.

Super straight forward! - Kyle

Strong, sturdy desk. Dressed ash for the body and a pine project panel for the top at my husband's request. I really enjoyed building this and learned a lot (meaning I also messed up a lot).

I used dressed ash for the legs and drawer front and discovered the difference between nailing in softwoods such as pine and hardwoods such as ash. I was using a nail set to get the nails flush. I ended up making holes when the nail set bounced off the nails (see picture). I learned that if the nailing was going too well, that was because the nail set was making a hole in the wood.