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Coffee table stained in Jacobean, and finished with Minwax satin Poly.

Bar height table witb 4 chairs and 2 benches. My mom wanted a new table big eight to sit 6 to 8 people, I think it can fit 10 though!

I made this for the April Cent-Sational Salvage Challenge where you had to incorporate a kitchen utensil that you purchased at Habitat ReStore into your project and spend no more than $15!  I used a kitchen sink- it's the only kitchen utensil my ReStore had!  I used 2" x 4" for the entire project and left the sink unattached so that it can double as a kids water table later.  For the finish, I used a light blue latex paint, gave it a sanding to expose the wood, then wiped with Dark Walnut stain.  This gave it the old barn wood look.  This little stand allows us to pot our plants somewhere other than the dining room table, push the dirt into the sink and down the hole into a bucket.  No mess!  Plus, it's pretty cute and I made it for a total of $5!  $5 for the sink at Habitat ReStore and the 2" x 4"s I saved from a construction site dumpster.  Win, win.

Really cute and simple project. I left one stained for the rustic bathroom and painted two white for the beach themed living room.

I built this cabinet for my mother-in-laws entryway, it is her mothers Day present. originally I wanted to build it with the copper handles like in your post but I decided it was more my style like that than hers. also she only needed about 4 feet wide so I kind of change the plan to be the size I needed. The top is cedar I planed from rough wood. also made a mirror from Ana plans to hang above it.

I followed the plans to the dining table with the suggested 1/4" spacing and extra slat so that this table will match the bench I will be making next.  I used the kreg jig for everything so that there are no visible screws.  This table is relatively simple to assemble and seems sturdy yet not too heavy.

Loved the simple lines of this project - the first one I attempted! I used a 1x10 instead of a 1x12 (because it fit better in my space) with the called for 1x6's. I looked for an interesting piece of knotty pine to add some interest. Two stains were layered and a top coat was added. Timeline is total time but spread out - includes time with a paint brush but not drying time.

This took much longer than it should have but I am very happy with the results. Finishing this with a brush was especially tedious. Time to try to to sell my wife on an HPLV sprayer... I breadboarded the ends to try to match our grown up version of this table. I wish their was an alternate plan that would allow me to drill an umbrella hole.

I love this storage bench!  I modified the cut sizes to make it a coffee table also.  I made it shorter and thinner.  Now I can put my feet up on it, put a drink on it, and store some toys or garden tools in it!  You can check out modifications by clicking here.  Thank you Ana for the great plans!

This was our first real project. We are pretty happy with how it turned out.

Things we learned:
1. Always trim the ends of the stock from the store. We missed one. Twas a bummer.
2. Clamp, Clamp, Clamp. Always clamp before you drill.
3. Sand and Finish all of the cut stock before you assemble it.
4. Drill the sides to the top basket first. That way, if your side is bowed, it will leave a space at the bottom.
5. We ended up using a hand screwdriver to assemble it. If your pilot holes are deep enough, this should be easy and more predictable.

countersink bit is a must have