Community Brag Posts

Enjoyed building this. It was taken from ana's plans, and my little girl loves it. She wanted one side of the stable enclosed so she could keep her stuff in it and she wanted it to light up at night for a night light. The lights are 12 red and blue leds running from a 12v power 1.2 amp power supply.

3 foot by 4 foot slider wine rack island. 

We loved the Art Rail idea but also the idea of doing an art cable. We already had alot of the cable supplies at home, so that idea won. The Ana's Art Rail and Pottery Barn's Art Cable was our inspiration idea for doing the cable.

Just a simple, but solid and stable patio table to replace the IKEA version that was warping and disintegrating. So much happier with this version. Also used bolts and wing nuts for attaching the legs for easy disassembly and storage for the winter. Should get many years out of this table.

This took a little longer than a weekend and it helps to have some help because it is so big. I would cut the legs about an inch shorter if you have 9 foot ceilings, other wise it will scratch your ceiling when you tilt it up. I put the door on because I was worried about my 3 year old falling out. She loves it and it was fun to build.

Still a work in progress

I'm working on a few projects I have half finished, but when I saw this one the other day on Ana's site I could not wait to do it and post my first brag. It's not perfect, my spacing is a little off because I didn't double check my 4" spacer board (it was only 3 3/4!), but I still like it and will put it up in my son's room. I tried to use the 1 x 2 and 1 x 3 furring strips like Ana used but the spacing didn't look right so I made it totally out of 1 x 3 strips. I used a nail gun and miter saw - was much faster then doing by hand.

My boyfriend and I built the farmhouse table and bench in one weekend. We are SO happy with the way it came out, thanks to Ana White for her plans!!

Used the plans for the 2x4 couch added an additional 2x4 across the back for a little more back support. Then made two chairs by modifying the couch plans to fit the cushion width 

Thank you Anna White for the 18 inch doll chairs idea. Me and my Dad made the table from leftover pieces from the chairs. I loved making the chairs because I love to using power tools. I have an idea for you Anna. Have you done a 18 inch doll locker before?

Doll Bed...check
Toddler Bed....check
Twin Bed...check!

The only modifications I made to this bed was in how the side rails and slats were put together. I built this bed as a custom order so it needed to be portable and easy to disassemble. With another twin bed as my guide I constructed the side rails with a 2x8 with a 2x2 to support the slats. I used some long screws with the star pattern (yeah whats that called?) to attach the side rails from the outside of the headboard/footboard legs. For the slats, I drilled a hole about 2" from each end and inserted in small wooden dowel, then lined up my slats, making sure one was on the other side of each dowel. Then I used some strips on canvas fabric 2" wide and staple gunned it down each side to attach the slats. Then when you take it all apart you can just roll up your slats. Sorry should have taken more detailed photos of that....

I followed the plans for the Cubby Bookshelf, but added a 4th shelf to it. It is stained with a Rustoleum "Sunbleached" stain (I think it's called "Driftwood" now), with Minwax whitewash on top of that.

Added rolling casters to the plan. Also decided to go with one big drawer instead of two small ones. The top is made from pine 1x2's that I glued togeter and then sanded dow. Do yourself a favor and go through the plans and sketch out your own plan and wood requirements ahead of time. There are a few mistakes in the plan when it comes to your buy list.

This was a super quick and fun project that I made from scrap materials. I designed it to fit tapered glass candles that are readily available from online or your local big box store.

My boys have a small room, so once I saw these plans I knew I had to make them! I also used the plans for the rolling cubbies.

I have a small kitchen with no room for a table and no storage space. When I saw the plan for this kitchen island i knew it would fit perfectly in our space and a project my husband and I could work on together. It took several days in total, but we had to work around the kids, so probably could be done faster if need be. It is made out of white pine, including the top and legs. We probably spent around $150, but we looked at several similar islands going for over $600 and not even made with wood. We are so pleased with the outcome. We cannot wait to get started on the bunk beds for our son.

Thanks Ana White!

We always wanted a real barn beam in the house, we bought an old ash beam that we used to create a modern mantel.   After some research, I decided to save some money and mount it on a 2 x 4.  I've provided some instructions on my blog.

http://www.woodworkingfourdummies.com/blog/barn-beam-mantel-diy

Cheers,

Ian