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I was looking to make my foyer a bit more kid friendly while still being coze and practical. I came across the modern farm bench plans, and I knew it was the perfect fit!

I have done a few other plans, but all with help. This project I started around 9 pm (after bedtime) one night, and by 11:30, it was completely built and stained. My son was climbing all over it by the next morning :)

I love it - I think it adds the perfect bit of rustic charm to my foyer, while still giving my little guy a sturdy spot to get his shoes/coat on. I have since added baskets underneath for winter storage.

This will definitely not be my last build! Thanks Ana!

Took 4- Hours to complete and cost about $140 in materials. Used pine boards and kreg jig.

I made this for my grandson's 2 nd birthday. I followed the plans to a T. It did cost quite a bit more than was stated, the wheels alone were $60 but should last a lifetime!

I have allergies to wood dust, which can make working in my shop a challenge. To help deal with the large amount of dust I've been kicking up lately with my table saw, I built my own dust collection system. It's not as good as a professional dust collector, but it's pretty good, and it was really easy to build.

We loved the first farmhouse bed we built so much, that we decided to build another one for our guest bed. We loved the red paint, and weren't too sure how to accent it, so we went with a planked feature wall. Just need to build some night stands and hang some pictures and our guest room should be complete!

Action figure playset built from firehouse playset plans.

I made this kitchen island for my mom last year by repurposing two cabinets and building a bookcase for the back.

For details: http://www.homeandawaywithlisa.com/blog/2011/11/28/kitchen-island-for-m…

My granddaughter is so in love with her loft bed! She feels so special, and she is! Thanks for such wonderful plans.

Our first major furniture build so the great plan really helped out. Positive feedback from everyone who sees it. We ended up building the "3-drawer open shelf simple entry console" next and modified the design to match this hall tree. We couldn't find baskets that we liked so made the custom crates for storage. On the entry console we built drawers with the crate design on the front.

My husband built this for his grandma as a Christmas present. The frame is made of white pine and then the slats are cedar.

I used wood glue and scrap 1 x 2s (yellow pine). Cutting the 1 x 2s, 9 inches long (there are 5), I sanded them and then glued them together with wood glue, leaving them clamped together overnight. The following evening, I stained the piece with a light wood stain for the rays. The next night, I used painter's tape to create my version of the sun, so that my son, who wanted to paint it, didn't feel pressure to stay in drawn pencil lines with a paint brush. My son picked out the colors and where to paint them from my Lowes oops paint collection. After the paint dried, I sanded very lightly to give it a bit of an aged feel before applying 2 coats of Polyurethane to seal it, lightly sanding between coats. A self leveling picture hanger finished it off. The finished product was not too much bigger than my IPad.

I was inspired by two other bloggers' bigger projects.
http://www.iammommahearmeroar.net/2013/10/how-to-create-giant-art-for-g…
http://www.inspiredbycharm.com/2012/01/from-wood-to-wall-the-making-of-…

I like a bit of the sun on the wall.

Last year I was fortunate enough to stumble upon Ana White's website when researching play kitchens as a Christmas gift for our little girls. I had never built anything previously, but the plans seemed simple enough, I enjoyed making their gift, and they love playing with the kitchen set. I looked for something to continue the Christmas gift tradition this year and found the play vanity plans shared from That's My Letter. It turned out great and was again simple for someone who doesn't have many tools or experience. The girls have enjoyed playing with vanity very much, much more than I imagined. I look forward to finding something to continue the tradition for next Christmas, and hopefully to have time for a few other projects in between! Thanks for all share these plans.

I used the design for the adirondack side table, but modified the top to have glass tiles. I just used a 12x12" sheet of glass tiles from the blue store to create the top. The wood is just clear poly. This is my Mom's Christmas present.

Used the reclaimed wood bench top plans for this project to make it a console table. This was very easy to alter. Rather than cutting out a triangle at the bottom, I left it uncut. I squared off the top edges too in addition to placing the boards longways instead of small pieces like a bench.

The finish I made it look rustic painting VERY lightly white one and instantly wiping it off for the rustic effect.

Pretty good for my first project every!