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After building the playhouse loft bed recently, I whipped up the fancy doll crib for my daughter. My mother made a beautiful pillow and quilt to match the one of my daughter's bed.

My father-in-law needed a place to display the remains of Great-Grandma after she passed away last winter. I modified the plans posted at Shanty-2-Chic to fit the space in his living room: http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2013/02/diy-shelving-floating-ledge.html

 I live in Lviv Ukraine and painted it in he national colors of Ukraine.

The wood came from a old pallet.

X rustic coffee table

Our two-year-old daughter's newfound hobby of washing her hands and brushing her teeth really took off a few weeks before Christmas. Santa left stools for her and her little sister to be used in different bathrooms.

This was a Mothers Day gift for my mom.  She absolutely loves it!  She lives in a retirement complex and neighbors are complimenting her on it all the time! I did decide to go with all cedar instead of using any pine, so that did increase the cost. I also altered the plan like others and added a trim piece on the top. I think that makes the planter! Thanks Ana for the wonderful plans!

I made this to fit an empty wall in the kitchen. It's an additional work space not really an eating space. I made the table smaller 6ft. by 22.5 inches. I decided to use 2-1X11's for the top instead of smaller boards. I figured less boards to join left me less room for error! I measured my dimensions for the smaller table and then built a matching bench also. One thing I did different on these plans was that I used pocket holes underneath to attach almost all my boards so I wouldn't have any outside nail holes to fill. If you are planning on doing some building and don't have a Kregg Jig or similar tool I would definitely recommend one! I got a mini version and I've used it a ton already. Also if you are thinking about making this table I would consider using 1X4's or cutting down a 1X6 into a 4 or 5 to make the aprons a little smaller. There is not much leg room between the top of the bench and the apron of the table. Overall I loved this project.

I used the basic plans with two significant alterations.  I made the dimesions slightly narrower, and I moved the entrance to the side.  Both of these changes were made because of space constraints in the location we chose.

Great bench

We always wanted one for the garden but they are extortion to buy from a shop or garden centre! Decided to make one myself. Headed back to the garden centre with my tape measured ( cheeky) took pictures and used my imagination for the build.
A few tricky part keeping everything square in the process as my garden is very uneven.

Hi from El Salvador, Central America, this was a realy easy proyect but give this gift to your friends and you will touch their hearts, take the time and effort to build it with your own hands is very meaningfull to everybody. Thanx Ana great site!!

Hi Ana, found your page very informtive and very easy plans to follow. Made the crate to keep my vinly records in and was well pleased with the en result. Think I'll add some castor wheels to it once I've finished painting the crate,

Loved the look of the 4x4 for the corners another user did so we build it that way with a little alterations. Also used a premade top from Lowes - bamboo - finished with a tung oil finish.

Turned out beautiful, I love it. Would reccomend this project, but found it took a long time with paint involved- paint before u screw together- much quicker!

The table came out great! I ran every board through the table saw to make sure each piece was square. On the breadboard ends I added 2 1 1/2x1 1/2 x 9 supports. I decided to take off a lot of material with 40 grit sandpaper so every top board was completely smooth. Added adhesive felt to the bottom and used minwax polycrylic finish.

These sturdy chairs are a wonderful replacement for plastic deck chairs! They are nice and heavy, and won't blow over in a storm! This project is a mix of Ana's Adirondack Chairs and the Simple Outdoor Lounge Chair. I combined ideas from the two plans to use the extra lumber we had left over from an outside project from last year. Left-over lumber included some 2x4 for the bottom frames, some 5/4 decking board for the seat, back, and arms, and a few balusters at the back. Most of the lumber was left over, so I only had to spend $20 for 2 boxes of Kreg screws and 2 pc 5/4 x 8 decking board. Finished with some left over exterior latex semi gloss paint. This was a fun weekend project - built the chairs on one day, and finished the sanding and painting the next day. My next project is a little outdoor table to go with them, and I have a few scraps left over to use for that. These chairs have received lots of compliments, and we've given Ana's web site name to several admirers. Ana, thank you for your wonderful plans!