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The plastic desk drawer divider we had in this drawer got broken, so I made one from poplar 1x2. I made the pencil boxes large enough to hold an unsharpened pencil. The center box is big enough to put a screwdriver on the drawer pull screws, if they become loose. The divider is friction fit, with its bottom edges sanded smooth to make installation easier. Used screws to pull it together, since brad nails tended to drive pieces apart.

I turned my son's room into the TMNT Secret Sewer Lair. I created artwork using a 1x8 piece of lumber and printed images on laser paper I found online. Cost $6.99
I created the outlets by printing on laser paper and decoupaging them onto the coverings. The cost for decoupage glue at Wal-Mart was $3.00 for 4oz, called Mod Podge. Which was more than enough since I used the same technique on my 20yr old bunk bed and nightstand and had some to spare. However you must use a x-acto knife to cut away white space so that print looks apart of the furniture. The individual Turtle characters I purchased from eBay because it was free shipping they were $17.99 each. The round table I turned into nightstand was $9.00 at Wal-mart and I hand painted it along with decoupaging the logo on to it. Any questions feel free to email! I hope this helps with ideas. I was lost do to lack of ideas online.

We loved the dark finish from the Min-wax Espresso stain/sealant, but decided to use white in the X's so we can see the table in low light easier to save our shins.  Came out great and we will do matching end tables, dining table, and a bench outside to draw the five pieces together.

This took me considerably longer than the plans called for, but I have never built any furniture before so I underestimated the sanding required.

Ana's King Farmhouse Bed inspired me. I built this and added some decorative molding and tin tiles I purchased from Wayfair. I am very happy with the way it turned out. Thank you Ana White

Cathy B

Built a "lemonade stand" for the kiddos, but wanted it to be more versatile so we named it Price Place Market (think Seattle's Pike Place...haha) All letters are cut out from a 1/4" plywood on a scroll saw. We used bead board instead of plain old plywood for the insert and finished it with a antique crackle. Marshmallow white over green tea. Can't wait for this weekend! Watch out people, the kids are irresistible as well as the lemonade stand! Get your wallets out!

I made two of these, one to keep and one for a birthday gift. No more crayons rolling off the table and breaking on the floor. As someone new to wood working, I split two boards on the very last holes before I finally got it right by using brad-point drill bit. This produced the cleanest holes as well. I scaled down the number of holes too, just a personal choice. They both turned out so cute!

For our first Easter, my wife wanted to bring both our families together to celebrate in our new home. I've never done any woodworking before but the plans from Ana and Shanty2Chic allowed me to stretch my creativity. I got some awesome power tools from my father and started cutting away. 2 weeks later we were eating, drinking, and laughing over a 106" farmhouse style dining table. The materials were from the local home store and it was untreated lumber. Because of my inexperience I bought Prime Douglas Fir. The table took 4 of us to move from the detached garage to the living room. Who knew that wood was so heavy!!! Thanks to Ana and the girls at Shanty2Chic for some great tips. I relied on the pocket holes to attach the top boards but added a 4x4 in the middle for a feature piece to the table. The table top support beams are through tenon and mortise (I researched this on YouTube) but shimmed a bit since I didn't make them 100% perfect. The bottom 4x4 support is laid into the 4x4 on the leg support. Such fun, and am definitely looking to start more (perhaps with a lighter wood) projects soon. I'll continue to post any/all future projects.

Farm house coffee table. I painted the bottom black and stained the top a dark gray color. I don’t ask happily surprised on how easy it was to build this table and how strong and sturdy it is! From start to finish it took me 9 hours, paint and all. Highly recommend this plan.

Spring is around the corner and I had no outdoor furniture. My boyfriend had just talked me into a new weber grill, which did not leave much budget for new outdoor furniture. That's when I came across this web site and thought 'I can do that'. So I talked me boyfriend into helping build this Simple Outdoor Conversation Set. We used plans for the Simple Outdoor Lounge Chair and Simple Outdoor Ottoman and then followed the alterations by post for 'My Modern Outdoor Patio Collection' to make the loveseat.

The whole project came together over 5 days.
Day 1: Cut all boards (5 hrs)
Day 2: Sand all boards (5 hrs)
Day 3: Stain all boards (6 hrs)
Day 4 & 5: Assemble furniture (9 - 10 hrs)

The total project took about 25 hrs and cost about $350. Here's the breakdown wood and supplies $204 from Lowe's for pretreated wood. $145 on cushions (NOT ON SALE); $60 for the seat cushions from Home Depot and $80 for the back cushions from Wal-Mart. We were originally planning on only having the seat cushions, but the seats were long when you set in them with your back against the bear wood (I was setting so far back, my feet couldn't reach the floor) so we opted for thick back cushions to make it more comfortable. The project finished up just in time for our first BBQ party! (March 2012)

This was my first project from this site and it came out beautifully!!!
I was lucky and got all my cuts at Home Depot for FREE so I only had to buy minimum hardware. Total cost came in under $200 and I highly recommend the Miniwax Gray.

The plan is great, I followed the instructions exactly.  Then altered the plan to build a second rack that would fit the bottom of the door, with foil, saran and bag storage at the bottom.  Consequently it was heavy and I was very skeptical of the hollow core door anchors, but I installed 3 at the top and 2 at the bottom of both pieces.  It's very solid and secure....would probably have worked fine with even less. This door is only 32" wide but has plenty of room for this project.  Thank you, looking forward to trying more of your plans.

This was my second build and am very proud of myself. Never would I have imagined I would be able to build a piece of furniture!! It took me a little while to finish as I slowly bought the wood and worked on it here and there.

First time wood working project!

A media cabinet made from Curly Maple. Used biscuit joints for the corners, and face-frame for the fronts. Sliding glass doors riding on fiber glass rods. And glass shelves too (except on in the middle)