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After seeing one in the brag posts and reading pretty much every one of the farmhouse bed plans,I too modified the original farmhouse king plans to create a four poster bed. The 4x4s are untreated Douglas fir. I cut each 4x4 only once. The top posts are 35in. and the bottom are 61in. I personally think the bottom posts are too tall but my husband really likes them the way they are.Since this bed was his birthday present, he wins :) The post caps are 1x6s cut to 4.5 and 5.5 squares then stacked on each other.
I used 1x4 furring strips to make the headboard and footboard panels instead of 1x8s. I made the wide center panel from a 1x8 I had on hand. This made the total width of the headboard and footboard 76 in. (between the 4x4 posts) As I did not wish to use a box spring, I used 2x6s for the side rails with 2x4s spanning the width of the bed. I then ran a a 2x4 down the center and mounted a 5th leg, made from a 4x4, under the center of the bed. The 2x6 side rails are covered by a painted and distressed 1x10.

This was one of my first DIY projects - while the "perfectionist" in my is not overjoyed by the final product, I think it's pretty good for a newbie.  It's a gift, so I'm sure my brother-in-law will like it.  Plus, I learned a lot about what do do in the future!

One main change I made was with the drain.  I had a hard time getting a good seal with the plans provided.  So instead, I got a smaller hose (1/2-inch OUTER DIAMETER) and put it through the cooler drain instead of on the outside.  This still caused a seal issue, but I used rubber/putty cement around the inside of the cooler drain & hose, as well as where the hose entered the wood cooler on the inside.  This only allowed the water to exit the drain or stay in the cooler until it passed through the drain.

I skipped the side shelf, but added the little steel bucket to catch bottle caps.  And while I live in Texas, I had to give a shoutout to my Wisconsin roots (notice the bottle opener says "Drink Wisconsinbly".

All in all, I think it was a fairly good project for a DIY newcomer.  Looking forward to figuring out what my next project will be! 

Just finished this for our front hallway. 

All made from one ripped down 8ft 2x10 board of fir. (table saw to cut 2 strips at 2.5 inch wide (top rails), and 2 at 1.5inch wide (legs), and one at 3/4 inch (stretcher).

Leg braces are angled 20deg / 70 deg to make them more upright and give a sleek profile. 

Stretcher goes through the legs and is held in place by wedged shims.

‎Stainless tension wires and turnbuckles underneath to keep it all tight - and give an industrial look. Need a lot of strength to crush teh ferrules onto the wire.

Top surface is 2 of 12" x 24" bathroom slate tile inlaid into a recess that was cut into the top rails.

finish is 3 coats of minwax glassic grey, and 2 coats polyurethane, sanded deeply in some parts to weather it.

Took me about 8 hours. 

I can provide more instructions if anyone is interested. 

Austin

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I used your chunky bed plans with Big Box Detox's plans for upholstery. It wasn't hard, we just spent a lot of time thinking and not doing. Ha. I wrote a little blog about our adveture. http://thepreppyparent.blogspot.com/2013/04/making-bed.html

First ever building project!!! I am beginner, you can do it too! Got the Kreg Jig R3 for my birthday and conquered my first build! I wasn't about to try the drawers maybe next time! Adjusted the measurements for the length I needed and only have one shelf trying to decide if I'll add the top shelf. I have been reading ana-white for years and finally did it!

I modified the measurements and used 2" x 4" boards instead of 1 " x 4"
I also modified this to fit 22" cushions from Target ($29.99 each). I bought the pillows from Ross for $16.99 each. I used deck stain in Ebony from Lowes (Olympic Brand).
I built the coffee table myself, no plans for this one.
I was very happy that what I thought would be more of a rustic look turned into a more modern look (which fits my style better).
Not too shabby for my first build! Can't wait to build a matching chair.
Great plans! Thank you Ana!

Built 3 shelves in pine with the same specs as the original plan. They're finished with a diluted Snow White milk paint stain.

I have a good size bedroom, but things kept cluttering. I needed somthing small where i could store a few thing's like, movies, x-box, and cable box. So decided on the bookshelf. It's the perfect addition to my bedroom set. Thanks Anna for your awesome projects.

I started with the plans for General Store Cubbies - and built them as record shelves . I love them and think they turned out great . They were my first Kreg Jig project and i learned a lot and cant wait for the next project. These are all pine - if i were to do it again i would use plywood.

My husband and I love this bed design.  The instructions were incredibly simple to follow and quite fun.  Finished the whole bed in two days.  Thank you for the tutorial!!!

I built this bench from plans from ana-white and painted the top to look like the Texas flag. The project turned out really good!

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 was looking to purchase a new coffe table when I found your tutuorial to build this Rustic X Coffee Table. I feel that I have a much nicer table than I could've purchased at a store. Or if I did find this table at a store, I'd imange it would cost around $400. So, thanks for taking the time to create and share these with us. I think it turned out nice. Also, this is the first time I've ever used a pocket jig, and I'm in love.