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I adjusted the plans to make this a chair that would fit under a regular table. The front legs are 19" and the back legs are 40". Then I followed the plans as written.

I made these for my Mother's Day present to myself. I painted them the color of Carrots and Lettuce. Working on the third one titled "tomatoes today." Easy to build, fun and quick....

I modified the dimensions slightly and opted to not mount the fold down doors as I figured they would always be open anyway.  I built this mostly from solid red oak save for the bottom panel and the middle panel, which are plywood.  I crafted the top out of 5 pieces tongue and grooved with mitred corners on the front.  I also tongue and grooved the doors with glass insets.  I finished it in Minwax red cedar under poly.

This was easy.   The chairs arw heavy and very sturdy.   I love it. I built two.  I am modifying the plan to accomodate a three cushioned sofa.  Awesome!

Check out the details about how we build the bed on my blog: http://www.brightgreendoor.com/2013/05/diy-ana-white-jr-loft-bed.html

Although nothing about it was difficult, it was time consuming, and consumed the greater part of two weekends.

We followed the plans on Ana White’s blog pretty close, other than narrowing up the stairs by a few inches due to a furnace vent that would have been in the way.

We bought all of our boards at Menards which came in just under $100 including the large piece of plywood. I spent chunks of time throughout the week getting all of the boards sanded. Then we spent a Saturday getting all the boards cut to the proper size. Then it was a week full of giving all the wood 2 coats of Bulls Eye primer and a top coat of high gloss cabinet paint.

I also installed the Ikea Kvartal track system around the inside of the bottom bunk. I used leveler clips from Ace to hang Ikea curtains that I altered.

My boys were SO excited the whole time we were building it and love it. My little one calls the whole bed his “top bunk”, even though he sleeps on the bottom. They also have dubbed the area under the platform the “hideout” and think they are invisible when they are hiding in there.

I adjusted the measurements to make it longer and wider. I also looked the original Pottery Barn trunk and tried to copy the multi color finish. I had so much fun building this!

We wanted a patio table to fit up to 10.  Done with a mix of pocket holes & 1/2" hex bolts. Made small changes to the stretchers. Moved them inside because we liked that aestetic better.  We made the top longer because we didnt want to do the breadboard ends. Used big 4" hex bolts & washers and painted them with "hammered steel" paint to give them a more vintage look.

Will be making the matching benches next. We wanted the benches to fit perfectly underneath the table for storage, so Ill be cutting the bench seats to fit under table leg to leg. 

This was my first furniture building project. I made quite a few mistakes along the way, but I'm happy with how well it turned out. This project took me ages; I'm amazed that people can pull it off in a weekend! I made the table slightly lower and narrower than Ana's plan. It comfortably seats 6 people. I'm so grateful to Ana for her plans, and I also found the instructions at the tommy & ellie site very helpful.

My oldest son grew out of his twin bed and we found the plans for the Cassidy bed and thought it'd be perfect.  He couldn't think of a " theme" for his room so we decided to make the headboard taller to keep from having a "blank wall" to have to decorate.  It turned out great! We used Colonial Maple, American Walnut and English Chestnut stains for the shims & Colonial Maple + Kona for the border.  This was my first time building a queen bed. I am so excited with the way it turned out.  This project was so much easier than I had anticipated.  It took about 3 days for me because we had triple digit weather and that limited the amount of time I could work outside.  I needed help with the final assembly, but other than that, it was a breeze.  Thanks again for the awesome plans!

This bed is made exactly the same as the plans. Pretty easy. Very sturdy, I did use the kreg jig to assemble, even to attach the sides to the headboard and footboard. I'm not able to use the box spring anymore, since it makes it too high.

I've been wanting to build this swing for a year now, and finally it's completed.  I LOVE it!  The modern design is perfect for our front porch as our home is more of a contemporary style.  It was the first project I've done using the Kreg Jig Kit, which is AWE-SOME!    

I modified the plan a bit:  I made the swing 52" long, and used 1x4's for the back support instead of 2x4's.  I also upgraded the top and back 1x4's and 1x6's to poplar wood so the grain would be finer.  The plan was simple to build.  Thank you for your blog and providing plans!  There are other things on your site that I look forward to making.

Double closet door build I did for a relative. He provided the stack of barnwood. Used a carbon gray stain. Fun and rewarding build!