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I built two of these bad boys!
I used the cheapest spruce wood as I knew I was going to paint them.
Not sure how much everything cost in the end - maybe €50. Am making 2 beds to go with them too but they'll be a little longer in the pipeline!
I cut the wood myself using my circular saw and joined the wood with pockethole screws.
I painted the tables white and then used a chestnut brown woodstain on the table tops, shelf and knob.
Hard to say how long it took me as I just did a bit every now and again when I had a bit of time.

My version of the rustic rolling kitchen island. Really can't do the x's yet. It's all leftover wood and counter top. I use my other one similar to this as a coffee station.

Building a workbench seems to be a rite of passage for most serious woodworkers. The Entry Level Workbench shown here is a collaboration between myself and Kevin at Kev's Woodworks. I've detailed the design while Kevin and his son built the workbench as a father/son project.

All details including dimensions, parts list, tool list, and a full cost breakdown are included in the link if you would like to build your own bench.

https://www.instructables.com/id/Entry-Level-Workbench/

Made by my husband.

Kitchen cabinet I made with raised panels.

Some more details at:
http://bendrea.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/kitchen-cabinet-2013/

My Second DIY project! It turned out PERFECT :) 

Finally, kitchen is done.  We've been in this house almost 4 years and for me the kitchen was not efficiently functional.  Dishwasher was on the wrong side of the sink, had a trashed compactor which we did not use, very little counter space, not enough drawers, etc.  

The whole kitchen was gutted except for the cabinet over the stove which I covered and still has storage.  

Thanks to Ana White for the plans and inspiration!  Learned a lot during this process.

I love my new table! My wood was a little bit warped for the tabletop, so that's where I ran into the most problems, but I used a hand planer to smooth it down and it turned out perfectly!

This was a really fun starter project for me. I've never made furniture before and I ran into some issues, but I learned a lot and enjoyed myself! My husband and I live with my Father-in-Law who has all the tools I needed (though I'm going to purchase my own later on).

The stool and table plans are here: http://ana-white.com/2009/11/plan-kids-large-storage-play-table.html . I modified it slightly because I was using scrap pieces (two doors from a particle board wardrobe). I don't like particle board... but I figured since it's my first try, I wouldn't waste any cash since I had all the stuff here, even the nails and screws.

So I made the table about 2 inches shorter and the stool 1 inch shorter. I also used a rectangle top for the table with one side flush against the table side so I could put the set against a wall (i.e. three sides have overhang, the 4th is equal with the legs).

I painted both sets a dark red orange (my husband's favorite color) and let my daughter put her handprints all over in white paint . She LOVES it. And despite the 'wood' I used was particle board, it's pretty strong. I'm pleased. I will probably make another one with stronger material in the future.

Oh there were a lot of holes and such from the used board and some breaks from being thin, crappy board, but I was able to use filler one a lot of it and glue too. It's hard to tell it was a beginner job from a few feet away! Haha!

Used 2x4s for the top instead of 2x6s. All the shelves are 1x2s. My first attempt at a door and drawer - it kicked my a**! 

Top stain: Minwax Golden Pecan

Then Minwax Polycrylic 3 coats

Had to build something to go with our brand new OLED TV. Combined Ana's 'Grandy Sliding Door Console' with a modified version of these modern barn door plans found at https://howdoesshe.com/build-a-fixer-upper-style-modern-barn-door/ from @angelarosehome to make the finished product shown here. My wife loves it (the pup doesn't mind it either)! 

I recently built the Parson Tower Desk (which I see is no longer here on the site). I built it up 3 tiers vs. 2 tiers as the plan called for. Using the Kreg Jig this desk came together like a charm. It was the first piece of furniture I've ever built. Following Ana's plans was so simple. The part that took me the longest was painting it.

I built this Taylors console table and barnwood frame for my guest room which also contains my double Lydia daybeds! The room that Mary built...

I made these two tables for a coworker who lost her home in the Valley Fire in California in 2015. She only had owned her home for 71 days and she lost everything. So, I thought I could make her some furniture as a very small token. They took me just half a day to build. I love this hobby.

   The only thing I did different from the plans was to add 1bys to the face of the drawers and put removable dividers inside of them. Also I tinkered around a bit with miscellaneous little trim pieces you can pick up at a home improvement store. I decided to spray paint it with rust oleum silver lilac, I'm not exactly crazy about the color, but besides that I'm happy with how it turned out.

I am so grateful for this site and the detailed plans. My youngest daughters bedroom is super small and had very little room to play. I have been wanting to get or build her a loft bed, but most sites wanted money or the beds were very generic. I started this project on Christmas break thinking that I could get it done over the holiday. After about 10 trips to the hardware store and working on it periodically, it was finally finished in March. Both my daughters love it. My oldest now want one, but I think her room is more of the fashion of an industrial looking metal one. I did make some modifications to the front as I did not want to close it in, making here room look smaller. We have put up curtains that she can close. She will sit for hours reading and playing underneath. I have gotten lots of comments from friends. This was a tough but good starting project. There are some things that I would do differently, small things. Thanks Anna for your website. Now, on to a bed for me. No, it will not be a loft bed. Thinking of a platform bed.