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My Grandson Brax is staying with me for a few days this summer and I thought I'd get him invloved with a wood project. We decided on building him a "man crate" to keep toys & other boy stuff in. He was a great help, and got to have a lot of fun while learning to build a DIY project.

Maybe one day Brax will love to build things out of wood like his Paw-Paw.

I am going to be making more of these, but I just loved how they turned out. The cushions were ten bucks at Target.

This is a Murphy Bed that I made for my daughter Alicia for their getaway home at Canadian Lakes, MI. Due to limited space i had to make it horizontal instead of the normal way of being vertical. It really comes in handy and takes up very little space.

Trash bin based on Ana's plan

Pergola is 10x12 made of all cedar except posts.  Posts were 6x6 brown wood then covered in 1x6 cedar. Slats on top were attached using L brackets. Stained the same year.

I built two of these benches for under $30 of lumber and supplies. They were great Mother's Day gifts that thrilled my mom and mother-in-law. I will have to upload pics of the other one soon. It's already at the lake house and painted a beautiful barn red.

This is my first real project that I took my time on. Actually my first real project ever. I wanted to replace my Ikea console table because it has started to bow (Ikea furniture does not fend well on moves). I modified the measurements and this is now 24" wide 18" tall - same length. Solid piece of furniture. I could not find all the lumber, but I improvised. Since this was my first project, I could not get the boards to match up all too well, and I do not have a chop saw that would cut a 2x6 - when I placed the 2x6 I did not like the look so I swapped it out with 2x4's.

I used Rustoleum black lacquer spray paint. I like how the grain came out, however, it took way too much spray paint. I will consider using black latex paint next time.

I have since applied 2 coats of poly and sanded it down and steel wooled it - and finally a coat of paste wax to preserve it. If I do not like the imperfections, I just might make it an outside patio table.

Thank you so much for these plans, I spend 3 hours at work looking through all the plans on you site. I even have bought the lumber for my next project - an outdoor table (same design) so that I can use it next to the grill as a counter surface and wire baskets.

***UPDATE*** - I finished the table, however it came out 4" less wide than the old table, however I was able to re-purpose it and use it as an end table for one of the guest bedrooms. The table could have come out a little better, I guess I can only get better!

Again thank you!

Well saw a project here and inspired me to get my sons elbows away from me, so i built this oversized table, Inspired by a Simple outdoor dining table design.

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hmm its a bit to high also lol time to build some chairs and or a long tall bench :-)

Thanks Anna 

Rustic Farmhouse Coffee Table 

I really loved the inspiration Vintage Step Stool when I saw it but what I really needed was a single step step stool to place in front of the sink vanity in our downstairs bathroom. I have had a cheap plastic Sesame Street one there for the longest time but I hate it because it's so, well, baby-ish! Also, I wanted something that was only 5.5" high so that we could still open the vanity door without the step stool getting in the way and without having to move the step stool first. So, I printed out the plans for the Vintage Step Stool and I played around with it - I drew my version, then drew it again using MS Publisher and printed out a template for the sides. I used a 1 x 8 x 4 to cut the sides and top and a 1 x 2 x 4 to cut three supports. I also splurged and bought a pocket hold jig jr.!! I used a jigsaw to do ALL of my cutting. The completed size is about 9.5"d x 11"w x 5.5"h. This is the first thing that I have ever designed and built myself and I just have to say that I am sooooo proud of myself!! I can't wait to show my dad!

We gutted our above garage apartment a year ago and have been DIYing as much as is reasonable inside. We installed Allure Ultra vinyl flooring throughout, which is thicker than the old, chipping peel and stick vinyl there was previously. Instead of planing the previous termite eaten hollow-core door with heavy, less-than-secure glass jalousies, we decided to build our own entry door.

We were able to use orphaned 2x6s in my mom's garage and old trim we saved from gutting our apartment. The choices we made amounted to a total of about $150 for this door, including basic door hardware and $70 plexiglass. The hardest part was spraying the plexiglass, as I'm a rather unsuccessful spray painter.

We appreciate having our custom door, and we hope someone else in need of an entry door is inspired to save money and try one out too!

Pretty fun and easy weekend project.  Decided to go with Pine shingles instead of cedar based on availability.  First time roofing, and it is apparent.  We have had many strong storms since, and it is waterproof - so at least I have that going for me! 

Overall, I am very happy with this shed, and I should have taken pictures of the inside.  I have two 5 level shelves on the side walls, and a garden tool rack on the back wall.  I have been able to clear a lot of space in my garage thanks to this shed.  

Also, the beer bottle opener and cap catcher were a must for me when I work in the yard!

The plans are excellent!  Don't hesitate to build this shed if you need it!

Built by Keith Hunt from pallet boards

After moving into my new house, I found this great blog and began dreaming of building furniture! I am finally trying it out. Since I didn't know the first thing about power tools and wood-working I wanted to start simple. I bought some 48" pieces of 1x4 and 1x2 in pine, spray painted some old frames and used some of my wedding pictures/momentos and voila...my first project was done! I will be making many more of these easy and pretty shelves! Now to find a wall to put them on.

I followed the plans for the dress-up center. My daughter loves it and picked out the paint color and princess decals to decorate it.

This plan inspired me to buy a used drop leaf cherry cocktail table and make the storage bottom with wheels.  The oval deisgn of the cocktail table helped it fit in my daughter's small apartment kitchen, which is a pass through to the bedroom.  She also really needed the additional storage space.  Thanks so much!