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I used the "Reclaimed Wood Look" bedside table plans but altered them to make it taller to go with our bed and to make them less wide and long. The finished product has top dimensions of 14 1/2" by 14 1/2" to fit in our small room. I also removed the top drawer to make a bookshelf. The first table took about 4 hours to build and sand and the second one went a lot quicker. I stained each with one coat of Minwax Dark Walnut and sealed with 3 light coats of polyacrylic. The pulls are from Lee Valley.

This is one of three doll beds I made for my nieces and their AG dolls.

Took me about 2.5 weeks to finish this project (working on it mainly on the weekends when I had some time)! This build was modified to fit our dining space I made the table a little wider at 44" and a little longer at almost 11'!! This was my first furniture build and I am very happy how it turned out! I look forward to building more projects! Please pay no mind that as soon as it came in the house it was being used to fold laundry LOL!! This is the beginning of a new life for my dining room!

Here is my fist whack at this bed for my son. I am starting the one for my daughter as well, but am modifying the design to have storage stairs.

This took only two hours!  I couldn't believe how easy it was.  I used cabinet grade plywood from another project and left over paint.  The shelves are actually six inches rather than four inches and they feel very sturdy.

We ended up making the foot board about 12 inches taller as we prefer a taller foot board.  We opted to make this platform bed as you'll see in the photos.  It turned out great and was fairly simple due to the DIY plans provided here and all the friendly posts by others with their hurdles, etc.  This is an amazing site, THANK YOU Ana!

This winter brought gloves, snow boots and snow pants spread throughout my kitchen. This mama was going insane. Storage before was one hook per child at their height and 4 hooks for mom and dad with a pile of coats and shoes at the bottom. It took me about 3 days to complete while the kids were on Christmas break, which is pretty amazing :) This project was pretty easy once I got the hang of the Kreg Jig. The only issue I ran into was our corner wall is not square which gave me a gigantic headache.

Thank you Ana for these plans!
From a mama who is a little less insane, Tonya in Kansas

I am a hobby woodworker having a PhD in computer science; quite the combination I wonder. To my advantage, before start working I usually build the project in software like Google Sketchup etc. This gives me the precise picture and dimensions of the different components of project.

I usually work in my backyard of house which is used for variety of purposes. I so happens that whenever I was working, I used to go inside the house each time to fetch the tool I forgot. Big trouble!

To rid myself of this problem, I built me a toolcart to my liking. It has cabinets, drawers and of course shelves. It also serves me a second table to put my tools on during working. Alas, I do not have the amazing kreg jig so it took me more time than usual to build this. Anyhow feel free to comment.

This was my husbands first real piece. He changed the dimensions to fit our area better. It turned out fantastic and I am in love!! 

I did 4 shelves spaced 18 inches and made with 12ft long pieces cut in half. The total for my project was $26. I already had the stain and tools on hand.

I had so much fun with this! I followed the plans exactly and made up the nightstand as I went along.

I have used 1/2 inch thick plywood, 2x3 instead of 2x2, and 1x3. I don't have any miter saw or table saw. I used hand saw (comes with miter box) and circular saw to cut all the materials. It isn't perfect but I like it.

This was my first ever building project and I love it! I made 2 for my living room and have since made a few more things. Thanks Ana for an amazing website!

This is my second project.  I sanded, primed, painted, sanded to distress the paint, then stained the whole thing just long enough for the stain to soak in to the sanded spots (5 minutes or less), then wiped it off. 

Pottery barn inspired tv media center and matching dresser.

I built this without the current plans with the pocket holes in the bottom. I also made the width a little smaller, by 2 boards. This is very sturdy, my daughter uses it as a platform to perform all the time. I have even stood on it many times. Plus, it can be used as a bench if needed.

I used a darker stain on it and roughed up some of the edges a bit.

B-day present for my niece