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My husband completed this project in three short days.

In search of a sofa table for the sectional we found this site and plans and upgraded using wood instead of MDF and using back splash tile on the top to give a custom feel.

This was the easiest and fastest project ever! We built it out of 2x12's instead of 1x12's but i wish we had done it with 2x16's because baskets are a little hard to find in these dimensions and I would like it a little deeper. But I still love it!

When we bought the wood, we had Home Depot just make all the cuts for us. so when we got home, we just had to assemble it. It went together in about an hour {we did have to make a few adjustments because we used 2x's instead of 1x's but nothing too hard}. We decided to add some screws to the 1x4 back and side rails instead of just nails so that they would be more sturdy. We have 3 kiddos and know that they will be pulled on, walked on, ran into a lot.

The finishing took me about a day to do with lots of breaks in-between.

We stained the seat with Minwax Dark Walnut and then taped it off so that I could pain the rest white. After 3 coats of white paint, I sanded the edges and rubbed the same stain all over it. It made the edges dark and make the paint an off white. Then we put two coats of clear coat on top.

We used some scrap beadboard that we had instead of plywood. I love the finished look!!!

It cost us about $50 or less for the wood. I don't know exactly because we had a few other supplies to get there too. But it was cheap!

Almost done :)

Such a darling bed and plans. I'm so glad I found it! I built it with a friend for her little boy, so he could use it as a couch later on, and it is just darling with the black pleather and nailhead trim she picked out.

I marked it as an intermediate project more for the upholstery part of it. I'd call it a beginner building project, though. :)

Thanks, Ana!!

Pretty much followed the plan, except I raised the height of the platform. I intended to make the legs longer, but I forgot and cut them to the length on the plan. It looks like the sides of the basket aren't supported as well, but the basket stays in just fine.

I also added little wings on the end to support the ends of the basket. I wanted to be able to remove the basket from the cradle without screwing it in, but also wanted the basket to be secure so I added the little wings. It was easy.

Overall a pretty easy project, except the rockers are time consuming. They're not hard to make, you just need to take your time.

I adapted the Emerson console plans pretty extensively.  I constructed the cabinet out of low grade playwood, and then clad it on all surfaces with faux painted cheap furring strip lumber of various widths. I changed the base and made it sit completely on the floor so that I would not be chasing dog fur dust bunnies that seem to accumulate under everything!  I made the open storage wider to fit my componenets and added holes to pass the wires through the back.

It was very helpful to have the plans as a jumping off point.  It takes me forever in the planning stage.  I try to figure out my dimensions to hide as many raw edges as possible in every project.  I also want to work with the widths of lumber avaialble to me since I have a fear of a tablesaw (which is still in the box after 3 years).  Give me a chop saw and a circular saw and I'm your girl!

Very proud of this project.  Thanks Ana!

I downloaded th minimalist modern nightstand plans nearly a year ago and just got around to building them last week. Actually I modified them quite a bit because I had a small space to work with and because I wanted them to follow the design theme of some of the other furnishings and features I had made for my basement renovation. In particular I changed the top and made it out of oak stair treads. I also added pop-up electrical/USB sockets as well. I really appreciate the sequencing in the plans. Though I made some dimensional and design plans, I followed the sequencing steps. It made the project much easier to complete-particularly the drawer construction and fitting. If I had done it on my own, I would probably have permanently installed the middle shelf before fitting the drawer which would have made fitting the drawer and drawer front much harder. Thanks for teaching me that.

This is a simple shelf to hold the reference books I keep on my desk at work. That's now how it started out though. It was supposed to be a laptop stand, but a small mistake turned it into this. Rather than toss it as scrap, I decided to make lemonade.

I'd love to link a plan, but all you really need to do is take a 1x10, cut legs (mine are 8 inches long), and join them to the ends with pocket hole screws.

This was my very first build. I used all 2x4's except for the top with was a project board from Lowes. I also used pocket holes instead of 2in screws.

I had so much fun participating in the Instagram Builders Challenge! I look forward to participating in future challenges. :)

Easy build. Great and sturdy results.
Great build for beginners and for some learning experience with a Kreg Jig. Table looks great and bulky.

This was one of the easiest builds. When I saw this plan I knew it was perfect for my living room. Its a big coffee table but doesn't look that way in the pictures since it works well with my big sofa.

I stained the base before I attached the top which helped. I also didn't attach the top until it was in the living room since the top alone is pretty heavy. I also had my local HD cut the plywood.

Live-edge garden bench made of solid black cherry. Bench top is made from a book-matched pair of 1-1/2 inch thick slabs. Leg and support pieces are made from the same log and feature pinned mortise & tenon joints on each end. The entire bench was treated with hand rubbed teak oil, and is finished in four layers of weather resistant oil-based polyurethane. Two round 1-1/4 inch chrome furniture glides are attached to the base of each leg.

Our 1st granddaughter wanted doll crib so this is what I made for her. It has survived over the years and has been used by her two sisters.