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Started with a reclaimed old barn door and framed it with Ambrosia Maple, see atop the base of the Fancy X Farmhouse Table base.

Full size bed frame.  Made from 4 by 4 posts.  ! by 4 and 1 by 6 boards for footboard and headboard.

Side rails from 1 by 8.

This cabinet was inspired by an Ana White project. My wife wanted more storage in our new home, and we had a sofa table at this location. But it was just a top, no shelves. I custom fit it to be flush with the window sills at the top and ends so it takes on a bit of a built in appearance. The top and bottom are oak faced plywood, all edges covered with iron on oak facing. As I was short of the expensive plywood, the ends, shelves and kick are doug fir plywood with a light oak stain; while not a perfect match gave a pleasing result that guests have not caught. The doors are 1/2" MDF, with a 2" solid oak end glued on where I routed the slots to open them. Slots are 1/4" +, 3/8" apart, and the top and bottoms of the doors routed to leave a 1/4" rail. The bottoms of the bottom slide slots have a slick poly tape in them, which really helps the doors to slide easily.

Sides and interior are brush finished with 3 coats of semi-gloss polyurethane, while the top has 5 coats. The MDF on the doors has one sprayed coat of white primer (oil based to avoid bringing up the MDF) with a final sprayed coat of mat finish enamel. I need to do one more step, light sand with 320 grit and paste wax the top to get that really fine finish.

While not as easy as Ana makes it look, it turned out pretty well. That hard part on a piece this size is getting all the pieces cut precisely, and I mean with less than 1/32nd difference, to provide a good fit. As it was I had to custom cut the oak opening ends on the doors to account for the small differences in widths at the top and bottom to obtain a nice fit against the sides. Next time I'll triple check all finish dimensions to make those small adjustments in parts before assembly, then triple check again for placement during assembly.

While I'll always see the small "errors", my wife is very pleased with the finished cabinet.

I built this pair of toddler beds for my 2.5 year old twins. I used the original plans for one bed and the modified plans for the other (we have two different size mattresses, it turns out!). Both were a very straight-forward build, thanks to Ana White's plans! I love how they turned out. The kids picked the colors and were thrilled to see their favorite colors on their beds! Can't wait to start my next project!

Followed the plans except for the rounded window and door. I love the cozy look!

This was my very first build and I loved it. I used rough cut oak that I got from my grandparents woods when it was destroyed in a storm. I spent a few hours planing and sanding but it was time well spent. I plan on making the fort bed next.

Potting bench. I had some pressure treated darker wood around and used that for the legs and frame. Pine for much of the rest. Stained the frame cherry. Polycyclic for the pine and the frame. Three times. Lots of compliments. Highly functional as well!

$10 ledge and first build with a kreg jig!

To help keep things aligned, in between step 4 and 5 I cut a 15” temporary support and attached it to the back of the stringers, opposite the front apron and then removed when finished attaching chair back. I used Silhouette Cameo vinyl cutter to make the stencils for the name and logo. Home Depot can mix Glidden paint in official campus colors.

Here is the outdoor sectionAL I built with redwood.

I made this a planter as a gift to the superintendent in the building were I live. It was absolutely free for this dedicated man who keep the building clean and help all the residents by repairing their units. It was a way to say thank you and it always feels good when I or you do something positive.

John

I used the plans for Michaela's Kitchen Island, more or less, but scrapped the top. Instead of wood, I went with a piece of Corian that I got very, very cheap at a local recycled building materials store. It was not that much more expensive than using wood, believe it or not. It's also easier to work with than wood, at least for this project. We even had enough left over for 2 large cutting boards.

I loved the plans for the Rhyan Console Table. I made adjustments to fit my media equipment and 60" flat screen (51" W X 18" D). I used select pine and 3/4" White Oak plywood. The finish is Verathane "Ebony' with Varathane Satin Finish. I couldn't be happier with how the project turned out. It matches the finish of my speakers.

Inspired by one of your older farmhouse tables, then my wife found a pottery barn type farmhouse, few tweaks later I ended with this. Then decided we needed a bench for the kids so built in a corner bench and then made the cushions. Lots of good meals to come. Email me at [email protected] if any questions.

Your potting table is/was a hit and is used weekly with great love.

Darren S.

My wife wanted to change up the living room a little bit. Being in the military we move around a lot and our furniture seems to never fit in the next house we move into. So I decided to build a little smaller coffee table and end table. Cool part is if you look on craigslist, people are always giving away pallets for free on there. I took Anna's Bristol Outdoor Side Table design and extended it and added longer legs. Hopefully you all like.

We built this kids playhouse for our 4 year old daughter for Christmas. We modified it from the playhouse loft bed with stairs, only we made it bigger and instead of stairs we installed a slide. Also rather than a ladder we put in a rock wall.