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When my wife and I found out we were expecting our first child, I knew I wanted to build as much as I could for the nursery. This is how I ran into Ana White's website. Since then, I have built several pieces of furniture all inspired from Ana's designs. It had been over 10 years since I had done any kind of woodworking and I'm finding myself enjoying it now more than ever.

For our changing table, I used the idea of Ana's Small Dresser, and chose to put the shelf on top, we figured it would be more useful to have bins located on top for lotions, diapers, etc We had a great time building this changing table, and it is very rewarding to see the finished product. Thanks Ana for all of the great ideas and plans!!!

This is a dog bed for my dog Roo! considering it was my first time building anything I thought this would be a good project.

I used a kreg mini jig and bought cheap wooden ball post caps (that i sanded for an eternity) and wooden embellishments for a cute touch.

I made the removable piped box cushions using premier prints fabrics. The fabric has proven to be very durable and has stood up to frequent washing and looks as beautiful as it did on day one.

I am thrilled with my project and am thankful to Ana for giving me the confidence to try and the tools to ensure my success!

Took us about a week but have two young toddlers... love the table. Awaiting Chairs from wayfair and my husband is starting the bench this week!

I was looking for an easy project to tackle as a newbie builder. I started with the child size chair (even though I don't have kids). It worked out well so I moved on to the adult sling chair (something I could sit in! haha). I was very pleasantly surprised. I now can't stop finding plans that I want to build. My hubby is very impressed and enjoys the excuse to go to the hardware store to buy more tools! :)

Emily Dresser

Modified to fit sectional couch so this build was considerably smaller. My dad loves it!

I put a weekend project because I took the time to paint. I also used 2x8's for the sides so to account for the difference in measurements...Long sides stayed the same at 47 1/2", however, for the shorts sides, because of the extra almost 2"'s on either end, I cut them at 45" and the lid 8 ft 1x4's were just cut in half so measured 48".

Also, on the arms for the seat...I got a little crazy excited with my Kreg Jig...I love those pocket holes but probably just should have screwed the seat onto them..lol

I had seen an image with the cut outs on the lid so took a bowl, did my own measurements and used them for handles instead of purchasing more hardware. Kids love it! Thanks for the plan!!

These pieces are perfect for my home office. I desperately needed storage. I have tons of room to spare.  I love the design, although I used different molding. Couldn't find small enough crown. Thank you!!

Used the pub table plans, but went regular dining table height so as to make matching dining chairs. Painted in Rustoleum Latex Ultra White, and Stained in Minwax Espresso. Built using Douglas Fir lumber. Table top and chair seats are 2x4's and 2x6's that were biscuit joined. Table has adjustable leg levelers drilled into bottom of legs.

I can't find ceder fencing here where we live so I just used a 1x6 I already had. I sealed it with Rustolem's Spar outdoor polyurethane in semi-gloss.

My 6 year old daughter planted the little basil plant seeds a couple weeks ago and we are giving this to one of her teachers this week as an end of year present.

I tried hand painting the herb garden part but it looked really bad so I sanded it down and added the little chalkboard vinyl stickers instead.

I used mostly stuff I had on hand to make the box... I used sissel rope for the handles since I had some. The only cost was for the stickers, terracotta pots and the seeds

This DIY Herringbone Barn Door is used over a simple hallway opening to separate the maing living space from the kids' bedrooms. I searched this site and Pinterest for inspiration, and loved the herringbone and chevron patterns that I found. This door was made of reclaimed barn wood and wrapped in raw steel channel iron. Hope you enjoy!

This was a pretty easy project! It took my husband about 2 hours to cut and assemble and really required very little wood and materials. The long part was sanding, staining, and sealing it as we wanted to make sure it can withstand being in use in the bathroom. Looks great and we're really happy with how it turned out! We'll probably add the slats on the bottom sometime later.