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I've looked around for a crib for my son who is very manly, and also has a baby doll. All I could find were pink or purple or floral cribs which led me to the Internet in search of Plans to build my own. I found your site and love the crib that you built for Olivia. This is our manly version that my son and I completed today. Thank you!

My version of Modern Farmhouse Bed. Let me know if you have any questions.

I made this using the single locker plans and modifying them for the size I needed to fit the landing wall at the top of my stairs. I created this for my boys' backpacks and jackets. I used pine for the sides and shelves and I used some cedar planks that I already had for the back.
I used a white stain for the sides and shelves and stained the cedar back darker to match the dark baskets I found.
I love how this turned out, and I love how easy it was to make!

I finally have order in my garage! I built a mobile lumber rack using plans from the Rogue Engineer. My husband and I knocked out this project one Sunday afternoon. It can store a huge load of lumber and best of all, it’s portable. We are very, very pleased with the final project! Storing all our lumber on the rack has freed up a great deal of space in our garage.

I finally went back and finished the blog post of my diy oversized chair. Lessons learned.

My Husband built this rack using Ana's plans and made a few changes to put his own spin on it. Love this site, great way to get inspired and gain the confidence to actually START projects. She breaks things down in such a simple and easy to understand way.

This was my first ever project. Prior to this, I had used a hammer and drill, so I learned ALOT here. Thank you so much, Jenny for your wonderful detailed plans. You are just awesome. I'm convinced that if this had been designed by a man and the instructions detailed by a man, I would have never been able to do this for my granddaughters. My husband helped with the painting and whenever I needed extra hands and muscles, and I didn't do anything on moving day. The whole family pitched in to move it to their house and set it up. My oldest son helped me with the roof rafters, since I had a bit of a problem figuring those out, but other than that, I managed quite nicely with such wonderful instructions. I learned how to use all the necessary power tools, too! I changed the width of the stairs to 24 inches, rounded off the shelves, and added lights for reading, which can be regulated with a timer we purchased. Ella and Emily are very excited and absolutely love their room, now.

It was fun to challenge myself with this project. Again, thank you Jenny, and thanks Ana for your wonderful website and inspirations! You can see more uploaded pictures on my facebook page (I sited Ana's web page and Jenny's for appropriate credit). Just look me up (Deanna Carter in Georgia USA) on facebook and send me a friend request.

I am so happy with my work.. It has turned out perfect. I love them.

Project completed!

The next part of the master bedroom makeover is finished! This is by far the most square project that I have done to date, and the first one that is built almost entirely with the kreg jig. I LOVE that tool--thanks Ana for letting us all know about it!
I modified this in length and width, and omitted the footer at the bottom. I built this (at Dh's suggestion) in such a way that it could be turned vertically. You would see a few of the pocket holes, but not much. Other than that, it was built to the plans.
Sanded, woodfilled, sanded, sanded...primed and painted. I used spray paint--Rustoleum this time. I am the world's worst photographer--it's just not my skill set!

I needed a heavy duty dog bed for my puppy after he destroyed two regular dog beds. I used 4x4s, 2x4s and fire hose. He has not been able to destroy this one and he loves it.

So many great plans on this website! I am constantly looking to Ana's website for inspiration for my next project around the house. The inspiration for this piece was that we needed something to fit an odd space in our home. Looking through the site we found the perfect fit. We based our design off Ana's planked wood sideboard table with a few minor changes. First since we wanted to do a two-tone finish, so I added an additional piece to the top of the face frame to keep the look symmetrical. I also used two 2x10's for the table top instead of what the plan called for and beadboard for the inset panel in the doors and sides. I decided to use tongue and groove construction for the sides of the table and for the doors. A technique for building inset doors that has worked for me is to build the doors to the exact size of your door opening and use the table saw to trim the tops and sides to fit as needed. This way I am to achieve a very uniform fit that can be difficult to obtain otherwise (unless you are a pro, which I am not!) I finished the inside of the sideboard table with satin polyurethane, the exterior base and doors with sprayed high gloss paint. The top was finished with min-wax ebony and 3 coats semi gloss polyurethane. Everyone in the family was very happy with how this turned out.

My hubby made this for me and I adore it! We handmade the hardware :)

Ana gave me the courage to know that I could build something without a set plan. This was my first attempt at building something that I just envisioned in my head. Thanks Ana!

One of my first projects, made from the Adirondack Coffee Table plan using 2x4's and 1x4's. Pocket holes, stain, paint, and sealer. Beginner afternoon project.

Country Table - dark walnut stain and satin polyurethane coat.

My mother had a cheap particle board sofa style table on her back porch that was coming apart. She said she'd like to replace it, so I told her I would her one.

I decided to make her a few end style tables to go with it as well.

Finally, I had seen these chairs and decided to make her a few of these also. I liked the Ana White plan, but I didn't like the idea of seeing all the screw holes, so I developed my own method using Kreg and my own assembly method that allowed me to make them strong, without seeing all the screws.

I (and my mother) were very pleased with the final project.