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Wanted to give my great-nephew something handmade for his 2nd birthday and hopefully something he can enjoy for years to come. Spent the weekend with my hubby doing this and loved every minute and thrilled with the final outcome 

I present the "Castle Loft Bed" with minor modifications. Finished in a "Frozen" theme.

It was time to upgrade my youngest to a "big kid bed" and she was insistent on a frozen bed. After searching for various options we settled on the "Castle Loft Bed" from the Ana White catalog of plans.

We left the slide off, due to available space. Also we changed the steps to be more of a usable toy box/storage and hamper area. I also modified the internal bookcase to have a small "secret" cubby for her "valuables". We also added color changing LEDs to fit the little princess's mood.

I hope you like my rendition and keeps in spirit the DIYers quality.

I shortened this table to fit the space, it works perfectly. Thank you again Ana for your wonderful plans.

I changed the plans some. I started with a large pallet crate used to transport train windows.  So with the used palletwood i had to put the boards in sideways and pockethole screwed them together. With going on the cheap iwent with a 1x4 and 1x6 top so i could use the pallet wood. I ended up torching it with a torch to bring out the grain  and it looked good with the rustic look of table.i plain to eventually clear it when ohio weather permits. I only had to buy i 8 foot 1x4 and 1 8 foot 2x2. Have less then 15 dollars 

We were looking for bookshelves for our children's bedrooms, but with 3 kids the cost was going to be astronomical. So I found a bookshelf I liked, googled the name and stumbled across Ana's plans. So glad I did!

I improvised on this a bit.  I envisioned being able to put small items on the shelves at some point so I made it with solid shelves instead of all 2x4's.  Except the stuff I bought for the shelves was so flimsy I had to add the support pieces. Ahh, well.  I'm learning.  And with the three support pieces (2x4's cut to size) running widthwise, it turned out to be a solid shelf.  LOVE this site!!  Thank you again, Ana!  Next project is a bathroom vanity.

Made based on a picture i was shown,and used the kids andarondac plans on this site

Whenever I see vintage metal letters in antique stores my instinct is to buy them all…that is until I look at the price! I was determined to figure out a way to make them myself for a fraction of the price. Here is what I can up with. I am excited to try other colors and fonts.

For the full process check out the post on my blog.

http://re-storedesign.com/2013/01/14/faux-vintage-metal-letters/#

This was such a great project and not too complicated for my first large one.  I loved using the milk paint to create the old world distressed charm.

I built this 7 months pregnant and couldn't be happier with it. The plans were excellent and easy to follow. I was intimidated by the hard ware at first but that was also very simple. Overall very happy with this project build.  

Rustic X End Table with a dark stain.

My FIRST carpentry project! Good thing my husband was willing to help as it was a little heavy and I was googling terms like "counter-sink."  It would have been so much easier if we hadn't made it a birthday surprise for my daughter. She LOVES it! 

I purchased choice 2x4s and was so sad to see how much sanding the planks still required, even with an electric rotary sander. That added a few hours-perhaps because I am such a beginner! 

We used a white nylon rope which matched her room better, but again, increased the cost a bit.

I am really proud of the results! 

Followed the plan until we decided on a bottom shelf.  Where there's a will there's a way. Made it a little bit harder but well worth it 

Thank you so much to Sausha and this site for the instructions, shopping list and measurements! I finally have my pedestal! No more back aches! I modified the height to 15" by making the posts to 6" and added center posts using 2x4.

This is a twist on the Rustic X console.  I made it wider, shorter and only did one shelf which is indented so the benches can both slide under for easy storage.