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Fancy Farmhouse King Bed

I loved this project as soon as I saw it on Ana's site. I made a few changes to the plans in order to suit my needs and also as an excuse to use my new tools. I left out the cross supports in order to accomodate storage underneath the stool and it still retains exceptional strength without the supports. I also used my new router to round the edges on the top peice to give it a more finished feel. I'm really happy with the results and have made multiple for friends and family, both painted and stained.

This started off as a project for spring break and ended up taking over two months to finish up (and it's still not completely finished... the third drawer needs to be poly'ed still)! I seriously overestimated how hard it would be to make everything fit right and dh had to help out some making things fit together, the dowel pins and the notches to make the drawers tip out and he made the stencil for the numbers but I pretty much did the rest myself. With a handsaw and a drill. That's it. We didn't have any other power tools at the time. If we had the proper power tools, a babysitter for the weekend and nothing else to do but work on it, I think it could be done in a weekend.

I needed something to fill the awkward narrow space by the door and we needed shoe storage so I modified Ana's plan to make it narrower and added an extra drawer. I was orginally going to put feet on it like the plans call for but we decided we liked it better without. We used a thrift store belt for the drawer catches that keep it from tipping all the way out. It is braced to the studs in the wall with corner braces. Everyone comments on it when they see it and we've had several people ask if we could make them one!

I have been looking for shelves to add to my bathroom however nothing stood out. The leaning bathroom shelf was the project that I needed! I changed the plans to fit the area and it looks great! 

Pop of color ✔️

Knit storage baskets ✔️

One of a kind hand drawing from Paris ✔️

All 3 aircraft built using recycled pallets and some doweling.

Alex

For whatever reason, right before spring, Pier One had these $45 cushions on clearance for $11.13. It took us trips to 4 different stores to collect all the cushions, but we had a new patio set for our new house (minus the sofas). As such, I modified Ana's plans to accommodate the smaller size of the cushions (22x22). Then, I used the savings from the cushions to justify buying a new table saw. It took a while to buy and cut all the lumber, kreg-jig everything together, fill all the holes, sand, seal all the wood, etc., but the work was well worth it. Nearing completion of this project, I built the pictured modified cooler coffee table to ensure that no guest ever has to get up from their seat for any reason during a summer barbeque.

My wife sent me your YouTube video of making the sectional.  She asked me if I would make her one.  It was perfect timing because our 9 year anniversary was just around the corner.  So my 5 yr old daughter and I went to Lowes and purchased the supplies on a Friday night.  Her 8 year old brother and her helped me measure, and assemble (I did all the cutting;).  We enjoyed the project as a family and were very proud to present to mommy for a gift...

thank you!

Jack Christensen

I decided to start the large desk plan, with these bases being the start. I didn't use the formaldehyde-free plywood yet, but plan on using it for the remainder of the project. I also decided to paint it, instead of using stain and/or polyurethane. I wanted to try to make the room feel more open (it's pretty small) and like the fresh feeling of the white.

Argie bedside table painted teal and yellow. Lights attached to underside of shelves as well.

Took my husband, stepdad, and I about 6 days to complete the project. Ended up following the plans to exact and the twin mattress is a great fit, I was worried the measurements would be too small. We did the main cabin in whitewash with antique glaze and the roof and batten board a blue with antique glaze. 

Plans used from Ana-White.Com's awesome recreation of a commercially available table. Ran through this construction in no time and it came out like a charm. Thanks!

I built a shorter wider version of the bathroom shelves for storage.  Stained with Minwax Early American.

Mud kitchen made from scraps for my coworker’s kids. (Mud kitchen is a little kitchen to make mud pies and let the little imagination play.) They love it!

This is our version of the factor cart. I used 12 inch boards on the sides to make the table have a little more height.