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A simple bench to try my first Kreg Pocket hole Jig. I designed the bench myself, but did not create plans. I used pine wood and 3 layers of varnish for protection. My wife wanted to natural finish so I preferred varnish over paint.

Surprinsingly easy project ! And my wife is very happy that the staircase if finally tidy. Happy wife, happy life ;-)

This project is so great! At first I put one side of the hinges on backwards but it was easy to fix and now it actually folds flat. I left the stabilizer feet off because I only have about four inches beside my fridge to store the tower in but it it's still completely stable. My son was "dancing" on it yesterday and it held up perfectly! Thanks Ana, I'm so excited to use this for years!!

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 my first build and I'm really happy with how it turned out!

With our old kitchen crumbling to pieces, I decided to build a new kitchen.  I followed several of Ana's cabinet plans to build the entire kitchen(more than I could list at the bottom).  I was able to customize the cabinet sizes in order to maximize my kitchen space.  I made the doors myself, so I didn't need to worry about standard sizing.  It took me about a year from demolition to completion.  I had to buy a few new tools, all the wood, appliances, the floor, and countertop, and still spent around $5,000.  I learned so much from this project and we all love our new kitchen!  Thank you Ana for all of your wonderful plans!     

Rustic X End Table with a dark stain.

What new Mom wouldn't want this for a baby shower gift!!! Easy build

We bought a new house this past summer and got a new table but without chairs.  My wife wanted a bench for one side and I decided to surprise her and make one.  This was my first woodworking project and thanks to Ana it came out great.  I made some modifications to the plan:

4x4 for the legs

2x8 for the top

2x6 for the breadboards

I also made it about half as long to fit under the table.

My time frame was longer than it needed to be because I made some rookie mistakes I had to redo some things.  The notches in the legs was probably the only really hard part and with some practice not bad at all.

My wife loves it and now wants me to build more!  I guess I have a new hobby!

I finished it off with a single coat of Varathane Red Oak and a satin poly.

On to the next project....

I am a Block Printer and Screenprinter, as well as indulging in other projects. I needed a fairly large table that would allow me to print fabric yardage fairly easily, as well as be able to layout the fabric to cut. I decided to build this table that I had seen on a couple of different sites. There was not much instruction on either site, but it was fairly easy, and I was able to figure it out pretty easily.

I wrote a more detailed blog post on my blog with details as well as what I learned while building this table.  

My wife has been looking for a new kitchen table for the house. Me being thrifty and not wanting to drop a grand plus on a kitchen table at PB, I decieded I would make one.

I modified a few of the plans I found on this site to make it work for us and our space.

After about a weekends worth of work and $140 in stain and wood, I got a table that's 100 times better than what PB has for sale.

I even got a little crafty and figured out an Ikea hack for the light.

I used builder grade top choice 2x8s, 2x10s, and 2x12s for the table and bench, a blow torch to distress the wood a bit, and three coates of misson oak stain.

If anyone wants my plans, I have them done up in CAD as well.

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We started this project on a Sunday and finished Tuesday. We did make the legs taller to fit under our tv, so we also needed to adjust the front and back 2x4 support to be a little taller.

other than that, we followed the plans. I stained the top with Rustoleyum Dark Walnut and the bottom is spray painted, painted and distressed using the Shanty 2 Chic ideas. 

LOVE this table! It was exactly what I wanted! Now, to find 2 small lamps to sit on either side. :) 

Columbia Valley Oak barrel coffee table

I used cedar left over from a bar my husband made in our kitchen. I didn't have to purchase any materials as I used his left over pieces.

I didn't like my ledges with the back board, and I wasn't too keen on making the key holes. Instead of 24 inches I made my shleves 1 ft. long. I also laid the spacers so that the distance between the top and bottom of the ledge was less than the plan called for. This allowed me to attach a wooden strip (7.5 x 1.5 cut from the cedar 1x4 that I ripped on the table saw) to the wall that the barn beam shelf slips onto and anchors the ledges instead of using the key hole hanger.

The plans are so easy to follow! They are a great jumping off point for customizing the coop for your own needs! We added a run door, ladder support, insulated floor and wall, removable window, and a loft door. The girls LOVE it!

Thank you for all the diagrams on this website, this project could not have been completed without these.  The entire project took a month worth of weekends.  I used 2 sheets of 3/4" Birch plywood, 2x12x10 Southern Yellow Pine (rip to 4" strips), and 1x8x10 Ponderosa Pine for the roof and slats.  Our 3 year old loves the bed and could not wait to use it.  All month he has been asking about his new room, normally he does not like change but he loved this bed.

Built the benchright table with a few modifications. Finding straight or even somewhat straight 2x2's is near impossible so I used top choice 2x4s. I used a chain and a turnbuckle instead of the black iron pipe. I painted the hardware with copper spray paint. The stain is ebony miniwax water based stain. Let me know what you think, I'm open to suggestions.

American Girl Farmhouse Doll Bed.