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This seat is awesome for my 5 year old because now she can have a big girl seat and reach the table!

I used 2x4 instead of the 4x4 to create this bench for my entry way. I left off the stretcher so my shoe baskets could fit underneath.

These modern style shelves are easy to make and can be used for a myrid of things. We are using them primarily as DVD storage, but they will work for books, small toys, and other display items. 

My daughter likes movies and by likes, I mean she loves movies!! Her world, much like many other 4 year olds, revolves around Disney characters. At this point she is hung up on Toy Story, for the second time. When next week rolls around, who knows who or what it will be next.

My wife and I have been buying her Disney movies and all other various cartoon movies since she was first born. The problem with that is, you start to run out of places to store them after a while. Our dvd storage racks have been overflowing for the last couple years and we finally decided enough was enough. I had to build some more storage, preferably in her room this time. This would alleviate some room for us and put the movies where she could more easily access them. I knew I wanted something colorful and not too complicated, I was pretty happy with what we came up with. 

You can check out the rest of the article and the instruction here and get the plans here.

We didn't paint it, but between two newbies, it only took an afternoon. It has freed up a ton of space in the cabinets!

I needed to add some cabinet space in the bathroom and saw this medicine cabinet on DesignConfidential. It turned out great. It is big and heavy so if you build it make sure you use substantial fasteners when you place it on a wall. I spent more than necessary because I wanted certain drawer pulls and glass. In a small town they are just not available. I got the drawer pulls on-line from Kennedy Hardware and the glass at a local glass company. Big Blue and Big Orange just do not carry much. The door is probably backward but I am tall enough that it doesn't make much difference. Now my big old Lab and I don't have to share the same cabinet. I will redo the drawers so the ends of the plywood bottom doesn't show. The design is such that you have a lot of flexibility in how you use the interior.

Changed the look of my medicine cabinet with the help of photographer Sonja Caldwell whom I ran across on ETSY.com. She had a wonderful pic of a medicine cabinet she found in a medieval French charity hospital. She worked with me to get the image to fit into my cabinet window. I really like the result. It almost looks 3D. I changed the drawer labels to the best French I could come up with and still fit in the little slots. The words are Mortel (Deadly), Plus Mortel (Deadlier) and Le Plus Mortel (Deadliest). I understand that there are not comparative endings in French but i hope these translations will do. Here is a link to Sonja's site:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SonjaCaldwell?ref=seller_info

Using the counter height planter plans from Janettx. Thanks!

I had fun doing this project, it was pretty simple.  One of the boards said wrong on the plans, but I like my finished project!

Made this for our patio area very fun build, my wife loves it so of course she wants another one! Back to the wood stove.

This is my second project. It went really well. I wanted to do something different with the handles so I used an old bicycle chain that I took it apart to make the handles.

I made two lounge chairs and two chaise lounge chairs for my pool deck. I think they look great as a set! I did use a 1 x 4 for the back brace instead of a 1 x 2.

Some built-in bookshelves finished using milk paint. 

General Finishes 'Lamp Black' base coat + 'Driftwood' top coat, sanded down so 'Lamp Black' showes through. Yellow Ochre Glaze coat to add an aged look, then a quick coat of polycrylic for protection

Your plan for this toy box was sooo easy to follow, but I added the feet. My grandson loved it. I have 2 other projects from your plans for him as well.

Charlene

I LOVE how these turned out. So simple...but a huge statement in our room!
I used the other half of the 8ft pieces I used to make the book ledges in our daughter's room.
Now I am starting on some for the living room!!

Four 8ft ledges slightly adapted for our needs - used quarter round rather than another 1x2.

This was the first thing my husband has EVER built. He's the kind of guy that's better with his mind than his hands, so this is a huge accomplishment for him.  We truly love this piece and are proud to have it in our home. 

We would like to add crown molding to the top in the near future. Also debating on adding a shelf in the middle to raise the TV so that the TV will sit in the center of the opening. 

This was a big project to tackle. I'm not very good at modifying building plans, so my husband was frustrated during the beginning of this build. But we are very happy with the way it turned out.
The hardest part of the build was the steps. We modified them to look like blocks, so getting the dimensions equal was tough. We also made it a full size bed so that there was more room under the bed.
We used plexiglass for the doors and LED lighting under the bed.

After 3 years staring at the empty space beneath my dining room window, I decided it was time for a buffet end table. I went to Pintrist for some ideas and found this awesome design by Ana White.

I decided to modify the dimensions and do a multi-stain pattern to give the table a more bohemian look.

Here's a link to the step by step instructions:
http://rusticcedar.blogspot.com