Community Brag Posts

I built this a a birthday gift for my sister. My dad brought me a stack of old fence boards and I used them for everything but the legs (4x4s) and cross pieces (2x2s). I hand planed the boards the assembled everything using Kreg jig, pocket screws and glue. The top I stained with a mix of minwax mahogany and walnut then waxed. The base was painted an off white and distressed. My sister loved it!

I made this table for my sister's Lake House. It isn't from a specific plan but I used many techniques and tips from Ana White's site to build it. The inspiration came from a table my sister and her husband saw at a Vineyard in Napa Valley. I bought the 4 legs 5" X 5" from Osborne Wood Products Inc. but all the other wood is just builders grade pine. My sister wanted a trestle table, I was a bit worried about stability but this table is rock solid! The table top measures 48" x 90" exactly the size to fit their new dining room! It hangs 12" out from the base all around. I stained it with Minwax Golden Oak oil based stain and finished it with Minwax Polycrylic.

Table is 4 1/2 long. Used

the farmhouse end. And used 2x12 for bottom instead of 1x12

We made six 4-foot photo ledges for about $20 in wood and $2 in screws. We put two in the master bedroom, two in the nursery, and two in the family room! That's alot of decorating for $22 (plus the cost of frames... which were all either thrifted or we already had)

I built this little book caddy for my son's room. I used pocket holes to attach the horizontal slats as well as for making the 'X' pieces. I glued the bottom boards and used long (2.5") screws to attach the top horizontal pieces. I was really happy with the way it came together, once I figured out that I could use pocket holes on the horizontal main beams. I realized you just have to start at the top and work your way down, because starting at the bottom would mean blocking your access to the bottom of the other boards.

I'm so excited Ana created plans for this table!  When I first came across it on Pottery Barn Kids it was love at first sight. :D  I built it over the weekend for my little toddler.  Unfortunately, he's too short for it, but he'll grow into soon enough. :)  (I secretly wished it was an art table appropriate for my height!)

It cost me about $75 to build.  I splurged and bought select pine boards for the project.  The art table was also my submission for September's Fab Furniture Flippin' Contest.  September's sponsor is General Finishes and the theme was geometry!

Now, I just need to build matching seats! I love the little stools Ana built; maybe I'll do something sorta like that. :)  

Thank you Ana for inspiring me to build!

Great plans!  We love the end results!

We loved the Art Rail idea but also the idea of doing an art cable. We already had alot of the cable supplies at home, so that idea won. The Ana's Art Rail and Pottery Barn's Art Cable was our inspiration idea for doing the cable.

Just a simple, but solid and stable patio table to replace the IKEA version that was warping and disintegrating. So much happier with this version. Also used bolts and wing nuts for attaching the legs for easy disassembly and storage for the winter. Should get many years out of this table.

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A bench I built for my sister as a birthday present.  I used whitewood for the painted parts and some left over knotty alder for the top and cross supports.  The alder was from a kitchen rehab and I have been holding on to that wood for ages. :)  The hardest part was the cross supports - figuring out the angle was a bear!   Thanks for the plans Ana!

Thanks Ana for the great, easy plans!

Note: I used an exterior deck paint to paint this furniture. Although it has a rough texture, it doesn't bother us because of the cushions. Very easy to spray off, and has been through two seasons with no chipping or discoloration. Yay for less refinishing time and effort!

I'm working on a few projects I have half finished, but when I saw this one the other day on Ana's site I could not wait to do it and post my first brag. It's not perfect, my spacing is a little off because I didn't double check my 4" spacer board (it was only 3 3/4!), but I still like it and will put it up in my son's room. I tried to use the 1 x 2 and 1 x 3 furring strips like Ana used but the spacing didn't look right so I made it totally out of 1 x 3 strips. I used a nail gun and miter saw - was much faster then doing by hand.

My boyfriend and I built the farmhouse table and bench in one weekend. We are SO happy with the way it came out, thanks to Ana White for her plans!!

Wanted to build a nice sofa table to go underneed the large canvas behind my couch.  I wanted something more simple and robust to suit my taste, but also wanted to be able to give it a nice rustic look to to suit what my wife wanted.  The kentwood bookshelf fit the bill perfectly.

Thanks so much for the plans. Built it for my visiting nephew. Had a hard time with wood splitting, definitely predrill once you have the pocket holes lined up. I finished with food grade mineral oil, may go over it with beeswax.

Doll Bed...check
Toddler Bed....check
Twin Bed...check!

The only modifications I made to this bed was in how the side rails and slats were put together. I built this bed as a custom order so it needed to be portable and easy to disassemble. With another twin bed as my guide I constructed the side rails with a 2x8 with a 2x2 to support the slats. I used some long screws with the star pattern (yeah whats that called?) to attach the side rails from the outside of the headboard/footboard legs. For the slats, I drilled a hole about 2" from each end and inserted in small wooden dowel, then lined up my slats, making sure one was on the other side of each dowel. Then I used some strips on canvas fabric 2" wide and staple gunned it down each side to attach the slats. Then when you take it all apart you can just roll up your slats. Sorry should have taken more detailed photos of that....