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My husband and his Dad built the red tower for my daughter, but when my son was old enough to climb all he wanted was to be in the tower, too! Another was built, and people that come over are always asking for the plans, and we direct them to your site. Thank you for this amazing gift! My kids love to stand in their towers and help me cook, they color, have snacks, everything. Can't imagine my life with my kids, without these towers.

This was my first build and the table looks great! The instructions given were right on. Thanks so much...

My daughter needed decorative storage in a long entryway, Ana's plan was perfect. Thank you

Cathy B

We changed the dimensions a little to make it up to counter height, and widened it out also. This is our third build ever, and our first time customizing a plan. How fun!

Based this nightstand on the Kentwood nightstand design but wanted to add a shelf. Also made a bit smaller and decided to use a metal mesh for the door and side inserts. Everybody who has seen it loves it.

My wife bought the vanity on market place and I refiinished it with Amy Howard's Belgium Blue. So I built a night stand to match it , she's happy.

this is an awesome project for beginners. i had the luxury of a chop-saw which sped things up but a skill saw would have also sufficed.
4x4 posts are pine and so too the tung and groove panelling. all the rest is KD Spruce.
if your looking at this project and feeling a little intimidated (as i was) just do what i did. go out, buy all the material. this way you'll almost feel compelled to at least give it a go rather than having the material collect dust in the garage. grrrr.... i hate clutter!!!
good luck guys and great site Ana, thanks so much for helping us all out :-) i know my son is gonna love this bed in a year or so's time...
i really do recommend buying a Blk and Decker mouse sander. these are amazing and really reach into every nook.
i have to also mention that my bed is real easy to take down, i used galvanized steel plates to mount the side rails, pls see pics. i used 2x2 cleats to support the 1x4 slats which i can roll up with the fabric that i stapled to them. also used 1/4" dowels to hold the slats in place. i got this idea from ikea.

I built this media console using mainly 3/4 inch maple plywood which the store cut to 2 foot by 4 foot sections for me. I used 1/2 inch plywood for the doors and DVD storage. Overall I'm happy with the look of the stained plywood, however I may have used a darker stain if I could redo it. I finished with 2 coats of polyurethane in semi gloss. I may remove the drawers and replace with baskets as I am a little unsatisfied with the design I chose which has the front face sticking past the rest of the console. I really like the hidden storage for movies and am overall very happy with this project.

Will probably add a scrappy short headboard, overall very pleased with the design and look

I loved the look of the original but went with more of an antique icebox feel. Made from cherry and aged with lye and a danish oil top coat.

reader build

I used some leftover boards from our composite deck for the surface part of this picnic table. I used a lot of Kreg joints to screw up into the boards from underneath, so I didn't have many exposed screw heads. I did have to redesign this plan slightly for me because of my composite board width. Ended up costing $5 for the 1x3 spruce, and I finished it with primer and exterior latex paint leftover from painting our garage doors.

Built the Chestwick Queen Size platform bed - see my blog for complete details. http://chiclyhandy.blogspot.com/2014/01/chestwick-platform-bed.html

Made from one piece of plywood

We decided to make loft beds for our girls room to offer them more space and also give them some individual room. The old room had daybeds that just took up so much of the room.

I saw the hanging beds on this site and thought they would be great. So I got to work.. I used 1x4 s for the platform to lighten the weight of the bed. I had to customize the sizes a bit but that wasn't a big deal. I used the Kreg jig to joint the 2x4s as well as on the rail posts. They are attached below the platform to the front 2x4. We also used chain rather than rope as chain doesn't give.The ladder I made from 2x4's and used the K Jeg to get tight joints underneath the rungs..at 6'2" and 185 lb they are pretty sturdy..

We are really pleased with the results. The girls love them. Each has their own desk space now, they shared one before, and their own storage space. And it has actually help keep their room clean.. ha....

Cost us with all wood, supplies, hardware, paint, about $150-175

this was super easy and a quick project!  used some wood I already had and it worked perfect for my toddler son's bedroom!