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This project took several months of off and on work but I am very happy with the results. Followed the plans on this website to the T and they were great. Got the wood from the local lowes and the hardware from Ace Hardware. Used the Kreg Jig pocket hole system to hide the fasteners which makes a big difference. I also used flat black spray paint for the hardware.

I loved the rustic look that this project was finished with so I did the same. The stain was great, really easy to make and stains really well. I covered the stain with the recommended wax which gives it a really nice shine and is very smooth.

Huge thanks to this website!

This was my first major furniture project. My daughter wanted a changing table and this looked like it would be a good choice.I made a few modifications; it's a little taller as my daughter and her husband are on the tall side, I also added a small rail to keep the changing pad from sliding off. Overall it was a great learning experience. I have built several outdoor pens and small houses for our chickens, but this was my first attempt at a piece of furniture. I think it turned out well, and my daughter and her husband are happy with it (and that is what matters).Of course I see the mistakes but I learned from them and now know what to do (or not to do) next time.  Plans are great, easy to follow ....thank you ANA!! Can't wait to try another plan.

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I changed the plans for the headboard a bit, just using 2x4's and fence planks. total cost including headboard $45!!

This was perfect for my hall as it doubled up as a hall stand too. Love it.

My wife desperately needed a storage solution for her baking supplies in the kitchen. I came across Hillary's Locker Cabinet on Ana White's website, which gave me some good direction. I modified the plans a little to increase the storage space my wife needed. In one weekend my friend Robert and I built this kitchen cubby storage solution that organizes all the clutter, looks great, and doesn't take up a lot of room (6'x4.5'x1').

Thanks for the idea and wonderful resource!

This was my first attempt at furniture. My husband helped a little but I did most of the work. Worked out beautiful, an excellent birthday pressie for my daughter. Started cutting wood  one afternoon, and finished painting and assembling the following afternoon (had a birthday cake to bake otherwise it would have been finished earlier). I used recycled timber for tops, the rest of the wood cost $50, so guessing Australian timber is way more expensive than USA. Bought Kreg jig specially for this project. Pocket joins give an excellent strong join. Had trouble getting crosses on bench correct, required many rescaling a to get right. Also had a wonky table because I screwed to the recycled timber top (some of that wood is warped) so fixed with a choc under two legs. Very pleased with result, look forward to my next project!

This was my second Ana White project but the first from her new book.
It started out being 2 separate shelving units but once in the space they need to be modified to fit between the windows. I just removed the one side leg and screwed the shelves to the other unit.
the bottom shelf is perfect to house my 12x12 scrapbooks!

This is our version of the farm house table. Flat white base with a grey finish on top to give it a coastal farmhouse theme. 

I have been bugging my husband for a month to help me build this bed - he builds houses for a living, so the last thing he wasn't to do with his time off is deal with more saws and drills!

But, when it came to making Christmas lists this year, all I asked for was his time to help me with the bed... guilt trip!

So, Friday after work we went to Blue Store to pick out lumber - He thought rough cut lumber would be THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD, or at least he acted like it... so we got what we had to out of framing lumber, and the rest was premium white wood. We were lucky enough to find 4x4 fir posts too!

All in all, we spent about 5 hours making the bed (little did hubs know, he would thoroughly enjoy building furniture, and now explores this website for new projects!) and I used BM Antique white to finish. I wanted to try Ana's method of sanding edges and using stain pen, but I really do love the bed in just white. Still needs a poly coat, but that will have to wait until after Christmas!

Completed just in time for Christmas company!

The only suggestion I would make is when putting the top 2x6 on the footboard, make the back edge (closest to mattress) flush with the 2x4 below.... We centered it, and the mattress fits too snug to easily adjust blankets and sheets!

My wife saw a painter's ladder shelf at IKEA and wanted one for our master bathroom.   I showed her the shelf on Ana's site and she liked that one much more.  So ... a few hours later we had our  new shelf and my wife couldn't  be more pleased.

This took me forever to do even with the plans and I still had to rig it cause I just couldn't get it square.  Im working on that but I'm very new at wood working and took this project on but I absolutely love it. This really cleared up my shed and space combined with extra tables to work on.  I got to use it for the first time today and it was awesome.  I think everyone should have one of these !!!

This was one of the first projects I've ever built, so I would put it at a beginner level. It's a great, sturdy bed, very simple. The drawers are huge, which is surprising, since you don't realize how much space you gain when you add the drawers until you see how much they store. Thought I'd fill in details that worked for me that I had to figure out. As the plan says, the drawers are on caster wheels and slide directly on the floor, so make sure you have an area rug down if it's going to be on bare wood (especially pine, like this one is on). As another reviewer said, use 2" caster wheels, 12 total. This gives it the right height on a wood floor. You can get those in bulk at a home improvement store. I would recommend a slat system and not just a piece of plywood for under the mattress, as I was warned bacteria and mold can grow when the mattress is not given a way to vent. You can see in the picture, I had a bunch of 2x4 scraps and simply made a slat system out of that. I pocket holed the slats into the front of the bed, so no screws would be showing. I only finished the sides that would ever show, so the entire back of the drawers and bed itself are unfinished. I like the look of the drawers without handles, and they are just as easy to pull out without them. The drawers can get off track easily when being pulled in and out, so be careful when you use them. Otherwise, no problems with the drawers. I used wood glue and cheap drywall screws to attach the drawer bottoms (plywood) to the drawers. If you want to put anything of any serious weight in these drawers, really consider supporting the middle of the drawers on the bottom with some 1x2s or 1x3s, as it is a bit weak in the middle of the drawers. One more thing: I noticed standard dimensions vary slightly between finishing wood (1x12s, 1x2s, etc) and structural wood (2x4 studs), so keep that into account. Things were not flush because the finish wood was scaled larger than the structural wood. This bed is all about the storage underneath, which is great.

Built this for my father for Father's Day he loved it.

I gave up my closet for a bathroom remodel last year...totally worth it. Since then my shoes have been stored in a pile next to my bed.  So happy I found this wonderful pattern.  I love my new shoe dresser!!  Thank you Ana!!