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When I got Ana's book The Handbuilt Home, I was super excited to tackle a project. It just so happened that her mirror plan on page 37 also makes a perfect trophy display. I just replaced the mirror with stenciled cork board so my daughter could display keepsakes along with her trophies and medals.

I followed the plan pretty closely, but I added some cove molding to the center to hold the cork board in place. You can find more details on my blog.

First big build with my boyfriend. We wanted to build this bed for his daughter's 14th birthday, so she would have something hand made from us to keep for a long time. This bed is solid and turned out amazing. The pictures don't do it justice as you cannot see the paneling on the head and foot boards. We used the kreg jig on the side panels attaching the head and foot board in order to make it easy to take apart and move when she goes away to college.

I've needed a console table for under the stairs but everything I've looked at has always been too long. l took the plans for the Rustic X Console table and modified them to fit the space perfectly. I love the look that I was able to get by adding the 1x2 Xs to the top.

We added a 2nd tier and left space from the beds as they have drawers that slide out. Will be building some filler boxes that come up about 2' creating kind of a headboard and another shelf area about 7" wide.

This was my first attempt at a bigger project. As with most, the finish took the most time. I modified the size of the table because I made it for my sister. It was also the first time I used a belt sander, and I loved it! It made the top nice and even. I did have a huge debacle when trying to fill the gaps of the table with clear silicone...that is definitely something that requires practice! I ended up removing all of the silicone and just allowing the top coat to sink in. Luckily, it just peels right out, although it did leave some clumps that took a little extra care to remove. But overall, I loved how it turned out, and my sister loves it too. I made the bench too.

We bought this house about a year ago and we finally got around to removing this pointless niche!  The center divider and bottom were removed.  The cabinet and hutch were assembled seperately.  

This is still a work of progress.  I am looking for a nice decorative molding face for the top.  If anyone has any suggestions please let me know!  We will most likely paint it white to match the fireplace mantle.

I started out building the Rustic x-End Table but got frustrated with the Xs not fitting well so I left them off. I showed the unfinished table to a friend and she wanted it, but with some changes and additions that lets her use it outside near her pool. So the pics show the final result including the K she wanted in the center of the shelf.

I lined the shelf with glass tiles and a wooden K and grouted everything in. The glass tiles have a few of the blue and green hues you find in swimming pools, I hope.

The top is not glued down just in case the top boards begin to warp or crack and can be repaired. Of course at Restoration Hardware a warp, crack or knot just raises the price.

Benchmark Table, built out of pine and stained with dark walnut and a flat finish!

Thanks for the plans! My wife loves the table that I built for her using them. Only change I made was that I used my Kreg Jig to screw all the table top boards together. I'll be building the bench next.

First project we tried. Turned out great. Now I am addicted to building furniture!

This was my first build and I throughly enjoyed it! This bed is for my three old son and it meant so much to me that I was able to build his very first big boy bed. Thanks Ana for the plans and for making then so easy to follow.

Tried top shelf side detail per the plans but did not like the way it turned out so I added the "castle wall" details as shown on the two photos. Wall details made with stacked dato blade on my table saw.

I got tired of dust settling on all my tools so I built this woodshop storage cabinet. It's main inspiration is from Steve at www.woodworkingformeremortals.com. A place for everything and everything in its place.

I took Ana's plans for the Easiest Industrial Cart and modified them into a coffee table. I shortened the pieces of angle aluminum to 10", omitted the middle shelf, and added some 7", DIY casters, made from pulley wheels. Since I used 3/4" thick project panels, instead of 2 x 12, I was only able to drill lag screws through one side of each corner of the wood. To add stability, I added small, L-brackets, screwed to the wood and bolted to the aluminum. I included a photo so you can see the modification closely.

Here is a Triple Pedestal table with benches and two end stools to match everything else.