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I saw your raised garden box and decided to make it for my wife so she could garden on our deck due to medical problems. She absolutely loved it.

The only thing I did different was I added casters to the legs so it can be moved easily on the deck.

Thank you very much for the idea and plans. We really enjoy them.
 

This was a bedside table I built to match the headboard. My wife wanted me to add a shelf from a plan she saw on a website. I simply used Ana's plans and changed them to meet my wife's wishes. It was a very simple project. I did use a plate joiner w/ biscuits and pocket holes with 1 1/4" screws for the joinery. I also added some 1" x 3" braces underneath as support.

I've seen this project floating around for quite a while, and I knew immediately that I wanted to make this for my 15 month old niece. I used clear pine for this project, to minimize knotting and breaking. That said, the lumber was more expensive than the original plans called for. I think the total cost, including polyurethane for the finish ran around $50. The construction was fairly straightforward, and took a few afternoons to complete. Two changes to the instructions that I made, were to countersink my screws, rather than use pocket screws, and then to finish with wood plugs. I chose not to make the hinged version, as I was a little uneasy about little fingers near the hinged points. All in all, this was a wonderful project and made a fantastic Christmas present. My Grannie is a master carpenter, and this was a great project to work together on. I'm planning on making one for my own children when I become a momma.

Built a simple headboard for my daughter's bed. Simple pine construction, glued and brad nailed. Used the paint I had left over from painting the trim in her room. Backboard made from pine plywood that was left over from another project.

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