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Made with an ikea pallet and some other stuff.

After reading the comments, we decided to do the hinged learning tower, but took one dad's suggestion and used vertical legs on the non-ladder sides, too. We felt like it would be sturdier and would put less stress on the hinges. My son is much safer than he was on our step stool. He calls this tower his castle.

This is a small storage shed project I did to replace an old dilapidated plastic one that was falling apart and leaking. It was a fun on and off week long project.

Total cost of wood and material was around $200.00. All cuts can be done using a circular saw however I used a table and miter saw for simplicity and speed. The basic joinery for the frame is glued hardwood dowels (1/4" and 3/8") however you can use pocket screws or simply glue joints (screws for the 1x2 trim as they will move). All of the trim was hand cut using my pull saw because, well, it's just so much easier cutting 1X2's by hand than running back and forth to the miter saw each time.

A good rule of thumb, be prepared to use a weatherproof sealant on all cracks and openings that might let water in prior to finishing. For a finish I am just using two coats of outdoor primer and 2 coats of outdoor paint. I may end up brushing on a coat of water sealant (Thompson's) along the bottom half to prevent the skirt from soaking up any water.

Overall dimensions are approx. 7' tall X 3' wide X 22" deep with a total of four shelves and a small attic you can use for whatever you like.

The whole build is documented by pictures and text upon request, just send me an email if interested. Enjoy :)

This was a really fun project. I wasn't able to build it int time for the WWFC donation but suggest everyone do it this year (2016) around November. 

This is my 3rd build from Ana’s site. I built the dream Dollhouse with my daughter. She loves it! I would recommend taping off a section the size of the finished doll house to get a feel for the size. I knew it would be big, but wow it is huge. Fist thing she did was climb inside.
My 3 year old daughter helped when she could. She applied wood glue with a foam brush, painted the bottom and checked all the board walls and floors with a level.
I did not do the stairs, I did not think my daughter would play with them; I also wanted to keep the floor space. I still need to finish putting the wall paper up & add the casters. My dad got me 1 ½ trim for crown molding from the habitat for humanity store. He is also looking for caters there as well. Next time he come to visit are we are going to install it. With the crazy snow in Washington it might be a while.
I used a cheap primer that really mad the paint worse, but like my mom said I can always remodel it later.

I the supplies were close to $75, the new saw blade, Kreg Jig Jr., and other misc. to stock my shop a lot more.

Thank you Ana for such a great plan!
Becca

Theses cabinets were built for a customer from plans they had found online. The hardware was ordered with the plans for an extra expense and the glass was made to order. Hope you enjoy them thanks for looking.

I had a blast building this rustic x coffee table. Fun project

Super easy chair for the little people in your life.

I followed the plan exactly. The only thing different is that I added decorative trim.

I am a beginner and this was fairly easy. The only part I had trouble with is when I went to attach the back panel to the bench. It didn't quite line up. However, once I started screwing it down, it got better.

This (so far) is my best creation yet! I had previously made a bed for my son but my joinery skills were not up to par so it didn't make it. After re-evaluating his room I realized he was lacking on space so we needed to ditch the dresser. So glad I ran across this plan on Ana's website!

Since I was ditching the dresser in his room I needed to make sure the drawers were deep (25"x18"x10.5"). I once again ran into some issues where I was not paying full attention to the instructions and ordered side-sliding drawer slides instead of under mounting ones. So I had to alter the plan a tad bit. Not to mention my drawer openings were not completely square so I added some door trim and beadboard to the face and let it cover the imperfection. I must say it was well played!

I didn't have all the tools needed right away so as I got to different parts of the project I bought so many tools!!!

Easy beginner project.

I was looking for a useful, cool, easy project I could make for my coworkers this holiday season. I stumbled on the DIY Cupcake Stand and thought it would make a perfect Christmas gift!

I made ten of them, so to keep the project affordable I opted to use an edge forming bit on my router instead of using molding.

To complete the gift, I'm planning to include jar of homemade cupcake mix and some cupcake liners :)

Thank you for the idea/plan!

I changed up a few things. Instead of plywood I used 1X6 lumber and joined it with pocket holes to make the sides, top/bottom, and shelf. I made the shelf one piece and added the dividers for supports. For the doors I cut down 1x4s to 1/4 inch thickness and glued them together. Then cut down 1x3 to 1/2 inch for the trim. I just didn't like the plywood look. But I like the plank look. The doors were a bear. I should have used bigger hinges. They were a learning experience for next time.

38lx37hx15w Rope decoration doubles as handles. Color is in Cabot oil stains (Sunlit Walnut & Sundrenched Oak.

- Built by James P

After Christmas I was talking to my cousin, she told me how she now needed storage to hide her new gifts she had received. Of course I wasted no time and told her about Ana's site.

So as we enjoyed lunch she pulled out her handy "smart phone" and began searching for the perfect plan for her needs.

It didn't take long for her to find the plan that suited her needs and we began planning. I got all the materials together and did some presanding so we could get this baby complete in her short weekend visit.

This plan was easy to cut and stain, however assembly was a bit more difficult as the angles made it difficult to get your bits into tighten kreg screws.

We didn’t make the bottom shelf adjustable however made it high enough for the mixer she wished to hide within it.

Other than typical door hanging issues the project turned out beautiful! The bottom cupboard doors even provided enough room for her large mixer and griddle.

Before she took her project home to enjoy she was already planning her next project.

These plans are beautiful, functional and do-able.

Thank you again Ana for making another person’s life’s organized!