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Isaac is 14.  He built his baby sister a chair inspired by Ana! He builds things almost daily!

Here is a bed I recently made. My inspiration was a bed we saw at a local high end furniture store in the mountains that has price of $4,800. I bought my wood at a local saw mill for $125. I used a wood planer, table saw and miter saw to build the bed. It turned out great.

I can't believe I built this bed! It's the project I'm most proud of so far and my daughter loves "my big girl bed!" I recently got a jigsaw and tried it out making the arch. It didn't turn out perfect but I'm probably the only one who notices it. I built the rails using 1x2's from the "Traditional Wood Toddler Bed" plans on this site and altered them to fit this design. I added a third rail to it because there was too much space between the mattress and rail when my daughter lies on the bed.

I found a bunch of free wood on Freecycle from someone local so I didn't have to spend a ton of money on this.

Thanks for the plans, Ana!!!

I copied the boat wood painting technique using the colors of my daughters room and it turned out wonderful. It really is as easy as it looks on the tutorial! You can see more of my stuff on anexceptionalife.com

Hello!  Sloped ceilings won't allow bunk beds at our house. Decided to go with these beds for the built in toy-box feature.  The hinges were a bit tricky.  I added magnets to the doors.  All in all, I am pleased!

After I built my table (the farmhouse/tryde), my sister wanted a table for her new home. She had looked online and found a table that someone had refurbished from an old table, and put a new top on it..

So once she described it to me, I got started. I again used 2x4s glued/screwed together for the legs. Then I got 2x8 and start putting them down. Since these are such big boards, you have to be extremely careful not to get ones that aren't straight. If they are warped, they will make your table wobbly once you screw them down. After I finally got past that, I began staining.

For the distressed-ish look, I used Rustoleum's water-based Kona stain. I stained each board and then use a wire brush to "scruff" the boards up a bit. From there, I sanded the tops with a combination of 60 grit and 220 grit. I used Rustoleum's matte-finish poly to give it a very soft feel and look.

This table compares best with the farmhouse.

This is The Traditional Wood Toddler Bed. Built straight from the plans. Worked out great and my daughter loved it!

Made a miniature rustix x end table. You can find the video of me making it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPL-mh5rWJ4

I needed a media console for my tv and this was perfect. The only thing I changed was to put a shelf instead of drawers so I can put cable box and DVD player. My wife liked it so much I had to make another one for her.

I followed the basic outline in the original plan for the main part of the project. I did secure more with some 2x4 I had. I had plenty of 2x4 laying around and felt this would be a good time to use some of it. I shorted the arms a bit. I think mine are 23 1/2in on each side. Still plenty long enough for most projects. I added a small shelf in the middle. I am not thrilled with exactly where I have it. But I have it just floating on the rail so If I want/need to take the shelf out , it is just real easy to do so. I would say just because I was being extra carful with the cuts that it took me about 6 hours in total to complete it.

With a few modification in mind, I set out to build an outdoor table using cedar wood with the ability to remove the legs and move it indoors. With a few simple modification to the original plan, I was able to come up with this cool table for a ground level deck. I went with a B and better grade for the table tops because I wanted a clean and modern feel but brought in a little rustic element with the knotty 4x4 legs (also cheaper :)).

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Built this 2x4 deck furniture set. Stained in espresso color.

When Ana posted the plans for her shoe dresser last year, I knew I wanted to build it for my entryway, but I was intimidated by the "Intermediate" rating she gave it. This year, after putting a couple other builds under my belt, I felt confident enough to finally tackle it.

Turns out it wasn't quite as bad as I thought. The wooden dowel hinge was a little tricky. I had to sand down the bottom of the doors to get them to open wide enough, but other than that, the plan is pretty straightforward.

You can find more details and pictures on my blog.

Love this bookshelf. I do think it just a bit tall.

Thanks so much to Ana and Shanty2Chic for the plans!  I modified the design to exclude the arches - my hands are too weak to make the cuts, but I replaced them with black strapping that matches other features in the house.  I also extended the table to 12 feet long in order to perfectly fit the windows overlooking the lake.  I absolutely love it and will definitely be making more things for our new home.  Thanks again!!!