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I made this shed in our backyard for my fiancée. We have a smaller house and not much room, so I thought I'd give him a place of his own to store his beer brewing supplies. I added a lot of personal touches, including shelves, a bottle cap wind chime, and a dart board which led to my brother dubbing it the worlds smallest man cave. Overall it has been a tremendous hit! Thank you!

This was our first bigger project. The plan was really really helpful. We made some custom changes to make the bed higher and added some other customizations. Overall, it was a great success and our daughter really loves it. It was all worth it! :)

I had been looking for a carpentry bench project for some time that was easy to make and had the ideal dimensions for my space.

Here's what I did.
I added holes in the table to work with wooden clamps I made.
The end result was better than I expected. It's been very useful.
My sincere thanks to Miss White for this project.

This was my first Ana White building project. I was hooked!

I decided to paint it black instead of staining. I feel every room needs one black piece of furniture!

I am slowly getting to know my tools and try to sneak away a few minutes during children napping to cut away!

Shiplap fireplace and distressed mantle.

Tina

Loved using the plans, had to modify them to work around my baskets and a pipe sticking out of my wall. I'd say this is somewhere between beginner and intermediate, as I had to use the pocket screw for some added support when attaching the sides. I primed then used two coats of white "door and trim" paint. So far it has held up to the baskets being slid back and forth, if I had to do it again, I would add a poly coat for durability, at least on the bottom of the cubbies. Cushions and pillow from HomeGoods. Would have been nice to design the bench to fit more standard cushion sizes, but oh well!

A good starter project. I've had no experience working with wood before this. The instructions were great. I understood everything. I used Fir, and stained it a cedar color. Definitely should have stained my boards first.

This is my version of the porch swing.  I bought a folding mattress (easier to put away, because if I leave it out, my dog will eat it), and built the swing to fit.  Great for swinging, and big enough for Sunday afternoon naps. Used the best ideas from several sets of plans.

Rustic X Console Table with a Two Tone Finish

This is my first woodworking project ever. IT TURNED OUT AMAZING!!!

Got the inspiration here on ana white and then followed DIYpete on youtube.

For my table I used 4x6 on the outside and all 2x6 on the inside, really gave it the look of a really thick table. Warning, it is really heavy. But felt pads on the bottom and it slides like a dream.

I did purchase a Kreg Jig and Kreg Screws for this project but other than that it was all douglas fir from HD and cost about 150 bucks.

Super fun, took about 5 hours to build and week to stain and poly.

We did a first coat of stain with weathered grey and the second coat with Dark Walnut. Looked a little odd at first, but the poly really made it pop.

Let me know if you have any questions. NOW on to the next project, I think I am addicted.

modified the  2x4 plan and used ski's cut to the 1x4 length, used 2x2 for the upper back brace since I didn't buy any of the 1x4's, also add 4" to the back seating area to keep the curved tips of the ski's from hitting a taller person in the head.

I found this after having spent hours looking for an outdoor sectional, but just couldn't justify the huge cost. We tweaked it a little, because we wanted it a little smaller then the plans and wanted to add the lounge section, but we loved the way it turned out!

I can't sew at all, so I found the cushions and pillows at Garden Ridge on 50% clearance!

This dresser was custom built for a customer who gave the dimensions they needed to fit their space. The dresser is a remake of the Pottery Barn Branford dresser but scaled down to the dimensions the customer wanted. It is finished in General Finishes milk paint and General Finishes high performance top coat. It took about two weeks working about a couple hours a day before work.

A great simple & useful project requiring 2 - count 'em - 2 different materials - screws & 2X4's. I would NOT go cheap on the 2X4's. Be careful picking over them and make sure they're as straight as possible. If some are bowed, that's OK. Just use them for the actual shelves, making sure the bow is up. I used bar clamps to hold any warped ones in place before screwing them down.

DIY Workbench