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This is a modified swing project. I made the back a little higher, used a 2 x 6 for the arm rest and made the arm rest longer than the support. The only change I would make is to keep the arm rest in line with the back of the swing instead of centering to keep the chain from rubbing.

My 5 year old daughter and I worked on this project and it only took a day or two. I had most of the wood needed already that the previous owner of our house left. The most expensive part was the chain and hardware to hang it.

The swing is the same color that my shutters will be painted. My oldest daughter made the cushion and throw pillows.

This was our first Ana White project, and inspired us to continue building!

I was going to make the Farmhouse Table but then, after seeing the cost of oak lumber, decided to make this table from a sheet of oak plywood, and some thin oak edging glued and nailed to the edge.  I picked up some nice steel inserts to use in corners to attach the legs (from http://www.rockler.com/steel-threaded-inserts-select-size).  Fun and easy project!

This was my first project using a jigsaw. Both of my children absolutely love it. If I had to do it again, I probably would have made the folding version instead, but I am still very happy with how this tower turned out.

We had been using my wife's great grandmother's bedroom set for years. It has become increasingly noisy and we were in the mood to change the style of our bed. Recently I had picked up 5-6 pallets to use and I befriended the manager of a sawmill. He let take scrap would from his burn pile and gave me 5 10-12 foot boards that were going to be also thrown out due to various problems. All the wood was pine and the only thing I had to purchase was wood filler, nails, screws, and stain. I used 2-2x4s instead of 4x4s and my bed frame was built with 1x6s, 5s, 7s. I just used what I had left over from the rest of my planks.

I joined two 2x4s with wood glue and screws instead of using a 4x4 for the post. No more rolling the hose in the grass!

Country table

Easy to build, and I have made several now.

My husband bought me a new compound miter saw and impact driver for our 5th anniversary, so I immediately came here to pick out my first project. I decided on the Super Easy Little Adirondack chair. I bought $6 worth of rough sawn pine lumber. I dug through piles and piles to find pieces that weren't cracked or warped. Then I sanded it and oiled it with teak oil, before cutting and constructing. After it was put together, I applied two more coats of oil and then hand-rubbed it to finish. Additional pictures show it before last two coats of oil, and also a before and after of the wood prior to and after sanding and applying the preliminary oil finish. Also added a couple with a cute model in the chair... I am listing this as a one-day project because of the type of wood and finish that I chose. If you bought nicer wood, it probably wouldn't take that long!

I used both the $1 dollar cedar planter plan and the square planter with finals to come up with this design.

It's made from 1x6's and 2x2's. The finished box is about 16" x 16" on the top. They were pretty easy to put together. If you want more info check out my blog post.

My son went off to college and left me with a lot of free time...decided to try woodworking.  After finding plans for a farmhouse table on this website I had to give it a try.  I started with rough sawn cherry lumber and alter the measurements to fit my dining area.  I learned a lot while building this project and am ready to try a new one now.  Thank you so much for your information and website Ana.  I will certainly be a frequent visitor!!!

This was my first project. I made it tall so we could work standing, and made it longer so that two of us could work at the same time. The top of the bench was made from 1" MDF to ensure that it wouldn't sag with the extra length.

I meant to put in an extra shelf on each side, but I forgot to get the extra cuts done at the hardware store (oops).It's hard to find a pocket hole jig in the UK, so I opted for a combination of countersunk screws and dowels.

Thanks for the plans, Ana!

This project was PERFECT for using reclaimed pallet wood! I ripped some of the larger pieces on my table saw to make 2x2's and 1x3's for the frame, and also ripped 1x2's to frame out the top (as posted by Infarrantly Creative). I had to alter the dimensions a bit so it would fit between the door and the chimney on my porch. Total cost was for the Kreg screws, gel stain and the acrylic finish I have yet to apply. Will be making a matching one for the other side of my porch very soon. Thank you, Ana!

Pergola is 10x12 made of all cedar except posts.  Posts were 6x6 brown wood then covered in 1x6 cedar. Slats on top were attached using L brackets. Stained the same year.

Oh boy did my kids squeal when they saw their chairs! I followed Ana's plan on these chairs and used some leftover pink paint from one of the walls in my daughter's room on the pink chair, and mixed left over paint from my son's room for the green chair. I wasn't sure what I was going to do for the personalization until I found the crown and animal wood pieces at the local craft store, then it all just kind of came together. I'm very pleased with how sturdy the chairs are and how happy they are making kids!

We (my husband and I) were in desperate need of a better work space, and this was perfect.

Modified the plan a bit to make it shorter. Top is made from pine 1x4's and polyurethaned. Painted the base antique white. Bought the bun feet at the box store.

Rustic Farmhouse Coffee Table 

My first Ana White project! This was the first project on my to-do list, and my little guy loves it!