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Hi Ana
My granddaughter is starting first grade in the Fall. She needs a desk so I checked out your site and found this simple yet functional project. It worked up in no time. Now Gianna just needs to pick a paint color.

I also found a slight boo boo in the plans. See the marked up cut list.
Thanks for all you do.

We loved the idea of an outoor sectional but was wanting it to be in just two pieces. I modified the plan so we had only two seats and two ottomans.

The cushions are from the big orange store and most of the wood is from their discount rack. (.51 for each board) this saved me quite a bit of money :)

It fits perfect under our covered patio and will get lotsof use when it warms up enough to have pool parties and cook outs.

Thanks Ana for helping make our homes US!

I tailored my pedestal to work with the limited space that I had to work with. I began by "cleating" a 2x4 board to the studs on the back and side walls using 1/4" lag bolts. I then laid a sheet of 3/4" MDF on top and screwed that down to the cleats. Afterwards I built the supporting 2x6 legs underneath and screwed those to the top MDF board. We put a strip of 1x2 across the top-front side to keep the machines from ever "walking off" the pedestal. We then painted and trimmed out the front face and the legs. The wife is very pleased with the project, and loves the added space in our laundry room because we can now store the dirty clothes underneath the machines.

8ft barn door console . Thanks Ana White for you free plans.

David

I decided to make this for our dining room table. I was going to use reclaimed wood but it's a hot commodity a round here these days, so I decided to use pine and let the wife paint and distress it.

My daughters loved this plan. I added one extra thing to the original, making the tray flip up and down.

Thanks for the plan. Happy kids at my house!

Built this bed for our 2-year old daughter - cost was $144 for lumber. Wrote up the whole process on our blog! One note if you are building this: for a regular twin-size mattress, this fits very tight. Making the bed is kind of a pain in the behind. If we were to do the whole thing over again, we would have made the boards on the sides at least 3" longer to make changing the bed a lot easier.

This was one of the easiest projects that I have EVER done. Piece of cake! And the best thing, my wife loves it!

This took about a day to do. It is the perfect height and width for the pottery barn basic square sofas! I plan to make the coffee table as well, but am planning to modify it to make it larger. Ana posted an outdoor couch a while back, I am not sure the name of it, but it also has the x style to it. I built that as well. I just can't get enough Rustic X:)

I love this table so much so that I've built 3 of them total. It is extremely sturdy and a little oversized for a coffee table. Thank you for the plans Ana.

This was my first project and I completed it all by myself! I think it came out well :) My husband did not like the original table despite my love of it. I asked him if I made the table if I could then have it. So what started out as a dare (my husband thought I would not be able to do it) became a reality. I am really excited to tackle more projects and have gathered quite a few upcoming projects to complete.
I did a slight variation of the plans, I used 2x6s for the top and 4x4s for the legs. I located a planer and was able to remove the rounded edges of the boards. I wanted the thickness of the PB table so the thicker boards were my choice. I also used a solid welding bar threaded on both ends for the rod.

My husbands second build and it turned out AMAZING! Great plans :D

King Sized bed with Storage. Added a found headboard and found Nightstands!

A novice at best

I saw Ana's plans to build an outdoor sectional and thought it was genius for our patio so I decided to make one myself. With a little extra help from my hubs we were able to complete the entire project in about 2 days. It's tough work but was SO worth the effort. We can't wait to have a party and put it to good use, but for now it's perfect for laying around enjoying the beautiful spring weather!

These two Number 1 shelves (or maybe it's one Number Eleven shelf!) were built for Christmas gifts. I left the backs off so the wall color shows from behind.

I used a 1x8 10' for each shelf, and adjusted my measurements as instructed. Also, the plans had to be adjusted slightly to make the project fit together properly. I'll put the changes I made in the comment section to help others. This was an extremely simple build and went together quickly. They were great gifts! Thank you for the plans.

Used the plans from grandy sliding door console. Decided to use old fence boards that I got for free and used vintage old wooden windows instead of the sliding door. I also trimmed fence boards so you did not see any raw edges.