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Love Ana White plans! 

Dining Room Table: http://www.ana-white.com/2012/11/plans/farmhouse-table-updated-pocket-h…

Benches: http://www.ana-white.com/2011/01/plans/farmhouse-bench

I had a lot if fun building this and am so glad I did!

Ana mentioned that she distressed the planks by using a screw driver between them to scrape off some of the paint, I did this on the headboard and, while it did work, it was a pain and added a lot of time. For the foot board I painted and distressed all of the pieces prior to assembly and it worked out a lot better! :-)

My 1x8's were slightly smaller than Ana's so I cut down a 1x2 using my circular saw to fit into the spaces left on both sides.

I attempted to use pocket holes to assemble the bed to minimize visible holes, it actually worked great except one side on the foot board :-( I ended up sanding it down and actually ended up really liking it. it always makes me think of it when I see that spot (and not in a bad way)

I cheated when putting this together. I decided to keep the mattress and box spring in their original frame. I used brackets from Woodcraft to connect the side rails to the headboard & foot board.
http://www.woodcraft.com/product/2003981/9364/hafele-nomortise-bed-rail…

Flashback to last year when I found this way chic table at Restoration Hardware.
But the price tag is a bit steep for moi.

I have, like, a million kids, so… as I am a huge fan of Ana White and her amazing skills – I looked for a similar plan AND found one!

Well, you have to remember I have a million kids and I usually hangout with other families with their millions kids and there is never enough room, a 28″ x 58″ table is crazy small for my type of entertaining. Go big or go home, right?

So I drafted modifications for these plans – I am a seamstress and can draft sewing patterns, TOTALLY the same thing, right?

I am kidding, I really wouldn’t know, but so far so good.

Anyways, I bought the wood and got to work and here's how it turned out!!

I would LOOOOVE to hear how you like it! :)

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

I decided to make the camp loft bed into a bunk bed for the kids. The room is really small so I had to make it toddler length (about 62") and the stairs are only about 13.5" wide. It turned out great and the kids love it!

This bed was picked out by my daughter. Built straight from the plans and she loves it. Now if I can get her to pick a color.

This was the second building project I've ever completed. I had to make a few adjustments to make it fit the size of ray's closet, but it was totally worth it. most of the work was in the measuring, sanding, and sealing of the wood. Ftting the frames can be a little tricky if your planks aren't perfectly straight. Otherwise, this project was pretty straight forward and can be done in just a few days depending on how much time you have to dedicate to it. Thanks Ana!

I was in love with the West Elm slat collection but knew I could never afford it let alone live in a spot that would have the outdoor space for it. Luckily as fate would have it, I stumbled across the perfect townhouse with a huge rooftop patio in downtown Vancouver last year right at the same time I discovered Ana White - with no experience in this kind of project, but a love for DIY and alot of determination I'm proud to say I finally finished my dream patio set, and it looks even better than I could have imagined! Thanks Ana :)

One day I was considering buying a wine cabinet for a friend. However, once I did a little bit of research, I found that the cabinets that were reasonably priced, were made of low grade material. That is when I took to the internet and immediately searched Ana's site. I have been on the site in the past and hadn't made anything yet. Once, I found the plan on here to make it, I grabbed a little bit of graph paper and worked it to the proportions I needed and added a few extras. It took me a while to finish the project as I only had weekends and occasionally weeknights to work on it. Also, the staining and finishing obviously took some time.

P.S. This project allowed me to use a Kreg Jig for the first time. I can't believe that I haven't used one before and have since built a few other projects using it.

We love this table. It's great for big meals, board games, and family gatherings. I enjoyed the work and finished result. Learned a lot. Thanks for the plans!

I adapted the Braden Bench plan to make it more of a built-in feature of our mudroom. It's added wonderful organization to our busiest room.

rustic farm table.
Plans are easy to follow.
Motified the legs a bit. I use a 4x4 cross members rather than a 2x4.
Dark walnut stain with semi gloss poly finish.