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Second Ana White project.  Modified it from the "X" to a "Z" coffee table.  Hand distressed it.  Narrowed the width, bread board ends, and added clavos and trunk corners I purchased on Amazon.  Very happy with this second build.  It went much easier than my first one.   

I've made another record cabinet, this time with a nice dark walnut stain.  To see more details and plans visit my blog.

http://www.woodworkingfourdummies.com/

Cheers,

Ian

I used the jewelry cabinet as inspiration by adding crown moulding to the top and b-board to the door and changing the measurements.

I am really new at this woodbuilding thing, but found this and gave it a try.

Turned out quite good in an afternoon.

I did not use a Kreg Jig as I live in belgium (Europe), but Wolfcraft has a similar kind of tool, with the advantage of showing the mesurements in cm instead of inches.

Structure : used 69x44cm

Surface : used 150x35cm

Pain : V33 cacao for structure and ivory for surface.

My wife and I traveled to Boston for Thanksgiving with our daughter.  While we were there ,we were browsing around Restoration Hardware and stumbled on a loft bed.  My daughter fell in love with it, but I was hesitant of the 3300 price tag, thinking how fast she is growing.   I decided to do some research and thanks to your site , I have one happy child. It took me about a week and half start to finish and cost me 600 dollars in all materials , a few miscellaneous tools, and a new mattress .  It was fun to build , plans were accurate , and the completed project is flawless.   Thank you for your help!!!   Bianco Family

We built this table over one weekend and did the finish work another weekend. We are in the middle of building our home so the table project took a back seat for awhile but we are happy with the result in the end! Could be done all in one weekend without an issue.

You can read about it and see lot's more photos here:

http://letsjustbuildahouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/diy-rustic-farmhouse-ta…

and I'm sure I will be posting more photos with hopefully a bench soon too on:

http://letsjustbuildahouse.blogspot.com/

thanks for the plans can't wait to see what I can talk my husband into next from Ana's site!

I slightly modified this one from the original plans by rounding off the cutout in the legs.

This was my first DIY build. Having been inspired by my good friend, the brilliant Jen Woodhouse of The House of Wood, I decided surely I could do this too. So I picked something that looked like a challenge, but that we also needed. We have an old piano we bought from Craigslist that has heretofore been benchless. So I used the Flip Top Storage Bench plans, headed to Home Depot, collected the wood (and let them cut it - but made a few of my own cuts, too), and got to work.

I had a little trouble at first, simply because, after assembling the sides and aprons, the unit did NOT square up. I took a few pieces apart and realized it wasn't user error (what?), but warped wood. That's right: one of my 1x3s was warped and bendy. So I rebuilt that side with some of my leftovers, and made sure to square up after each step, and lo and behold it came together!

It's not perfect - one of my legs is a bit off, so it wobbles when no one's sitting on it, but there's no issue when it bears weight - but for my first build, I'm quite pleased! And now that I know I can do this...well, this is just the beginning!

Total time it took me was probably around 15 hours, which includes practicing using my circular saw and kreg jig (both of which were straight out of the box when I started), along with my rebuilding the side.

I used Minwax pre-stain wood conditioner after sanding, followed by two coats of Rustoleum spray stain in Kona. I sanded with 400 grit sand paper after each coat of stain, and finished with one coat of semi-gloss polyurethane. I considered a few more coats of stain, but so fell in love with the weathered look that evolved from the staining and sanding that I just left it!

I also spray painted the hinges - that was a bit of an accident (I didn't know how NOT to cover them in stain...), but turned out to my liking!

My estimated cost is about $100, which covers the wood (including the extra 1x3s and an extra 1x2 I needed for a screw-up), nails, screws, three cans of spray stain, polyurethane, wood conditioner, paint brushes, two packs of sandpaper, and my hand sander. All but the wood will be used in my next few projects too, so that cost covers QUITE a bit!

I made these super easy herb planters for my daughter. When I say easy I really mean super simple. I built 4 planters within 1 hour, that includes cutting the wood. I used all cedar pickets from Home Depot. The black rack was sitting under my patio collecting everyone's junk. I decided to use it to stack all the planters. I spruced it up with a little touch of black spray paint. The planters look awesome outside next to the elevated planter I also made. Thanks Ana!! You rock!! 

We used the plan about using one sheet of plywood to make a closet organizer (http://www.ana-white.com/2013/03/plans/closet-organizer-one-sheet-plywo…) to make several shelves for our master closet.

We added a seating area with hidden storage, using an upcycled crib mattress for the seat (instead of buying new materials to make a seat cushion). 

We added multiple wood dowels for the rods across. There is wood across the top of the whole closet system so we can store things up above. 

This project added a lot of extra storage for us and we're so happy with how it came out. The shelves were pretty reasonable to build.

Read more: http://www.diydanielle.com/2017/01/how-to-build-walk-in-closet.html

My husband and I built this play kitchen for our 3-year-old daughter. It was only our second project, and we couldn't be prouder of it! We modified the fridge and freezer doors to look more like the "real" one, and used a router on all the edges. My mother-in-law sewed the cute curtain from the plans at http://thecraftingchicks.com/2010/04/giveaway-2-custom-photo-backdrop-a…

We now have plans to add a microwave and dish shelf, and an oven light in the oven. Our daughter and son love playing with it!

Inspired by two different plans because we wanted storage and the barn-look of the headboard. Cedar wood has been stained with a woolsteel/vinegar mix plus few cats of black tea.

Pretty happy with the result. Only drawback: very heavy bed, hard to move with two people even without the headboard.

I made this project with my son to give to his friend who is getting an American Girl Doll for her birthday. This was an easy project that came together quickly. I'd say it's an all day project considering the painting and sewing time.  I modified the project as suggested with a larger piece of wood for the headboard and footboard, and I used Ana's tutorial for the mattress. I built this bed with scraps I had on hand. 

I made this bookcase for my nephews, based on the Bankers Bookcase plans and pictures. The rounded corners were made by tracing an aluminum can.

I just used up some pallet wood and scrap wood for this. My painting skills obviously need to be tuned but it came out adorable anyway! Thanks Ana and Killer B!