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I built this for my brother's entryway. He has 3 kids and lots of shoes, jackets, etc were cluttered in the hallway. I had a few days to kill while my husband and father were working on a building a barn wall. So his girlfriend picked out the design and I got to building. She used a stain called red barn to match most of the decor at their home. I added an extra shelf at the bottom to help contain more shoes. She also added baskets and their initial to each locker. Turned out very cute and the kids love knowing where to put their stuff when they walk in the door.

Console table built as a tv stand for a cliant.

This is my third build and it took about 1/2 a day and cost $50 for lumber and $15 for hardware (decking screws). I previously built Ana's Farmhouse Table and doll farmhouse bed and cupcake stand. 

I used the small kreg jig for part of the underseat frame, but it is not necssary. I wasn't using kreg screws so I found it easier to just attach through the end of the 2x4s. I recommend checking for squareness often for this project, especially as the arms and stretcher are attached.

This project was built for my mother as christmas gift.  Very easy to do, I based it off of Patrick's jelly cupboard plans and ana whites pie Chest idea.  I modified mine  to allow for a drawer/door at the bottom.

http://www.ana-white.com/2015/10/DIY_furniture/pie-safe

http://www.ana-white.com/2011/12/plans/patrick039s-jelly-cupbard

Benchwright Coffee Table. Minwax Dark Walnut & Satin Polyurethane

I broke down and got the pocket hole jig... easily cut this project's time in half

Needed a few different types of screws than listed in the plan

After shopping for a dining room table with my wife in mid November, I came to the realization that I could make a table like the ones being sold at the store for a fraction of the price.  I spent some time surfing the web looking for farmhouse table designs when I stumbled upon Ana's website.  The Farmhouse table (pocket hole updated version) really jumped out at me as something that I could accomplish as a person who had never worked with wood before.  So starting the Friday after Thanksgiving I began building the table in secret, as I planned to surprise my wife with it for christmas.  

Feeling ambious, I decided to add two of the farmhouse benches to my workload thinking it would make my surprise all the better.  After a lot of long nights, I was able to complete the benches and table as well as stain and add a couple coats of polyurethane just in the nick of time.  My wife was very surprised and couldn't be happier with out the table turned out.  I can't wait to try more Ana White projects!

I couldn't find any queen sized plans on the website so I took a twin plan and modified it to fit a queen bed. There are a couple things I would do different such as use MDF instead of the plywood it called for. The plywood, even painted, appears very rough. Also, I am going to frame in the sides on the bench across the foot of the bed and leave some overhang to cover up the seam in the benches. Overall it was a very easy and smooth project. I am def investing in Kreg on my next project. Baskets will fill the empty space and a headboard is to come!

Lots of projects going on around here, but today I’m sharing my farmhouse dining table I built a little over a year ago (waaay before this blog!).  This was my very first woodworking project.  I did happen to snap a few photos of the process – sorry about the poor quality, these were taken with my phone!

The wood for building this table was around $100!  I think Pottery Barn was selling this table for around $1800 at the time.  Mine might not look identical, but for the cost differential, I’m a happy camper!

For the stain I really wanted to create a natural-looking aged finish so I used the old steel wool and vinegar treatment.

My son loves his new bed. It was his favorite part of Christmas. He now has his own little sanctuary to hide out in.

After completing this console table from Ana Whites' The Hand Built Home, I'm sold on doing more projects from this book! My wife has gone ahead and put sticky notes throughout the book on stuff she wants built! So pretty much I have all the projects in the book to complete. I also had guys at the fire department I work for make comments on how much they liked it. Keep the plans coming Ana!!

I wanted a good solid desk for my office and I thought these plans were perfect. The wood, screws, paint, and stain all cost less than $30. Instead of using 2x4's for the top I used a solid piece of aspen. I then stained the top and painted the bottom white.

I was inspired to build this bed by this post at Big Box Detox. http://www.bigboxdetox.com/diy-make-own-upholstered-bed

I chose not to build the headboard because I have my bed placed in front of a window. However, I may add it in the future. For those of you going on a search for fabric and batting I recommend scoping out Joann's Fabric and Crafts, especially when they offer 50% coupons. The cost for me for wood, batting and fabric was less than $150! My project can also be found on my blog at designroost.net

Happy building!

A fun project to make ending with a functional product to boot!  I went all out making sure that each truck/shelf would coordinate with each grandson's theme/decor in their bedrooms.  Luca, who just turned 2, got a new Chevy Corvette Racce Car Bed for his birthday and I built the gas pump book case/cabinet to match.  Therefore, for Luca I went with the Red and white to match his bed & bookcase/cabinet and added painted on logos and lettering for his vintage Chevy truck.