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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!

I just Modified the Camp Loft Bed to a Playhouse Slide for my Children. What a nice Christmas gift ;)

My first furniture build using my Kreg HD jig, 3/8 Rockler Dow jig and my imagination as I went along. I was making a twin bed frame so I got the dimensions form the box spring and went form there. I made it 3 inches wider then the box spring and 3 inches longer. I glued to the runners a 2X2 and screwd it down with my Kreg 2 1/2 decking screws which made it nice and solid.  I used the dowling jig for the headboard and footboard to give it a distinctive look. I cut the dows to the length I desired and then glued one side in. Now making the otherside line up is a bit of a task. I found angling the final piece  and lining one are two at a time and working my way to the opposite side worked best. When you get the last dow lined up take a rubber mallet and give it several good wacks to take out your fruststions (LOL) and sinc the down in until they are bottomed out. I use 3 Kreg HD screws on each side of the rails along with Oak dows to mount the headboard and footboard to the runners. Workd out just great! The bed is solid and dows not creak in the least. It's as if the bed were carved out of one piece of wood.

The paint I used a base coat of Creamy Oat. Then I painted Elmers glue over the base coat and let it get tacky. Then I drenched it with the green top coat and sat back and watched it crack. It was awesome to watch it crack! Don't worry about it running are dripping you can come back after and take a razor blade and gently remove the drips keeping the razor flat against the finish and not angling it in to the paint. Remember it's supposed to look old and weathered. You can also use the cheapest throw away brrushes you can find. Be sloopy! No worries at all. The thicker you add the glue the wider the cracks will be. Practice on a few scraps to get the feel. I let it cure for 3 days because of the thickness of the paint then covered it with 3 coats of Rust-Oleum's water based Ultimate Polyurethane semi gloss.

I am so proud of this build. Came out better then I ever thought and I love the unique paint as well. Time comsuming but well worth it!

 Made the 3-table set with 2 Rustic X end Tables and a Rustic X Coffee Table. These are my first woodworking projects ever and I'm so excited to do more!

Built this desk for my parents to fit in their office space. It is made to look like the Hendrix desk except smaller. I sandwiched together 2 pieces of plywood to make the desktop thick and sturdy.

easy build

RusticX living room set with a tea/steel wool-vinegar treatment and a paste wax finish.

Loved the simplicity of this design. It turned out beautiful. My sectional is 6'X10'X10'.

My son is getting to the age where he wants to see everything we are doing whether it's in the kitchen or at the workbench out in the garage. This tower is PERFECT! We were eyeballing a $200 tower on Amazon but I was thrilled to find these plans. Even with the hingest I think I came in under $40. He immediately figured out how to climb up by himself and the top rung is a good height for him. This is going to get a lot of use! The build itself was an easy afternoon but of course the multiple coats of polyurethane took a few days since they had to dry. Thank you the wonderful plans!

Porch Art for Valentines Day

I made this for a good friend of mine who just moved into a new house. I used all reclaimed wood and made my own stain for it. The legs are made from 100+ year old oak and the side aprons are from vintage walnut. The only wood that isn't vintage was the pine on top, I wanted a rustic look so I used pine boards that separated masonite boards and laid a towel on top and bumped it a few times with a hammer and dropped a few things. The boards weren't long enough for the table I cut some in half to make the table longer. I also added corner brackets to fit the look of the house.

Took about 8 Hrs total. Used the Kreg jig except on the sides. Left the screws exposed for a more industrial look

We did it!

This is a canopy bed I made for my niece for Christmas! I modified the plans and so it's a little bit different, I would do it differently next time as it was hard to get the bottom right. But it turned out cute, and she loves it, it's a size for a Barbie Doll.

Followed the basic design but used 1x4's instead of a project panel for the top. Found a great drawer pool at a little shop in Folsom.