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Plans were very easy to follow and it all went together nicely. The top was inspired by a cafe table my daughter saw at a street cafe in Chile. She liked it so much I made her one for Christmas. I wanted to do a similar coffee table since - the Rustic X Coffee table plans fit the bill perfectly! 

This was my first project - thanks Ana.
I had to shrink the dimensions from the plan to fit our space. Pretty happy with how it turned out given it was my first project.
http://our-big-house.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-build-desk.html

These cabinets had 3+ layers of paint on it and I had been wanting to see what was underneath for awhile. I decided to, after my first project I submitted here, started to re-due/re-surface these cabinets. It took forever to sand all of these layers of paint off. I was super excited to find that the wood under the paint was actually really nice. I hope you like the results just like I did.

Plans were right on, didn't encounter any problems. Great weekend project.

I made a 14 foot table using Ana's plans. I am remodeling my parents house that they built in 1966.  I was able to use some 4x6's for the legs from walls that I took down.  

I made this from a design in Thomas Chippendale's "The Gentlemen and Cabinetmakers' Director". It has two internal shelves for storing clothes. All the drawers have working locks and the brass is from Londonderry.com brasses. Their motto is "When Authenticity Counts". It took about 250 hours. Wholly done with mortise and tenon (pinned) and dovetails. The carcass is dovetailed to avoid using any nails. The feet are typical Chippendale with ogee bracket feet. I used only rough lumber which I mill to final dimensions. The moulding is my own design.

This is the biggest project I've tackled to date (I can count on one hand the little projects I've done before--stools, simple shelves, etc.). This is a beginner project, for sure. I made this bed one night when I couldn't sleep and it took about 4.5 hours to build the four main pieces: headboard, footboard, and two sides with the cleats. The next day I sanded, stained, added shellac, then assembled the 4 parts--"active" time about 1.5 hours. I used four simple L-brackets (about 50 cents each) to assemble so I will be able to easily take the bed apart... he'll outgrow it too soon.

Other than that, I followed the plans exactly as they were laid out. I like the overall look of the bed. For the guardrails: I attempted but did not like the guardrails from the plans. They were not the right size. Because his room is train-themed, I just wood-glued some extra train tracks in a crescent shape to a thin piece of scrap wood (cut and sanded to fit the tracks).

This is a fun little bed. If I had to give up my youngest's crib (so sad)... it could only be for something this cute.

Followed an Ana White DIY to make a childs art table.  Modified it a bit towards the end and I think it turned out OK!

This bed was built using poplar, and pine wood. I used poplar for most of the stained pieces that are visible, and the stain is varathanes Early American. This is the fourth bed I’ve built with Ana’s Farmhouse Storage Bed plans, because it breaks down to four pieces, headboard, footboard and two side boxes, along with the drawers. This makes it easy to assemble on site.

Third AG doll bed for my nieces - they are so much fun to make! I loved how the green turned out - I want to paint everything in the house this color!

This was my first furniture build. I learned a lot and can't wait to build furniture for the rest of the house! I used off the shelf lumber for this and with all the supplies I needed it ended up costing around a hundred to build. I used a water based light stain to match the rest of my kitchen. (Desert Sand by Minwax). Thank you for the plans! :)

X Table made from reclaimed wooden joists and 2x4s. The table is stabilised using 20mm metal box section welded into the same X pattern as the wooden legs and then screwed into place at the top and bottom of each leg. The top is fixed to the legs using a section of right angle steel (from an old bed frame) which is screwed to the legs and the top. The table planks are joined using biscuits (no, not the edible kind!). I'm an amateur when it comes to woodwork though I do enjoy DIY projects of any kind. Using reclaimed wood made the whole project very tricky as it was warped, dirty and full of holes. I love the character of the wood, especially once it was sanded and oiled, but getting everything lined up and straight took a lot of planing and sanding! I finished the top with a food-safe type oil/wax mixture.

Thanks Ana White for the blue print to an awesome storage sofa. I used the similar dimensions except mine is a bit shorter in width (60 inches wide). Now I just need to find awesome pillows to go with it.

My brother and I just re-did his entire upstairs bathroom. We gutted it re-did some walls and he asked me to build some shelving because it was a small space. I framed off a wall and this is what I came up with is what you see. (it's big 37.5' 'L x 33' ' W x 21'' D) I shouldn't here him complain about not enough shelf space on this one...

The original size of the unit was too big for our needs so we cut down the size of the unit to 72" long and 30" high. Used patio rollers for the doors.