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The Plans for this project made it relatively easy for a first time builder. Always wanting to build some furniture for my wife, I decided to start with this and it turned out way better than I ever expected. I used red oak and oak purebond plywood. I took a slightly different approach, using a 3/4" thick board of plywood for the back vice the 1/2 inch, which really gave the back a nice solid feel. I also assembled the lattice backing directly onto the backing plywood board and then attached the completed back to the finished Bench section (I know I didn't explain that well, the pictures show it better). Lastly I left off the arms for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was that I still need some work on cutting curves. Finished with one coat of Cabot Dark Mahogany and 2 coats of Rust-O-Leum satin polyurethane.

I built this bed when my kids and wife were away on vacation (again).  It was for my youngest (3 1/2 yrs) who loves, or shall I say loved Minions.  I had one month to get it done.  Room is small so I designed it with the stairs on the front.  I ordered minion stickers and cut out the shapes from plywood then glued the entire sticker.  The figures also serve as support for the rails.  

On the side of the stairs is a storage area while on the inside there's an opening with another storage area for chalk and toys!  There's a chalkboard inside the playhouse and a low voltage light. I left the side to the wall open which would allow using the bed in different configurations such that another bed would sit below it perpendicular to the top.  Just an idea.

Bad news is, after the initial day of excitement when she saw it, she asked for her toddler bed and didn't want Minions any more! 

The good news is that I lost about 15 lbs working on it part time after work!

The stairs are not yet finished as I will do two drawers and a shelf.

Unfortunately I never had time to put the design to paper.  It was all in my head mostly done during my commute to and from work.  I had a couple of big goof ups as a result as you would expect.

Came out super cute!

We made this for our son with regular pine boards.

We built this for our new grandson's nursery. The rest of his furniture is white and our daughter wanted to bring in some wood tones. We modified the table to be a little shorter than the plan so it wouldn't be too much taller than the arm of the glider in the nursery. I also added a 1x2 to act as a drawer stop.

I had just finished building the elementary trestle table when the plans for this came up! I fell in love and although I hadn't planned on building a bookshelf this needed to be done! I bought the four foot 1x12's cuz they were cheaper and they worked fabulously! The build was complicated and I redid things quite a bit but I was so so happy with the outcome! It was my final project for the room and I found the pink post it from my son the next day on his desk! Made all the hard work totally worth it! He loves his new room so so much!! Thank you ana!!! I would never have believed I could do this before

Used rustic x coffee table design for base. Used paint scheme someone else used in brag post. Made giant cribbage board top from redwood slab. Majority of time involved sanding slab which came rough and finishing the polyurethane. 

I used your plans for the table but changed the table dimensions to fit my space. My table is square and measures 58"x58". I also changed the chairs to have a straight back and then the top is is cut at a 6 degree angle. I love them so much!!!

Thanks for the nightstand idea!

Built from the outdoor coffee table plans.

Changed the dimensions up a bit on the coffee table and shrunk them down to make matching end tables.

Changed the top layout and the bottom shelf a little bit. 

Thank you for the plans!!!

My first project!! Made a big boy bed and love how it turned out! It took me a weekend and several trips to the hardware store. Totally worth it and a huge savings versus purchasing a bed from land of nod or pottery barn!

I changed a few things on mine. I wanted the mantle to be deeper in case we want to put a natural gas fireplace insert in it in the future so I used 1x8's for the sides I also used the remaining 48" or so 1x12 for the base and used 1x3's to trim it in to make it a bit wider. I did something similar to the top I trimmed it with 1x3's using pocket hole screws. As for the mirror, my wife had an old mirror that she wanted me to use and it was actually an after thought but it fit in there perfectly! I just used 1x3s to trim it in the front and used smaller scrap pieces and screws to wedge the mirror in the mantle in case we want to use it for something else if we install the gas insert. That's about it I used traditional cherry 1 coat and 3 coats of polyurethane I had to pull up the base board trim and cut it to get it flush against the wall. My wife was upset that I made her wait to decorated it with picture frames and porcelain birds. The polyurethane hadn't cured yet and I didn't want marks on it after spending so much time on it.
Thanks! She loves it!

This was my first project. I have actually been looking projects on this site since it was called Knock on Wood, but did not have the space or money to do anything.

I wanted to build a stand for our tv, but also make it have a bit of storage - and look nice of course. Found the Rhyan Console Table plans, and I liked them a lot. Instead of having two drawers, I made the bottom drawer a little bigger, and made an opening at the top for the blu-ray or satellite receiver.

Could not find little black hinges in town, so we scuffed up some silver ones and spray painted them black. They have not started chipping at all.

Stained it using advice from this site and around the internet. I left the inside of the drawer and cupboards unstained - which I really like.

After I built the balustrade coffee tables for the living room, I built these matching kentwood end tables.

Easy to build I used 2-12 for the top