Community Brag Posts

My sisters family was coming for a visit, all the way from england. I wanted to make it special for my niece so I built this bed from your plans. I made a few minor modifications, like adding an extra step (as she's quite small) and rather than making a wood slide, I found a plastic slide at my local hardware store and used that instead. I think that simplified the project, at least for myself. Thanks for the great idea and plans.

this.was my first attempt at making furniture. Using Ana's plans.were straightforward and couldnt have done without them. thanks Ana!

I built two of the floating shelves and they came out great! I will be building some more of these hopefully soon! I put some of my step by step photos on my blog. Thanks again for the amazing plans!

The directions were SO easy to follow! I made one chair for my husband for Father's Day, and ended up making two more. My plan to to have four total. The only mod I made was to use 1x5's for the arm rests instead of 1x4's. Painted with Sherwin Williams Duration Satin in Ethereal Mood.

Our wine fridge died, and we didn't really need to replace it. Since we can always use more storage space in the kitchen, the hubby made me this coffee bar as adapted from a coffee bar brag post that was adapted from Michela's Kitchen Island plan. He was able to make it with all 2x4s and created the 4x4 legs by gluing 2 boards together. Put it on some caster wheels and we have a perfect coffee bar!!

I modified Sausha's design, taking out the bottom shelf, adding a back brace, and putting fascia boards on. I also put in a 2x4 between the underframe and each back leg at a forty-five degree angle as braces. My legs are a bit different too. I used three 2x4's. The first leg piece goes from the plywood top to the ground. I put four screws between it and the frame. Then I took two 2x4's and placed them butted at a ninety degree angle around it flush with the frame above.

I built all the furniture for this room using Anna's plans.

Using Ana's original plans, I made this farmhouse storage bed with almost no modifications. It was a Christmas gift to my fiancée. To give the board on top of the footboard/headboard just a little bit of an upgrade, I used my router with a cove bit along the edges. The drawers weren't that hard to make, they just took some time and ensuring that they were square. I used plywood and MDF for the drawers as opposed to solid wood planks to save money. There is one drawer that has trouble opening and closing. I think it might be just a hair too wide for the opening ... someday I'll fix it! I also added a few blocks (leftover from my 4x4 posts) underneath the bed to support it; otherwise, it was lifted only by screws. I tried using lag bolts to connect the boxes to the posts, but then realized the bolts would stick out and hit the drawers when I slid them back in, so I just used regular screws to attach. This thing is heavyyyyy, but solid as a rock! Love having additional storage in our 1930s house.

I saw your outdoor chairs so decided made 2 out of 2x4 from your plans. I put the 1 that is finished in my sun/ coffee room. I love it and ha e had many brags so I give them your info and a couple of friends are making them. Thank you

This is my first project from Ana's plans. I found a big pile of old wood left by the previous home owner. It looked like it was from old fencing. We used some for fire wood, some for fence repairs and still had a big pile. I was looking at it one day after finding Ana and thought it would make a really cute plant stand for my yard. My first project turned out great!

easy plan to follow and build. Love how it turned out. Only cost $58 in wood!

Custom height and width from the plans. White washed to achieve the grey look.

I'm building the farmhouse bed for my guest room and have a picture I wanted to put above the bed. The black frame it was in originally totally clashed with the new decor so I decided to make a frame that somewhat matched the finish on the bed.

I used a 1x3 for the inside pieces and 1x2 for the outside boarder. I used Minwax English Chestnut on the frame to match the distressed part of the bed and finished it with Minwax finishing wax.

The picture I framed is 24X36. I wanted to use glass and have the frame function like a normal frame so I made the inside dimensions of the frame roughly ½-¾ of an inch smaller than the picture. (this was after completely assembling it and realizing the glass and picture fell right through the opening, OOPS!)

I had some leftover scrap that I had to cut off of a 1x2 for my headboard (If you notice the small slats on either end of the bed, these had to be trimmed slightly to fit) that I nailed to the back of the frame to surround the picture, I used the glass as a template for where to nail these in to allow the picture to fit.

The “glass” and backing I used were from a cheap old poster frame that I am no longer using.

I wanted the back to be removable so I took a 1x2 and cut 10 slivers off of it to be the movable tabs on the back that hold it all in. It was great fun looking for these after I cut them as they will fly all over the place when you cut them! I screwed them on so that you can turn them like on a store bought frame to change out the picture.

My husband says I have impeccable timing with all of my projects – I say there’s never a bad time to start a project! Case in point – my farmhouse table. I was five months pregnant visiting my parents in Idaho (I live in Arizona) and I decided that it was a good time to finally build the table I had talked of for two years. There’s no time like the present, right? My dad questioned my ability to get the table back to AZ safely, but I threw caution to the wind and would figure it out later! I built the table and matching bench out of hard maple and followed plans based on the Pottery Barn Benchwright series. I had never worked with hardwood before and there was definitely a learning curve. Luckily my dad had some experience with hardwood and he was able to lead me in the right direction. I pieced together the table top and bench top, and then assembled the legs, but kept them unattached from the table top. I built a wooden frame to transport the table to Arizona and attached it to the top of my car. In the heat of an Arizona summer, I proceeded to finish the table by staining it with an espresso stain from Minwax and then attaching the legs. Finishing projects like this always take more time than I anticipate and this table was no exception. After days and days of staining and days and days of drying, I sealed it with a wipe on poly. I lost count of how many coats I applied, but I know it was more than 15. Yes, 15. Wiping it on doesn’t apply a thick layer, so I did a lot of layers. I had to protect it from my 4 kids! I finished just a few weeks before I had the baby. Timing is everything. :) To see more details on the project check out my blog at lifewithfingerprints.com

This is my first build! It took a lot longer than I hoped, since I could only work during nap-times. I probably used way more screw than necessary, and I didn't have the straightest pieces of wood. I'm especially happy with the paint job. I used some leftover interior house paint and cut up an old dish sponge to sponge on the flowers and accents. But I got it done by Christmas and now I can't wait to use my brand new Kreg Jig on a new twin sized bed for Amelia, or maybe some raised garden beds!! :)

Amelia LOVES her new table. She loves to hide underneath it. She loves to dance on top of it. She loves to pile all of her blocks on top of it. And she practically demands that Mommy and Daddy go over to "Sheet Down" and "Culor" with her. (I apologize for all the camera phone pictures.)

*Edit: I added two more pictures to show more detail on my first ever paint a'la Scotch Brite attempt. :)