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Built in an afternoon for a friend 

Several years ago I found a lamp in the Restoration Hardware trash in the parking lot of the shopping mall. It was in great shape. The price tag was still on…$200! Huge score. They had cut the plug off, but that was an easy fix. Four years later it was in need of a new look.

Coffee Table made from own plan.  Finished in Minwax English Chestnut and sanded back to show some wood through.  Satin Poly and two coats of finishing wax to hopefully protect it from knocks!

This was so fun, used contact paper on the back plywood and it turned out really well.

My first time making drawers! It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be!

My second build. :)  I made my own chalk paint and waxed it with a clear wax. It turned out awesome, thanks for a fun plan!

Just finished with the Narrow Cottage End Tables!  Thank you so much for this plan! Our living room needed two of these and this was perfect!  I had fabric from JoAnn's that served as the inspiration color to recover our little trunk!  Painted a warm blue green, dark waxed.  The drawer front and top was cut from some Hickory lumber we had and used our bisquit maker to make the tops which was then Shellac'd.  

Again, thank you so much for the plan!

I used Ana White's plans to make this Entry Way "Locker" with a few tweaks. I widened the center locker, used bead board on the back and staggered the shelves on the top. We also added some trim, then finished with a beautiful paint color. We love this locker and have constantly used it since we finished!

Thank you Ana! The Just My Size Closet was the perfect solution to my little girl's closet. I had recently found myself in a daily battle with my three year old. She wanted to be independant and dress her self. I desperately wanted her to stop getting a step stool and yanking her clothing off of the hangers. The yanking resulted in a dozen or so half handing shirts, a pile of broken hangers, and a mother daughter show down first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Enter the Just My Size Closet !!! The plans were super easy to follow, WAY less expensive than the ready made customizable units at the hardware store, and hubby had it whipped up in half an afternoon! The design is thoughtful and will grown as her needs change. :) We are all very pleased with the result. Instead of melt downs (both her's and mine), my little girl is taking pride in being able to hang up her clothing and dress herself. She makes everyone who visits come in her room to see her new closet. It is adorable :) Thanks Again!! 

This was super easy to build and cost me about $150.  I made both my headboard and footboard 6" taller than the plans specified, and used Minwax classic grey stain for the finish color.  I used 1x10 pine boards from home depot in the untreated premium wood section.  They were about $12 for 10ft boards.  I spent some time carefully choosing the ones I liked the best.   I went to the local lumber mill to find untreated 4x4 posts... not easy to find.  Fortunately they sold them to me for $10 a 10ft piece - Only $20 total for those.  

The bed is solid and amazing looking.  I couldn't be happier with it.

Loved making this coffee table and having somewhere to hide all the toys! Was my second project to tackle alone and I probably took longer than most. Only thing was it was a little wobbly for my husband and I so we took it apart and put in metal supports on legs. Sturdy enough that all 5 of my kids have been on there spinning around and it didn't budge. Much larger than you think!

I followed the plans for the Kentwood Bookshelf but added an extra shelf.  I stained it with Minwax Early American stain & 3 coats of Minwax clear satin polyurethane.

This was a pretty easy build and super cost efficient! I decided to paint mine instead of staining it and only used stain on the steps for the platform. After it was put together and the mattress was put in I decided to add an extension to the top (not a lot of room between the top of my son's mattress and the upper edge after an 11" mattress was put in) that could be put on and taken off by just un-clasping it!

Love that the footprint on this loft bed is so small and allowed for SOOOO much more room in my son's room to play and store things! Couldn't be happier with this build.... Only downside: Your friends may ask you to build one for their children, haha.

We already had a coat rack (which we painted to match the red of the bench) and so we simply made the bench portion of this plan. This was my first non-shelf project since acquiring my Kreg Jig for Christmas and now that it is done I am very pleased with it. I learned a lot about the importance of straight boards here. Those final pieces went on with a certain amount of force! Also, I asked the folks at HD to cut my boards for me to save time (which it certainly did), but their blade caused a lot of splintering on the edges which I spent a lot of time trying to remedy. In the future I will take care of cuts (assuming the boards will fit in my vehicle). Lots of learning, lots of fun.

I loved the look of the Mom's Fancy Farmhouse Bed...but we wanted a footboard. Made this to fit a traditionally sized King mattress (76x80) and it fits perfectly. Left the 3rd 1x6 off the frame of the support and instead connected a footboard which I made exactly like the headboard, but with shorter legs. I also added height to the headboard legs in order to accomodate both our mattress AND box spring. I didn't have room to bolt the headboard or footboard to the frame/support so instead I screwed 3" screwes through the legs into the frame from the footboard, and then screwed the headboard legs directly into the studs/wall in our bedroom. Very sturdy seeming and not wobbly. It worked perfectly for size/look in our new master bedroom. Spent several weekends on this project. Could've finished it faster if you have a full day and an extra set of hands to help move/turn the headboard/footboard as they get heavy once assembled.

I used Anna's design to create an 8' tall cabinet with a weathered finish. The inspiration was a reclaimed window frame.

Have been wanting to build this coat rack for over a year. Had to postpone all building when my mom became ill and was in the hospital for 9 months. She is home now and is healthy. Back to building! The room is 6 ft x 6 ft. My project is 7ft high x 5 ft wide x 12in. deep. When it gets warmer I can sand it. I am going to paint it white. Bench seat lifts up for added shoe storage.