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I have been wanting a bench for my counter for sooooo long! I loved the Big Ur bench and finally got up the nerve to adjust the plan to be a counter height bench.

Since I am so cheap, I like to collect wood from the free section on craigslist. And that is how this bench came about! I had these 4x4's (well actually they were a little small and had to adjust for that as well) And these great top boards, which were a little warped, I think it just adds a little character to the bench to not be totally perfect, like me! :) (that was a joke, I am FAR from perfect!)

I made it like the plan, and as you can see from the unfinished picture my little ones needed a stool to climb up on the bench. So I added some 1x2's to give them a ladder for climbing. I love how it turned out and the best part is that it fits at my table as well!

Now my husband thinks I should build a smaller one for the short side of the island. We have six kids and this bench only fits four....we'll see.....

Largest project yet. Loved the variety of legs at Osborne.

I loved the look and design of Ana's Simple Bunk Bed but due to limited space in our home, needed a triple bunk bed. I wasn't interested in the hassle of a trundle so I decided to modify the simple bunk bed plan and make it a triple. I have to say, I was a little worried about how sturdy it would be but this plan is so solid with the 4x4 posts that there is no need to even even think about that for another second!
I changed the ladder so that it was attached to the side rails of the bunk bed as someone had posted they did earlier and decided to add another little ladder for the middle bunk so my little one wouldn't have to leap from the ladder to get into her bed. ;D

In order to do a triple in our home (with 8 ft. ceilings), I needed to bring the height down so I made the bottom bunk sit on the floor with the legs only being as long as the height of the headboard. I also made all the headboards and footboards only as tall as the footboards in Ana's original Simple Bunk Bed plans.

This was my first build and there are definitely things I would do differently to make this work better if I had it to do all over again. I would make the legs a little shorter on the 2nd and 3rd bunk so that there is more head room for the person on the top bunk.

All in all though, I had a great time building this and can't wait to try some more of Ana's plans!!!

I followed the plans for the '6 cube bookshelf' but wanted an open shelf on top as well as a back board. For the back I purchased a few feet of 1x5 pine and cut it to fit snug between the lower and upper 1x2s that were used as trim. I left out the middle 1x2 board on the back (from the original plans) so that everything fit flush. I secured the back boards with finishing nails across the middle shelf and some wood glue.

This was more work than I thought! It was also much bigger than I thought and I couldn't move it on my own. My husband and I had to wrestle it onto a skate board to move it across the house. :)
I love it!! It is full of imperfections, but I think it adds character.

I built it out of old garage-shelves. The hardware was from ebay and was super cheap. I already had paint and stain lying around. That's why it didn't cost much!

Product display case for local salon.

Great fun Easy Project! I am in absolute love with this table and give it the rustic feel and look that we were going for. We tried to get the knottiest pine that we could find with also the different colors. We love that look of pine!

This was my first project and I wanted to surprise my fiance for her birthday. The hardest part was keeping her out of the garage! I used the plans for the iTable and it was really easy to follow even for a rookie like me. I adjusted the dimesions a bit because 40' would've been awkward for our living room. It ended up being about 34 1/2 or so and I also used 1x10's instead and made the legs 18' so it matched our couch's height. Fun fact: don't forget to factor in the width of your saw blade when cutting..I botched the first cut by about 1/8 BUT did that for the rest so it still ended up being square lol. Anyways, hope you like it and I'm looking for a new project already! Cheers!

This was my first building project. It was fun and simple.

Super easy! I love it!

Loved this plan, also! In fact, a male co-worker helped me pick out the color! I made the open shelves taller and left the back off so my media components could get lots of air flow!

I needed a desk that served not only as a space to work, but something that had good storage and didn't take up way to much floor space.I looked and looked and couldn't find anything I loved until I ran across the Parson's Tower Desk plans on Ana-white.com. The depth of the desk was perfect, but I needed more storage, so I decided to play in with sketchup and see if I couldn't make it more of what I needed.

I ended up with a supersized Parson's Tower Desk!

It has four smaller cubbies to the left side and 2 wider shelves to the right side.

You can see a front view and all the pictures at the blog post!

table took one day and bench a few more hours. Sturdy beautiful table

I was able to build the bed with the Rockler surface mount brackets and this allowed complete removal of the side rails without any screws. We are a military family that moves every 3 years and this makes it so much easier and less wear and tear on the beds. Any family that moves consistently can understand that the hardware can only take some much abuse before it compromises the integrity of the furniture.

My girls each had their own room that they never used! So, dad decided to combine their rooms which gave us an office. They have since spent more time in there then anywhere in the house but it was a mess! 2 beds in a tiny room was not working! So I made dad make this bed, and it is AMAZING! It has made my life so much easier getting them ready in the morning, not tripping around beds, and they spend time in it, and take pride in keeping it clean!!

We added about 6 inches, making it normal bunk bed height, but didn't change anything else. No finish yet, because I love the look and haven't decided what to do. We also, did not use a kreg jig. Hubby just drilled in sideways, and it worked fine.