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I started this project with 1x3 mdf primed molding and used 1x5 for the base. For the hearth I used 1x8 knotty pine and created a box, distressed and stained it. I glued veneer to the sides so you couldn't see the seems. To finish off the project I used 1x6 mdf boards to create shiplap effect and painted them grey. I love how cozy this fireplace makes the room.

My husband made these fabulous tall planters based on your plans and video. We painted them the same color as the trim on our home. We live in Florida so instead of filling the entire planter with potting soil my husband put screening about 1/4 from the top so the plants can drain easily, especially in the rainy season. He made the planters with pressure treated wood which is perfect in south Florida.

Thank you so much for providing us with such a beautiful idea for unique and custom planters. My husband had a great time with this project and the results are just fabulous.

I've been working on a couple of doll beds, but since the storage cabinet that was keeping my girls' dress-up clothes partially collapsed, I put those on hold to make this.

I followed the dimensions as written, though in hindsight, I wish I had made it a little larger. This is for three girls and already jam packed. Or maybe we need to pare down our selection. :-) I skipped the wheels for now but did add the upper shelf. The shelf is holding three Closetmaid fabric cubes which contain shoes, wands, crowns, purses, etc. I put a little 3M plastic hook on the side which is holding their fairy wings.

The actual piece went together fairly quickly -- ~2 hours. It took me a few days to do all of the sanding, priming, painting, and poly.
The design is an Uppercase Living vinyl rub-on. It's not perfectly placed because I had it on the wall in the playroom at our old house. I took it off when we moved and kept it stored between two pieces of Glad Clingwrap. It took a little tinkering to get it to reapply. I rubbed it onto a Cricut cutting mat and then rubbed it again back on to the wood. The cutting mat wasn't large enough so I had to do three transfers to get it all on...part of the reason it's so wonky.

I wish I had time for a blog, but I'm too busy reading everyone else's.

My version of the Rebecca Media Center - Console.
Had a great time completing this project, being a professional wood-finisher I was able to match it exactly to the other pieces of furniture in our family room.
Can't wait to start the next project.

This was the most complicated project I've taken on so far as it included electric, tiling, drywalling, painting, and carpentry. I did it all by myself from start to finish in a little over a month. What was before a small cabinet pantry where all our food got lost in the abyss, is now open shelving where all the food is accessible and visible. With a light overhead and plenty of space, no food gets left behind.
The project involved knocking down a wall, framing new walls, removing cabinetry, countertop and soffit, replacing subfloor, tiling, running electric in for an overhead light and switch, drywalling, texturing, painting, building the shelves and routing moulding for the end trim, and installing baseboards.
I love how my new pantry turned out! Now onto the rest of the kitchen cabinets : )

My dad and I built the Benchmark Media console!We made a few minor adjustments but pretty much stayed to the plan.

I made this piece a little different. I used 2x2's vise 2X4's for the frame. I also made the width 4 inches shorter. My friend found a 3/4 inch 4x8 birch plywood piece being thrown out, so I paid next to nothing for it from him and used it for the shelf. The framing was made using select pine which was a little expensive, but the boards were clean and straight as an arrow. Well worth it! Making the X was difficult! I had to go through a few cuts to fit them just right. I used one clamp in the center of the X to hold the X in place while the glue dried.

I made this for a friend. The hardest part of the build was finding the correct font.

Allyn

This project was so much easier than I thought it would be when we started. If you follow ana's plans your bunkbed will be much stronger than anything you can buy for a fraction of the price. I would never do it but I honestly think I could park my truck on these beds. The finish is red mahogany stain with a couple coats of polyurethane over it. They say not to use dark stain over pine because of the uneven coat but i like the way it striped the grain. Not everyone's cup of tea but we love it.
We've all heard the saying "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for life. Thank You Ana for teaching me to fish. This was the first, but will not be the last project i do from your site.

4x4 truss table

We knew we wanted to make this bookcase as soon as we saw it! I plan to put baskets and toys in it later, but for right now all books. The only difference to the original plan is that we put some plywood behind the bottom two shelves so that we could have a backing when we do use toys. My three year old loves to sit and go through all the board books at the bottom and clean up is a snap!

This was my first attempt at building furniture. I decided to make new nightstands for my wife and I. I used the bedside table plans, and they worked excellent. I used poplar hardwood for the material. I stained it using Minwax Special Walnut, and I used Minwax Satin Polyurethane. I am currently working on the second one, which will be my wife's (she said she wanted me to build mine first, so that if I messed it up, hers wouldn't be messed up, lol). Mine turned out good, I am very happy with it. Thanks for the plans! After the next nightstand is built, I would like to build a matching triple dresser...

I stuck to the plans for the most part. The only change I made was to add an additional 2x6 to the top to make it a bit deeper. I added a few inches to the bottom/top 2x4 on the base to support the additional depth of the top.

I used a Bernzomatic handheld propane torch to burn the wood. The technique really enhances the wood grain. I then applied two coats of Urethane Spar Varnish, allowing 30 minutes between coats.

Patrick

My dad and I built these beds for my 7-year-old daughter for Christmas. We followed the plans almost completely, with a few tweaks of our own. We didn't feel that the decorative feet would be very stable, so we just continued the length of the bookshelf and desk all the way to the floor. We put a piece of 1/4 in. MDF on top of the slats to help support the memory foam mattress. We also stapled canvas to the underside of the top bunk to hide the slats. I didn't want a headboard or foot board on the lower bunk (toe-stubber!), so instead of building the matching Chelsea bottom bunk, we just made a simple platform bed. We added magnet boards to each side of the desk. I liked the idea of magnets better than bulletin boards. Since this plan didn't include a ladder, we built the ladder from the Loft Bed plan. The bed had some significant wobble to it, so we attached it to the wall. Took ALL of the wobble out and it is very solid and secure now. I'm very pleased with how these beds turned out and my daughter loves them as well!