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Planter box for mums or small x mas tree made from pallet.

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I followed this plan (http://ana-white.com/2010/03/plans-mason-headboard-its-all-in-finish.ht…) and my headboard turned out beautifully!

I chose to stain my headboard prior to dry brushing with paint.

While a beginner can complete the headboard, distress it, and stain it in a few hours, the stain needs to dry at least 24-48 hours prior to distressing/painting. And then the paint needs to dry at least 24 hours prior to wiping on the poly finish. I'd give yourself one week from start to moving it into your room.

Fun to build, good skill level assessment. Time estimate on point. I decided not to apply a finish so my wife could choose what she liked. Re: materials, I found a set of four 1 5/8" casters @ HD for 5 bucks. Not sure if as good, better or not as good as what is recommended by the plan details, but they are working so far. The sizing was perfect for our big round IKEA pots. I will make 2 more for the other two pots. Keep up the good work.

I was excited when I seen Ana's diy sofa and could not get it out of my mind. I ended up making a copy of her instructions and figured out how I could do it at as little cost as possible. I downloaded JAF app on my phone. Signed up for JAF with my email, which got me an additional 20% off my total purchase, and then I printed up a 50% coupon from JAF website. I was able to use all of my coupons after waiting until no one was in line and telling the clerk that if she didn't let me check everything out seperately in order to use my coupons, I wouldn't be able to afford it, and they would have to put everything back, and that would really be sad.

Yea!! Out of the goodness of her heart, or the annoyance of my begging, she did it! God Bless Her.

I ended up using

2 50% off coupons

1 40% off coupon

1 20% off coupon

My beautiful material was already on sale for 50% off which made me feel like the sun was shinning really bright on me that day. It rained the next day.

I went to homedepot with my plans and asked them to cut the pieces of wood out for me because I didn't feel like arguing with my husband about using his saw again. He bought me my own but it's not a nice table saw like his. He thinks I'm stupid. He bought me a jig saw.... Crazy!!!

Then he tried to lock me out of his tools, but I just put every combo I could think of into his big lock and Pop goes the Weasel!!! I did lose one of his bits, though. I'm very sorry about that and I hope he don't notice. I've been praying on that part.

I used 3 & 5 Density Foam. The foam is where you will need to use your coupons because it can get really expensive. I would have ended up paying about $100 more if I didn't use my JoAnn coupons.

Home Depot Rolling storage cart for our Berkey!

This was the second project I've ever built. It was an easy project.

Had a horribly messy front entrance so really needed this shoe cabinet. It's dimensions suited my space better than an Ikea one, and accommodated more shoes. This being my first project, I am glad I started with this instead of a loft bed, since I made alot of mistakes (& corrections) along the way. Although some of the problems occurred because of pieces that ended up being convex. I chose to fill in the gap between the two boards on the front of each bin. It worked out really well.
Really love the Kreg Jig! So worth the investment.

Could not figure out how to properly use magnet catches. Did apply one to one side of the top drawer but it doesn't work too well--pulls the bin too far in. 

Easy to follow plans, made the table, Bench and four chairs as a set. I used valspar new black paint in a flat and top coated with valspar Woodrow Wilson linen. Hand sanded for the distressed look. I jointed the edges of the table top, rounded the outside edges and stained with minwax provincial oil base stain then top coated with six coats of minwax helmsman high gloss poly. 

My husband and I put together this nightstand together over a period of a week. We have a curious and energetic 3 year old boy so had we been able to stay on project we could have finished over the weekend. It was our first time doing any build that had a drawer and our first time doing pocket holes. Our bedroom now has the farmhouse queen bed, a refinished matching dresser and finally the farmhouse nightstand. It was a learning experience but we are very proud of the outcome. Thanks Ana! It's a very rewarding experience to be able to do something like this. I wouldn't have started any of this without your inspiration. Looking forward to many more builds :)

I worked on the benches and table for three weekends. All are finished in Ebony by Rustoleum. I used the non-Kreg plans for the benches and the updated Kreg jig plans for the table. I spent a lot of time at Home Depot selecting straight, flat boards for the table top. I literally dug through all of their 1 x 6's and laid them out on the floor in the store to find a good fit. I finished the benches with three coats of Minwax semi-gloss, and I finished the table with three coats of Minwax gloss. I prefer the higher gloss so I may put a coat of gloss on each bench so they all match. I also put some heavy duty furniture felt on all of the legs so they slide easily across the wood floor without scratching! I've been using a sad hand-me-down table and folding chairs for the past couple of years. I couldn't be more pleased with how this turned out.

I live in Alaska and the lumber for the benches cost about $35. The lumber for the table cost $65. I spent about another $100 on wood conditioner, stain, polyurethane, screws, sand paper and a brush. So all total, I have about $200 invested.

Made this baby change for our newborn. Later it can be used as kitchen island or grill table. The top has a removable fence.

I built this project with a friend and it took me longer than I wanted, only because I'm new to woodworking and don't know hardly anything about it. After what I thought should only take a couple of hours, I finally completed the Buffet Table for my wife. I thought I was going to complete the whole thing under $250 but I soon learned that things are little more expensive in the small town of Delta Junction Alaska. I think my total cost was $450 but it was well worth it to complete this and finally my wife can put it to some good use.

My husband built our daybed and I upholstered it. I made 3 large pillows and the mattress was covered by sewing the fabric as if it were a fitted sheet. This way it can easily be removed for cleaning or swapped out for a regular sheet if our daughter needs to sleep here. We cut the legs off an old table for the front legs of the daybed. We love reading on it and we are so pleaded with how it came out.

So I had an IKEA DELSEV single bed frame which i bought off someone who didn't need it anymore. Great sturdy bed for $25, but I wanted more space in my rental room, so I decided to go loft given the generous ceiling height. I did some research for ideas to convert my current bed, and found the perfect one at your site! I made modifications to your plans so that I would be able to walk underneath without having to slouch, and adjusted some measurements to integrate the IKEA bed frame. The project only cost me $38 worth of timber, screws were pinched (with permission!) from my landlord's stash, and this was the result after 3 days of cutting, sanding, partial assembly, staining and varnishing, and final assembly! The small tin of stain and varnish was originally for a wooden rack project for my vintage bicycle, and i managed to cover both rack and bed frame with the entire tin, down to the very last drop!