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The top was made with reclaimed wood and we used pine for the base. We decided to go for a "chunky look" so we used 2x4's for the sides and skirt. We used 1x3's for the shelf slats and also spaced them to give it an airy feel. We had to customize the size due to the limited space in the kitchen. This was finished with an antique white paint for the base, mahogony stain for the top and finished with a water based poly for durability,

So easy. Being able to just use 2x4s was so convenient for transporting and cutting. This is a small room so the only hard part was figuring out the math to get 4 rows in this tight space. I made 2 changes: instead of 4-2x4s wide I did 5 so the bins fit better, and I didn't use a any 2x4s on the bottom shelf because they can just sit on the floor, so it saved me buying more wood. Super happy with this, now I just have to make another one for our garage so we can store more things!

Outdoor dining table

I needed a tv stand that wasn't ugly. This was one of my first projects, and I learned a lot from it. It's not perfect (the drawers don't work well), but it looks nice :)

We modified this table to make it larger for our growing family. It measures 42" (10 inches larger than the original plan). We added 10 inches to the length of the 2X6's and added 5 2X2's to increase the width of the width of the table. We love the interest it added to the table. 3 coasts of minwax cherry and three coats of minwax helmsman poly.

Only things I bought were the wheels and dowels. ALL of the wood came from Home Depots "dryer boards". Those are the boards that come under bunks of lumber. The Home Depot stacks them up out back and gives them away to any one that wants them. Easy to make 1x2's and sometimes 2 x 2's. Last night I made some 2 x 3's. I only need 2 more to make Ana White's Lift Top Coffee Table

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!