Community Brag Posts

Frames I made for my Mother and my wife for Christmas. Painted with Chalkboard paint so they can change them however they want

I have two girls and my youngest was getting out of a crib. I could build another bed or include both girls and build a bunk bed. I chose the bunk bed route with the approval of my wife and got started. I loved the plans from ana-white.com and decided to pull the trigger.
Total cost for bed not including the new full mattress was around $300. A huge savings from the estimated $1,500 from comparable beds on the market. This took me about 2 weeks total but that was a couple hours here and there. I would describe most of the work as beginner skill level but a couple of the steps had challenges but you could figure it out. My girls were out there helping me build and paint so it was also very memorable. Thank you again for all you do Ana.

Bobby

We made two toy boxes for the Make Two Challenge. A single mom with two small children needed a little boost for christmas this year. I used the stacking toy box plans but dressed it up a bit with trim and added casters. The plan was very easy to follow.

Modified the plan to have no legs and added caster to the bottom so that it can be rolled easily around. Easy to build. I am in love with Ana's plans! Only cost $40 in wood!

I followed the building plans from here: http://www.ana-white.com/2012/11/plans/triple-pedestal-farmhouse-table

I changed the plans slightly. I used Brazilian Walnut unfinished tounge and groove flooring that I got at a  reduced price at lumber liquidators. This wood is so beautiful I couldn't help myself! This added about 50 lbs to the weight of this table and about 10 more hours of labor but it is worth it! 

My husband, who is otherwise amazing and free of bad habits, always set his work bag, jacket, lunch box, keys, and more on the kitchen table. Our house does not have a coat closet, entryway, or any sort of nook near the door, so I used the only available space in our kitchen to craft a locker for his stuff. There's a cut-out for a light switch (deck light) and an outlet, which made it easy to craft a charging station on the middle shelf. The dog food and water is on the bottom, with a rubber mat beneath them. His hats and lunchbox go on the top shelf. Now we're both happy!

Had a great time building this bed for my 2 year old son. The toughest part was building a slanted ladder that he could climb up. The project turned out way better than I expected and my son loves it.

Hopefully the picture is vertical this time.

My wife wanted the basic buffet style cabinet but shorter and with wine storage. Design was modified to suit. Top is select pine with min-wax stain and polyurethane finish. Had a blast making it and can't wait to start another project!

Gave your 2x4 truss-style bench a try! Love the end result with a burning and clear top coat!

I adapted the bunk bed to make the 70s style canopy bed for Julie.

I can't say enough how much I love my farmhouse table! Oddly enough, it took me three years to post these brag photos. We changed the plans to make a table suitable for 10 people and have filled it many times over! It has made two big moves almost completely unscathed. Because we tend to move a lot, we used 4 lag bolts to attach each of the legs and didn't glue them on. The table is very sturdy with this modification, so much so that I can stand on it to change light bulbs in our chandelier without any movement at all! We used spar urethane to seal the wood. We did five coats so that coasters and hot pads were optional. We have no water or heat marks even with a lot of careless use.

Built this for my son that we adopted from foster care. He is into Minecraft and we need an extra bed for future foster. Thus the Full over Twin and the twin is removable for a play area underneath.

Thank you for sharing such a neat project plan! I threw this together with some pallet wood that I stripped a few weeks ago. Quick work with the mitre saw, brad nailed it, a quick sand, threw on some stain with a rag, and freehanded the rest. Not real good on the letters but it worked. This was a Mother's Day gift for my wife. She loves red birds. She was in love with this when she saw it!!!! I think I got some brownie points! :)

Gary G.
Athens AL

I was really excited when I saw this plan. I needed a side table for my guest bedroom and these are perfect. The plans were very easy to follow - the only thing I did differently was I left off the angle braces. The hardest part of the project was waiting on the paint to dry. I've done a few other projects but this my best work so far...I'm getting better and better with each build. So excited to start something else...