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3 chairs- Love that these are strong enough to hold even me. I placed these in the bedroom as lounge chairs in front of the TV (see http://ana-white.com/2013/09/mini-media-center)

Forgot to mention, part of the cost I figured, was $250 for mattress and sheets etc. 

Here's my take on the Tryde Coffee Table. The only modification that I made was in the legs. Instead of untreated 4x4s, I used a 2x4, 1x4, 2x4 sandwich.

I also made the legs detachable for easy transport. This was done by drilling holes in the side piece and then screwing in these magic "screw/bolt" things [picture 5] into the leg. To assemble, I just pushed the legs through the holes, and then put a washer and nut on the bolts [picture 4].

[Candlesticks are made from logs with a hole bored in them and the coasters are coiled sisal rope held together with hot glue]

I built this cooler box using the plans posted here by "Jenny from Birds and Soap". Great plans, easy to follow. Thanks Jenny. As you can see, I made some cosmetic changes.  The clock and "rare earth" magnets behind the front panel to catch the bottle caps. I also added a hook for a towel on the side. Turned out pretty cool looking.

Made a few modification s but followed the general pattern! Absolutely love my 10 foot table!

I made this for my boy who's turning four tomorrow! (Sep 1st) He loves building forts and I don't mind rearranging the furniture, but set up and clean up is so time consuming, we'd both rather spend more time playing. This is an indoor tent, but I took it outside for pictures. Aside from the obvious difference of adding doors and a back, the changes I made from the original plans are: using an 8 foot 1x3 so the tent is 4 feet deep instead of 3. Instead of stapling the fabric on the 1x3s at the bottom, I wrapped the fabric around and used velcro so I could remove it for washing. I sewed a tube of fabric and attached it at the top to make removal easier. Time Investment is so long because of the sewing involved for the tent. If you have an Ikea near you, they've got this stuff called glaze paint (more of a stain, I think) in all different colors - it doesn't need a top coat (unless you want it shiny), it's solvent free and, are you ready? $6 for 12.something ounces, MORE than enough for this project. To make it even easier if you're using fabric instead of curtains like me and you've got the room, cut a 8ft 1x3 in half so you've got two 4ft pieces. Most quilting cotton at fabric stores is 44-45 inches wide selvedge to selvedge (the ends that don't fray) and if you follow the plan according to where to drill for the top bolt, you'll need 4-4.25 yards of fabric, depending on whether you are going to use velcro or staple. I would use 4.25 if using velcro, the fabric can go right over the top bar and over the other side if you don't want to sew a tube like I did. If you don't want to sew at all, use iron-on hem tape on the cut edges and iron on velcro. Make sure of placement of the velcro before ironing on. More pictures on my blog =)

I made this desk for my niece, and I am really happy with how it turned out. The bookshelf was really easy to make and came together well. My sister wanted a smaller sized desk, so I shortened the top and decided to make one of the sides a bookshelf instead of both sides. I think that made it a little less stable than it would have been if both sides were bookshelves but it still holds up well.

This was my first project and I think it came out pretty nice.  I changed the plans slightly as I wanted the base to be made out of 4x4.  However, the only 4x4 you can by locally is treated, so I combined 2 2x4's and ran them through a jointer to get the look I wanted.  I also ran the table top pieces through a jointer so that the edges would not show.  This however made the top too narrow so I added a 2x4 to the top.  So, the top is 4 2x19 with 1 2x4 in the middle.

i can't wait to start my next project!

Couldn’t find any barn door hardware that would fit the console, at least for a reasonable price. Made my own with aluminum strips and steel rollers, spray painted with a textured black paint.

I desperately needed a podium to help me stay organized while I lectured in the classroom. After learning that none where available at my school or even in the county, I decided to "give it a go" and tried making one myself. This is what I came up with! You can access a step-by-step tutorial at http://sawgrasshome.com/

My Niece is 13 and into homemade hair bows, ribbons and jewelry. When I asked her mom what I could make for Colleen for her birthday? We settled upon three of Anna's $10 buck shelves and as a surprise a Jewelry cabinet with Elastic ribbons across front for her bows to be place on.

It was a big hit!

Thank you for your inspiration!

Best Regards,

Work Safely
Bob C.

Fun project 

I altered the plans to the full-sized slipper chair so that I can document my upholstering process. SUPER easy, SUPER cute build (and my daughter loves it, so even if it weren't easy, it'd have been worth it :-))

Loved the project.  i'd been away from woodworking a while and this sure got me started again.  My husband was so impressed he fixed me a place in his shop and bought me some new equipment. It took me several days over weekends and after work, and i tried my hand at distressing and was pleased with the results. Thanks for the directions, they were great!

Pam Barlow

Our "home made" bed. We made this bed from discarded cedar posts found on the property. Three of the main bed posts were the original entry gate posts at The Bed Rox and the one closest in the foreground used to stand where the cabin stands now.

This is our third project. We needed a table set in the living room since our IKEA coffee table did not survive the move to TX. My husband and I fell in love with the rustic X collection and decided to start with the coffee table first. Everything was quite straight forward until cutting the 2x2 for the X. Well, without much wood-working experience, I made a rookie mistake of cutting them to length before cutting the angles. Eventually, we came up inches short on the 2x2 bars to make a complete X. We had to re-measure and re-cut all the angled bars. But we made it! At first, my husband got frustrated and wanted to leave the X's out and let the table be open on all four sides. But since we are trying to build a whole collection (end tables next, and then console able), I really wanted the X's to make them cohesive. So we survived the taunting tasks and have learned from the experience. We cut the 2x2 a little long and then mark them against the frame before we cut. The original measurements from the plan did not really match up to our frame so we decided to mark and fine-adjust. It worked out well. There was a slight "rainbow curve" in the middle plank of the table top. We decided to use a heavy duty 2 1/2 PH screw on the sides to suck it in, to try to make it level. It worked out well too! At the end, we sanded all the corners and tops really well because I wanted an even top. It is a very nice size coffee table and heavy and sturdy. And we are both extremely happy with the final product.