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Over the course of a couple months, my husband and I created this beautiful poker table based heavily on the Benchmark Octagon Table plans found here. The farmhouse style base was essentially the same although the size was modified slightly to better accommodate our poker table top that was completely custom. We even created slide out cup holders that work perfectly.  So much wonderful inspiration from both here and Pinterest that gave us wood working virgins the confidence to tackle our first project together. 

Built for the boys to go with their new swingset. Advice: laminated cotton does not hold up well outside, so don't use it to cover the seats!

Needed storage for the twin storage beds I built and came across this plan. I just modified it a bit. Used shoe moulding to give the bins a locker door look. 

I couldn't believe how simple this console table was. I used my Kreg pocket hole jig to easily add the shelf and am so pleased with my results. Used white-washed pickling stain to hivevit this great color. 

We had a horrible time finding furniture in Mexico for our house and decided to build our own starting with these chairs for our roof top deck!

This build is a gift for a friend who is retiring.  It is made from scrap wood and left over finishes, so the only things I had to purchase were the moulding, hinges and “bling”.

Used Georgia’s Jewelry Box plan, with these mods:  made it a little longer with no overhangs; added stop moulding trim around the top and bottom; added some lattice squares for “feet;” added a small sliding tray in aromatic cedar (1/4” cedar closet lining for the tray, stop moulding for the rails), and some self-adhesive rhinestone flourishes (found these at Michaels). 

This would be an afternoon build.  The finish took longer than the build - probably 2 or 3 hrs  (filling, sanding, painting, and attaching the hinges and  “bling”).   It took me much longer to decide how to decorate it, than it did to actually build it ;)

Some squares of sticky-back felt were also added to the bottoms of the feet.

I’m very pleased to say that this gift was a big hit!

I liked the style of this table and needed something for my kitchen that looked nice but not cheap. I had to shrink it to fit in my kitchen as my space is limited. I changed the top to have a little more finished look and even though I made it smaller than normal,  the size I have still fits 6 people. I think it came out fairly well and wanted to say thanks a million for some great ideas and plans. 

Seeing this project posted somewhere is what brought me to ana-white and got me building. While mine is nowhere near as beautiful as the one posted, I'm really proud of this project and think it turned out great. It's all reclaimed lumber and I use 4x4's instead of the open leg design and I'm really happy with the way it came out.

I really enjoyed this project. The plans were very well done and easy to follow. I had to make some changes so that all 5 drawer faces had a functioning drawer, but still stuck pretty close to the plans otherwise. 

I don't know why they came out sideways My grandaughters are Minnie fanactics so I am building them each one for Valentines day. Thanks for the pattern and instructions!

I needed a Christmas gift that would give me a lot of bang for my buck. Instead of buying 3 beds for my 3 daughters at $75+ each, I decided to build them! My sister-in-law made unique quilts for each them, and it all added up to a project that they loved.

Built using 2x4 pressure treated lumber. Made two ottomans with one used as a corner piece. I made that one three inches taller to help keep cushions in place. I also made the sectional back legs taller for more back support. In doing so I had to add an extra cross piece in the sectional back to support the pillows. I love it!! 

This bed was fun to make and our son loves it!

Our 6 month old is crawling now and we had to hurry up and baby proof the house. As an added bonus this dog proofs the down stairs at our house as well. The "barn door" side is made from 1x6 and the back is 1x3. The stain is called Gunstock which my wife is obsessed with. She is talking about staining every piece of wood in the house with the stain which I will NOT be doing. It took me around 4 days to finish it completely and put it together. I built the frame in about an hour. I let the wood glue set for a day, then stained one side. I gave that stain 24 hours to dry and stained the other side. Then I followed the same process to clear coat it. I clear coated it three times and sanded between each coat. I had bought a latch kit and installed it. I am very happy with how it came out.

Built this for my daughter to enjoy sitting around the fire pit roasting marshmallows on crisp fall evenings.

This was my first project and I'm really happy with the result. I didn't even make any mistakes! I love it and my friends always ask me to make one for them too.