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I took an old storage closet and turned it into a kitchen so that we could rent out our downstairs using Ana's basic cabinet plans altering them to fit my space. I really liked that she used 2 x 6's for the base of the cabinets and it worked out perfectly for the toe kick. 

Well I have found your site through Pinterest md now I am Addicted. Not only did I make one stool, but now three ( one for each of my boys). I will be finishing them shortly. But since it is my first project I wanted to share and thank you for the plans.

Next up is a sofa table (90% done already) and the media center (which I will float and use as storage for kids toys and double as a window seat)

Anyway, these stools are great, the kids love them and thy will go great in the kids room under the camp loft bed or loft playhouse bed (my next project :)

My husband and I built this based on the braden entryway system with a few modifications. Love it!

A gorgeous king size farm house bed. Created for a customer. If you are interested please check out our Facebook page, R&L Custom Creations of West Michigan

Super easy project with huge results!

Took us 2.5 hours to build and about 2 hours of finishing work. Be sure to use a square as you position each panel.

Thanks Ana!

Tryde end tables

Rather than buying beds for two of our daughters, I wanted to take the opportunity to build them. I really had a great time doing. I used the plans from the Captains Storage beds, but modified it a little.

We ripped two 3/4 inch finished ply into 12in pieces.
That gave us all the sides, ends, and dividers.
The platforms are 12x12 3/4x
The ends are the same only sorter.

Rather than using slats for the middle support I just used the remain ply.
We finished the front with 6ft sections of 1x2 inch furring strips. A good sanding and clean up, and we are good to go!

Thanks for posting the plans! We really enjoyed building the beds and our girls love them!

Thanks, Ana! My main recommendation is to give more details on how to connect the three separate pieces. I ended up using two 3/8" carriage bolts on each side of the headboard and four 5/16" carriage bolts across the footboard. I also made the 2x6 slats in the frame such that my mattress is "countersunk" since we have such a tall mattress. Otherwise, the design and instructions were great. 

We used Silk Pillow mate paint from Home Depot, and then did some distressing (but not much!) and went over with American Paint Company brown glaze (sponge brush with a old white t-shirt to customize the darkness).

I spent more than Ana's impressive $120, but definietely kept all my expenses under $400. Worth every penny! 

-Mike

I really enjoyed making this plan.  Only disappointment was the red stain finish I chose, live and learn.

The plans were helpful and accurate!! 

Another thing I goofed up on and learned was on the 45's on the legs, I cut along the length instead of the width at first, wasted a 2x4 lol That was a good lesson to learn though.  Shouldn't happen again any time soon...

This is our first project. My wife was searching the Internet for a small desk to buy/build after we decided it was time for the little one to have a dedicated art station. She was previously using a small chair in her room. Followed the plans with the exception of making it 18" tall instead of the 16" the plan calls for.
Overall it was very easy. But definitely attach the hinges before finally assembly of the bottom frame. That took about an hour to put 4 screws in with fingers, screw bit, and a wrench.
I built and my wife painted.

Thank you Ana White and everyone for their follow up comments.

Nick

I wanted to build my Wife a kitchen island and we settled on the Michaela's Kitchen Island design. I made it without the bottom shelf and bought a couple of spin top stools from Pier One. 

Ana, thanks for your awesome website that has inspired me to get into wood working. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, experience, and passion with the rest of us.

God bless,
Jody & Glenda Knowles

Doug Fir Long Benches for dining room table

Fantastic project! Our first ever woodworking adventure and it turned out beautifully!

The joys of military life is constant moving and rarely  having a mantle to hang stockings on. Problem solved with Mimi's Faux Mantle and it'll come with us next time we move. This was my husband's second build that I teamed up with him on. We're both pretty excited about how it turned out. 

Basically went off the design of the 3 cubby storage bench but extended to about double size. Took me a while to rework all the dimensions but luckily it worked out. I also extended the sides and back up 2 inches to accommodate a cushion (at some point)