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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) 

Saw the plans on the site and decided to make it. We had been looking for plans for a bench and my wife really liked this one.

I burnt the wood with a torch, and then sealed it with polyurethane. I don't have the tools to cut medal lathe, so I used wood. This is a Christmas gift for my nephew.

This was my first time building a project that had a drawer involved. It took me three attemts to get the drawer right and I ended up building internal wood slides for the drawer to sit on and a couple of stops to keep it from falling out or going too far back. Not having to deal with finicky drawer slides made it much easier for me. I think it looks nice and it really is the perfect height for next to a bed or chair. 

The cuts are very simple but I don't know how I would have done this without a kreg jig. It made putting all the boards together so much easier and kept them tight and strong. 

Made for my great neohew's birthday. 

This was a fun little project. Not only did we get to use Ana's new picture frame plan, but we also tried out the whitewashed stained finish.

Simple Christmas Tree made from 3/4 inch and 1/2 inch square dowels, a bit of scrap 2 by 2 and some scrap 2 by 6.

The dowels were drilled and a metal rod inserted through them all.  Two nuts at top and bottom tightened once the dowels were arranged in place.

Each dowel was cut 0.5 inches shorter than the previous one so it was 1/4 inch sorted on each end.

Each dowel was placed 45 degrees from the one below it.

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One of a kind custom kitchen island with a butcher block top. 

My version of the APOTHECARY COFFEE TABLE WITH TRUNDLE, I decided to add a back for added strength and support. It's solid as a rock. I also went back and sanded down the edges after painting and added stain as well as stained directly over the painted panels for a more weathered look. This is my first project from ana-white.com, hopefully there will be more to come.

I was asked to build a crib by a family member for their first baby.  What an honor.  The first place that I sought ideas was Ana-White!  Of course!  

It turned out great!  Thanks for the ideas.

Wanting nice seating for the patio, I could not afford the sofa I wanted from Restoration Hardware. Since I have more interest and willingness than money, I looked on-line for a DIY design. Fortunately, I found Ana's site and her plan. I lengthened her sofa design to fit the RH cushions and went to work. Thank you Ana for easy to follow plans, especially thanks for the cutting & shopping lists! I had your plan by my side during the entire process. Now, I'm ready to build a footrest bench to place in front of it. (I did order the RH cushions... on sale, but still expensive!) I am 71 years old.... you never have to stop becoming, it is a choice!