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Biggest tip for everyone is to make sure you are square at all times! I would also recomend springing for the better drawer slides. I used the cheap white ones and regret it. Overall, this was fun to make and looks great in my office! Thank you for the plans

Just did another one of these because they are dope and easy to build! Thanks for inspiring us to build stuff! - Freddie, Wilson and Niki in New Haven 

I used the jewelry cabinet as inspiration by adding crown moulding to the top and b-board to the door and changing the measurements.

We wanted more seating in our living room so we made the bench closer to full bench height at 14.5"  We then made some simple cushions. I built the bench a few hours each day. 

Was a challenging but fun project. 

Both of these projects were from Anna whites plans with my own little twist. Thanks Anna for the wonderful plans.

We built this table over one weekend and did the finish work another weekend. We are in the middle of building our home so the table project took a back seat for awhile but we are happy with the result in the end! Could be done all in one weekend without an issue.

You can read about it and see lot's more photos here:

http://letsjustbuildahouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/diy-rustic-farmhouse-ta…

and I'm sure I will be posting more photos with hopefully a bench soon too on:

http://letsjustbuildahouse.blogspot.com/

thanks for the plans can't wait to see what I can talk my husband into next from Ana's site!

I used the Master Closet system plans with a slight modifcation for the slanted cellings

I used these plans to build this toy box for my niece. My wife insisted that I add the soft-close lid supports.

This was my first DIY build. Having been inspired by my good friend, the brilliant Jen Woodhouse of The House of Wood, I decided surely I could do this too. So I picked something that looked like a challenge, but that we also needed. We have an old piano we bought from Craigslist that has heretofore been benchless. So I used the Flip Top Storage Bench plans, headed to Home Depot, collected the wood (and let them cut it - but made a few of my own cuts, too), and got to work.

I had a little trouble at first, simply because, after assembling the sides and aprons, the unit did NOT square up. I took a few pieces apart and realized it wasn't user error (what?), but warped wood. That's right: one of my 1x3s was warped and bendy. So I rebuilt that side with some of my leftovers, and made sure to square up after each step, and lo and behold it came together!

It's not perfect - one of my legs is a bit off, so it wobbles when no one's sitting on it, but there's no issue when it bears weight - but for my first build, I'm quite pleased! And now that I know I can do this...well, this is just the beginning!

Total time it took me was probably around 15 hours, which includes practicing using my circular saw and kreg jig (both of which were straight out of the box when I started), along with my rebuilding the side.

I used Minwax pre-stain wood conditioner after sanding, followed by two coats of Rustoleum spray stain in Kona. I sanded with 400 grit sand paper after each coat of stain, and finished with one coat of semi-gloss polyurethane. I considered a few more coats of stain, but so fell in love with the weathered look that evolved from the staining and sanding that I just left it!

I also spray painted the hinges - that was a bit of an accident (I didn't know how NOT to cover them in stain...), but turned out to my liking!

My estimated cost is about $100, which covers the wood (including the extra 1x3s and an extra 1x2 I needed for a screw-up), nails, screws, three cans of spray stain, polyurethane, wood conditioner, paint brushes, two packs of sandpaper, and my hand sander. All but the wood will be used in my next few projects too, so that cost covers QUITE a bit!

Table and benches, used the 4x4 truss beam table as a guide and inspiration.

Traditional Farmhouse Table

I saw the modern Adirondack chairs on pinterest and decided to try them. I made two of them for my Lake cottage. I did use deck boards that I already had on hand for the seat and back. I'm pleased at the ease of construction and I do like the chairs. Thanks for the free plan. - Linda

My husband and I built this play kitchen for our 3-year-old daughter. It was only our second project, and we couldn't be prouder of it! We modified the fridge and freezer doors to look more like the "real" one, and used a router on all the edges. My mother-in-law sewed the cute curtain from the plans at http://thecraftingchicks.com/2010/04/giveaway-2-custom-photo-backdrop-a…

We now have plans to add a microwave and dish shelf, and an oven light in the oven. Our daughter and son love playing with it!

I was originally going to build this console table for our new bathroom vanity. It ended up being too long for the space, so now it is used for storage and to fill empty space in the master bath. (The floor is not level, the table is sitting on blocks on one end.) We love this table! It was easy to make and it is very sturdy and is quite beautiful with our old barn lumber on the drawers. I will probably build another just like it for our laundry room! 

This was my first time installing slides! It is embarrassing to admit how many hours it took to get those to slide smoothly! But they are WELL worth the effort! 

I definitely recommend painting the 1x4 slats BEFORE screwing them to the 2x2 stretchers on the bottom grate. I made a similar grate for another project and forgot to paint them before attaching. BIG MISTAKE. I had to take it all apart to paint it.

Thank you for the plans, I loved working on this table!!

Actually my first build ever. Red oak plywood top and poplar everything else. Added poplar 1x3s around the edges so you don't see the plywood edge. It's surprisingly sturdy!