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Entry way drop zone for shoes and backpacks. Made entirely from pallet wood. Made to the dimensions my daughter wanted. Inspired by some of the other Ana white plans I have done. Thank you Ana for the boost of confidence you sparked in me. - Jeff

I made this for a good friend of mine who just moved into a new house. I used all reclaimed wood and made my own stain for it. The legs are made from 100+ year old oak and the side aprons are from vintage walnut. The only wood that isn't vintage was the pine on top, I wanted a rustic look so I used pine boards that separated masonite boards and laid a towel on top and bumped it a few times with a hammer and dropped a few things. The boards weren't long enough for the table I cut some in half to make the table longer. I also added corner brackets to fit the look of the house.

Didn't want the yellow but the wife talked me into it. Looks fine thou. I used 2x 4 instead of the lighter wood. I like the heavy dutyness as I'm kind of heavy. Yes I used pressure treated lumber (I know cancer) But hey last longer.

I was only going to build the table, but after I found this chair and decided to make the 8 chair set. Great descriptions a d plans. 

This is a canopy bed I made for my niece for Christmas! I modified the plans and so it's a little bit different, I would do it differently next time as it was hard to get the bottom right. But it turned out cute, and she loves it, it's a size for a Barbie Doll.

This was my first build and it went super smoothly.  I added the suggested support underneath, since I know without a doubt that my daughter will try to sit on it at some point.

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!