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This was my very first wood working project since working around my grandfather's shop 20 years ago as a child. I had to buy a few tools to get it done (circular saw, Kreg Jig), but it was a great learning experience!

I made a rookie move of wiping up excess wood glue, which didn't take the stain at all. I had to remove that glue with a Dremel tool and spot restain. Since then, I've been told to let the glue drops dry next time and just chisel off after they are dry.

Since this was my first project, I had to buy EVERYTHING I needed, so my costs were a little higher. Now that I have some groundwork laid, the next projects will be a snap.

I also highly recommend the Rockwell Jawhorse product, it made working with the Kreg Jig super easy!

I followed the No Sew Cayden Nailhead Bar Height Stool but added 2 more inches to the height.  I also left off the foam and leather to have a more Rustic look.  I used a burn tool found at Hobby Lobby to burn the logo that was traced on to bar stool tops.   It an easy build and the stools came out to less that $40 a piece. These took me a few weeks to completely finish but I had 6 of them built within a day.  The burning and the staining took the longest but these are easy enough to build in a weekend.

I used the plans for the 4x4 truss beam table to make this version with a concrete top. 

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Used basic plan, with some customization to the seat back and the tray area of the chair. Finished with white enamel paint, pine stain, and high gloss polyurethane to protect the wood.

I used the ideas of many and added my own as well, with the bottom shelf and 30 degree edge cuts on legs and bottom edge of table top. I constructed this in two separate parts, frame and inserts. I stained the the gray and brown parts separately then finished assembly and clear coated. I used nine 2x4x8' and one 1x8x6'. Table top is 60" x 22". I had to use one piece of 2x6 and rip to 4" wide. This filled the 1/2" gap I was left with on the gray part of table top. 

Built this over the course of a week, but could have been done in a weekend if I didn't have three young ones. My husband is military and we move often, so it is built to be broken down into three large pieces. Used these http://www.rockler.com/5-surface-mounted-bed-rail-brackets to attach the rails to the head board and footboard. This bed is a tank and doesn't move at all! We are in love with the way it turned out! 

Loved the chunky look of the bunk bed plans but needed space for toys and junk.
Raised the height and used lag screws for extra security .
Stella can't wait to go to bed at night , so I take that as a successful project.

This was my first table I built, very happy I found these plans. The legs were pressure treated 4x4's which made it very heavy one I put it all together. Thanks for the plans Ana!

Loved making the Weatherly for the back porch. Extended it out to be a four seater on the long side and 3 seater on the short. Finding a deal on the cushions is the key (I didn't). 

Did make a jig for the X back to make them more exact and consistent. 

We built this bed for our daughter. We needed more space in her bedroom and she LOVES it! Thank you so much www.ana-white.com and Pinterest for the plans! Turned out awesome!

My granddaughters requested beds for their multiple American Girl dolls.  I found this project and it looked like it would be fun to make.  Well, the girls have friends so the order soon totalled 19 beds.  After making a prototype I realized this would be time consuming and the results erratic if I didn't fashion some jigs for constructing the beds.  The jigs added speed and precision to the project.  Also, after building a few and puttying the screw countersinks, I tried connecting side rails to the head and foot boards using pocket screws.  This works great..Pictures of the jigs are attached.

My friend and I made this together and it was my first time using the Kreg pocket hole system. I was very impressed. The base of the piece is pine finished with a white-wash stain so the grain is still visible. The top is a restored piece of walnut finished with a simple clear coat of polycrillic. Thank you so much for the design idea! My friends love it in their living room!

The better half wanted a coffee table for the rec room to use for snacks and board games. I had seen the use of a hayrake stretcher on tables so, since I like to experiment, give it a try on this table.

Hey, y'all. Here is how our milk paint dining table turned out. We are proud of it. Keep checking the blog and I will have more pictures of our complete dinning room flip posted. 

Thanks,

Kira

I'm in love with the way these turned out!  Thanks Ana!