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For my second build, I made myself a desk! I really liked the clean lines of the Parson Tower Desk, but it was too big for my space, and I really wanted some storage. I was a little nervous to make any mods since I'm pretty new to building, but I think the desk turned out pretty well. I used the Tower Desk plans, extended the shelf width to fit my printer (on bottom), and then added a file drawer and a "hidden drawer" for smaller items and documents.

I built this for my niece and she loves it. I followed the plans with very few tweaks, but used custom pink stain as an accent.

My new fav stain. Minwax Expresso Polyshades in satin.
Followed the 2x4 desk design but had so many scrap pieces of 2x4 (from other projects) , ended up changing the direction of the table top.
Finished with Minwax gray and even though it looks blue , I like it...
Going to make some benches to match , weather pèrmitting :)
Didn't take long to build , just a couple of hours - staining was the killer. Needed 3 coats to get that rich dark even look.

Handmade vintage style Apple crate with logo printed in the side. Guide can be found at my blog 

This was a pretty simply bed to make and would have only probably taken half a day to build if we were more familiar with building furniture from scratch. Instead of using the pocket-hole screws we just used countersink screws as suggested in one of the comments of this tutorial and that work great. We just filling the holes afterwards before painting. For more tips and advice from what we learned from building this bed you can check out my blog post on the bed http://www.stripesandpolkadotsblog.com/take-back-tuesday-diy-platform-b…

Long sideboard. 

This was my first project form this website and it was a great experience.  I used the storage daybed plans and modified them slightly so I could attach the Minnie Mouse headboard for my daughter.

Only difference form the plans is that i did not put the trim on the back of the boxes and instead build a craddle about 2 inches deep to hold the bulk of the head board.  I used 1/2 sanded plywood to create that and the bow. the mouse head is just pained black where as the bow I got a little more creative with.  I cut out the design topped it with furniture foam then fabric backing to hold it in place and create a smooth look.  After that I streched the pink fabric over it and stapled it in place on the back before attaching it to the head.  I also used some 1 x 2 pieces to run along the back to create feet for the headboard to add stability. 

All in all this project was alot of fun and my daughter loved it.

Built this 8 feet rustic coffee table from your website. Thank you so much for all you do. I love love your ideas.  I want to build everything lol. I've learned so much from your website.  Thank you again. My next project is a playhouse for my son. I will be posting some pictures.

We needed a small space book shelf that my kids could have next to their beds. So we searched the internet for a shelf. We found one that is similar to this one and we made our own plans and built them. It was so simple and our 2 boys, 5 and 7 helped make them with us. I then found it here! Easy and simple.

Hand-made vegetable cupboard. Fun and easy project.

This was the first wood project I attempted, ever really, and first I picked from the book. It was a little daunting, but these are really comfortable chairs. Great design! Now people are asking me to make some for them too.

I used all metal casters on my table for a more industrial look! This table is huge so make sure you measure the room you are planning on putting it in! For more info & pics check out my blog: http://builditwithbrooke.blogspot.com/

We had complete fun with modifying the original project. with upscaling the wood to the post design. thank you so much for the original post for design and measurements. Also want to mention that everything put together in this project was used with the Kregg pocket screw kit. THANK YOU ANA-WHITE.com and KREGG Tools for making my kids bunk that much more fun for them!

(Note: For those wishing the material and cut sheet, I will be more than happy to add later. Just please leave comment stating so.)

I built this play workbench for my son's 2nd birthday present. He (and his big sister) couldn't be more thrilled with it! It was built in one evening after the kids went to bed. Only the pegboard and top piece were attached the morning after because of the paint of course. Now my big man can work next to me in the garage all spring and summer long.

I linked a blog below which was my model of inspiration for this project but I modified it to suit the size we wanted. I used premium pine studs (3 1/2" x 1 1/2") that had a beautiful natural red hue to them and a 18" x 24" cut piece of plywood pegboard which was painted with some spare blue paint. 2 1/2" deck screws were used for all attachments and drilled flush with intention of being exposed for a rugged look. The bench measures 24" wide, 17" deep, 41.5" tall from the back with a 19.5" tall countertop.

My wife and I had a lot of fun getting creative with what to add to it.

Used Pine for entire project. Edge glued pine panel for top covered Rustomleum carrington and with 4 coats of High perfomance poly from General Finishes. Sherwin Willams Emerald paint in Anew Gray.