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I wanted to make a portable growth chart for my little guy and any future children. I really liked the over-sized ruler growth charts, so I set out to make one just like that. While searching for some inspiration, I came across Taryn’s Rustic Growth Chart at Design, Dinning and Diapers. I loved the finished look of her project!   I followed her steps to create one of my own!  Check out the blog link for more project details.

 I am so proud to show you what I made! I made a super comfortable coffee table/ ottoman for my livingroom. When not in use it's the same size as my couch to it works as an ottoman too :)  

This project on ana white is called "more than a nightstand" but we built this to be a toy storage and we LOVE how it turned out!

I made this bench a little wider than the plan and made the legs more solid. I was shooting for a restoration hardware-type finish. It was fun to experiment. Used Dark Walnut stain, a white chalk paint "wash" (diluted chalk paint with water - about 50/50), sanded it back a little and added clear and dark wax. I still need to add wax to the legs, but had to share!

Looked everywhere for plans to build a G-House and kept coming back to this one...

Wanted to integrate 2 275 gallon IBC containers for thermal mass so I had to adjust the plans a little.

Stared off with clearing the land and putting down some 4x4 pressure treated timber as the base.. Found a good price on some 1" minus gravel so I went and got 2 truckloads for the interior.. adds to the themal mass as well... Bonus...

Once the gravel and timber were down, it was time to build structure.  The south wall is according to plan but the north side had to be extended to 60" tall to facilitate the containers.... Looks a little wonky but function was my primary concern.  Built all the base in my garage and moved them out.

Once I got all the peices outside, I 4" screwed them to the pressure treated lumber and ran 3' rebar thru the corners from some stability and wind protection.

Up went the front and back framing then onto the rafters..  The south side was a breeze as the plans were pretty exact... the north side on the other hand had to be measured and cut individually due to the plan modification.  Was a bit of a pain but went pretty well..

Rafters up and its time for some covering..  Decided to go with a combo of Solexx and SunTuf panels...price was comparable.

SunTuf panels went on really easily.. the solexx was a different story since it expands a tad when it gets hot..  Leaves sags and natural vents when overlapping but it all tightens back up when the temp comes back down.

Weve been hitting 90s this last week and its consistently 120+ inside so I decided to frame in a window.  Fans will be added on either side of hte window shortly and the door is being built.

I altered the plans for the Providence Bench to make this shorter bench, which I'm using as a side table. I love the chunky look of the 2x4s and the angled legs! I built it in an afternoon, but finishing took a bit longer, and I'm listing it as intermediate because of making angled cuts and beveling some ends, but it really wasn't that hard. Cost is for lumber only--I used leftover stain and polyurethane.

Happy spring! This DIY Tropical Pallet Living Wall is so simple that anyone can build in less than 1 hour. It is easy to maintain, and beautiful as well! Free plan included!

My friend got his project done, two weeks before x-mas.

This is my wonderful Outdoor Dining Table!!

My husband's first project and I couldn't be more pleased with the end result.

Thanks Anna White for your EASY to follow instructions!

I really liked and wanted to build the hanging daybed.  Then I needed somewhere to hang it.  Then I wanted to use it during the day (Northeast Brasil - Sun is brutal)

Built using massaranduba wood (Father in law has a woodshop) and the thing weighs a tonne.  

The shades are a 85% sunshade.

It has proven very popular with family and friends.  As of yet there has not been space on it for me to try out.  

Bed measures 1.0M x 1.9M

Project all total took about 120 hours.  

I enjoyed following Ana's simple bunk plans. They turned out great and the girls love them!

I made this to match Ana's rustic x console, end and coffee table!

This was a simple build. You can probably tell from the pictures how it was cut, painted and decorated. The whiskers are just picture hanging wire. The wood was scrap from around my shop and all the other materials we had on hand.

I needed mobile stand for my lathe so I built one using scrap 2x4 and 2x6 boards.  

I started building a different bench, but I decided halfway through that I didn't like my design. I found this, and loved it, so I modified my partially built bench to incorporate the woven back design. I substituted in a few mortise and tenon joints for strength, and used either kreg or waterproof glue for the non-structural joints. The seat bottom is made from 2x4's I resawed in half. I also rounded over the edges of the 'Y' pieces, which I think makes it look a bit more like they're woven together. Thanks for the plans, this is a great addition to my front porch!