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A pallet wall shelf unit that I made for my bathroom for my wife. There are four shelves, with the top and bottom around 8.5" deep, and the middle two around 5" deep. I planed the edges of the boards for joining, but just lightly sanded the faces to preserve the rustic look of the boards (so they are smooth to the touch, but still have texture). The back is edge glued and pocket screws, and the shelves are glued and pocket screwed into the back, and screwed in from the backside for extra strength. I finished with Minwax Water Based Wood Stain in Ebony and Satin Polycrilic.

Here is our version of the Rebecca Media Center. We love it!! It provides so much storage and since it's only 11 3/4 inches wide it does not take up a lot of space. Thank you so much Ana for these plans.

Used the great plans from this website. Very easy to follow. Painted white, sanded, stained to give the weathered look. Very happy with it! Made two of them.

Dining Room Table and Bench combo with Reclaimed Doug Fir. No stain

Really enjoyed building these stools. This is the most difficult project I have attempted yet from your plans. Next, I am going to build a farmhouse headboard / footboard. I really enjoy browsing through all of your wonderful plans.

A rustic ladder lamp to have over our dining table. Big bulbs and wire mesh lamp shades.

I skipped the X part, I had a few issues with alignment. I also used the oxidizing mix reccomended on the page. Mine turned out very grey, I'm not complaining. Could be because I only let the mixture sit for a few hours? I really dont know. It was a fun project though and I plan to try more for sure. 

Note: The 1x12s didnt oxidize much at all. Neither did the wood filler I used (must make much better cuts next time).

This was my husband and I's first building project. The plans were very easy to follow, with exact dimensions and lists of materials needed. We are really pleased with how they turned out and are about to build a matching king size Farmhouse bed to go with the Farmhouse bedside tables.

The pocket hole jig was optional, but it definitely helped make the finished product much more sturdy and professional looking. Since that cost about $100, it raised the total price of the tables, but now we can use that on any project. We highly recommend it!

We built both of these in about 2 weekends.

**Also, the plan we followed was for the bedside table in Ana White's published book of plans. It may differ from the plans that this post links to**

For my birthday I asked for power tools. My boyfriend followed your video of beginners tools and got me a lot of them.   

For my first project I decided to do the Lighted Chalkboard Sign.  I accidentally nailed my working table and I was drilling the holes with the wrong direction on the impact drill but I managed. Rookie mistakes :)

Everyone loved it and I´m super exited to build new things.

Thanks for the inspiration and easy to follow instructions!

Since everyone else is making them, I had to jump on the bandwagon.  Typical console, but I left off the metal trim (for now at least) and used a wire brush on the top boards and the face of the legs to eat away at the wood and raise the grain.  It gives it tremendous texture and really makes it look more like old reclaimed lumber.

This was the first time I have built furniture, and I really enjoyed it. (And my wife loves the results!) I made it about a foot shorter and two inches wider to fit under the window, and I attached it directly to the wall.

Farmhouse style computer desk with breadboard top and slat style shelves for printer, and a drawer. 

This is my modified version of the farmhouse table. I wanted to be able to sit 6 people at a 6' table, so I decided to go with a different style of legs. It is still very sturdy.

I wanted a project to build with my husband, and his desk was falling apart. Mine was old and tiny so we made two of these side by side. I did all my own work with some instruction from him, and it was pretty easy! It was also really fast: I think the total time spent was under 8 hours!

Custom Dining Room Hutch in Paradise Blue with Black Glazing. 

I built this for an odd-sized print. I used 1x3 on the interior frame, and 1x2 on the border frame. I really like the rustic look of it, and it came together really quickly.