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This is my first build. I found the plans for it almost perfect but made a couple of adjustments.

FYI- if you do the 5 crossboards on both platforms, you will need to buy 3 more 2 x 4's to get the cuts you need for everything.

I also added posts in the center to ensure that there is no future sagging.

To get it into my closet sized laundry room that is right off of my kitchen, we painted it before assembling it inside the house. We attached the posts to the bottom and installed that first, then added the top. The clearance in my space would not allow it to be completely assembled before we put it in.

The extra posts don't allow for 3 baskets, but it does still allow for two. I'm also thinking of doing some pull out drawers or something in the bottom.

We painted with metallic silver spray paint and it worked great.

I found the plan for a small vanity and fell in love! I really wanted to build it for my 3 year old. With her room being small and all of her toys having separate spaces for each her room was getting crowded! So with some thinking I came up with a plan to double the whole plan and got myself a media center that took up less space than everything else while still looking pretty! My little girl loves that she can store all her toys, still have her desk and be able to watch movies from her bed.

Built this table for my niece 3 years ago which she still wont let go of even though its getting small for her..  I mostly had all the materials needed minus paint which i got from home depot. Pretty straight forward project that i got done in a few hours. She was 3 at the time and is now 6 and still has the table which she still uses and has.

Floating Shelves

I built this using the sturdy workbench plans. I hesitate to call it a brag, as it is my first project, and I used some 2x4s from Home Depot. Premium... Yeah right!

Despite my crooked cuts and warped wood, the sum of the parts is actually pretty sturdy!

I did modify it a bit. As I'm 6'2", I made the legs approximately 35" and used 2 3/4" Sheets of 24x48 MDF as the top. This gave me a total height of about 36 1/2" of height, which is pretty comfortable.

I would have preferred more workspace, but I'm limited to a portion of my one car garage, so 24x48 will have to do!

Finally, though this was definitely an hour or two worth of project, it took my about 2 weeks to complete, working in increments as small as 15 minutes, sue to having a 4 month old son!

Now to decide what to build next!

This is my first furniture project I wanted to replace my cheap computer desk that was falling apart. The build was pretty simple, the only problem was finding a good project board and finding a good stain. Tried several different stains an a piece of scrap before deciding on red elm gel stain. Project took longer than I anticipated but most of that time was in getting the finish right, the build part was pretty quick.

Had an awesome time building this! Very little modification from original plans. Used Thompsons water seal, Desert Brown. 

I have been needing an entertainment center for so long. When this plan popped up, my husband and I went into action. We designed this piece a little differently though. For one, the plan is too narrow for us and our tv-so our console is wider but shorter-to save on costs. Another note-we needed a place to put our computer so it can charge without our twin boys getting ahold of the cord. You can see that feature on the lower left hand corner. I also used a picture in a very well known catalog and I used the picture to get the stain just right. This might just be my favorite piece so far. I will be adding the bookcases and hutch to this. I am also in the process of adding 2 doors to this console. They needed to be stained before I could add them though.

Recently I added a family member and his name is Myles. He needed a home so before we picked him up I built him one of these for him to grow into. The one pictured is actually the second one I built that was built for a friend. I followed the original instructions. I used a couple different bits of material. My table top is 1x4's and for the sides i used bead-board. I painted it an off white with eggshell finish. The table top is stained with Minwax Ebony stain. I love how it turned out and most of all my puppy enjoys it as well.

I left the bottom open. The dimensions in the plans make it so you can set the crate right on top of a crate replacement trey series 700 from PetCo. This makes it very easily to clean by just lifting the crate off the trey and hosing it off and also prevents the wood from absorbing any liquids.

Shortened to 5ft length.

  I used a lot of extra screws in the legs for additional supports, and filled all the gaps and screws with wood filler. I also used electric planer on top to flatten surface and then sand, sand, sand. 

This was a new project idea my wife wanted me to do. It was relatively simple to follow. I felt it turned out pretty good. I've always felt that Ana's plans were well thought out and simple to follow. Even for a beginner like me.

My wife wanted a sofa table near our sliding door going outside to backyard / pool. She was looking online and found some cheapo "made in China" types at some of the big box store sites; yuck.

I had to come home from our family vacation sooner than the wife and kids which meant I had 12 days at home alone to make some sawdust. The wife got her sofa table which she really digs. My boy got a bed (different post) and daughter got her room painted.

I didn't add the "X" feature at the ends as I like the console better without them. Also spray painted some corner hardware; L brackets and lag bolts a textured black / copper spray, but didn't add them; wife liked the table without the added decor so it stays as is.

Octagon table for dining room

This table was super easy to build... it took me only 3 hours! I opted to use hardwood poplar 2x2s for the legs because furring strips frustrate me to no end (bowing boards, splitting wood, etc.) and the poplar also made it sturdier. Had I used furring strips, this table would have only cost me $15, but I opted for the more expensive route... but still, $35 ain't bad!

Also, I used the Kreg Jig for this project, set on 3/4" with 1 1/4" pocket hole screws - EXCEPT when I drilled the base frame onto the table top. I used 1" pocket hole screws for that, just in case the 1 1/4" screws were too long and came poking out the top of the table.

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