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Thanks for the work bench plans! Mine measures 3 feet by 6 feet. We have a single car garage so I put locking casters on mine to enable me to move it. Easier to clean, easier to access all sides then put it back in the corner. The frame is 2x4, the top is leftover ash flooring. The lower shelf is leftover 2 by (4s, 6s). I may add another layer of ash to the top but it's functional as is. Stands 36 inches tall.

I built this as a birthday present for my sister and niece, she loves owls so I figured out a way to enlarge and image and stenciled an owl onto the top of the cover. Super happy with the way that it turned out. I used some retired climbing rope for the handles and screwed them in on the underside. I am going to put some rock around the outside so there is a buffer for the weed whacker.

Farmhouse Toddler Bed, made by my father & I for my son Corgan. Adapted to 28" wide crib mattress from following adaptations in comments. My first project! LOVE this plan! Thanks so much Ana! This bed will last for a very long time.

My son used your plans to build this bench for his Eagle Scout project. It now resides at the University City, MO Head Start, along with over 90 books that people donated for the children. He couldn't have done it without this site! Thank you so much!

My first Ana-white project. Planks where made from my old cedar fence.

Roof to be added later. Modified Dream Dollhouse to 1/2 size -- perfect for 2 yo!

Still unhung - but just had to share this wonderful swing we picked up today from our handyman. Thank you, Ana! The modifications to the plan we requested were a higher back and the front side table detail. We had it built for $350 - not including cushions.

I built the rustic coffee table. Love it!!

My take on the vintage step stool. I just used scrap wood for the supports. I painted it pink and then added some detail with white paint. Then I sanded over everything to make it more vintage-y. I was pleased with the result. The sanding really distressed the white detail.

Using reclaimed 2x4s stored in our garage, old tempered privacy glass jalousies, and deep purple paint, I built a rear console to place behind our sofa in our home theater living room. :)

I consider this an Intermediate project, only because of the care needed to cut and install the glass. The items on the rear console top are fairly lightweight and the glass is short enough to hold firm on its supports.

This is my first ever wood work piece.  I am really keen to build a dining table, but as a first project I decided to start with a coffee table.  My partner asked for a small table to fit next to the sofa so i changed the measurements on the plan and halfed most of the width of the wood.

I am in Australia, so I had to convert to metric and find wood that would be good for a first project.  I headed to our local hardware called Bunnings.  Bough myself a circular saw for around $30 and the wood was around $80 total.  Premium grade dressed pine. 

I made it a bit taller to be near the height of the sofa, which works great for a side table.  

I stained it with cedar stain and varnish three coats.  I am really happy with the finish product.

On to my next project ...kitchen dining table.  I have learnt a lot and will upgrade my saw to a mitre saw.

I didnt use counter sink drill bit for the screws as the wood was quite soft, but will for the next project.  I think this will give a better finish with the wood putty.

Thanks Ana, very inspiring and hope to do many more projects.

The end table plans looked really big.  I decided to cut it down to 16.5 inch square tops.  With the smaller table size I used 2x2's for the legs.  I think they turned out well.  I plan to sell them.  I already have a buyer for the coffee table.  Thanks for the ideas and plans.

After my husband caught a big bull Texas Redfish, we wanted to try out a Japanese printing method he'd seen on an episode of Mounted in Alaska. We painted the fish with tempura paint, then pressed on some rice paper and voila! A nifty, artistic fish print. The problem now would be finding a frame, so we built one following Ana's barnwood frame plans. We bought a cedar 1x4 and ripped it in half to create the 1x2's needed. More details on printing and framing are on my blog.

We changed up the method a little by routing the inner edge of each piece before putting the main square of the frame together, to give a ledge for plexiglass to sit in. Then we popped in the plexi, taped the print down, and stapled on some cardboard for backing. It's easy to hammer in some sawtooth hangers onto the back for wall mounting too.

Built entirely from reclaimed wood (plywood, scraps, and left over trim). Using what was on hand, adjusted the plans to be 39 3/4" tall and 36" wide, and added a toe kick. This took a couple of afternoons to build and finish. Painted with black semi-gloss paint and stained with Walnut stain. The plywood is from other projects that were disassembled and ripped to 1x12 size boards. The trim is a mix of S4S, mini stop, and oak shelf edge. This was a fun build, and it fits perfectly under the TV.

Note- I'm not sure why the lead-in picture comes up sideways when you click to expand it -- does anyone have advice on what to do to the picture to make it expand without rotating? It worked fine when I attached it below under 'additional photos.'

Plans developed myself after sneaking photos from the underside of the table at West Elm. 

Pine 2x4s make up backbone of the 2 legs and the horizontal piece underneath.

Used the figure 8 fasteners for members going across the table top to allow for any slight seasonal movement of the table top.

Not shown, but each leg is secured to the table top with (4) 2.5" bolts and a countersunk t-nut

Because I'm a beginner, this has taken up 75% of my weekends since mid-March.  Would not recommend this as a 1st major project.  3 way bevels are a pain in the arse. Thank God for the Timbermate filler.. that stuff worked great to give me crisp corners.

From start to completion, it was exactly two weeks.  One of those weeks, I was sick and didn't get a chance to do much.  I believe we picked the hottest days to work on this project, so we were taking more breaks than actually working.

It was time to replace our 12 year old rectangular coffee table. I used the corona coffee table plans with a few modifications.