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I just finished building this dresser and i am very very happy with it. I got the plans from the design confidential http://www.thedesignconfidential.com/2012/03/free-diy-furniture-plans-b… This dresser took me over a month to do from start to finish i mostly just worked on it during the weekends. I have a small work area so there was only so much i could do at once. This dresser is very sturdy and strong, I am willing to bet this will be in the family for many years to come. If I had a router I would have loved to have made the drawers out of solid pine (instead of plywood) and made dovetail joints. I used The kreg jig to build them and there still awesome either way.

Made from plans on website. Granddaughters favorite color is purple so that's the theme. Siding and room match house.  

I used Ana's camp loft bed plans. Built it directly in the room since I had the kiddo's with me and hubby working late couldn't help carry pieces upstairs. Built this "big girl" bed for my three year old and she loves it. Hubby and Bro-in Law got the mattress and it was a little high for the plans, so I have since added a foldable side rail for extra security. Plans worked great as is, no changes made.

I changed the entrance from the front to the end and added the steps.

This is a cross between the Farmhouse toddler bed plans and the Brookstone storage bed. My youngest son's bedding was all western stuff that I had made and wanted a bed that did it justice. We combined the headboard from Brookstone with the Farmhouse plans. I think it looks pretty good considering it was our first project!

Redo on a flea market find. Enjoy!

Shoe dresser with an additional row.

So easy when you have the right tools. It is exactly what we needed. I can't wait for my next project!

This is 2 different shirley console tables .  I did both out of pine boards and golden oak stain.  One I used wax on and the other poly.  

Had a blast making this bed and redesigning my granddaughter bedroom 

This was a modification of the Shirley Console Table. I had to change the dimensions to fit our entryway, and I wanted some color variation. Because I used two different stains, the pieces had to be fit together, sanded accordingly, taken apart, stained, and then glued/screwed together again. I learned how to use a router on this project, so it was a learning experience (thank goodness for wood filler!). I also inset the sides and back, though it's not really obvious in the picture. The drawers slide on a tongue and groove track. The pulls are white porcelain covered in teal sharpie (baked then coated with acrylic). Definitely learned a lot on this project! As this was made basically from wood scraps, I'm not sure what the cost was. The drawers, minus the facing, is 3/4" oak veneer plywood.

Shorted this length of the table by 6 inches to fit the available space. Came out great. Tip: If using pine, after stain dries, gently sand again with high grade paper to remove raised ridges after wood has absorbed stain, but not hard enough to remove stain. This will help make the eating surface much smoother to the touch. 

New chairs for our lake house. They turned out realy comfortable. Thank you Ana!