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Well this was definitely the most challenging so far because we decided to modify the kitchen island plans to incoporate the tilt out trash bin. Very pleased with the results. Extended the back of the island to accomodate a 11" deep trash bin. Slim trash cans fit perfect. Found a gift wrapping bin for half price after Christmas and it is a perfect fit and 13 gallon bags fit great.

The x's were definitely a challenge because it changed the angles and it would have been best to just mark it with the board before finishing the whole box. 

Now we just need to paint the cabinets and change the countertops and paint the kitchen walls. Not happening anytime soon, but at least the island is done.

I loved the junior loft bed plan and it was customizable and much cheaper than at the furniture store.

We ended up buying a thicker mattress than expected and adding an extra 2x2 with wood letters we got on sale at the craft store. Originally their was about a 5 inch rail over the height of the mattress and the letters made it more around 9-10 inches. We attached the letters to the wood first with glue and nails through the bottom and then screwed the board to the bed rail. 

My 3 year old loves it! 

I made this train table for my nieces for Christmas. They LOVED it!

I used pre-primed MDF boards and plywood. I skipped the bottom shelf since I knew it would never actually be used as a coffee table and cut half circles out of the top for access so that it wouldn't need hardware.

Built this pet kennel end table from Ana's plans for my dad for Christmas. Only changes I made were to the dimensions to better fit my dads mid-sized dog and the top which I made by laminating a few boards rather than sheet material. Everything but the side panels is oak. Plans were really simple and I'm really happy with the finished product. As soon as I revealed it on Christmas morning his dog knew who it was for and ran right in and laid down with his new bone. Very awesome payoff to say the least.

This built was easy with Ana white blue prints I used 2x10 for the top and also made the matching bench.

thanks Ana white 

had lots of fun building this project for my grandauther, she's only a year and a half old and I'm pretty sure she will enjoy this see saw for a long time.

My Dad came to visit for Christmas and he knew for months that all  I wanted to do was have him build this table!! We used pine and found really cheap legs on amazon that were being discontinued. They were $15 each!! We plan on having a large family so we made this to fit 8 people. There is enough room to add chairs to seat 12 for parties and events though.I got all of the chairs off Craiglsist for free and just painted and recovered the seats. I am totally in love with this table! Thank you Ana White for the plans and my Dad for his hard work! 

Thanks to Ana for her inspiration and such great plans.  My wife wanted a taller headboard and footboard so we added to the overall height of both.  Everything else is pretty much per Ana's specs.  Our big box stores here wouldn't know a straight board if it slapped them in the face.  After putting my headboard and footboard together the gaps looked terrible.  So I decided to veneer both with 5 mm underlayment ripped 7.5 inches wide and angled to 45 degrees on each side.  Once that was glued and nailed into place both pieces looked much better.  We decided to do without a box spring so the deck/frame is built from 2 2x10's, 5 2x4's, 6 2x4 "feet", and two sheets of 1/2 inch plywood. This thing weighs a ton!

I built this step stool for my son's new "big boy" bed. I built the bed and ended up being a little high for him. So I decided he'd probably like to have a little stool to use to help him get up in the bed. He loves it.

I made it with scrap wood that I had from making his bed. I love the simple design and it is very easy to build. I did use a set of metal stamps and stamp "GROW" onto the stool. We used milk paint and then sealed it with Hemp Oil.

Thanks for all of the plans, love to create stuff!

I took the rustic x base and decided to put a concrete top on it. 

This was our first time using the kreg jig. We bought the recommended $99 one and boy was it worth it. Can see a lot of kreg jigging in my future! :) We cut the legs at 35" and omitted the arches so it can be stored under the kitchen counter. The crawl-in space is definitely a little tight, but he's getting the hang of it after just one day of practice. We built the tip resisters, but haven't added them yet. It seems sturdy enough without them for our cautious 17-month-old, but I suspect we'll have to attach them when he gets bigger and more rambunctious. We sanded the edges liberally, and notched the top four corners to avoid taking eyes out. We also added felt pads to the bottom of each leg so it doesn't damage our wood floors.

Not too bad for a beginner. We couldn't find the bolds, but we did add the L brackets.

Here's our experience: http://wearegrownupsnow.blogspot.com/2017/04/diy-rustic-x-end-table.html

Laundry sorter with 3 tilt out bins and 3 drawers.  Made to fit a recess in laundry so it looks like a built in cabinet.

This was so much easier then I thought it was going to be.