Community Brag Posts

Inspired by the Pottery Barn benchwright square coffee table, I made this approximately 36'' square with one large drawer.

I was making a set of side tables for my daughter and decided to make an additional one for our spare room/guest space.  I love to try new wood treatments so I used Apple Cider Vinegar applied with a steel wool pad on this table.  Let the steel wool soak for about an hour and then applied.  Sanded after dry to even out the finish and then applied a gloss finish to give it a beautiful shine.  

As the Superkids are getting older, I'm slowing trying to reclaim neglected areas of our home and make them a bit more stream lined and organized.
(I love organization! It is another true passion of mine.)
Anyway, while Stumbling I ventured upon the site Ana-White.com loaded with FREE easy furniture plans. Upon seeing a laundry storage option, my heart fell for a clean and crisp laundry basket sorter.

Previously, in my laundry area was this chrome rolling cart which housed my mismatched laundry baskets and other miscellaneous items. It was sturdy and served it purpose.

Now, I have all beautiful white baskets all lined up ready to sort all my laundry. Thank you to Superman who surprised me on Father's Day by cutting all the pieces for me so we could get it all screwed together. I love it!

- Purchased 6 laundry baskets at Wal-Mart @ $2.75 each.
- Scrap Melamine in white left over from another project.
- Left over drywall screws.
- Some light weight Spackle.
- 1 small bottle of craft paint from Hobby Lobby on sale after the holidays for 19 cents.

My version of Fancy X Farmhouse table with a built in copper cooler!!

I feel in love with these plans as soon as I saw them, but didn't have front loading washer at the time. So...I talked hubby into buying me a new house, which meant I had to have new washer and dryer, now I have my pedestal..and I LOVE it. It was soo easy to build. The hard part was getting heavy washer on it, thankfully hubby and teenage son are strong!

Apothecary Media Console Table. No modifications to plans.

I had trouble with the angled cuts not fitting perfectly. I have a circular saw, not a table saw or miter saw, so I had to measure with a protractor and mark, then try to follow my lines exactly. Tedious, but I like the table. It is mad heavy though!

I had a great time building this project. Thanks For the idea and plans. I added floating shelves to the room. 

I've been wanting to create some bathroom decor....here it is!

I made this after seeing the Rustic Wood Entertaining Shelves on the Pottery Barn website. I fell in LOVE with the wine glass rack, but $80 was way too much for me. I had some leftover 2x6s in the garage, so I Kreg jigged them together to make the shelf. I found some under cabinet mount wine glass racks at Bed Bath & Beyond for $10, so I bought them and spray painted them with Rustoleum oil rubbed bronze, and attached them to the bottom of my shelf. I found some shelving brackets at Home Depot and used those to hang the shelf on the wall. I could not be more proud of my wine glass rack/shelf!

Farmhouse table base with drinkholder/planter inserts.  Done up w Colorado pride!

I actually made these a year ago and finally got around to blogging/brag posting. This was the very first DIY furniture I ever attempted. In fact it's what introduced me to Ana White and got me inspired to start my blog! I saw outdoor couches at Pottery Barn that I loved but were way out of my price range, especially because I wanted two. This project could not have been easier. It took me two afternoons, one for each couch, but now that I know what I'm doing I could put them both together in a few hours. They held up with heavy usage all summer. I'm so excited I took a chance on these plans!

I started giving much needed attention to my deck and found Ana's plan for this bench. I modified it slightly to make it longer (for four seats instead of three).

My husband followed the plans Ana-White provided to make me this. I love it! We're also going to make the chairs in the future. To check out additional photos of this table and other home projects we've tackled please take a look at my blog, Our Up House Love.

My sister came to me with a picture of a coffee table.  She wanted to build it!  Together we spent a weekend building the Rustic X Coffee table.  She is a little disappointed with how dark the stained turned out, but I actually really like the color!  She has found a new hobby in woodworking and I really look forward to building new projects with her.  Next up, she wants a new tv stand. :)

I used the surf bed plan and put a plywood face on the front and added the roofline, windows and flower boxes. The steps double as a bookshelf. 

This is my first build from Ana’s plans. First I had to build the work bench in order to have something sturdy to work on. Thanks to home depot it was very inexpensive to build. I didn’t use wood conditioner and now I wish I had. I also used a 2 in 1 stain and seal. In retrospect would have used stain and then a varnish. All and all I’m very happy with the look and the stability. Even though I built it in my garage while its 94 degrees here in Florida I still enjoyed the project.