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Dress up closet made from craftiness Is Not Optional's Dress Up Storage plans.

I modified this bench to incorporate a Texas theme. I traced a Texas shaped cutting board onto a 1x16 piece of edge-glued board, and then cut it out with my jigsaw.

Doll Bunk bed, this was a lot of fun to make the plan was laid out well and very easy to follow.

This was a gift to a friend's 10 year old and it really made her happy.

I enjoyed sewing the bedding. It was just an over all load of fun.

I made it very quickly, I think the filling, sanding painting took longer.

This was a pretty straight forward design! I am so in love with my new planters. This was my second Ana White build. I can't wait to do more. The only changes I made to the plans were adjusting the side up so they were even with the legs. Then I added a 1X3 topper as some of the others have done. The crests that are attached my husband had made while in the Phillipines. I've been waiting for a special project to use them on and this was definitely it! Thanks Ana!!

The best part about having a child is you get the opportunity to be a kid again. So when we bought our house I told my wife I was going to build our daughter her very own tiny house. Since our daughter is only 3 years old and can't afford a mortgage of her own we had to settle for a condo in her bedroom. After watching episode after episode of tiny house living and getting inspired it was time to get to work. With some help from my little girl (and mommy) this is what we came up with. To be honest I have to admit my crowning achievement was the faucet I put together with some pipe fittings and 50 cent faucet handles I picked up at a salvage yard. I know, I know after building everything in and out of her tiny house it's the kitchen faucet I'm most proud of HA, HA, HA! . One of these days i'll learn to actually take good photo's but i'm sure you guys get the idea. I hope you guys like it and get inspired to be a little kid again like my wife and I got the opportunity to be.

I made these two American Girl doll beds for my nieces. For one bed, I followed Ana's plans exactly. For the other, I used plywood and cove molding in place of the 1x3 slats.

You can find more details about the build and finish I used on my blog.

This was my first build so I learned a lot!!! I love this table but looking back I know more now than I did then and would have done things a little different. I would have plancked the top using my Kreg Jig Jr. and looked for straighter boards at Home Depot. I also altered the design for the look that I wanted, a rustic one. The table is 44" square and stand 43.5" tall. I also mitered the corners of the top outside boards wanting to give it a more finished looked. It took me about 3 days of nap times to build. We use it almost every night to eat dinner. I found the chairs at Habitat for Humanity and have plans to build a few more. My Husband thinks I should paint the table and distress to match the chairs, but that has not happened yet. All together I had a great time and learned a ton.

This was my first chair. I made the arms and base with 2x4's. I added a 2x4 apron in the front and back and 1x4 apron to the sides.  My next chair I will try to use the Kreg for the arms, the base will be hidden with aprons, so it doesn't matter. The slates are 1x4 as the instructions provided recommended.  I got the cushion from Lowes for $50

I made a mini version of the Haley Simple Shelves as my first project from this site.  I had only practiced with the Kreg Jig before making this, and learned that you should not make any project too small, or your Kreg holes won't fit.. Hence I had to face screw the shelf onto the frame.  Nevertheless this was fun to make, I love the color (Peacock by Behr) and best of all, it gets stuff off the bathroom counter!  

This is the second thing i have ever built and I am SO excited with the result! This has inspired me to take on new ambitious woodworking projects. Love it, thanks for the free plans!

I had a lot of fun building this table and these benches for our Tuscan-themed kitchen. The weathered turquoise gives the surroundings a pop! Thanks, Ana, for the inspiration and for sharing the plans! The benches were built according to the plan, but I did modify the table without the runner underneath so that side chairs could be pushed in.

A few years back, I built a twin version of Ana's Farmhouse Storage Bed for my step-daughter. After she moved out, I converted it to a huge toychest for my three-year-old.

I would have left it as a bed, but with a quality mattress it was so high I was afraid he could get hurt if he fell out.

The conversion is simple. Remove 24 screws, reconfigure, add back the screws in different places. The support blocks become feet for the chest, and the slats become spacers under the top part. 

He loves being able to get his toys out himself, and I love that he can put them away by himself. A big upgrade over plastic storage boxes on high clost shelves!

Once he's a bit older, I'll probably turn it into a bad again. 

I used three 2x12s for the top and 4x4s for the legs. Everything else pretty much the same.  Final table size 36"x60". Longest/hardest part was sanding and staining