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This was a fun and pretty easy project.  My oldest son has been asking for some bunkbeds for awhile now, so I was glad when I ran into these plans.  

The project was realitively cheap, but if I could do it again, I would have used nicer material to avoid some of the finishing work.  I built this in one day, but spent sevral weeks on the finishing work, which included two coats of primer and LOTS of wood filler.  I took all the edges through my router, so everything would have a nice rounded edge.  I also decided to put a cap on the headboard, footboard and rail to finish off the project a little.  I liked the look of thes being added.  

The original project does not include slats in the pricing and knowing that firrying boards were not strong enough for this task I really wondered what I was going to do.  Buying a ton of 1x2's can add up fast, so I decided to make them out of cheap 2x4's.  I bought a few 10' 2x4's that allowed me to get six slats out of each of them after I ripped them on my table saw.  They ended up being very sturdy 1 3/4" x 1 1/2".  

******If I was going to do this project again, I would mark the location of every screw, as I hit some of the screws holding the 2x6's of the headboard and footboard with the lag bolts I used to hold the main rails.  I would have also painted all of the pieces individually, put it together and than touched it up, as there were many hard to reach areas with the paint.  This would have improved the finish*******

Honestly think it needs a new name, because when all said and done works and looks great.
Going to be making another one at some point, and make some alterations to it to fit a need, and suggestions.
It took me longer then it probably would for some, but then again I am disabled and can only work for short bursts.
Hard to see in the photos, but i used brass knobs on the drawers. I also used briwax on the parts that slide, (the rail, and bottom of drawer edges..  works nicely..  

Just finished up this table. I'm probably going to sell it as the wife would rather have the Pedestal Table. So, it will remain in the house until it sells. Then, I'll get to work on the other one. Thanks Ana!

We finally bought a wonderful King size bed but couldn't afford a headboard.  After seeing this one on Ana's site I knew I could do it.  Purchasing a compound miter saw helped.  For some reason the thought of using a circular saw sets my teeth on edge.  I've found that using the much sturdier miter saw on a workbench has been a piece of cake for me!  I adjusted the plans for the width of our mattress/box springs and didn't go quite as high.  But I'm VERY pleased with the results!  And I swear we slept MUCH BETTER last night with the headboard installed...LOL. 

Handmade pine tables with dark walnut stain

I made this bench just as instructed except I made the back legs taller (after the fact) for more back support.

Finally, after 21 months of having no place for extra rolls of toilet paper in the toilet area of our new home, I convinced my husband to make this for us. Now he wants one in his workshop bathroom! I've had the plans printed for almost a year!  

We couldn't find a 1x10, so we used the table saw to cut down a 1x12 into a 1x10, 1x8 and a 1x6 for the shelves. Also, couldn't find 2x3s for the legs and ended up buying a 2x6 and ripping it in half.

It came out more beautiful than I imagined. Almost done with the Squatty Potty, that we also found on Ana's site, to complete the room :)

I was sitting down looking through the pottery barn catalog one day and saw the Eli fort bed. My sons name is Eli so I found it funny it had his name but also decided he had to have one! I of course was not going to pay the pretty penny of $1400 that pottery barn wanted so I knew if he was going to have it , I would need to build it. He is 2 years old btw. I decided to google Eli fort bed to see if I could get any other measurements. Then I saw Ana Whites website for the first time. I was in my glory and super excited when I saw the clubhouse plans. Though I changed alot of things, her plans gave me a great layout to give me the confidence I needed to go and do it! So here is my building before and after pictures. Just thought Id share and of course the last picture is my son super excited about his new fort bed!

Some of my changes:

I added 7 inches to the posts height to give more space underneath it and to give me space to lower the mattress .Then I changed the angle of the peek as well to make it shorter to make up for the height difference as well.

I used plywood that looked like panels for the walls instead of pine planks. Im not sure if the cost is cheaper or more but I wanted wood above the door instead of just a piece of trim like in the Clubhouse plans and this I believe was much faster then cutting planks and putting them all together.

I dropped the mattress height down 6 inches because I wanted the railing to be taller after the mattress was in the bed for extra safty since he is only 2. It is easier for him to climb up into the bed with the mattress being lower in the doorway as well. I hid the fact that is was much lower behind the 2x8 trim in lou of the 1x6 trim the plans called for.

I also added the top step to the ladder as well because 3 wasn't going to get him up there. :)

Thanks Ana White for the plans!! They helped to give me a starting point so that I knew which bases to cover when I altered something!

My husband and I were able to build this project one night after putting our kids down. It took us 3 1/2 hours to build. I love how long it is. I wanted a TV console that was pretty long and this one is 8 feet. It's perfect. We didn't change anything about the plans...except we haven't put casters on the bottom and I can't decide if we ever will. Thx for these plans Ana!

For the grandkids

This was a great project to begin with. I used pocket holes instead of finishing nails. I also added another shelf and trim work.

thanks for the plans! Took me about three hours to build, sand and stain!

This was the first piece of furniture  my husband  built. He also built a matching sideboard/buffet table.

Our new place has a kitchen island, so we needed stools. We had been searching the internet for vintage drafting stools, but could not justify spending over $200 a stool. We stopped at the local Goodwill and found two stools for $7 a piece. To make it even better they were on sale. We spent under $10 for the two.

Check out my blog for more photos of the process.

Super easy. Under $50 .. wanted an industrial look to match new shelves, and could storage laundry baskets. Wanted a certain width / color. Added extra pieces to bottom shelves to create a cubble shelve.

Love the outcome!

Here is my try at your table. I skipped the x's on the sides.