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Ana's instructions were very easy to follow. The main problem I had was the 4X4 lumber was S4S, therefore the edges were rounded, which made for awkward joints with the aprons. Other than that, I used wood conditioner before staining and sealing. 

My 4 year old kept asking for a bunk bed, so my wife and I went to the furniture store and saw we would be paying close to $1000 for a junkie bunk bed. We told him it cost too much and left it at that. Then he started bringing us pennies, dimes and all the change he could find to pay for the bed. So I found this website and decided to attempt to build him one. I started building it after work on Monday, continued for a few hours every evening and finished Saturday morning. It turned out amazing, and both the boys love it. It is extremely sturdy, and will last beyond my lifetime. It's just a good quality design. Total Cost was about $300. Not bad for what we would have been paying for a lesser quality bed. Changes I made: I added the railing on the front of the upper bed to match the headboards and railing on the back side because my wife is a worrier. I also designed and built the stairway and bolted it to the lower bed. I am no professional carpenter, a novice at best. Most people with a little carpentry knowledge can build this. Thanks Ana, we all love it!

I made this taller to fit my bed.  

Some added storage for small kitchen appliances

This is the third farmhouse table I built, although it is trifle smaller to fit in a smaller space. I think this one is just about 62” long. I also built a 48” bench to go along with this table, and I think they look so cute together!

I used 2 x 6's because of the distance (just over 12') I still need to build the ladder but my daughter insisted on sleeping up there anyway as she has been waiting for a few days as I worked om=n building this. No paint or stain yet, not sure how she wants it finished> I will update the photos as I finish the project.

Started with building the 2x4 sectional sofa and the armless sectional.  Liked the plans so much starting building the bar from my own design.  Than completed the patio renovation with the fancy X farmhouse table and benches.  Thank you Ana White for all the inspirations to redo my backyard patio.

I found a baseball bat headboard that I wanted to make for my son...thankfully I found this website that has helped me so much. I BUILT every piece of furniture my in sons room, crazy!

I had a blast doing and have no plans on stopping.

I used a 1 x 12  and  2  1 x 6 for the table top because thats what  had on hand.  I used Jacobean stain on the top and poly.   I used white paint and glaze on the aprons and legs.  2 coats.  

Built from DIY Pete's plans. I'm in Hawaii so lumber here is a lot, and I do mean A LOT more expensive here. I wanted to use cedar but that would have cost me close to $450 just for the lumber here in Hawaii. Spent an entire day running around between local lumber yard, Home Depot, Lowe's, and a recylce lumber yard called Re-Use Hawaii trying to figure out how to cut costs down. Ended up going with redwood as it was a nice wood that was more affordable. I ended up putting 5 coats of Minwax Helmsman spar urethane clear gloss, sanding with 150 then 220 grit sandpaper to get a nice thick and smooth finish. This is my very first build ever and it took me the weekend (about 20 hours) to build. DIY Pete's instructions are pretty good but I have to watch his video a few times which was extremely helpful. The video made this an easy project as it was like having a pro right there with you. Love your website. Can't wait to start on the next project. David M. 

With a little help from the kids, we were able to get it built in about 4 hours!

I really enjoyed this project. Really happy with how it turned out! I ended up using a thin flexible panel board in a nickelboard pattern for the back to help make it lighter. Easier to transport. 

Shortened the design to fit the spot and used a slab of white oak I had laying around.