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This was the first piece of furniture that I ever built!  Plans were very helpful and easy to follow.  If I had it to do overagain, I would have painted instead of staining (less sanding required).

Use white maple and maple ply with cedar for the sides and back of the drawers.

First project using a kreg jig. It went well. Sanding was the worse part. If you are going to brace the legs you will need more wood than listed in the plans.

This was my first project from this site...and it will not be my last. thank you so much for all the hard work you put into these great plans.

Built a bunch of benches for Christmas/wedding gifts. It was fun to have them all finished in different colors and line them up for pictures.

Our kids love this table.  Everyone had to put their handprints on it!

I built this bed for my 12 year old daughter. We moved to a smaller house & we needed a way to maximize the use of space in her room. She's also visually impaired, which made the ladder option more dangerous. She could get up a ladder fine, but coming down was an issue. I was thrilled to find a plan with stairs, and I added a handrail for her to help guide her down the stairs. I also put a peel & stick zebra print border around it to tie it in with her bedding & curtains. The rope lights underneath added a cool touch & helped make that dark area more functional. 

Loved the farmhouse table plan, but didn't love the stretcher and stretcher supports. If you remove those, you have to find other ways to provide support, which I did by way of a stronger apron and the use of pockethole screws.

Also, I shortened the table. It's about 69 inches long, plenty of room for 6 people, and just right for our apartment dining room!

Someone had asked me to build them a tv stand and this is what I did. Thank you for making the plans so clear. 

Made this unit in 6 sections

(2) End Units = 15" x 14.25" x 83"

(2) Middle Units = 27" x 14.25" x 68"

(1) Middle Unit = 15" x 14.25" x 68

(1) Top Unit = 69" x 14.25" x 15"

Total for the whole unit = 99" x 14.25" x 83"

I used my Kreg jig (K4) for pretty much the whole project.  Made all the shelves adjustable also using the Kreg Shelf Pin Jig.  Glad I purchased the pin jig because it made the whole project go easier. 

What I did different be from the plans shown:

1.  The shelves:  I used the 1x12 and did add the 1x2 but just made the front go down instead of out to give it a bulkier look. 

2.  The top: I basically mirrored the bottom shelf that way it would be a flush look.

I mixed the plans for the kids bench and small work bench from The Family Handyman to make a little work bench/step stool.

http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Projects/Woodworking/Woodworking-Proj…

I needed a nice way to hide our TV electronics and at the same time serve as a bench for seating. I could not find plans for ANYTHING like this anywhere! I decided to take the Rustic X Console table plans and change the dimmensions around and it worked fantastic. I can now hide everything I need to in the baskets with the wiring exiting through the basket handholes and at the same time I do not have a useless media cabinet taking up space, but instead have additional seating in our living room for 3 more people! 

This was my first furniture project, and I modified these plans slightly to get 2 drawers, as well as a smaller depth of the desk.  I took this photo before I added drawer pulls, but I love how it turned out!

I was in desperate need of nightstands that would match my AMAZING farmhouse bed and shoe dresser and I found these! I had to make a few modidications to fit the space on our walls. I also put a few braces inside so the drawer wouldn't tip out when it opened. Overall they turned out pretty awesome if I do say so myself...

Pretty easy project.  Check for square often.  It will pay off when putting the shelves in.  The "x" on the sides was the trickiest.  Cost was approximately $100.