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The plans for the table and chairs started with your designs and then evolved. The chairs are 2x2 an upgrade from 1x3s. We find them to be much sturdier. The total cost for the table and chairs is @$600 without finish. 

I used Ana's idea for the plan, but modified it slightly to stand up to my wrecking crew (aks the kiddos). I posted a step by step plan with photos on my blog if you want to use the information for yourself.

This was a collaboration between my father and I as a piece to add to my newborn daughters room.

I had seen a similar bookcase in a model home in my neighborhood and wanted it. That's when I remembered that Ana had plans for something similar on here. I used those and made modifications to suit my tastes by taking things I liked from Ana's plans and things I liked from the one I saw in the model home.

It was painted white with primer and then I painted the roof and accents with the same color paint I had used on my daughters' accent wall to make it match perfectly.

You can see photos of it from different angles and then a completed photo of it in her room.

I absolutely love this piece!

I built this table based off the plans from Rogue Engineer for an X based side table with concrete top, but I modified the angles to make the table 18" tall and 34" wide.  I also made the top from 2x8 boards instead of using concrete.  More details in the blog post.  A table base like this would cost $100 from Pier 1, but this plan helped me make my own base for about $8.  Awesome!

Toy chest made for grandson. The core made from tongue and groove boards. Lid supports hinge middle with two 90 Degree Stop Hinge on both sides.

Based off of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bnEs0qjW-A&t=24s 

We decided to use redwood because it is sturdy and looks nice. We used the steel wool in vinegar to stain the wood, which FYI, redwood turns black. We were a little worried they were ruined and we weren't going to get that rustic look. After a lot of sanding and 3 coats of clear poly they look great! Thank you so much for the plans!

Just want to thank you, Ana, for the wonderful plans and this site. I'm still so surprised that I was able to build something that looks so nice and is so functional. Since stumbling upon your site I've been able to put aside my fear of the "big" tools and do something that I've wanted to do for years. Since the media/wine cabinet I built for my daughter, using leftover material I built these end tables to match. She and my son-in-law are pleased, too.
I've got a couple more projects in progress right now for my son and my other daughter is putting her list together - I'm just so happy to be doing this!
These tables are similar to the narrow cottage end tables, but without the drawer.

I needed a filing cabinet but wanted something stylish and unique. At the same time, I was also looking for an excuse to build this beautiful ladder shelf. So I decided to combine the two and create a "ladder filing cabinet!" I adjusted the plans so that the legs were made of 1x3's for extra support and I used 1x2's for shelf trims. I also converted side-mount drawer slides into a bottom track for the drawer.

I built these doors to save some space from my old swinging door and to add some visual interest to the hallway since this is the first thing you see when you walk in the front door.  You can find full details and tutorial plus alot more pictures on my blog post:

https://chasingadreamblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/dress-up-the-mess-sliding-doors-to-laundry-room/

Another wonderful accomplishment.  Very easy to build, just took some time measuring and measuring again.

This was my first time ever using a drill AND a staple gun, and my first woodworking project since I made stilts out of wood and glue for 4-H, like, 25 years ago!

I'm not sure I did it right, and I had to place a plant stand strategically in order to keep it standing upright, but the boys love it so far! I ended up using the curtains that I had in the boys room, and the loops weren't big enough, so I improvised with ribbon, and the curtains weren't quite long enough to go around to the bottom, but I figure having the staples showing just made it look cool and industrial :)

All in all, I'm pretty darn proud of completing my first project!! Thanks for the awesome plans!

I purchased and used a circular saw to cut the back legs, which was so much easier than just using a jigsaw like I did the first time. Having experience building one before made assembling the second one simpler.

(Note: The measurements in the photos are different than those in the plans because I cut the back legs to be 37", adding about 1" to the height of the patterned back support to accommodate a 1" seat cushion for future.)

I based these off of the mini farmhouse bedside table plans, but changed a lot of the dimensions, added sides/back and chose to use plywood for the top, sides and shelf. The plywood did not stain very nicely for me- I learned my lesson! The drawers were definitely the hardest part!

Wow!  I’m so pleased with how this turned out!!  Super easy and mostly done with scraps left over from other projects. Was able to get the bed and bedding completed for under $30.  Smaller (and cheaply made) beds on the AG website cost well over $100.  Thanks to this plan, I’m able to give my niece a birthday gift that will last her for years...maybe even generations.

This Factory Cart Coffee Table is my third project. I used pretty much the same design as the Factory Cart Coffee Table plans on the site, with some minor modification. We attached a few pieces of hardware to the sides, and corners of the table to add a little bit more of the industrial look.

Great plans, keep up the good work. I am beginning to build a lot of stuff now. The furniture all looks great, it has the look of homemade, and saves a lot of money over buying in a store.