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This bench for 2 was made of leftover pine wood planks I had in my cellar. I used different saws and a router to make sure the ends where smooth and give the overall project a elegant touch. Since I love to see the texture of wood I chose a walnut stain.

Made this over the weekend with my Daughter. Gray oil based stain. 

Dog Bed made using distressed (blue) pine. All it needs is the form fitted cushion.

Dane

A sideboard I built. Took about two weeks. Finish is General Finishes antique white milk paint with a van dyke brown glaze over it. Finished with a top coat of polycrylic

This was my first woodworking project and I absolutely love it. I think it turned out amazing and was actually very simple to do. I just got some construction grade lumber from Home Depot and borrowed some tools and got started. I did have to buy a Kreg Jig, which is an amazing tool by the way. I am not complaining about having to buy it since I have used it on many projects since!

A cutting board seems to be a right of passage for any new wood worker, that and making a mallet! I’ve already made a mallet and have been putting off making a cutting board so I figured now was as good a time as any. I’ve always liked the look of edge grain maple and I had some scraps of maple that were too narrow for most projects so I figured that I would go for that look. To spice it up a bit I decided to add a couple of accent strips of Oak.

This is a potting table I made for my daughter.

I took Patrick's design and expanded it. The dresser is deeper and has one more drawer than the original. The finish is only slightly distressed because that's how my 'client' wanted it. The drawer slides were the toughest part. The carcass MUST be square or at least very close. I built the whole thing, then tore the carcass apart and rebuilt it because my first attempt was not square enough. Obviously the drawers won't slide smoothly if it isn't square.

Edit: I get a lot of requests for the plans and/or cut list for my modifications. I do not feel comfortable re-posting the plans on my website and can not do it here either (only pictures can be uploaded). Please feel free to e-mail me (bbomerATgrvland.com) or request the plans in the comment section of my blog (linked below) and I will send you a .pdf that shows my modifications at each step.

Edit 2015-01-26:  I do not believe that I am getting notifications for all the comments here, so please use one of the methods above.

Edit 2015-01-28: I have posted my alterations here: http://grvland.com/wordpress/2015/01/28/dresser-plan/.  Please comment there with any questions, because I can not guarantee that I will get notified if you comment here.

This is a project I completed last summer. I made some revisions to the original plan. First off, I wanted a corner sofa, so I had to figure out how the corner would work. This was my first ever wood working project and I'm not an architect or engineer, so it was quite challenging. I made a mini model out of foam core to give me a visual of how it would all work together. That was a tremendous help and I recommend doing this to anyone just starting out.

I did not use the part of the plan that included the foot pedestal. Instead, I built the sofa flat on the ground and in the end added store bought feet mainly because I liked the looks of them.

The sofa was built exclusively with the Kreg Jig, except for attaching the horizontal back pieces. I could have use the jig for that part as well, but liked the rustic look that screwing them in to the back braces provided.

I didn't want a padded back because the sofa sits outside on a covered, screened in patio year round. I wanted the ability to take off and wash all the cushions, or to use the bench without the back cushions sometimes.

The 2 sections of the couch were built as independent units and are movable, so one can sit across from each other. Both sections have ample storage.

My husband and I took this on as our first project.. very happy with the results!! Our american bulldog gets kennel anxiety so we thought we would try this and he loved it right off the back! It is nice and lg he is 90lbs and our little one has made his way in with him to and he is 25lbs they both fit comfortably!!!

Our son moved up to a big boy room and we made him the Fire Station bed. He LOVES it. Not quite ready for him to use it as a loft bed so he is sleeping on the bottom for now.

Kaity

This project was super easy and free! I just used some scrap wood I had, along with stains and finishes already on-hand and built this Pottery Barn Kids knockoff shelf while the baby napped! For the complete play-by-play, click my blog link!

I found a bed on line that I loved but I didn't want to pay the sticker price. I found the plans here that were very similar and we built it from your plans with a few modifications. One being the side boards are 12' wide so that it will completely hide the box spring. I love the finished look. Thanks Ana!

We needed a new fire pit area for the back yard. Your Adirondack chair and side table designs were a perfect fit.

We saw this bed and decided to make it after getting tired of the sad state of our bedroom furniture. My husband built this as a weekend project. We also built the Farmhouse Nightstand, and plan to build the Wide Cabin Dresser stained to match. The bed is very sturdy, even with three kids horsing around.

We've moved into a new house and I have lots of furniture I want to build. The side table was a pretty easy build, I did it in a couple hours in the afternoon. This is my first project with a drawer. The tricky part to it was putting the bottom in. I think i need to get a router so I can cut some grooves to slide it in. Trying to put brads into a 1/4 inch thick piece of plywood was really tricky. I didn't really use a plan, I just put it together based on the wood that I had available. I built it pretty much from scraps from other projects I've done.

I just Get up and saturday morning and I felt inspired and start to build  that window balance for my bedroom and I call it Templary Style