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I started with the standard laundry basket dresser but went with shelves. I thought that the baskets would last liner this way. The baskets used are from IKEA and sit on felt runners to keep the noise down.

Kitchen Table with matching benches

I love how this table turned out! This table was built for a friend of mine who wanted a rustic farmhouse table with "fancy" legs. The legs and apron are painted white and distressed. The table top is stained 2 x 6 pine. We love it! Thank you so much for the plans Ana! The legs are 5" turned maple legs. First, I painted the legs and apron "java brown" and then using Minwax furniture paste wax, I applied wax to the areas that I wanted to distress. After two coats of satin white paint, I distressed the legs using 220 grit sandpaper. Two coats of wax and the legs were silky smooth! The top is 2 x 6 yellow pine. I used two coats of Rustoleum dark walnut, one coat of sanding sealer, a final sanding with 220 grit sandpaper and two coats of wax. Love it!!

I built everything above my couch using scraps from my garage.  The "family" and hearts were cut out of a scrap piece of 1x12.  The frames were made using my worst 1x2 and 1x3s.  I sprayed them with stain and then paint and finished them by sanding them down. 

My kids' old bookshelf ran out of room and their books ended up on the floor.  I built these using the four cubby bookshelf design and adjusted the shelves for different heights as some of their books are extra large.  

I saw this adorable scooter on Ana's website and thought it would be perfect for my godchild's 1st birthday! (my kids are a little too big for it otherwise I would have made it for them as well). I didn't read the entire post before I started so I didn't read that you should use harder wood to avoid chipping and all that but it still worked out okay, certainly not perfect but a fun gift that I was proud to give.

The multiple paint colors added time as I was always retouching one color up and then going back to another color but that was more me being sloppy than anything.

The legs and trim were made from 2x4 that I cut down to size with the table saw. Plywood from a chicken coup I made from Ana''s chicken coup plan was used for the shelf base.

For my boyfriend's oldest niece, who is 13, I decided to make a jewelry stand for Christmas this year. I thought it would be fun to make a triptych with a place for earrings in the middle and necklaces on the sides, sketched out a basic design and got started building.

For the details on how to build it, check out my blog: http://homeandawaywithlisa.com/blog/2012/12/18/triptych-jewelry-stand.h…

I extended the landing and added rails. 

Although I loved the original plans I had a much smaller space to put this in, so 10ft was not an option.  So I cut it down to a more managable size and I think it came out great.  Let me know what you think.  Great plans and I love the site!

This is my first project following your plans. The wood I've made it is called “Angelim” in Brazil. The finish is a stain called “Sparlack Cetol INCOLOR UV GLASS”.