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From the Fire Station Loft bed, this was modified to accomodate a full bed underneath; essentially making it a bunk bed.  The bed underneath is an Ikea Fjellse. The footboard was made to look like a fire engine backing into the fire station.

I built this outdoor sofa out of Blackwood. I tweaked Ana's plan to include a backrest and a support in the front, as my planks are only 23mm thick.

Built this as a garden shed so I had to modify the front into a small 26 inch door.

My shed size was 5 x 4 as I had limted space.

My roof is angled at 10 degrees.

I used my new Kreg jig for the door that was fun!

Frame is from 2 x 3's.

The total cost for me was under $70 as I salvaged the cedar, 1 x 4's, roof felt, and shingles.

Paint for the trim was a $5.00 oops.

I am more than pleased with the outcome.

I built the potting table first before this.

So this was my second item to build and I really enjoyed it.

Can't remember much more about how I built it as I started it a while back.

This site is really amazing.

These chairs are fairly easy to make. The side boards were the hardest part.

DIY Home Closet Upgrade

This goes into the mud room next to the recycling unit that I just completed the other day. My first project out there was a wooden bench with re-claimed wood. Very simple. I finished all three pieces similar. I painted grey paint on parts of the pieces (two coats) and then used a clear polyurethane (two coats with sanding before and in-between) on the rest of the projects.

This project was easier then I expected, and I love the look. I almost bought one like this at Ikea last year. So glad I held off as this was way cheaper to build and now has more sentimental value instead!

I was able to find brown bins to fit at target.com for $6.50 a piece, and can't wait for them to ship here. 4 of the 6 will be used for shoe bins, and the other 2 will be used for hats and mittens (live in Minnesota). So much neater looking than the plastic shoe shelves we had before.

FYI: there is a cut missing on the cut list: It is the bottom piece. The cut is 28 3/4" and is not mentioned on the list or in the diagrams....

We built two of these beds for our daughters and modified the plan for their full size mattresses.  Also modified the rails for a different look.  Of course their dolls needed matching beds as well :)

We made the traditional Twin Farmhouse bed using Ana's plans. We did modify the height of the headboard and foot board in case we decide to move the bed to under her window.

I was very particular about the sizing and placements of the sideboard/trundle. I did not want a big gap between the mattress and the trundle. Also, did not want the actual bed mattress to sit down too far into the 1X10 and look like a crib.

Very happy with the results. Thanks so much, Ana!!!

My dad was a lot more particular with this than a farmhouse table is intended to be. Lol

My wife has been asking me for quite some time to build her a bench for the front porch. I finally found some time to make one. I looked at a lot of different benches on Pinterest, YouTube and other websites and I presented the options to her, and she liked this design the best. She only had one request and that was for the top to match the front door and the frame to be white. I have a step-by-step video of how I made the Farmhouse Bench (Click Here) to see the video.

This is the third time I built this table. Everyone who has it loves it because it is the "perfect size". This last build was someone not as rustic, so I opted a premade round table top. This probably added $15 to the project but saved at least an hour.

My first build! Came out great, my daughter loves it!