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My wife saw the Harper Style coffee table by Pottery barn and loved it so as a gift to her i set out to recreate this table in a white wash look that is not available and after a week of creating plans and a weekend of work here it is with fully functional drawers that are accessible from both sides

My husband built this bed with hand planed white oak. Such a wonderful addition to her big girl room.

Children's picnic table

My dad and I made this in a queen size to match a mattress it already had. We changed the plans a little, making the legs from two boards to make it more stable. We used a nail gun to put together the lip of the frame and used wood screws for the rest. The headboard was made from the left over slats and attached with a 2x4 on the back of the frame. We also bought square sliders and screwed them to the bottom of the legs so that they don't scratch our wood floors.

We took the plans and customized them to fit the area around our windows in the dining room.  We also added a 1x6 to the top so we could fit larger items and added a trim piece.  We made the shelves different heights to accommodate our plates and added a shorter shelf on the bottom 

This was a labor of love for my son’s Christmas gift. He wants to be a chef and all he has wanted was an island in our kitchen. Thanks Ana for such an amazing and simple (enough) plan.

I found this plan for the fancy farmhouse table on Pinterest and decided to tweak it to work as a console table.

For our first project, my boys and I decided we wanted to build a shoe shelf for our front foyer. We loved the design of the modern slat top bench so adapted it slightly to fit our needs. Here's how it turned out.

Altered plan somewhat to make it heavy duty seating when needed. 18" inside height is necessary for hubby's boots especially. Room for my lab coat too! It suits our 100 year old, nearly closet-less farmhouse well.

Seen a picture somewhere and I liked it . It was on my mind so I made this Nativity Manger, no plans just went for it by memory.

A friend of mine was looking for extra counter space, and asked me to build a kitchen island, but with a few modifications. He wanted space on the end to slide two stools, so I used fewer slats. After I finished the build and the first coat of paint, he decided it was 3" too short. So, I got creative and used some stair spindles to create decorative feet! I'm actually really glad for the mix-up, because the feet give it so much character. I layered on the paint by starting with a coat of plum, then a coat of cherry, and followed it up with a glaze mix with oak stain. Then three coats of spray on poly and it was done.

This is a bench that I have built for a friend of mine to fit exactly in her entry way. I made it in the spirit of the Pottery Barn furniture that she already has. I used regular Douglas Fir found at anywhere lumber is sold.

The bench was put together using mostly 2-1/2″ pocket hole screws. I use my Kreg Pocket Hold Jig to drill the holes, but any jig should work.

See the link for detailed instructions.

Was made using 2x4 plans from Ann-white web page. Thanks for the idea

My wife and I wanted to do something with our surface mounted . Then came up with this design.

Bob Cousineau

This was our first project using the Kreg Jig K4 pocket system.  We wanted a simple and affordable project to learn how and practice using this tool.  I also wanted a narrow buffet table to fit in our formal dining area, which I could never find in stores, so making one seemed appropriate.

The only difference from the original plans is that the sides are 37 1/4" and the back is a 1x14 @ 58 1/2".

Thank you for this simple yet elegant console table plan!

This was the second coffee table I've built using Ana's plans and I'm so grateful for this website! The plans are easy to follow and adapt for truly "custom" furniture and a fraction of what you would pay for similar pieces in a store or online.

I adapted the plans to make the table a little shorter and I only used four 2 x 6 boards for the table top instead of five so that it would fit in with our couch a little better.

I saved a little bit of money by using furring strips for the 2 x 2s and I opted for 3/4" plywood for the bottom shelf.

The Kreg Jig (i get by with the little R3 but I'm hoping to upgrade someday soon) is invaluable for projects like this.