Community Brag Posts

Coffee Table

This chair is the best. We went to a specialty lumber store and picked up some Ipe wood. It was fairly expensive (about $100 for the wood alone) but well worth it! Looks awesome and is really comfortable. We also tested it out and it is very sturdy, however, we did use 2x2 for the frame. We plan on making at least one more matching one soon. Thanks for all the plans!!!

The plans were totally wonderful! 

This was the first major build since building the clara table and chair. So I am pretty much a novice. Toughest part was keeping things square. Even though it is far from perfect, we just totally love it. 

I left the top shelf open for media requiring remotes and changed the doors to look like apothecary doors. 

I ended up having to make the doors twice because the first time I used 3/4" plywood with 1/2" strips for the faux doors. The door was so thick - I couldn't find hinges anywhere that would work. So I redid the doors with 1/2" plywood and 1/4" strips. Used the same hinges Ana suggests. 

sofa

I had made the farmhouse bed from Ana a while ago and finally got around to building a pair of these bedside tables to match. I love how much bigger the top is than my previous nightstand's top. The bins on the bottom shelf are relatively cheap from Walmart, and I like the galvanized look with the wood. 

My 4yr old son had been asking me to build him a Super Hero Clubhouse. He thought it was going to be outside! I added the slide and door and the back inside wall is a whiteboard. He absolutley loves it!! It took about 9 weekends, the painting was the longest task.

I love this headboard :)
We finally completed the tufting portion of the mantel headboard tonight and it looks great! Anna's design was easy to follow and the tufting part was easier than I thought...I followed http://www.cape27blog.com/2013/03/tufted-headboard-tutorial/ for the tufting portion.

Can't wait for the next project!

Hello everyone! I built the Logan entertainment center for our apartment and it is amazing! I used Ana's plans with a few modifications. This was the first projected I finished and while it's not perfect, I love it and I learned a lot in the process. Because I was learning to build as I went, it might have taken me longer than someone who has more experience. I built this project over several months and it took a long time, but it was totally worth it. Check out more details about my experience over at my blog. 

Got a chance this weekend to do our first (good!) woodworking project. Love the chair, gotta head back to Menard's to get some more lumber for chair #2!

We adapted these plans to build our treehouse, I hope it's not too much of a stretch for brag posts! Every kid seems to have two wishes: a fort or tree house and a secret passage way. Or is it just my kids? Turns out we live in the desert and trees are hard to come by. Our solution? Build a tree house in the house. Why not!? Our magic tree house is well used and well loved. This is one of those projects that simmered and in my mind trying to think of the perfect way to build the thing. The stuff our parents built and played in was a hodge podge of left over wood and their own creations, crooked construction and messy paint. So, I set the perfect aside and dove in. The only things our tree house really needs to be is safe and fun. Most families try to find indoor activities for the winter, but in the desert it is so blazing hot we need indoor retreats in the summer. This tree house is the solution a gagillion times over! Thank you Ana!

We needed a smaller breakfast area table and I found this mid century Drexel oval table top resting in my garage.  Variations include - used 1x4 select pine instead of 2x4's for a tighter more finished fit.  Used 5x7 pre-made shelf brackets for supports.  Nice elegant trim pieces and saved much time rather than shaping 2x8's.

Very happy with with the results.  Thanks Ana for the plans. 

My wife wanted to get rid of a railing above our steps and wanted some additional storage. I had this plan saved but though about doing something smaller. Once I realized that wasn't going to work, I decided to go with this plan. It worked great. 

Super Cute, Super Easy & Super Affordable! Cant wait to build the adult size chairs!

Simple not-so-white sofa. This is the nicest piece I've done yet, but also very time consuming. These plans ways take me waaaaay longer to complete than they suggest. But I am meticulous and stain everything ahead of time before assembling. This plan was great, but beware that the 1x4x8 and 1x6x8 for the back rest are not listed in the materials list! Also, I modified the process for attaching the back rest by adding some 1x2 pieces flush to the bottom back side of the 2x4 base support for the bottom of the back rest to sit on. I just wasn't comfortable screwing in the back when it wasn't flush. That being said, I would have attached the 1x2 pieces earlier before attaching the 2x4 base support. It's hard to get to in the end because of the back piece (2x6). I then just used the nailer to attached back rest to the upper 2x4. Now onto two matching chairs. Then we will be ready for a fire pit!

This bed took me just about 2 weeks as I only worked on it roughly 2 hours a day. I had to convert the plans to work with platforms because we needed a platform bed. I used whatever wood was around the garage to make the platforms so they are a mix of different woods and sizes. I originally was going to have the platforms detach but I wanted the bed to come apart in as few pieces as possible, so I made the platforms part of the main box. So there are only 3 main pieces. Although I do have 2 pieces of wood for support under the bed, beneath the center beam. I also used bolts instead of screws so I could take it apart more easily. I did end up putting the arch in using my handheld jigsaw.

We love the bed and think it turned out great! Love this website!!

This is a project where we built the cabinets for our friends, and they added their own top to the desk.

These cabinets are each 18″ wide x 24″ deep x 26″ high, with the overall desk size being 72″ wide x 27″ deep x 27.5″ high.

These are constructed out of 3/4″ and 1/2″ plywood, with poplar face frames and shelf fronts.  The finish on the cabinets is a distressed white latex paint, finished with a few coats of clear Valspar Sealing Wax to give the cabinets a nice, soft feel.

You can see more pictures on our post on our site, or even get the plans if you want to build your own.