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I used reclaimed pallets for the top and sides of the table. I made a mistake though when making the trundle and ended up having to buy some tongue and groove pine. It ended up working out very well though. Inside the trundle I nailed a small rail and created a drawer for remotes and small items. This is only my second piece of furniture and I'm very happy with how it turned out!

This is my first attempt at furniture. Anna's plans were very easy to use and I had a lot of fun building this table!

2x4 Outdoor Chaise Lounge
This was an easy quick build. I used Ana's plans for the 2x4 Outdoor Chaise Lounge without making any adjustments.

Julie B
 

It was time for my daughter to leave her toddler bed and get in to a real big girl bed... made with paint grade pine and finished in a white melamine finish. Likely the most solid piece of furniture in our entire house.

This was my first build. I obviously started small!
Please note due to the dimensions of the wood I used, I had to make slight changes.

The 1x2 measured 3/4"x1.5" so I had to add a 6th board on the stepping surface. Also, there is slightly more than 1/4" gap between the boards due to the width differences. Due to the dimensions of the boards, the height is only 3" instead of the original 3.75". The final dimensions are 17.5x 11x 3.

This step flexes when it is stepped on by an adult so if it is used by heavy people, adding a center support would be a good idea. Otherwise, it's perfect for kids or occasional adult use. The flexing may be due to the use of pine instead of a hard wood.

I don't like the look of the wood-filler filled holes, so next time I will try using wood plugs. I really wanted to stain this but it looked awful with all of the little wood filled patches glaring at me through the stain even though i sanded them and they took the stain okay.

All in all, it was fun and I learned a lot. I watched videos about how to perform different techniques such as using a circular saw and countersinking screws. I read our circular saw manual and used the saw successfully. I also turned a one hour project into an 8 hour project!

SUPER excited about my table and benches I got to make with my dad. We spent the weekend doing this and I was so surprised how easy it was! It took hard work but I am proud of the outcome. I decided to go with the aged grey chalk paint. I sanded to make it distressed. Then, I put polycrylic seal on it. I did about 3 coats as it will be a high traffic area. Plus, I didn't want to bother with wax after reading reviews of having to redo it. 

We painted the doll house with paint samples from Lowe's. For the stairs we cut 1 inch by 2 inch boards at a 45 degree angle. Then we glued and nailed each step on each side. The carpet was bath mats that we cut into shape. The chair rails are my favorite! We painted square dowel rods white and cut them to fit the rooms. We used scrap book paper for the wall paper. Thank you Ana for these amazing plans!!!

My husband recently constructed a coffee table and 4 end tables using the rustic x plans. We think they turned out great!

I did a mixture of 2 stain colors to get the weathered grey finish on the one set of end tables.

I did a stained top and creamy white bottom with glaze for the base of the coffee table and additional set of end tables.

What a great project. This was a lot of fun to build, I built it on our patio in our apartment. I made some mistakes, but it was fun. Thank you for the plans. I hope you like the pics. Comments or questions welcomed!

2 person picnic table from work in progress to end product. Thank you Anna for the inspiration and the plans. With my dyslexia I had a few challenges, but in the end it finished up nicely. Perfect for me and my daughter.

My Dad just recently retired and since he is very handy, I had him make this desk for me. He did an amazing job! He used very nice wood and took his time. This could have been a quick weekend project for anyone who isn't retired and has time on their hands :) He did need a little more wood than was called for so you may have to make a second trip to the hardware store, which wasn't a problem. Another note he would give you is to NOT pre-cut the trim pieces before you build the desk. Cut the trim pieces after it is made so you won't be off. (It was only off by 1/8 of a inch, but for a perfectionist that was 1/8 inch too much!)

After it was made we did two coats of paint on the desk followed by several coats of poly on the top. The final project looks amazing and all of my friends now want my Dad to make one for them :)

This is the second project I attempted and it was a huge undertaking for me, but it was fun and went well! I had planned to sew a cushion for it, but by the time I completed the project, I was DONE! So I bought some for now.

The only modifications I made were larger arm rests so I could put cup holders in them. The cup holders I made out of PVC 3" Male end and a 3" drain, which I glued together. I then scuffed the entire thing and painted them with acrylic paint (trying to get them to match the blue and green in the cushions) before spraying them with gloss sealant.

My family LOVES the new "swing bed". It weighs ALOT so I had to make sure to get proper hanging gear. It's obviously not hung yet when I took the pics tho.

Thank you for another beautiful project!

Made this tv stand for a friend. Took the idea from the x console but changed it a little. 

So i made these chairs to go with the table i built. I actually built 7 of them at a time, three for me and four for a friend. I had a little over a hundred pieces of wood to put together which became a chore, so i don't recommend doing so many at once. I got burnt out quite a few times, hence why it took me a month to finish (couple hrs here every other day or so).
Anyways, the plans we very easy, the wood on the other hand was difficult. Using furring strips is inexpensive but i had more then i wanted split, and they wern't all the same thickness. Making the front legs stick out more (no biggy) and some screws went too far through even though they were the right size according to the plans. Two 1x3's furring strips sandwiched together ( side aprons) might not take a 1 1/4 inch screw. I had to cut off a few tips from the inside of the chairs.
All in all i am so happy with the end results, even happier that in total it only costed me less then $20 in wood! Would have been a little more because i got the wood for the chairs for free, in exchange to build my friend a table and chairs set like mine.
Link to the Chair Plans.

http://ana-white.com/2010/11/plans/four-dollar-stackable-children’s-chairs

My wife was going to buy a resin bench from Lowes. I told her I would build a REAL bench out of wood myself. I found the One Board Bench plan and thought it was a classic looking bench that was not too busy and perfect for the spot under the pine tree she was wanting to fill.

I went with Cape Cod Grey Olympic Maximum Semi-Transparent Exterior Stain instead of the natural wood look using the Tung Oil originally in the plans.

This was my first venture into woodworking since middle school shop class. I've always wanted to get back into it and I thought this was a perfect project to get my feet wet and shake off the rust.

Thanks, Ana, for your amazing plans and the inspiration I needed to get back to a hobby I love after over 20yrs.

I built another record cabinet for a client.  I actually made two since because the person wanted 12 drawers!

More details and photos on my blog if interested:

http://www.woodworkingfourdummies.com/blog/vinyl-record-cabinet

Cheers,

Ian