Community Brag Posts

I saw a post some time ago from brookifer86 for a wedding guest bench...I knew I would build one someday. First I'd like to thank Ana for her plans Fancy X Farmhouse Bench, and Whitney at Shanty 2 Chic for the wonderful instructions/pictures for this build. I would also like to thank Brooke at Killer B Design (brookifer86) for the mods to this plan.

This bench had to be able to break into the top and legs as it had to go from Texas to California. That is why I used Whitney's idea for pocket holes to attach the top to the legs. I used 2" screws. Brooke shortened the table with just two legs, and used a project panel for a smoother top for writing. I did, too. She also added a 1" x 2 " board around the edge of the 3/4" panel to beef it up. I used this idea and mitered the corners of the board and filled in the space between the board and the panel to make it very smooth. I sand a lot, and I painted three coats, so this took several days for me to complete.

For signing the top, I purchased fine-tipped oil paint pens. I learned from other brag posts that permanent-type "Sharpie" pens would smear when a finish was applied later. Also, you should use spray poly-acrylic finish to avoid yellowing the white paint.

My dear friend's daughter was thrilled with her surprise, and the guest bench was a hit at the reception. Thanks to all the brag posters - I studied every single one.

My inspiration for this piece was the Grandy Sliding Door Console - I made this piece to fit behind a sofa so adjusted the plans to customize my piece. 

I used plumbers pipe instead of barn door hardware - much more cost effective and still gave me the vintage look I was after.  I stained and distressed the wood and added some hardware! Voila!

I am hooked to your site, stay tuned for more projects! 

I needed a way to store and organize my make-up without taking up drawer space. It is built very similar to a small dresser, but with no drawer slides.

I found that if you use (16) 1x4's in lieu of the (8) 1x8's as for the panels no cutting is necessary for a standard full size bed.  Worked out wonderfully!

Love the plan, easy to follow. Made 14 this year and will be making more for next year. Adjusted the size for my needs.

I built this toybox for my son's first birthday. It took about a week to do, starting and stopping. I got Lowes to cut the plywood for me, and screwed everything together. Wood filler filled the countersunk holes, and a coat of primer and two coats of paint finished it off.

After everything dried, my wife added the name and crown in vinyl cut out using her Cricut.

My very first project, made it for my girlfriends birthday. Did not have time to stain and paint them yet, will add finished pictures.

When I saw the plans for the miter saw stand that had two rolling tool storage carts, I knew I had to make it.  Having a cart used for an outfeed table is a brilliant idea.  It was a fun project to make.  I tweaked a few dimensions because I like taller workbenches because I'm taller.  Now my shop is looking more organized.

So happy with my mudroom lockers! I would say I’m a novice at woodworking, but am very glad I decided to jump right in and tackle something that would be very useful. I definitely would not have been able to do it with out the clear and easy to follow plans!

This has been a project all summer and I was so excited to find that Ana had made a mantle. I had to make it bigger and I had so much fun making it! Thank you Ana!!!

This was my next attempt after hte end tables. I used several ideas from different tables to get the finish i wanted. I also had to increase hte length and width slightly to suit my room. Had numerous complements from it and very happy with the finish

I was looking to add an element of luxury in my master bedroom so I built a fireplace wall with front opening mantle.

Christina Brooks

My son asked me to build him a narrow desk for his bedroom, with lots of drawers. This desk is a modified version of the Brookstone desk, with 7 drawers on the side and a pull-out writing surface (inspired by the pull out surface LadyGoats added to the Mod bar wine grid base – Gina’s pictures from her blog were really helpful!) The top measures 16 ¾ x 48 (top is a 1x12 and 1x6 edge joined with pocket holes). Lots of pocket holes on this one, because it’s stained and I didn’t want to fill nail holes. For the color we were trying to match the PB small printers desk Chestnut color. The pulls are antique bronze from Lowes. The drawers slide directly on the wood, because I knew I wouldn’t have the patience to install 8 sets of drawer slides ;) used ¾” S4S and 1x2 to hold the drawers. The drawer bottoms and the wood all got a coat of soft wax, and they slide nice and smooth. This took about 20 hours to build and finish over a long weekend. My son said he thought it looks amazing, which is the best part!

Built this for my cottage out of 3/4" birch purebond and pine. I finished by pickling the purebond and painting the pine and then used a laminate countertop.

I took these plans and changed the dimensions to match my dining room and made the cross members out of 4x4's. I wanted the bottom to be bigger, as well as making the top look like used yarn wood planks. Turned out great. It was wonderful to be able to have all the family around the table for Thanksgiving. Thanks Anna for the inspiration. 

Consoles tables made from reclaimed oak flooring 32 inches tall x 30 inches long and 7 inches wide.

I loved the look of the farmhouse table, but it was a little long for what I needed as our kitchen table. The original plan made a longer dining room type table. I decided to shorten it up a bit, it has a bit more of a stocky look to it but we love it! It is such a solid design, and we get such great compliments on it. I used wooden dowels to fill the screw holes which gave it a bit more country look to it because the vinegar stain turned them a slightly different color than the tabletop.