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This is our mountain retreat winter restroom(outhouse). The build team was my wife, me and our trusty Blue Healer Boot. Lots of snow and water freezes. Modified the plan a little bit, lots of pocket screws, some trim, and clear panels on the roof to allow light in or view the stars at night. - Tom and Lisa

I finished two projects and had tons of leftover wood. Pieces too small to use in projects or jigs, so I sanded down the various shapes, threw out those pieces with too many knots, gouges, large splinters, and painted them for the kids to use as building blocks. Best thing was I knew what the blocks were made from rather than questioning the materials used by commercial companies (e.g. NO LEAD PAINT!) which cost about $1 per block. I made 200 blocks for less than $40 and about 14 hours of labor.

I used and existing toddler bed frame and repurposed it as a trundle bed so we could add a 3rd bed into our kids small bedroom.  You can easily make the bed frame too.

Check out my blog post with steps on how to turn a toddler bed into a trundle.  Great space saver and it's much easier to pull out from under the bed on the carpet (and easier than a full size trundle).

http://www.tools4moms.com/2012/07/diy-toddler-trundle.html

I was eager to start this project and was super stoked with how it turned out. Can't wait for more inspiration to continue building beautiful furniture. Thanks

Fun Little project for my Son.

Made this for my mom for a Christmas gift. I had to modify the height for space requirements. Used white semi gloss that I already had in the basement, and distressed the edges with golden oak stain. Quick and simple job.

Emerson with extra trim and fancy feet. Also added a closet dowel and overhang.  Built at 36 weeks for our baby Collin.

We were desperate for organization in my son's room. This was an easy project for beginners.

My first Chair!! - Angela

I followed the plans for the Kids Tent / Reading Nook but used a 9'x12' painter's drop cloth canvas instead of curtain panels. (I made 3 tents so I cut this into thirds...)

To make it even more fun, I painted stripes on the canvas by mixing regular latex paint (Valspar in Orange Crush, Twist of Lime, Dive In, and Cheery on Top) 2-to-1 with a textile medium.

This was a easy build and lots of fun to build!  I pretty much followed the plans for this piece.  The only thing I didn't add were the wheels on the bottom of the legs.  Because I was using this mainly as a TV stand, I wanted it to not be moved.  In the future if the TV goes up on the wall, I'll add the legs.  Thanks for the plans!

This was my first project.  It was fairly easy and has sparked a new interest in building my own furniture going forward.  I decided to have my doors hinged instead of sliding, but overall had a lot of fun and love the results!! It turned out great!! Thanks Ana!!

There was a large hole in our living room. A large hole between our couch and the kitchen! I have always been obsessed with console tables, but never in a million years thought of ever building one!

And so, with the help of my sweet Blake, we were able to create this amazing, rustic, industrial, shabby chic, yadda yadda yadda PERFECT FARMHOUSE X-CONSOLE TABLE!!!

And no, we can't take all of the credit. We found this unbelievable plan on Ana White's Website here! She gives a perfect step-by-step-tutorial. All together, this project cost us roughly $75 and two days worth of time, but I can assure you, buying a solid wood console table at a store would cost nearly $500! Not to mention, WE made it, together...and so forever this will be ours. :)

Thanks Ana, we love ours! :)

This is a modified version of the Kentwood Bookcase to be shorter and wider to fit my space.  I used my router for the first time on this project giving the legs and top a little bit of flair.  I also wanted it super glossy, so I applied three coats of Minwax high gloss polyurethane.

One lesson I learned for my next project is that "stainable" wood filler isn't actually stainable.  I'm quite disappointed with how visible my Kreg pocket holes are on the front - I'll be sure to make sure they're all hidden next time.

Loved making this toy bin with my mom-in-law. Simple and perfect for our needs. 

I built this full size headboard for my son. It was a fun project and he loved the fact that I did this for him.