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The moment I saw this plan I knew I had to build it for our adventurous, imaginative daughter, Selah. I committed to trying to finish it before her birthday (a month away at the time.) This was only my second build with wood, so I knew I would need a little time due to the learning curve. Ana's plans were great and easy to follow, and I held religiously to Jaime's blog for tips and tricks or when I was generally lost. ;) I must say, staining was a LOT more tedious and expensive than I expected. I also ignored the warnings that Minwax's water based stain was not great for large projects...my wife just couldn't get her eyes off the awesome color options. I worked it on and off little by little....and after MUCH time and an aching back we were totally STOKED with the results. The poly was just the right touch to finish it all off. Selah loves the bed and I must say all of the work was nothing compared to the hours of fun she has with this bed. Thanks Ana! Keep doing what you do....I never would have thought I could do something like this.

Fun build. Will be making more.

I really enjoyed making this table for my sister from Ana's Farmhouse table plans. I secured everything with Kreg screws from the underside. I added a couple screws from the top in the breadboard ends for added stregth. Im thinking of building another one but making it wider!

Ana's instructions were very easy to follow. The main problem I had was the 4X4 lumber was S4S, therefore the edges were rounded, which made for awkward joints with the aprons. Other than that, I used wood conditioner before staining and sealing. 

Shoe dresser with an additional row.

Wow! Did we ever pick a "small" project for our first build:) We had never built so much as a birdhouse and here we were building a playhouse. It was so much fun though and I'm glad that we did it. My daughter LOVES it and we are so pleased with how it turned out. We ran across a few problems due to our inexperience but nothing we couldn't overcome.

I made this taller to fit my bed.  

Had a blast making this bed and redesigning my granddaughter bedroom 

Made this for a friend. Followed the plans from the Clara table, chairs were made from the 4 dollar stackable chair plan.
Finish was Watco Danish Dark Walnut oil, which i just discovered and love. Goes on even and isn't blotchy on pine. For the table top i added a couple coats of polyurethane.
The table was easy to make, but the chairs took quite a bit of time with the amount of slats. Also there are about 30 screw holes per chair to drill, countersink and fill with putty. I am making another set for someone else, and will probably go with a single, wide slat for the back and seat. Also I would suggest adding braces to the legs, they seem a little flimsy

I used 2 x 6's because of the distance (just over 12') I still need to build the ladder but my daughter insisted on sleeping up there anyway as she has been waiting for a few days as I worked om=n building this. No paint or stain yet, not sure how she wants it finished> I will update the photos as I finish the project.

New chairs for our lake house. They turned out realy comfortable. Thank you Ana! 

I wanted to build my kids a sand/ water table, but wanted something that would could also serve as other purposes. My father helped me since I used his tools. We shortened the whole project by 16% so my kids would be able to reach it better. We also changed up what wood was used. My father came through and had a pile of wood that he had no use for. So we used 1x6's that we cut down for the shelves and 2x4's for everything else. We also added a brace on the back to add a little more stability to the bench since my kids were going to use it. To finish it up I bought a plastic storage tub with a lid and some sand. The bottom shelf is used for toy storage.

I used a 1 x 12  and  2  1 x 6 for the table top because thats what  had on hand.  I used Jacobean stain on the top and poly.   I used white paint and glaze on the aprons and legs.  2 coats.  

Love Ana's projects. Made a few mistakes, but all and all a fun and easy build

I made these chairs and table for my father as a Christmas gift to sit next to his pool. The chairs were fairly easy to make. To stay within budget I did use inexpensive white wood so the quality of the grain was not quite what I had hoped but I believe they still came out very nice. I used BEHR weather proofing wood stain in RedWood which turned out very nicely. The only thing that is currently lacking are the cushions. Due to the price of the foam that will have to wait.
For the table I started with the original plans on the site but when I realized just how long it would be I cut it down and added the two thin strips to break up the pattern.

If I were to do anything differently I would shrink the overall size of the chair to the size of standard cushions that can be purchased at local department stores or outdoor furniture stores to minimize the cost.

I build a Star Wars themed end table from a sheet of plywood and some scrap pine. Eventually, I'll add lazy susan hardware to make it spin. The top is glitter covered with a layer of resin.  Click on the blog post link for a full tutorial on how to build it. :o)