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A friend at work was wanting a chair for her front porch. This chair was a perfect fit for the space. I made the arms wider for more comfort. I have build several of these for family and friends. I even built a pair for my parents but made them taller so it would be easier for them to get up. They are so comfortable and very easy to build. I can't wait to build the sofa and love seat!

We changed the plans for this kitchen island a bit to best suit our needs. We removed the middle shelf and the bottom half of the center divider in order to create a large, open area for storage. We also extended the bottom slats to the full depth of the island, or 21".

The drawer depth was also increased to the full depth, or approximately 20". Instead of using 2x2 cleats for the drawers, we installed 20" self-closing drawer slides from Lowe's. This allows the drawers to be fully extended as well as have a soft-close feature. 

The top measures 26 1/4" x 56 1/4" and was made by securing two pine panels together using pocket holes. We couldn't find an appropriate size at Lowe's, so we purched two panels instead. After sanding and staining, it is impossible to tell where the boards are joined together. 

In the future, we might distress or add an antique finish the white base. Overall, we are very happy with the kitchen island. It's wonderful to have a little extra storage in the kichen! 

Thanks Ana!

-Anna

I built a modified version with the top made of two pieces of poplar joined by pocket screws. The hinges are the back outside of the bench. I finished the top with 100% tung oil and painted the structure with barn red milk paint. I finished the lower shelf with a home made poly-tung varnish blend to make it more waterproof for wet shoes. I added some metal stars I found at a flea market because I like the look of the stars -- like those on so many old houses on the east coast.

I just made the center part of the console.  My daughter didn't want any cabinet doors or drawers on it.

It started out being painted yellow, then she changed it to the distressed light green in the first pic.

Some added storage for small kitchen appliances

I added my own unique twist to this desk by building it from reclaimed pallets. I made a frame to support the desk top pieces, then sized the pallet pieces to fit on top. I also used pallets for the shelves. Full details at the blog in the link.

I built this for some friends who are having a remodel done in their house to get their washer and dryer out of the kitchen.  The new area was a perfect size for a cool piece of furniture and because of how well my other projects turned out they asked if I would make something for them.  My friend is a great cook and has some really nice cookware that needed housing so we used the "planked wood sideboard plans" as the bones for the project.  I saw some cool things from Pinterest (Glideware) that I wanted to incorporate and we drew up some plans.  All in all it took me about 36 hours to complete. Two weekends and some work at night after work.   I used my miter saw, table saw, circular saw, power drills, wood clamps, Kreg pocket hole jig, and my electric sander to knock this one out.  

Started with building the 2x4 sectional sofa and the armless sectional.  Liked the plans so much starting building the bar from my own design.  Than completed the patio renovation with the fancy X farmhouse table and benches.  Thank you Ana White for all the inspirations to redo my backyard patio.

We live in a ground level 3 bedroom apartment, and I desperately wanted somewhere to plant some veggies and pretty flowers. When I found the plans for the $10 cedar garden beds we went to town! Cedar fence posts were more expensive than had been used in the plan, and we chose not to finish the tops, so lumber cost us $36 to build two. Still pretty good considering the plastic snap together ones run about $40 a piece and are smaller than the ones we built. We're really proud of them and can't wait to get some stuff planted!

I used the Rebecca Side Hutch and Side Base plans to create a slightly wider version to fit the TV in our master bedroom.  The building took one whole weekend and then it took another week to finish it up like filling holes, sanding, painting and then reassembling.  My final cabinet is 36.75" wide at the top and I changed the doors to overlay instead of inset.  I love the finished cabinet!

Built from DIY Pete's plans. I'm in Hawaii so lumber here is a lot, and I do mean A LOT more expensive here. I wanted to use cedar but that would have cost me close to $450 just for the lumber here in Hawaii. Spent an entire day running around between local lumber yard, Home Depot, Lowe's, and a recylce lumber yard called Re-Use Hawaii trying to figure out how to cut costs down. Ended up going with redwood as it was a nice wood that was more affordable. I ended up putting 5 coats of Minwax Helmsman spar urethane clear gloss, sanding with 150 then 220 grit sandpaper to get a nice thick and smooth finish. This is my very first build ever and it took me the weekend (about 20 hours) to build. DIY Pete's instructions are pretty good but I have to watch his video a few times which was extremely helpful. The video made this an easy project as it was like having a pro right there with you. Love your website. Can't wait to start on the next project. David M. 

My husband and I built this modern upholstered outdoor sofa for our back porch. As it was going outdoors we used treated lumber, a painters drop cloth (dyed with Rit dye), and coated deck screws. We are so proud of the way it came out! Please see my blog for more details on the build.

Used a 2x2 cut at 45 degrees on both ends to hold up the flaps.

I really enjoyed this project. Really happy with how it turned out! I ended up using a thin flexible panel board in a nickelboard pattern for the back to help make it lighter. Easier to transport.