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Slip Covers were easy peasy to make and really spruced up my kitchen table with some much needed color. Follow all the detailed steps on iamhardware.com.

So, after seeing a project my brother in law made I got the inspiration to try my hand at woodworking. Low and behold I stumbled upon Ana's WONDERFUL site! After spending the winter, rigorously studying plans and picking different projects I could use, I was able to afford gathering up some basic woodworking tools and get to work. First project was the 2x4 workbench off of kregtool.com (on a side note I <3 my new kreg jig). That went together easypeasy and came out great. Now i wanted to try my hand at something that took finish work and went inside my house, not out in the garage. We had just purchased a new TV and needed something other than the 2 side tables from our living room that where serving as it's temporary home atm. Needless to say that is how this project was decided on. I didn't make it from any specific plans from the site, but without this site I wouldn't have even known where to begin. I took some measurements and drew up a rough (and I mean ROUGH) plans. Then started chopping away at wood and drilling pocket holes. This is the end result.

Built this for the batroom as I need more space to store towels etc.

After 3 years of absolutely no closet organization, my boyfriend and I decided it was time. This was our first build together and my boyfriend was amazed that it was so easy to actually build something from wood. We already had 6 baskets that lived all around the room so they needed a home and that's when we found Ana's Laundry Basket Dresser. Knowing that we wanted to hide our dirty laundry in the closet, we found that the plywood box design in the closet made for some very dark corners and little arm room so we needed to modify the plans some. Instead of the plywood we used 1"x4" furring strips to make an open framework for our baskets. It's plenty strong enough and allows light to reach the back corners with the added bonus of looking like custom closet organization.

These were our second project.  Again, chosen out of necessity for new bedside tables.  These took a while to complete due to the finish work needed for the paint and our leaning curve.  BTW, building jig templates will help ensure consistency between the two tables (drawer fronts, strechers, drawer stops, etc).  Also, look through the wood on the shelf at the store for the best (and straightest) 2X2's to make the process easier.  Finally, while spraying was easiest for the paint application, brushing on the poly finish coats worked best for us.

These tables are 3" wider than the plans and fit our room better, but the rest is the same.

I used Ana's queen size bed plan with a few variations. I used my local red cedar and  white spruce rough cut lumber scraps and lots of sandpaper. Rough cut lumber has differnt deminsions and it made for a very rustic sturdy bed with nice contrasting colors thoughour the projec. I love my new bed. 

My very favourite thing to build, so cheap and simple.

Took a lot more wood than I thought and time, but was a nice distraction from Law School.

I copied your plans with just 2 exceptions.  Instead of the shelf brackets to hold the wings up, I copied the idea from the Family Handyman Magazine.  Also, the sides where the boards would rest would get all chipped up in use, so I made them 3/4" shorter and added a 1 x 2 to protect the plywood underneath.

I have been dreaming about this piece of furniture for 3 yrs....I used Ana's plans for the rustic x console but took out the front middle support and made it a little deeper I also turned the 2x4 vertically and added an extra 2x4 behind it to add extra strength.....because I wanted to fit 3 baskets from Target underneath...the hutch i just winged!....Thank you so much Ana for giving me a place to start!...I am in love!......

This is such an easy and fun project! This is the second time I've made this cabinet. The first time I made it identical to the one in the plans but this one was for my 11yr old niece so I wanted it to look more girly and less rustic. I used hooks instead of nails which I really like. Thanks for such a great plan!

I wanted a sliding barn door concept but as a built-in piece. I had a drywall niche that the builders had made that I've always hated so I ripped that out, and used those measurements to create my version of the sliding door console from Nikki and Ana. This was a big project but so worth it! I ordered the door hardware from Amazon but had to drill my own holes because they did not line up where I needed them to be.