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18” Doll horse stable modified with a third stall turned sideways to house smaller horses for 12” dolls. Added shingles to the roof since I didn’t like how the plain plywood ended up looking. I kept the finish plain, but I may paint the base white and stain the shingles darker at some point. To add the third stall I just extended the base to 36”, built an extra truss but left off the bottom rails and added rails to both sides a instead of 1. I then added two posts with rails extending sideways to create the smaller stalls

I just recently decided to try my hand at woodworking. This was my second project, first one from Ana, super easy instructions. I hadn't gotten the straightest 2x2s, since I had done my shopping with a two year old in tow, but I got it to work. After I completed it, my husband tells me it actually looked good--he seemed surprised. Anyway, I built this tower so that our new parakeet will have somewhere to live and I can conceal his food and other supplies in the baskets underneath. Without making any adjustments to Ana's plan with the exception that out 1x12s are only 11 1/4 it is the perfect size for our little bird cage. Thanks Ana for the design and inspiration to do it myself!

I built this table a year ago just never got the chance to post pics. It was an easy build.

This was the first attempt at using the vaseline method to distress furniture and my wife loves it.  I made the table top out of scrap 2x4's.

I just wanted better organization and shoe racks up close to the front of the closet instead of in the back but I also didn’t want them too deep. These plans fixed that.

I decided to not paint it, but we sanded it REALLY well. I also decided to forgo the caster wheels just so it would fit under an entryway table. Right now I'm using it for dog toys!

Burnt the wood with a torch before staining and used really cheapo pine.

I loved the country gray paint, so stayed with that. But my bed is one of the farmhouse beds and needed it to be a little taller. It turned out beautiful and have already made a second to match! 

I built this table for my wife as Christmas gift. I love how it turned out. I used a wood burner to write on the bottom some lyrics from our song from our wedding. It’s humbling to know we will sit and have dinner at a table I made. Thanks Ana for the great plans. 

I wanted a simple table to highlight this retro sewing machine I inherited from my grandma. I had to modify a few of the dimensions of this table and add a different trim up top, but I really like the results!

I've been looking for a corner unit for my kitchen for a couple of years, but couldn't find anything that I liked that fit my budget. This corner cupboard was exactly what I've been looking for. My husband and I built this together and I've definately discovered a new hobby!

I built the beauty storage cabinet with sliding mirror door from Ana White's website.

We just got the table up into the kitchen area today! (1/5/19) So glad he finished this! Next will be a bench or maybe two. Thank you Ana for the plans to make this! It came out very nice and everyone who I’ve sent the pics to have given my husband praise! (I also included the photos and the link to this site in my blog! Whoo! Positive vibes!)

The project took him a little bit since he works FT

I have always loved apothecary consoles! Then my grandmother gave me her huge collection of pottery, which I have admired since I was a kid. I had nowhere to put it, so it was a perfect excuse to build this.

I used MDF for the cabinet and pine for the top. I did a thick top, I stacked two 1x6s on top of each other, giving me 1.5" thick top. I also distressed in and filled in with Ebony Wood filler. I absolutely love how it turned out. I hadn't used pine before, I always use poplar. This project made me love pine!

I modified the plan slightly...I made 4 doors instead of drawers. I also made the top cubbies 2" taller, just to add extra height. I still need baskets for the cubbies, though!

I've built 6 of these so far. They are fun to build. The # 1 request is for one that is bigger so I'm working on that next. A couple of things I changed iS the dowel rod from 1/2" to 7/8" and the body I thought wasn't rigid enough being cut from 1"x 10"x 10' and there wasn't sufficient room for screws and glue so I'm now using 2"x10"x10" it's working a lot better and is a lot more sturdy and easier to assemble. Another thing I have done is once assembled the the plans is I transcribed them to rigid cardboard so can use them over and over cuts the time down considerably. I'll post more pictures soon. I have named mine Lil' Moto

Followed the plans for the Easy monogram snowflake, painted it with pewter gray, and added a set of battery powered led lights to the back.  Thanks for the plans Ana fun build and now everyone wants one. 

Very easy instructions!  I made mine 8 feet wide 6.5 feet tall and 2 feet deep. Thanks!