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My first Ana White project, so fun to build. Now standing at my summer place in Sweden, ready for a whole summer of picnicking.

After I built my table (the farmhouse/tryde), my sister wanted a table for her new home. She had looked online and found a table that someone had refurbished from an old table, and put a new top on it..

So once she described it to me, I got started. I again used 2x4s glued/screwed together for the legs. Then I got 2x8 and start putting them down. Since these are such big boards, you have to be extremely careful not to get ones that aren't straight. If they are warped, they will make your table wobbly once you screw them down. After I finally got past that, I began staining.

For the distressed-ish look, I used Rustoleum's water-based Kona stain. I stained each board and then use a wire brush to "scruff" the boards up a bit. From there, I sanded the tops with a combination of 60 grit and 220 grit. I used Rustoleum's matte-finish poly to give it a very soft feel and look.

This table compares best with the farmhouse.

Built this 2x4 deck furniture set. Stained in espresso color.

Made the table 6 feet long to better fit the space. Made it 2 years ago, just now getting around to post it, but it has held up well in our vacation rental.

New to woodworking, first Ana-White plan.  Changed the dimensions a little to fit our living room decor.  Bottom shelf is 2x8's.  Ground through the learning curve but pretty happy with the end result.  Hand distressed the project.  Kreg jig made it much easier.  Love this site and looking forward to building new projects!

This table is perfect for our screened in porch at the lake house. Everyone seems to gather there so we have rockers and casual seating. When we want to eat out there we just open the table and move it to the center.

Made this cabinet to go between the fridge and stove in my kitchen. I based it on the Emerson plans (although heavily modified) because I love the looks of that buffet. Came out huge and quite square (its about the size of a washing machine), and it holds soooo much. Great to have that much extra storage in the kitchen.

I used the jewelry cabinet as inspiration by adding crown moulding to the top and b-board to the door and changing the measurements.

We built this table over one weekend and did the finish work another weekend. We are in the middle of building our home so the table project took a back seat for awhile but we are happy with the result in the end! Could be done all in one weekend without an issue.

You can read about it and see lot's more photos here:

http://letsjustbuildahouse.blogspot.com/2012/12/diy-rustic-farmhouse-ta…

and I'm sure I will be posting more photos with hopefully a bench soon too on:

http://letsjustbuildahouse.blogspot.com/

thanks for the plans can't wait to see what I can talk my husband into next from Ana's site!

I just used up some pallet wood and scrap wood for this. My painting skills obviously need to be tuned but it came out adorable anyway! Thanks Ana and Killer B!

This was built mainly as a place to bring our pond plants in for the winter. After looking at various kits we decided this was the best option for us and much cheaper.

The size was increased to 12 X 12 and the walls/ceiling were increased another 15" in height over the original plans. An entryway was added to block the cold wind as our original barnstyle door wasn't tight enough and ended up being too drafty. Also added an RV type autoswitching propane system and blue flame heater for backup. For the winter months we insulated the lower portion of the interior walls with spun fiberglass and 6 mil film stapled over it. 

This is a very utilitarian version that serves our needs well. Great original plans and easy to build.

I completed these chairs about 3yrs ago.  It was a great project and I learned a lot.  I really appreciate this site and have made a sofa and 2 benches as well.  Thank you Ana for the site and I wish HGTV or another station would pick up your DIY show!  

Intermediate project. It is not specified how to attach the top but I would recommend using the Kreg Jigg on the outside ends. Beautiful and spacious amount  of storage. 

Rather than buying beds for two of our daughters, I wanted to take the opportunity to build them. I really had a great time doing. I used the plans from the Captains Storage beds, but modified it a little.

We ripped two 3/4 inch finished ply into 12in pieces.
That gave us all the sides, ends, and dividers.
The platforms are 12x12 3/4x
The ends are the same only sorter.

Rather than using slats for the middle support I just used the remain ply.
We finished the front with 6ft sections of 1x2 inch furring strips. A good sanding and clean up, and we are good to go!

Thanks for posting the plans! We really enjoyed building the beds and our girls love them!