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My husband & I built this version of the Husky Farmhouse Table. We also built two benches & bought chairs to match the colors as closely as we could. We. LOVE. It! I found the legs on Etsy for a little cheaper than the place Ana reccomends in the plans. The milk paint didn't crackle as much as I wanted, but I think that was because I put the first coat on WAY too thin since I was afraid of running out. And I ended up doing 3 coats. We were able to sand the edges & some spots down a bit to get the effect we wanted though. Super excited to have Christmas dinner at this baby!

We used the modified king-size plans from the farmhouse bed to make this headboard. Instead of the planks, we used a vintage door that we cut to size, but the rest is according to the plans.

In each panel, we put a piece of painted, distressed ceiling tin, since this was our "tin" anniversary.

We used pocket holes to attach the door to the posts. My first time to use the jig!

Read more about the process in the blog post!
http://lassothemoon.typepad.com/lasso_the_moon/2013/06/diy-headboard-fr…

This was a project I took on for my two daughters (5 and 2). I was pretty intense as I used the castle loft bed as my starting point. The drawbridge is fully functional, but I had to remove the black ropes as my kids were running around and tripping (safety hazard). I made the top large enough to house two small mattresses for the kids to sleep on. I made use of the space under the stairs and the slide by cutting out doors. This is a very large structure and is modular (front, towers (2x), stairs, slide, platform). They are all joined with some significant lag bolts and is sturdy enough to have my wife and I and both children up top. I have also mounted LED lights under the platform wired to a switch so that they can see at night. Overall, it has been a hit for my daughters and their friends. Thanks for the plans!

Baby changing table for a baby shower gift.

sofa table made from console plan, I just changed the measurements.

Dear Ana White: Please stop posting cool - “must do” projects on your website … you’re killing us.

After we saw Ana White’s posting for her pallet wall http://ana-white.com/2015/02/free_plans/pallet-wall-hgtv-saving-alaska , we knew we had to augment our guest bedroom with this concept.

Before we began this project, we really didn’t have any idea how expensive “rustic” was or how complex “random” could be.

Mostly, we used 1 type of reclaimed barn wood and stained it with 3 different colors as well as using the natural un-weathered side to add color contrast. For added variety, we used some leftover reclaimed barn wood from a previous project spattered throughout the design.

This was really a fun project. Barn wood is very forgiving and user – friendly. Each piece of barn wood is unique in itself, very much like a snowflake, from being weathered in the elements.

We finished the room off with closet sans door, picture frame & nightstand.

The GOOD news is that we are now out of reclaimed barn wood and we can’t build anything else.
Thanks, Ana! You have helped us make our guest bedroom a special place for our visitors.

I needed a shed to get my outdoor and seldomly used equipment out of my gargage.  But I needed the shed to be small so it doesn't take up too much space in the back yard and my HOA will not allow it to be taller than my fence.  So I needed a small/short shed.  I didn't use any plans, but it would probably have been quicker if I had.  I did it with free time during a week, but could probably be all completed during a weekend.  It was probably a few hundred total.  I tried to reuse existing hardware/wood where possible.  I'm a cheapskape.  Here's my blogpost I did with additional pictures...

https://drowland.wordpress.com/2017/12/22/small-short-storage-shed/

You can see I also added a matching doghouse. 

This was my first Wood Project - EVER.

Working with this plan was quite easy. I just changed the design of the table top to my wife´s wish. I used "Golden Oak Stain" for the Legs and "Provincial Stain" for the Table top and Bench. The Legs are covered with Water seal and the Tops with 3 layers of Polyurethane. Chairs are Stained in Provincial also. Was a lot of fun for all of us. Learned a lot during this build.

Thanks

This is from Ana's Squared2 headboard plans. I made it for my Mom and she loves it. I adjusted the width to fit a full size bed by taking a few inches off each side. I found some right angle clamps at an estate sale that were invaluable in putting all this together. It would be very tricky getting everything just square and lined up with just regular clamps. I was worried about it being a little flimsy with all the small pieces, but it seems pretty sturdy.

Built this for our daughter for Christmas!  She loves it! Very easy build

This was my first bigger woodworking project, and I loved the project and the plan! I'm just starting out buying tools, so the only power tool I used for this was a drill. I also have yet to get a work bench, so for now I was just working on the floor inside my apartment.
In order to use up some leftover wood, I made the sides out of several boards instead of one solid piece. I didn't use pocket holes for lack of a jig; instead I simply glued the boards on the sides and connected them with a few thin screwed-on boards inside. I will still line the inside with some sort of cloth, so I wasn't too concerned about what it looks like inside.
Considering my circumstances, I'm extremely pleased with the results, and ready to soon move on to another project.
From start to finish it took me about 3 weeks of working on it about 2 hours in the evening maybe 4 days a week (mind you, I'm a beginner and was using hand tools).

This was my very first project wood building project. I was very pleased with how it turned out. It's not perfect, but I have learned some tricks for my next project.

I wanted the older look, so the top planks are all boards cut from pallets (not very easy to take the pallets apart). The rest of the wood was purchased, with the legs cut from treated wood.

All parts were coated in 2-3 coats of spar varnish.

Skill level, I would say is intermediate, with the lining up all of the separate boards and the pocket holes making it a little harder than beginner project, in my mind. BUT, remember that is coming from someone who has never built anything.

Time was a little longer because of using the wood from the pallets. Removal from the pallets was difficult and time consuming. The boards then required extensive sanding, and then several coats of spar varnish before building to be sure that ALL surfaces were covered, since the wood was not treated.

Very glad that I did it. I like the imperfect top (most of it), with the nail heads down the middle (not functional, just kept them from the skids), and the worn top.

I completed the project myself, with a little help from my dad at the end, putting the legs on. Just using screws didn't sound strong enough, and the bolt locations were a little tricky with the locations of the pocket holes on the inside.

Plan to make a bench, next, but maybe not the matching one. I think a project with fewer cuts and attachments is next in my future.