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I changed the plans a little bit to add on the extra shelf on top as well as making the shelves an inch narrower than the plans. The project was actually pretty easy and really only took me about a days worth of work.

My husband and I built this together.  It was a fun project!

We needed some sturdy side tables since we have 3 boys who like to climb. I saw these and thought they'd do well at our house. I will say that next time I make any sort of table I will invest in some better wood. I got the cheaper wood and found out that getting it to be square was a problem. But I made it work. I would have liked to stain them but I ended up having to paint them because there were some gaps on the top I had to fill.

Spent forever building this modified version because I couldn't figure out what kind of drawer faces I wanted. Finished with General Finishes gel stain and Minwax Paste Finishing wax. 

This was my bed handed down by two other siblings growing up a number of years ago. It is a Jenny Lind which I cut the foot board in half, attached to the head board, used the side rails for the frame on the front and sides and attached with my Kreg Jig. The underside frame was from left over pine trim from a window project and the seat was from leftover paneling from a bathroom remodel. I painted the bed with a satin black spray paint and left the seat as is.

I love this plan. I made this for my toddler and he loves it! My daughter is too small to climb on but she's always trying. She loves it too.

I made a bench from head/foot boards left from a bed I made many years ago that was taking space in our shed. When I searched for trestle table diy, I knew this was just what I was looking for. Thank you for sharing your ideas!

This is my first ever build using Ana White's awesome plans! I stuck to the plan mostly, but used 4.5 lag screws and joist hangers like others had suggested. Oh, I also used a 2 inch board in the middle of the headboard and footboard, since my HD only carried 7.25" 2 X 8's. I had a couple of hiccups.....the headboard fell down in my garage and some boards got tweaked out of place, but I think I was able to sufficiently cover up the aftermath with wood filler and paint :D I really wanted to do this project by myself (sort of a "I am woman, hear me roar!" kind of thing, but it would've been a lot easier to have a helper.....just some advice :)

Really liked Ana's 20 second tidy up table, and wanted to try to have something like this for my son. Then saw the activity table at RH and tried to replicate it down to the exact same finish. Made small changes here and there such as adding 4 individual drawers, different wood dimensions, etc. He loves it and uses it lots for his Thomas the Train Set. Thank you again Ana.

My son and I made this table this weekend in just a couple of hours with no problems. The directions were clear and easy to follow. Thank you for sharing them with us.

I built this as a side table to eat tv dinners on. I put felt on the bottom instead of wheels.

I used reclaimed fence wood instead of plywood.  Just put together three planks to make the side/top/bottom pieces.  I adjusted the size a bit since I had limited space for it to fit into.  This was my first ever furniture project and my first use of my new kreg jig.  

Love, love, love our king bed I build based on an adaptation of Ana's design.  I did the slats a little different, and used 1"x 2"'s and cut them in order to make a slot for the slat.  i also used non-mortise bed rail fasteners (from Amazon) so the bed could be taken apart easily.  This was my first wood working project and now I am hooked!  I am also a quilter and made the quilt for it too!  I did it on a long weekend by myself.  I was probably a bit slower than most folks considering it was my first woodworking project, so I was constantly looking up how to do things on Youtube.

This was a christmas gift for my wife.

My wife and I saw a large table and chairs at a local antique store priced at $1000...

It was nice and probably worth what they were asking, but after a failed attempt to negotiate the price down to a more reasonable number, I decided to build a table.   I was in the thinking stage when it hit.  I've been wanting to tear down this random privacy fence in the back yard ever since we moved in a few years ago and so......   a table was born from an old fence..

You cant tell in the pictures but this table seats 12 comfortably. ( 4 on each side and 2 on each end).  it is 7' by 4'  

Great project with super clear instructions!  Love the look of the sawhorse legs and had just completed a live edge table top, so merged the two for this coffee table.