Community Brag Posts

I modified the plans like another brag poster did. How I built this is explained on my site. Thank you so much to the other poster for the inspiration!! And of course, thank you to Ana White for this amazing site!

Solid garden lounger and side table to match our garden chairs and table.

Modified the plans somewhat to accommodate the limitations of my daughter's tiny studio apartment. Took 4 inches off the width, centered a cart type base, and put it on wheels so she can use it as a desk or roll it into the kitchen space when she has company.

Also used 1x4 inches boards for the white boxes and used one board the length of the back and put hinges on all 3 top sections.  Drilled a hole with a gromet in the center section so she can feed a powercord through to her laptop.

I wanted to build an L shaped outdoor bar with a 2 post pergola over the grill.  I couldn't find any plans online that would fit the space I had, so I decided to build it myself with custom dimensions.  The top bar is approx. 7'3" across, and 15" wide, while the distance from the right edge (next to the house) to the end of the bar is approx. 9'1".  

I framed it with PT lumber and the 2 pergola posts are sitting on top of the pavers and supported internally within some of the framing studs.  Since the pavers sit on top of concrete, I didn't feel the need to dig up the existing pavers and achor them in the ground.  

I used hardiboard for the exterior and tiled the lower section of the bar.

For the actual high bar top, I wanted to do something unique, and found a 900 year old scrap slab of Cypress at a local lumber yard.  One side was smooth, but underneath was gouged out from different saw cuts and very uneven.  I screwed a piece of 3/4" PT plywood underneath and trimmed it with 1-1/2" Cypress.  I stained the whole thing with a dark honey colored stain and put a generous amount of poly on it once it was dry.  There are a few cracks and nicks on it, but once it was stained, it looked awesome.  

Modified the design to allow me to roll lawnmower directly in the end. Fun project.

My husband and I loved the Squared2 Chair we saw on this site and we knew that we wanted to have this design for our dining chairs. As my building experience has increased, I thought it was time to try. This is my first chair: it is not perfectly executed, but I learned a few things along the way and I've decided to buy a few tools, too. I modified the square back pattern cut lengths explained briefly on my little blog.