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Thanks for the easy plans I was able to build this for my moms table.

cube bookshelves modified to have one open shelf and 3 cube slots

Farmhouse media console. Made out of pine, maple plywood and the top is made from reclaimed lumber. The center door is a roll-up barrister door.

i'm so grateful for all of ana's projects and plans!! we recently bought a new house and have decided to make much of the furniture so that every piece will be customized to fit the space... i'd rather spend hours in the garage making the perfect piece than spending days/weeks (and money!) to find something that "could work"...

i just finished my latest project from an ana white plan, easiest upholstered bench... and it WAS easy! the hardest part, for me at least, was the sewing.... but even that was straight lines, so not too difficult... and i'm so happy with the way it turned out...

a couple things i did differently from ana's plan were attaching the cover to the bench with nail heads... i like the idea of the slip cover for cleaning purposes... but it was getting "messy" every time we sat down and stood up... it just wasn't laying nicely... so i hemmed the bottom and attached the nail heads... i absolutely love how it turned out... this was my first time using those - and it was super easy... they came on a roll and every fifth "head" has a center hole for you to tap in a real nail head... the other four are just faux nail heads... the only issue i had with the nail heads was that the color was slightly off between the real ones and the fake ones... i read reviews about them and people mentioned a lot of the nails bending, but i didn't have that problem... so, overall, i was pleased with using the nail heads to attach the fabric to the bench...

the other change i made was to the foam... the foam at the fabric store was crazy expensive... and i had heard that getting the foam from home depot was much cheaper... but i couldn't find it at my home depot, so we bought a foam mattress cover for a twin bed... it was $24.99 - which is about 1/3 of the cost of 3" foam from the fabric store! the mattress foam was only 1.5" thick, but it was wide enough that we just cut two pieces and stacked them on top of each other...

other than that, we kept the dimensions of the bench the same as the original plans... it was already the perfect size for what we wanted... and we love it!

We modified the plan and made many changes along the way and here’s our finished island. We’re thrilled!

Very easy to make, and not too expensive. I'm not that great with a lathe. I tried it a couple times but not too good. So I buy my table legs online through osborne wood company. These legs however, came from an old table that I got for free from an antique store. The rest of the table got cut up and used for 2 night stands, and this is what I used the legs for. I used pocket holes to attach everything. Support the middle with cross supports and there you have it. The benches are just 1x12x8's cut into shape and supported by 2 1x4's on either side.

I beefed up the table top supports by double stacking 2x6's and used 2x4 around the edges. My wife painted the base with valspar chaulk paint and antique gel. The table top she stained with miniwax waterbased stain, coffee color. 

Thanks for another great plan! We wanted to replace our King sleigh bed with a Panel Headbord to free up some room in our master. Off to Pinterest I went to find a picture of what I wanted Hubby to build. I was excited to find that Ana-White had tackled this project because I knew there would be a great, well written plan to follow!

I loved these little ledges, especially since I had the perfect scraps for them. I needed a little extra storage in our story-time corner, and these were perfect. Took me one nap time to get them cut, assembled and painted! SWEET!!!!

I am in the process of remodeling/redecorating my tiny house. I started with the kitchen and am now moving into the living room. The two rooms are connected so I needed something that would match the "beachy feel without being obvious" style I am trying to accomplish. I also needed a place for my files, printer, etc since I don't have an office. My house is very small so I have to consider function in every piece of furniture I own. This table was the PERFECT solution! It hides my seldom used but definitely necessary office supplies while looking super cute and brightening up the room.

As you can see I made a few slight changes to the look of the trundle. I made it look like three "drawers" instead of the two in the plans, and used manila rope instead of handles or cutting out the shape in Ana's design. I also lined the inside of the trundle with felt to protect my computer, etc. from the hard surface of the wood. I couldn't help pick my favorite color, since you can't see it while the trundle is closed. Though not pictured here, I added a bracket for files as well (they didn't photograph well). I picked it up from a woodworking specialty store for $15.

All in all it was an easy second project for me, I had it built and nearly finished in a weekend.

I needed to adjust the width of the dresser to fit  - and it was may first build by myself... Already have a second one ready to paint!
 

I had all that was need in my scraps:) Great project for this rainy day!!

Thanks Ana!

When we moved into our home we had minimal furniture pieces. On a tight budget and not wanting to buy something that was made of veneer, I stumbled upon the attractive and functional plans for the cube shelves. I love that I can "add on" to the set with additional pieces if I want to in the future. But for now, one set of cube shelving is just right for us.

This was the first project that I used the table saw by myself, and while it went just fine I do think it would have been helpful to have another set of hands around. Piecing together the first two joints was a bit challenging with only one set of hands holding the wood and putting in nails. But once I got a few done, the piece really came together quickly. It literally took me just a few hours to cut the pieces and put it together. It's the sanding painting and priming that can take some time and patience!

This was my third or fourth project and it was pretty tough. I started out with the basic build which was pretty simple and then I got to the end where everything was built except for the drawer slides and boy was it rough. I think that i spend half of the time on this project doing the drawer slides and half the time doing the build and the finish. I don't want to discourage anyone from doing this project but make sure you don't get in over your head. Check out my profile I am willing to do builds for people for an inexpensive price.

http://ana-white.com/users/daddydrew

Man cave chair for my Hubby, made entirely from reclaimed/scrap wood.  This took a long weekend to build (includes time to rip down the reclaimed wood, and a couple of tries to get the padded arm rests right). 

This build uses the Simple White Outdoor Chair plan, adjusted to fit smaller cushions and use my scrap/reclaimed wood. 

The seat cushion is covered with marine vinyl, and the back cushion is covered with fabric from a curtain already on hand.  The covers are done in a simple box style.  The seat cushion closes with ties at the back, and the back cushion has an envelope back.  

The end result is a sturdy, comfortable chair that’s not too heavy, and is decked out with colors from Hubby’s favorite football team.  I’m very pleased to say that Hubby likes his new chair!

I changed the size of one of the tables to fit the space. Otherwise they are built from the plans. Turned out very nice.