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This was a very simple build, but to do it again I would attach the arms to the arm supports at a 90* angle before attaching them to the chair itself. My kids love this style of chair and are thrilled to have their own nice loungers out in the yard!

Herb Garden Planter Project - Such a simple project that costs less than $5.00

I added L brackets to the corners for a different look. I spray painted the brackets with a copper finish. I did not need to use wood filler because I covered the nails with the L Brackets.

From start to completion, it was exactly two weeks.  One of those weeks, I was sick and didn't get a chance to do much.  I believe we picked the hottest days to work on this project, so we were taking more breaks than actually working.

It was time to replace our 12 year old rectangular coffee table. I used the corona coffee table plans with a few modifications.

This was fairly easy for my first project and has already received a ton of compliments from friends and family that can't believe I made it.

Finally turned our bedroom from college dorm looking to elegant family looking with just this one piece.

The Kreg Jig is an amazing tool. Now that I have it, I'll be looking for more projects to get to use it.

My husband and I live in a 1935 house with very little closet space, so this is perfect for us!  We painted it white to match our molding and bed, and adjusted the design a bit to fit the space.  We made it 7 ft. tall to match the height of the molding on the door next to it (which turned out well for us, as you can hang pants without them touching the bottom shelf).  We had less than 6 ft. of space for the width, so had to do without the center shelves.  We used 1/2 in. pipes because we needed to use a cross piece in the middle to connect the pipes, and the hardware store only had them in 1/2 in. sizes.  Decided to leave the screws exposed to go with the exposed pipes.  It all worked out very well!  So much so, that I decided to make two matching nightstands out of the extra wood we bought (all by myself )!  Thank you, Ana!

This was my first project and it was perfect for our small kitchen.

This is my first ever building project! I used a jigsaw and realized (the hard way) that I can't get square angles with that type of saw. I am thankful that it isn't too evident in picture. I will try again, but I had to share my first attempt. I ended up using a 1X8 for the headboard because I liked the thought of a full headboard. I know it's not perfect, but for me to show something that's not perfect is progress for me. :)

We needed a new table for our patio, so we looked no further than Ana's plans. I was going back and forth deciding between various table plans until I saw the plans for the Providence Table and Providence Bench, and it was love at first sight. The whole project turned out to be a relatively easy build for us, and we are just about as "amateur" at woodworking as it gets! We used white pine for the entire project. We shortened the table about 18 inches to fit our space. It is so gorgeous, we have gotten tons of compliments from guests so far and we absolutely love it! Thanks, Ana!!

Took inspiration from several small builds.  Simple 2x4 sides and braces accross the tops and one at the back.  2 pieces of 3/4 ply for the top.  A little overkill for the top but I want to make sure it was strong and held everythigng together.  Copied Ana's idea of painting wood white but wanted a more natural look for the top so just stained the ply and then poly varnish.

Table made for friends grand-kids using left over oak plywood. Storage cube seats from Shanty2chic plans. http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2012/07/rolling-storage-cube-stools.html

Floating shelves for small master bathroom.  1x2" with thin poly on top and bottom.  Ripped a 1x4" to cap the front.  Stained with dark walnut. 

I decided to go with with a concrete slab on the top this project was quite simple especially with the well formatted plans  

the slab is 20x20 so I had to make adjustments in my sizes!

My first project! I modified the plan to make the island 2'x3' instead of 2'x4' and also added a second shelf. It was definitely a learning experience, but I'm happy with how it turned out!

Fun building, turned out great, thx for the great plans!

I used the plans at Diystinctlymade.com(DIY crib, Ana showed it on her website)to build this crib for friends having their first child this month!  i changed the plans a little, instead of cutting both end boards I cut the center board. I put a decorative trim on the ends and sides.  I stenciled the "love you to the moon"  and "now I lay me down to sleep" on the ends of the crib  I love making it!

Followed the basic plans but made it longer to fit two kids. Put Chalkboard shelf paper on the end of the shelves. Bought 24"x48" chalkboard, whiteboard and panel board (use it for playing with PlayDoh) boards to swap out on the tabletop. Added some edge molding to hold insert boards in place. Added curtain on the end to cover shelves. Used MDF for tabletop and shelves. One 4'x8' board was enough for all components.