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We were finding the wall behind our couch difficult to decorate. The couch is nine feet long, so everything we put up lacked the scale the couch demanded. I decided to build a reclaimed wood shelf to go behind the couch. The shelf is 6.25 inches deep, so is perfect for displaying items without losing space in the living room.

I followed the No Sew Cayden Nailhead Bar Height Stool but added 2 more inches to the height.  I also left off the foam and leather to have a more Rustic look.  I used a burn tool found at Hobby Lobby to burn the logo that was traced on to bar stool tops.   It an easy build and the stools came out to less that $40 a piece. These took me a few weeks to completely finish but I had 6 of them built within a day.  The burning and the staining took the longest but these are easy enough to build in a weekend.

I used the plans for the 4x4 truss beam table to make this version with a concrete top. 

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Built this over the course of a week, but could have been done in a weekend if I didn't have three young ones. My husband is military and we move often, so it is built to be broken down into three large pieces. Used these http://www.rockler.com/5-surface-mounted-bed-rail-brackets to attach the rails to the head board and footboard. This bed is a tank and doesn't move at all! We are in love with the way it turned out! 

I just finished building this dresser and i am very very happy with it. I got the plans from the design confidential http://www.thedesignconfidential.com/2012/03/free-diy-furniture-plans-b… This dresser took me over a month to do from start to finish i mostly just worked on it during the weekends. I have a small work area so there was only so much i could do at once. This dresser is very sturdy and strong, I am willing to bet this will be in the family for many years to come. If I had a router I would have loved to have made the drawers out of solid pine (instead of plywood) and made dovetail joints. I used The kreg jig to build them and there still awesome either way.

This was my first table I built, very happy I found these plans. The legs were pressure treated 4x4's which made it very heavy one I put it all together. Thanks for the plans Ana!

Loved making the Weatherly for the back porch. Extended it out to be a four seater on the long side and 3 seater on the short. Finding a deal on the cushions is the key (I didn't). 

Did make a jig for the X back to make them more exact and consistent. 

I used Ana's camp loft bed plans. Built it directly in the room since I had the kiddo's with me and hubby working late couldn't help carry pieces upstairs. Built this "big girl" bed for my three year old and she loves it. Hubby and Bro-in Law got the mattress and it was a little high for the plans, so I have since added a foldable side rail for extra security. Plans worked great as is, no changes made.

My granddaughters requested beds for their multiple American Girl dolls.  I found this project and it looked like it would be fun to make.  Well, the girls have friends so the order soon totalled 19 beds.  After making a prototype I realized this would be time consuming and the results erratic if I didn't fashion some jigs for constructing the beds.  The jigs added speed and precision to the project.  Also, after building a few and puttying the screw countersinks, I tried connecting side rails to the head and foot boards using pocket screws.  This works great..Pictures of the jigs are attached.

My friend and I made this together and it was my first time using the Kreg pocket hole system. I was very impressed. The base of the piece is pine finished with a white-wash stain so the grain is still visible. The top is a restored piece of walnut finished with a simple clear coat of polycrillic. Thank you so much for the design idea! My friends love it in their living room!

This is a cross between the Farmhouse toddler bed plans and the Brookstone storage bed. My youngest son's bedding was all western stuff that I had made and wanted a bed that did it justice. We combined the headboard from Brookstone with the Farmhouse plans. I think it looks pretty good considering it was our first project!

Hey, y'all. Here is how our milk paint dining table turned out. We are proud of it. Keep checking the blog and I will have more pictures of our complete dinning room flip posted. 

Thanks,

Kira

Free wood from a local builders "trash pile" (I did ask) kreg Pocket Jig ($120, I needed it) 2 dollys from Harbor Freight $7.99 each.  2 handmade tennis ball shooting canons.  6x3x6. Thanks so much for the confidence! My first build ever!

So easy when you have the right tools. It is exactly what we needed. I can't wait for my next project!