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I Modified the plans to make the coop 4Ft wide to accommodate 4 nesting boxes. I Used roll away egg nesting trays in my coop. I keep the base pretty much the same dimension but made the planter smaller. I also replaced the 2"x 4" that framed out the house with 2" X 3".  My chicken ladder is made from three 1" x 2".   Because my chickens are so young I have the nest box blocked off until they are bigger. I will then use a hole saw to cut holes to each individual nesting box. I also added a Chicken Swing!

We used Ana White shiplap fireplace tutorial to build the structure and then followed her advice for brick installation instead of shiplap. It all turned out so great. The fireplace has changed the entire feel of our house now. Thank you Ana!

This project took me about 3 weeks of my spare time. Maybe an hour or two a day. I was lucky that I bought the table legs and bench legs together to match. I’m really pleased with the results. Thank you Ana White!

I was retired from my job and needed a new chore.
The plan seemed easy, and not being a real good carpenter, I required easy, and the plan was exactly that.
Thanks Ana.

I made this bed to house the new standard king mattress that my husband bought. The hardest part is probably picking the straightest lumber possible. Straight lumber would eliminate having to wrestle with the boards to line up/square and minimize power tools used. I had to ask my husband help with the screwing bowed boards together, but other than that I did everything by myself. 

had some fun with the back and seat slat design and did an angle rather than a 90 degree where the arms meet the front support. also used a 2x6 for a larger arm rest. i think it turned out well. thanks Ana

• I pretty much followed the instructions for each plan. I customized the length to fit my space.
• There was some bowing on the back rest so I added some vertical supports.
• Because the sectional is quite long I added some legs in the middle.
• I stained the sectional twice and had to sand off the stain twice before I decided to paint it. I highly recommend that you test your stain on a cut off piece and pick what you're doing before putting it on your furniture. If I had done this it would have saved me a lot of hours and sanding.
• I had planned to buy Target cushions for my sectional but I forgot to build the sofa with the cushions I wanted to purchase in mind. I ended up having to make my own in order to get a good fit.
• I have a tiny patio area and this design really worked amazing to give me a lot of seating and still make it feel spacious.
• You can definitely build and paint this sectional in a day.

We needed a new entertainment console for the living room but didn’t want to spend $$$for something everyone else has. I found plans on your site and tweaked them to fit our needs.
This is 70”x31”x24” live edge Maple top and doors have a black epoxy filling the voids. The shelving, sides and trim are ambrosia maple. The fireplace insert has a heat/no heat option. I trimmed it the back with 1/4” maple plywood with ventilation for the fireplace. The top and doors maple is from a tree we cut, slabbed and dried. I finished it with Odies Woods Wax.
All-in-all, $550 in materials. The best part, my husband loves it!

Table top is tight knot cedar, sealed with ship n shore, 7 coats spar urethane.

Base is fir, sealed and painted in latex outdoor paint: