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The story began on my 50th birthday…My wife wanted to buy me a Grill Table.  I told her I wanted to build one, so she gave me the ultimate gift.  She said go buy all the tools you need to build it.  Then in 2022 we were finishing the basement and we had this space that was really my workspace of sorts, so I finished it while completing the basement. And after using saw tables for a while I really wanted to build a more efficient means of running my projects.  I built a customer modular mobile bar, entire bedroom suite I shared earlier, Grill table, Outdoor Cedar Farmhouse Table and benches… - Kevin De Long

I built a set of these chairs several years ago.  They are holding up well!  This spring I sprayed all my outdoor furniture pieces "Wrought Iron" by Benjamin Moore (the exterior solid color stain product suitable for decks and fences.  Added a few throw pillows and it's like a brand new set!  So excited for how great my outdoor space is looking with the updates.

Thanks for the awesome, easy to follow plans!! All that's left to do is stain it and build another one- I'm going to have 2 on my back patio! A successful first project! Thanks!!

Wanted to build a sturdy workbench with 4x4 legs, so I used Ana's plans linked below with a few mods!

Just finished this beauty, entirely made with 2x4, plans were modify to match our outdoor sofa and coffee table. I think our best looking project so far ;) Thank you for inspiring me to build !!!

Very easy and fun build! Can’t wait to start putting it use this spring! Thank you, Ana! - Nancy, Gainesville, FL

I modified the plans for the Classic Bunk beds by making them 74" tall instead of 63" and added a fourth slat all the way around to add more protection from potential falls.  I created one opening in the front for my youngest to get into the bottom bunk, and built slats about 2/3's across the front to act as a gaurd rail. I created another opening on the side for my oldest to get into the top bunk with stairs instead of ladders to again prevent falls.  I had to modify the Sweet Pea stairs to accomodate for the extra height in the bunk beds, simplified the railings, and I created each cubby to be big enough to use cloth storage totes that were 11x11x11.  Sanded the whole bed and stairs so the corners and edges were all rounded and smooth, and put two coats of white Deck and Porch paint to stand up to the the boys running up and down.  I used brackets to secure the stairs to the bed, and sixteen 3" bolts to bind the bed together.  Precut and drilled 17 slats for each bed seperated them 2" apart.  Spent a few hours every night during the week measuring, cutting, glueing, drilling and assembling the bed and stairs.  Spent an entire weekend sanding and painting.  Very happy with the way these beds turned out.  Overall cost of the project including the paint was around $400.