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I built this for my wife for Mother's Day 2016!  Also built the centerpiece box.  If you know how to use a miter saw, jig saw, and read a tape measure....then you can build it too!!  It was a lot of fun and very rewarding!!  Took around 25-28 hours to build and finish.  Let me know if you have any questions.  My email is [email protected]

This is a simple and cheap way to decorate any space. Just use some 1x2's to make a square frame. Stretch the fabric over the frame and staple it. You can make one large one or many different sized ones to cover a boring wall.

I saw this plan posted and knew I had to have it for my son's new bedroom. Most of the build was simple, it just got a bit tricky fitting in the angle piece at the top because I wasn't sure how to attach it without having a nail gun. Every time I line it up to nail it in with a hammer it would slip a bit. So I ended up using Gorilla Glue Epoxy to attach it. Since it's not hanging on the wall by the very top shelf, I didn't need it to be rock solid to support any weight, just needed it to stay in place.
I had scrap plywood laying around so it was free for me to make.

This was our first build and it turned out great!  My daughter loves all of the storage under the bed! 

Made this for my granddaughters from Ana White’s plans.

I had been wanting to make this for sometime but didn't have the curtains. I was at a friend house and she asked if I wanted the red curtains that she was going to throw them away. So I got to make the tent, her daughters got a cool place to play and the curtains got a new purpose also the tent was made to fold for storage!!!

Thanks Ana for all the plans and ideas you give us!!

This was the first piece of furniture we ever built and it was a big success, although knowing what I know now, I certainly would have done a few things differently. Luckily for me, following Ana's plans don't require a very steep learning curve if you have read The Handbuilt Home! Instead of investing $1500 into the brand new table I wanted from Pottery Barn, I decided to invest that money in power tools, equipment and materials for the table, which I acquired for about $900 (I had no tools in my possession at all so was basically starting from nothing). The price of this table decreases every time I make a new piece of furniture from scratch, and in the year that I began making furniture, I have made the farmhouse bench that accompanies this table, a coffee table, an upholstered vanity seat, a kitchen island, a book shelf, lots of shelves and small tables, and I am currently in the process of making a bathroom vanity for our newly renovated master bathroom. Each project I make from Ana's plans is easier than the one before it, and I continue to feel more confident in the work and in my understanding of how furniture is built. I feel so grateful to Ana for sharing her work and for inspiring so many people, both men and women alike, to reach a bit outside of their comfort zone and develop new hobbies that they never would have imagined having.

I made 15 of these ornament trees for our church's Christmas banquet. We adjusted the height to 14". I locked the wire in place with 8 x 3/4 screws that were countersunk. I plan to paint the trees gold.

Fun, easy build. This is the first project from this site and the kids loved helping make their own chairs. They got to pick their own color paint - I think I spent more on paint than I did on the wood!

I saw this project and fell in love with it. Ive never done a wood working project before and wanted to do this all on my own so i wouldnt let anyone help just to know if i could do it. It didnt turn out perfect but i CAN NOT stop looking at it. Ana thank you somuch for theses plans!

Rustic Farmhouse Table with pocketholes and Special Walnut Finish

Make sure your wood is straight withno warping!

I put together the flower storage table and the thumb chairs during the week leading up to our daughter's first birthday party. With a lot of older toddlers/kids at the party, the table served as a perfect coloring station in our basement (as you can see from the mahem/aftermath photo below). In any event, as my daughter is about to turn two, she has really grown into using the table and chairs for completing her own arts and crafts projects.

Modified top boards, 3/4 inch galvanized pipe as center support to reduce cuts needed, and casters so the massive thing can be moved.

Loved building this table. Look forward to building more! Thanks Ana!