Dark Wood Coffee Table

Ana White has been a HUGE source of inspiration for many of us with her awesome designs and plans. This is especially true for Dennis from Double D’s Workshop. Ana’s site was the catalyst for Dennis to start building furniture and blogging.  This coffee table, which Dennis built following Ana’s plans (of course!), is the [...Read More]

Black Café Shelving

It was love at first sight when Laura from Inspiration For Moms laid eyes on some café shelves in a catalog. Unfortunately, their purchase would cost her a Benjamin for each shelf. What’s a girl to but make them herself?!? With a little cutting, nailing, and painting, Laura had her shelves just in time to [...Read More]

White Daybed with Geometric Design

Ohdeedoh featured this modern daybed that was originally posted by one of Ana White’s readers. Can you believe she made this for only $50?!? It is almost a perfect match to West Elm’s version. I love the functionality of daybeds since they double as seating. They offer a great solution for multi-purpose spaces like offices [...Read More]

Reclaimed Wood Kitchen Island with Marble Top

Celeste from My Greenbrae Cottage fell in love with a salvaged wood island for her kitchen that was waaay too big for her space and waaay too expensive for her budget. After dreaming about how to make it work, she finally stumbled upon the perfect solution – make her own of course! She tracked down [...Read More]

Locker-Style Cabinet System

After searching for some locker-style cabinets for a back room adjacent to her kitchen, Maggie from The Cheney’s House to Home stumbled upon the perfect cabinetry solution in her Pottery Barn catalog. Since the $1500 price tag was a no-go, she enlisted her husband to build some for around $225. (A little better price, eh?) [...Read More]