After countless hours browsing Ana White’s website I finally decided to give it a go! My very first big-girl building project. I was flying solo on the Spa Bench… here goes nothing! I followed her shopping list to a T… but I did all of my cuts with a circular saw and unfortunately don’t own a Kreg Jig. Good thing I started with a simple design!

I followed her plans, step-by-step. Above you see the initial box I built prior to adding trim and beefing up the legs for stability. I can’t stress enough…. This is TOTALLY doable… for anyone!

Here you see it after I added the trim boards and sat the top bench seat on the base. Loving it! The bin is there just for looks… and no, I didn’t build it. I found it on clearance at JoAnn Fabrics a while back.

Stay tuned for more pics and updates when I get around to staining/painting!

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