Other Furniture

Fishing is a popular sport, and most anglers have their own equipment. This usually includes fishing rods. The tips of fishing rods are easily broken, so the rods need to be stored properly to...

Shoe shelves are essential wardrobe installments that help to minimize the consumption of closet space. A tiered shelf not only allows you to keep shoes neatly organized in pairs, and thus makes...

Cabinets are one of the best ways to store items in your home. Often, they also have a decorative purpose in a kitchen or bathroom. Because of this, cabinets can be expensive. Luckily, cabinets...

Throwing shoes all over the closet floor may be just fine--until it's time to look for a specific pair. Hunting for a pair of shoes is annoying and time-consuming. Making a do-it-yourself shoe...

You can make an outdoor mosaic bench to place on your patio or in your garden from wood that's designed to handle the elements along with broken ceramic dishes or mosaic tiles made from porcelain,...

Reupholstering the family footstool that's used in a thousand different ways is a great way to get a brand new look for a fraction of the replacement cost. In fewer than 30 minutes, the footstool...

A stair rug, also known as a runner, allows you to enjoy the beauty of bare wood stairs, the color accents of a rug and the safety of a slip-proof surface. If you measure carefully,...

Functional, unique and natural, twig furniture adds a rustic touch to your outdoor setting. With the right materials, building a chair out of twigs is easy, and you can tailor it to your own...

If you have a futon, chances are you have a futon cover. Over time your futon cover will begin to wear from typical use and should be replaced. Other reasons to consider replacing a futon cover...

Millions of Americans have massive storage problems when it comes to shoes. Shoes are one of those things that are not easy to organize and end up everywhere. A solution to the shoe storage...

Shoe storage can sometimes become an issue, with shoes taking up floor space that can be put to other uses. You can recover a bit of this space by organizing your shoes with the use of a shoe...

Shoji is a type of translucent screen traditionally used for dividing walls in Japanese housing. Usually crafted by placing rice paper over a wooden framework, shoji screens allow light to filter...

Do-it-yourself cardboard mailboxes are a fun activity for children, whether you are making one for a classroom post office lesson, for Valentine's Day or just for play at home. They are a great...

One of the best features of the window seat is its versatility. It can be used to decorate a bay window while also serving a more practical use such as storage. Medium-density fiberboard, or MDF,...

Gun cabinets are made for securing guns and keeping them safe. However, they are also for showing them off. To do this, the gun cabinet has to have a door that can do both. Solid lumber is used...

Laundry baskets are essential for doing laundry, either at home or at the laundromat. A PVC laundry basket rack can be made at home, saving money over pre-formed, store-bought brands. In addition,...

If you're someone who likes to build their own furniture and have a game room in your home, you can build your own pool table rather than spend hundreds of dollars on one. The table may not have...

If you're constructing your own game room and wish to have your own billiards table in it, you can build your own instead of spending hundreds to thousands on a table. Despite the many fancy...

Mailboxes can be built out of wood, with styles from ornate and decorative boxes to simple boxes that are made just to get the job done. Building a decorative mailbox takes quite a bit of...

An outdoor potting bench will make the task of potting up plants an even more enjoyable exercise by giving you an area to work outdoors. Being outdoors enjoying the garden is the object, so any...

Corner stands are useful for many things. They can be used as planters, tall or short, mobile or stationary. They can be created from metal, wood or plastic depending on the intended use. A mobile...

Building a set of shelves can not only increase the amount of space you have for storage, but also provide the opportunity to get your stuff up and organized. Possibly the only difficult decision...

While there is an unlimited choice of outdoor furniture that can be built by enterprising hands, the simplest is often the best. A peg chair, so called because one peg fits through the other, can...

While a fireplace can look pretty enough on its own, a mantel shelf above it can add an extra accent and make a statement in the room. A large mantel is particularly attractive because it can...

Nothing beats sitting outside your home or around a campfire on rustic furniture made from fallen trees. Large stumps and small limbs can be cut easily with a chainsaw, or by hand for a true...

Although the specific use of the pie safe, to cool pies while keeping insects and children away, has faded, the classic piece makes a comeback when placed in other rooms of the house. Pie safes...

Adding a storage cabinet for linens or toiletries is a great idea if the bathroom lacks cabinet space. Building a small, wall-mounted cabinet is a fairly simple project that can be completed in...

A nice audio equipment cabinet can be quite expensive, depending on the size. Building your own cabinet for your audio/video components is a fairly simple task and will save you money. All you...

Make a padded storage bench for any room in your home with these step-by-step instructions. Have the wood cut to size for you at your local lumber supply and assemble your bench with a drill and a...

An aquarium adds peace and calm to any room, even the dentist's waiting room. Making a customized aquarium stand requires basic carpentry skills and a good design. This design is for a wood...

Having a small firewood box inside your home, near a fireplace or wood stove, seems to make a house more warm and inviting. However, not only is the box a feature of relaxed décor, but also...

Building a cement bench is an inexpensive way to create more seating. By creating a drawing of your plan beforehand, you will be able to better visualize and construct your bench. Once you have...

Covering a piece of furniture with new upholstery fabric is a great way to breathe new life into an old piece of furniture. As long as the structure of the piece is solid, new fabric will make it...

Room divider screens can create a dramatic effect in a room besides providing privacy or concealment. They can be easily assembled and personalized to reflect your style or decor. This project can...

This kind of wooden shoe storage cabinet is simple, yet elegant, and is very common in Japanese households where shoes are regularly left at the door. You can also build this storage unit to fit...

If you have a bathroom with a vanity, you can add a vanity bench. A bedroom's vanity can benefit from the same addition, too, especially if you want a better looking, more functional vanity bench...

Buying an audio rack for your stereo equipment can be expensive depending on its size and construction material. You can save money by designing one to your own specifications and building it with...

A simple project that has great household usefulness is building food storage shelving. With some plywood, two by fours and a hammer and nails, what can be made in an afternoon can last for years....

Putting together a pine vanity with a simple cabinet door is a simple building project, where you can create an attractive finished project as well as begin the learning process that goes into...

Ladder shelves can be an attractive addition to your home decor, suitable for living rooms, dens, family rooms, or home office. Their open design makes them ideal for displaying family treasures,...

Making a simple, yet sturdy and functional, utility bench is not as difficult nor expensive as might be imagined. For example, by using 2-by-4-inch lumber, deck screws, and OSB (oriented strand...

Look around your house. It won't take long before you come to the conclusion that having more than one wood bench in your home would simplify and organize your life in beautiful ways. For...

Building a bench is not difficult. The first thing you must decide is how fancy you want your bench to be. Next you need to decide the size and type of wood you want to build with. The picture...

A furniture dolly is an important tool when you are moving heavy pieces of furniture. You don't have to go out and buy one, though, because building one yourself will only take an hour or so. This...

Bariatric equipment is designed for overweight people or for the elderly who have difficulty with mobility. You can get walkers, chairs, patient lifts, hospital beds, scooters, bathroom equipment...

Chests are one of the many storage units that have been used for generations. All chests are built with the same basic woodwork. Determining how each chest is designed and built is what makes them...

With a little bit of wood cutting experience, you can easily build a stylish wooden ladder with shelves in as little as a day. This ladder will make a lovely addition to any wall. In fact, the...

Indoor cats often crave the outdoors. With a properly constructed cat enclosure, you can let your cat enjoy the view and the outdoors without actually leaving your home.

If you want to see yourself from head to toe as you pick your outfits to wear for the day, you can buy yourself a door mirror. Door mirrors are a great way to make a room appear larger and to...

Sure, a tree house is awesome. But what if you don't have any suitable trees? Then a play tower is just the thing. It has all the perks of a tree house, and it can be built in a weekend--here's how.