Furniture Making

Acrylic tabletops are clear and look like glass. The plus side is that it is much more durable than glass. You do not have to worry about acrylic breaking, especially if you have small children at...

Look on the Internet and you will find lots of plans for making children's toy benches and toy boxes. The problem with most of those projects is you need to be a carpenter to build them. This...

Distressed Furniture is very popular right now. This furniture is beautiful with it's aged look, and looks great in any home. The problem with this furniture is that is can be very pricy. If...

Your kitchen area is one of the most important parts of your home. While often overlooked, the kitchen can greatly affect the market-value of your home and significantly affect how visitors...

Wooden chairs can last for many years, but over time, paint can fade or begin to chip away. It's easy to bring wooden chairs back to life once they reach this stage. A new paint job can give an...

Easels are used by artists to hold work-in-progress, or can be used within the home or office to display artwork. Artist's easels can be expensive even for the simplest designs. A three legged...

Building your child's bed yourself will save you money--plus, you can construct a custom-designed bed that's exactly what you and your child want. A simple upholstered platform bed is quick and...

This is an awesome project to get the entire family involved in. This can change an old garage sale find into a treasured family heirloom. This old dining table will become the highlight of your...

Most of us have had the problem of finding furniture that fits our style and budget. But why not find a your next dresser under budget AND get a project out of it? Find out how now!

In most modern homes today, kitchen wall cabinets are the focus of the kitchen, because not only do they serve a functional purpose, but they also provide some aesthetic appeal. Kitchen appliances...

This is a not so ordinary how to. It reveals comical quirks for entertainment purposes, it also helps you get the job done. when you are ready to make a horse tire swing for yourself, this is a...

This article is a shows you how to make improvements to basic coffee table designs. Once you have made the basic table you can add more components such as a drawers, shelves, and trim. These...

Dado joints are some of the most common and strongest joints that can be made with a router. Stopped dado joints are ideal for items such as bookcases and shelves. With a stopped dado, the joint...

I have a larger garage and an area where the tools where stored.... Shelving, a tool box on wheels, not really organized - a mess really. One day I was reaching for a saw and hammer fell from the...

Got coats? Sure, we all do. Need a place to hang them? Why certainly. This is a project requiring some skill with power tools. Finally a fun one.

A new baby is a precious and exciting event in a couple's life. Many times a family member will make something special before the baby arrives. You can make a beautiful baby cot. This process can...

After searching high and low for a case to house my growing DVD collection, anything even remotely resembling wood costs far to much for my wallet. Those cases and shelves that were...

If you have a chair with a broken seat, you may find great satisfaction in putting on a new seat on and making the chair usable once again. There are several different kinds of cane and methods of...

Shelves are endlessly useful, but not always equally attractive. The shelf itself might look fine, but the large brackets used to hold them on walls can be unsightly. Constructing a shelf that is...

Plexiglas is a brand name of sheet acrylic. Working with Plexiglas is fun and easy. Plexiglas is a wonderful material for constructing just about anything. It is affordable, durable, shatterproof,...

This is a great time of year, to check out yard sales or tag sales for bargains. The greatest find for me, is an old, sad, abandoned piece of furniture, which is basically sound, but needing a...

Your children have outgrown their dolls. You can give them away, sell them at a yard sale, or you could make some lamps out of them and give them away as presents or sell them, likely for more...

An old, dull piece of furniture can be revitalized by refinishing it. What once appeared worn and lackluster can take on the life of a whole new piece with only a little effort and time. It's not...

Long ago, country folks used a three-legged side table to hold a candle by their chair, but these tables are just as useful today for a lamp or a TV remote control. Here's how to build your own...

Creating an heirloom toy box can be simple or complex depending on your skill level, but is a great idea for a keepsake for anyone with a small child. This version is for those who are crafty but...

With these step-by-step instructions, you can build your own baby crib and save money for the other necessities! Read on to discover how simple it is to create this essential piece of baby furniture.

Building a bookshelf for children or a game shelve is something I did in my spare time. Its a simple project and holds lots of games and sits against a wall taking little space.

In this article I will explain the process of how to French Polish furniture. Although an moderately easy task, it's messy and can sometimes, from first hand experience be challenging. French...

When building a wooden stool, you can choose the type of wood you want to use and the size of the stool. Generally, a stool's seat should have a circumference of at least 1 1/2 feet, large enough...

Slipcovers help to create a more sophisticated look for furniture as well as protecting it and extending its life. Making slipcovers on your own adds a personalized touch to your home with fun...

You can easily turn an old table into a decorate piece by painting it yourself. You can use any color for your project.

A bookshelf can be a practical and great space saver and can hold more than just books! These instructions will guide you through building your own bookshelf with an adjustable shelf. ...

Homeowners who like to fix things accumulate scrap lumber and building materials. Keeping good scraps for future use and easy access saves money.

Oriental designs have a boldness and beautiful simplicity to their nature that many people enjoy. However, many Oriental furniture pieces bought from the store can carry massive price tags. One...

Often someone will have a beautiful piece of wood furniture in their home and not even realize it. It might be a worn out, tattered piece of wood furniture but with a little time and elbow...

Does shopping for a new child's bed make you cringe? With today's high prices and low quality what is a parent supposed to do? All the horror stories of lead paint used for toys and other items...

This article will tell you how to turn torn and tattered vinyl chairs into something you can be proud of for less than $50.00 . Just follow these steps to replace or restore chairs with padded...

Brush marks often show up on pieces of furniture treated with polyurethane finish, usually despite the best efforts of the craftsman. However, there is a way to remedy these flaws without undoing...

Efforts to refinish a piece of furniture can seem ruined when the polyurethane bubbles upon drying. Usually, polyurethane finish bubbles because it has been applied incorrectly. There is no real...

"Shabby chic" is a simple design that focuses on lightly worn antique replicated items. Many of these items concentrate on three main colors: white, pink and light green. Creating your own shabby...

While you could use a variety of tactics to make a candy wrapper privacy screen, the most visually interesting and most fun is also the most time consuming. Folding and weaving candy wrappers will...

Because your bedroom is the first thing you see every morning when you wake up, the atmosphere of the room is important. Your bedroom decor is one way to set the mood. Maybe your room needs a...

Make a linen storage chest out of an old steamer trunk. Perhaps you have one that's gathering dust in the attic or you've come across one at a yard sale. Build a linen storage chest and create a...

When you are building a dresser, picking the right wood for the drawers is important, because the fronts of the drawers are visible. They can either create a statement or blend in. It's up to you...

Sometimes your office just needs a new look. You can add new life to tired, old looking office furniture by simply reupholstering it. It's much easier than you might think and reupholstering...

Several species of exotic hardwoods are often referred to as rosewood. They're heavy, dense and durable woods with dark streaks. They come in rich tones of red, orange and brown. Real rosewood is...

Giving your furniture a 'weathered' look is relatively easy and looks great! While my project involved a German Telephone Bench the painting techniques would apply to any piece of wooden furniture.

Wooden chests are a wonderful project that can range from simple jewelry boxes to elaborate cedar hope chests. They all have two things in common: patience and attention to accuracy.A basic wooden...

Perhaps your bedroom is missing a certain je ne sais quoi, and you wish to revive it. One cool and inexpensive idea is to use a mirror as a headboard.

While doll trunks are readily available for purchase in stores or on the Internet, it may be cheaper, more convenient and more fulfilling to construct one of your own. Although small in size, a...