Furniture Making

Adding silver inlay to wooden pieces in your home, such as furniture or pipes, is a unique way to give them added appeal. The process to make silver inlay is straightforward and simple, but...

Mosaic tile tables are stunning pieces of functional art. Unlike many art forms, mosaic is particularly suited for decorating frequently used surfaces and can even be used outdoors. Following...

Building a stool from leftover sheets (or new) of cardboard is a great exercise in how to create a functional piece of furniture from an everyday material. This project can be used as an...

When building outdoor furniture, you want a finished project that is sturdy, durable and will hold up to the elements. Well-planned design, good construction techniques and adequate waterproofing...

I had to draw a rough sketch of how to build a tree bench, I could not find a comparable photo. Hopefully, it is good enough to get the idea and get you started on building one. This project may...

Like most architectural artifacts, furniture is a direct reflection of a society's economic, social and ethical beliefs. France's King Louis XVI demanded furniture with gold embellishments to...

Platform beds are good, simple, sturdy beds that work well in kid's rooms. You can make a platform bed that has storage boxes as its base. It's a fun project, and your kid will love the results.

Perhaps you have a guest room to furnish, or you're just tired of your own bed, but you don't want to pay for a new one. Make your own. It's possible for the amateur builder to make a queen-sized...

Let your child drift off to dreamland in her very own child-sized four poster bed. The best part is that you can make one yourself without much expense. You can then encourage your child to pick...

The Shakers are famous for their woodworking skills and the furniture they made. There's nothing quite like the clean, elegant lines of the Shaker furniture. This eHow features plans for a...

English poster beds with canopies are in the the stately homes in England, or in the houses of colonial houses in the United States. They're beautiful as well as practical, as their bed curtains...

Making your own bamboo blinds can be both challenging and rewarding. Bamboo blinds can transform a busy downtown apartment room into a relaxing island paradise. Well, something like that.

French Polishing - A step by Step Guide to finishing a Chair or Small Ornate piece of furniture. No Oil is used at all in this technique but a glass like finish is achieved!

The Windsor chair was probably developed near Windsor, England, and was widely available by 1720. But it is the American version of the Windsor chair created in the 1760's that became known...

Enjoy a bit of America's early beginnings and make a Shaker rocking chair. Founded in America in the 18th century, Shakers, a religious sect, took pride in their simple, unadorned furniture. With...

But building a chair can be more complicated to make than some other woodworking projects. If you want to build a straight back chair of your own, it will help to have some carpentry experience,...

Whether you have a classic model or a newer model, you periodically must recondition it. You can hire a professional service to do this, or you can do it yourself by following these steps.