Furniture Making

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...

Plumbing pipe (polyvinyl chloride--PVC) is a good medium to make many projects around the home. You can make a homemade clothing rack with PVC pipe in as little as one afternoon. The pipe is...

Instead of throwing away your old fence boards, find ways to reuse them. Old fence boards can be functional furniture pieces or works of art that you can use indoors or outdoors. Create furniture...

Explains how to make an easy wall shelf.

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,...

RTA (Ready To Assemble) furniture is becoming more and more popular as a decorating and storage option. Understanding these basic concepts can help ready you to assemble this new type of furniture...

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...

This project uses a miter box and miter saw to form the 90-degree angle of the cabinet door moulding. It is a beginner's project that will acquaint the woodworker with mitering. It is an...

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.

To sell your own furniture, you'll need to be able to create good designs. Design and craftsmanship are both equally important in making a good product. You want your design to be unique and...

Sectional sofas can add a lot of comfortable seating to a room, especially if the sectional sofa makes good use of the available space. If you'd like a sectional sofa that has just the size,...

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

"How to Build a Deacon Seat Bench" If you have read some of my other articles you will see that I specialize in creating simple plans and designs for robust wooden furniture. Some of the designs...

With its clean lines and simple design, the Parsons table has become a timeless piece of furniture. Attributed to Jean-Michel Frank from New York's Parsons School of Design, this table was first...

Despite cardboard's apparent flimsiness, you can make cardboard furniture that can support the weight of a person just as easily as wood or plastic if you use an ingenious design and a little DIY...