Bedroom Furniture

Remove, sand smooth and re-install wooden drawers to make them slide more smoothly. Wooden drawer slides may start to stick and become difficult to pull over time. Moisture in the air can cause...

Through the many redesigns of bedroom furniture--from traditional to contemporary--the mirror and dresser combination remains a design standard. Though often viewed as one piece, the mirror is...

A chest of drawers is an essential piece of bedroom furniture, but it can also be used in any other room of the home, including the closets. It is most often used to store clothes or other items...

Twin beds are so convenient to use in children's bedrooms, but they can be expensive if you buy them. By the time you buy the bed frame and the mattress, you can have several hundreds of dollars...

A wooden platform bed is a stylish addition to a contemporary bedroom. You can make your own wood platform bed with minimum building skills. You can make it even easier by having your wood cut to...

Create a focal wall in your bedroom that doubles as a full wall headboard with hardwood boards stained to look like a multicolored beams. Colorful wood stains offer design choices from all shades...

Bed slats may need to be replaced after a few years of using a bed. When bed slats are not purchased from a bedding store, they may be cut from lumber available at most local home centers. It is...

Headboards add to the decoration in your bedroom, often providing a focal point in the room's decor. Foam padded headboards add to the warmth in your room and offer a feeling of cozy comfort. You...

If your child is climbing out of the crib, it may be time for a "big kid bed". Building your own toddler bed can be a safe and cost-effective method of replacing an old crib if you have clear and...

Headboards can change the look and feel of your bedroom. You can build your own headboard with unfinished wood from your local lumber store even if you have minimum building skills. If you choose...

You can make a wood shadowbox-style headboard with a hardwood panel framed with the same type of wooden boards. Select cherry or mahogany hardwood for a dark, rich design palate. Birch or oak will...

Repainting a headboard can help transform an outdated bedroom. This simple fix is something anyone can do with a little initiative and the right materials. You can paint a stained headboard or...

A king-sized bed is the biggest of all beds. It can also be expensive to buy. Many bed frames sold today have additional features, such as drawers. You can build your own simple kid-sized bed...

A boot rack is basically a shoe rack designed specifically for boots. Since boots are often worn in bad weather or other rough conditions, these racks are designed to help dry out the boots and...

Whether you inherited a great old family heirloom or intend to expand your closet space with a thrift-store find, most wooden armoires need a little pick-me-up. it's not hard to refinish an...

Padded headboards bring a feel of softness and comfort to any bedroom. You can easily transform an existing wooden headboard into something lush and dramatic, or start from scratch with a hardwood...

Bunk beds are the perfect solution for two children in one room. A bunk bed will take up less space and give your children more room in their bedroom to play. Here are the basics of what you will...

Dressers add extra space to bedrooms by providing drawers, a mirror and counter space. Commonly, that counter space becomes a "catch-all" location for items that do not have a specified home....

The holidays every year bring guests and family gatherings to your home. If you have many friends and family, you might find your home with not enough seats. One of the easiest ways to fix this is...

To keep your treasures visible and organized, creating your own jewelry cabinet allows you to show your style while being practical. Building your own cabinet is more economical than purchasing a...

Paint may not stick well to some materials, including the knots in wood. Knots have a higher sap content than regular wood, and it is the sap that prevents the paint from sticking to the knot....

Buying the bedroom furniture is costly and it can cost you a lot of money to buy everything which is included in the bedroom furniture sets. That said there are several things that you need to...

Loft beds provide a space-saving option that is not limited to college dorm rooms. Loft beds can create additional space to create a small office, a comfortable seating area or additional sleeping...

Whether you desire a seating area in the foyer of your home, at a dining table or at the foot of your bed, a backless bench is certainly a versatile furniture piece for any home. These simple...

Bunk beds can be configured in many ways. If one bed is lofted while the other is turned at a right angle to the first, there is room for a padded storage bench or other furniture under the top...

Slatted beds are essential for certain mattresses. Futons and memory foam both get moldy without adequate airflow to the underside of the mattress. Perspiration and humid air conspire with the...

Learn how to make an armoire or wardrobe out of old wooden doors. It can be used as a closet, an entertainment stand or just plain old storage!

Twig headboards are beautiful additions to a rustic, primitive or country-style bedroom. You can make your own twig headboards with natural wood that you may be able to find on your own property....

Making a surfboard headboard is a simple way to decorate your bedroom. Depending on the size of your bed and the available wall space, you can hang one board or two joined boards horizontally...

You can easily build a headboard out of fencing to match the decor of your room. Fence panels are available in wood, vinyl and metal in a variety of styles from your local home improvement store....

Build your own headboard with a hardwood panel, cut any way you like to fit behind your bed. Glue strips of wood trim to the face to create patterns to suit your decor. Squares, rectangles or...

A loft bed is an easy way to add additional space to a small room. A lot bed can provide additional storage, a bench, a small reading area or even a desk. Creating a loft bed with a rustic look...

Have a great piece of wood furniture that has been damaged from minor scratching? You don't have to spend top dollar on an expensive product to fix it.

Refinishing a dresser can make this useful furnishing blend into a changed decorating scheme or bring out the wood's beauty. First, you must make sure that the furniture that you want to refinish...

Your bedroom furniture sets the tone of your room. This is where you sleep and get charged up to start your day. If you buy a cheap, generic poorly constructed bedroom set, your room will appear...

Bedroom drawers can be freestanding dressers, built-in wall units or fit under a bed. Under-bed and built-in drawers are safer for children, as they cannot be tipped over to injure your child. If...

Contemporary modular furniture designs are not for everybody. Many people prefer vintage pieces with classical charm. Unfortunately, such pieces are often harder to find, and when you get your...

Many people are not satisfied with the results of oil based stains, as they tend to blotch on resinous woods. This will, hopefully, solve the problem for you.

With minimal building skills and a few supplies from your local home-improvement store, you can easily make a bedside table that will work for a bunk bed. Our example will yield a...

The simple lines of a platform bed create a peaceful transition from the cares of the day. Platform beds are designed for use with futon or memory foam mattresses and do not need a box spring.

Build your own small nightstand with a few building supplies that you can find at your local home improvement store. These simple step-by-step instructions are designed to build a small nightstand...

If you've tired of a dresser color or you've bought a used dresser and want to make it look better, you can easily spruce it up with new paint. The total time for such a job, including...

There is nothing more frustrating than when you try to open a drawer and it sticks. You yank it open, but you know one of these days you are going to pull and you'll end up with the drawer pulls...

Antique painted furniture has a lovely aged aura. It makes one wonder where it has been. Who loved you? Where have you traveled? Who built you, took care of you? And now you are mine and I will...

This bed frame project uses some assembly techniques that will acquaint a new woodworker with ways to strengthen a project. It is a frame with wooden side rails covered with two sheets of plywood...

It's amazing how much furniture stores want to charge for a bed base, but you can use these instructions to put one together on your own for a fraction of what the stores think they're worth.

These instructions assume you are building a bunk bed for children using two twin bed mattresses. By assembling these bunk beds yourself, you can easily save a hundred dollars or more off the...

Make your own headboard with attached night stands from an old door, wood panels and decorative trim. You only need minimal building skills, a drill and a screwdriver to make a headboard for your...

There is something special about taking and old rustic trunk and bringing it back to life by refinishing it. It can go from looking worthless to looking like a pricey antique. You will want to be...

Build bed rails for your toddler so that he feels more secure and less like he's going to fall out of the bed. Make sure you choose the right wood (non-toxic) and that the finish is not toxic....