Furniture Making

There are several ways you can make a fashion doll dining chair. It all comes down to how much time and money you want to spend on the project. If you're making the chair for a child to use, it's...

Drill bits are bladed tools, just like knives. While those blades might be tiny, they are still essential to the drill and need to be kept sharp. A dull drill bit makes the drill work harder,...

Stick welding is useful for joining a variety of metals with a high-integrity joint. If you need to make repairs to lawn furniture or decorative pieces made of wrought iron, this form of welding...

Hole-to-hole traditional hand caning, sometimes called strand or lace chair caning, is a very valuable skill to learn, especially during these economically difficult times. Think of how much...

Old, well-used pieces of furniture can get tired and worn looking. Rather than buying the same furniture again, you might decide to paint and clean old furniture to brighten different areas of...

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...

Making a wooden bed frame with drawers can be very convenient because you can customize it to your space and needs. It may save you a little money as well and you know it will be better made,...

Trunks: from Grandma's cedar chest to Grandpa's Army footlocker, almost every house has one. According to Treasured Chests, flat-top trunks were manufactured from the 1870s to the 1920s. Paper...

How to protect your stained wood against the elements of the weather. Applying a clear coat finish to the wood so it can be used outside without damage.

Re-covering a footstool is a fairly small job that can have a big impact on a room. With the huge variety of decorator and upholstery fabrics available, you'll be able to turn a utilitarian item...

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...

Children quickly outgrow pint-size furniture. Plastic chairs are uncomfortable. Wood chairs require gluing and repairs. Foam furniture for kids is easy to make and won't tax your wallet. Foam...

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...

It's extremely simple to make a padded headboard with just a piece of plywood, some upholstery foam and your choice of fabric. It will only take you about an hour to construct and will give your...

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...

If you have a deer hunter in the family, then decorating with deer antlers is a perfect way to re-purpose something that may have otherwise been thrown away. Interior decorators have long used...

Building your own piano stool is moderately challenging, but you will have a great feeling of accomplishment after you complete the project. You will need 4 wooden legs (measured to your desired...

Bean bag chairs are fun, versatile pieces of furniture that add creative appeal to your room. They are moved easily from room to room for extra seating and easily stored when they are not needed....

Painting round cylinder objects such spindles always presents the issue of stability. Basically, the cylinder object you are trying to paint wants to roll away on you. You place it against a wall...

Lacquered furniture may appear fragile and easily marred, but that is not always the case. Modern lacquer processes are not as fragile as older lacquering techniques. Determining whether the...

Lawn chair webbing is sometimes referred to as "narrow fabric" and is also called furniture webbing. Aluminum lawn chairs prior to 1990 were designed to use 2 ¼-inch wide webbing and more...

A sofa is made in two parts---frame and upholstery. The frame supports the upholstery and the weight of those who use the sofa. Although it's important to know what the sofa will look like in its...

Upholstery foam is a soft material typically sold in sheets or by the board foot. The right type of upholstery foam for the job will provide softness and structure to any piece of furniture.

Stained glass is a very beautiful art form that has been admired for centuries. Many people are fortunate to own this beautiful form of art. If you lucky enough to own stained glass you can easily...

A stone and tile table top can add an artistic element to any room. The finished table top can be set into a wrought iron table frame or affixed to decorative wooden table legs for a custom table...

It is nice for every craftsman to have a workshop. What makes it nicer is having shop cabinets on which to enjoy your hobbies. Building your own shop cabinets not only gives you the workspace and...

All of your plants have always been different heights. The little plants have always received enough light even though the tall plants were sort of blocking the light. Now it seems that the...

A backless bench is one of the simplest outdoor furniture products to make at home. The backless bench we're going to do build uses common lumberyard materials and can be completed in one weekend...

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!

Every year, the males of most deer species sprout a large and complex bone structure from their heads. Among the fastest-growing bones in the natural world, antlers start growing in March or...

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...

Canopy beds have been around for a long time. Originally, canopy beds kept the cold out and body heat in while someone was sleeping. Now people buy canopy beds because they are beautiful and...

You can upholster a storage ottoman with the same techniques you would use to upholster a headboard or any flat piece of furniture. The only difference is that you will need to cover your staples...

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...

Change out those nasty kitchen chair seats that are covered with food stains! In a matter of minutes, your chairs will be reupholstered and look new again!

A while back, I got a new coffee table. The old one's wooden top needed refinished due to my lack of coaster usage for many years, but the base was still nice and very solid. I can't bear to...

This is a creative way of making an improvised cabinet in your home to put small and big things. This is also a great project for students in their Home Economic class. Students also who stayed in...

An easy, eco-friendly way of creating your own personalized bookcase is to use old cardboard slip sheets or boxes and a hot glue gun. Cardboard is surprisingly strong when layered and can hold...

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...

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...

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...

A coffee table can be easy to make. This instruction adds a shelf in the coffee table of "Design 2" which is basically a table with two rectangular boards for legs. These steps can be...

Primitive painting techniques indicate aged, distressed or antique-style finishes. These techniques include the use of glazes, washes, crackle finishes, sanding and distressing with hammers, nails...

When storage options are minimal, a homeowner needs to get creative. Department stores are beginning to make small storage ottomans available. Storage ottomans can easily be recreated at home....

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...

If you have some old furniture that could use a little updating, why not paint it. It is cheaper than buying new furniture, and there are many easy, at-home ideas for updating old furniture to...

I decided to paint my bookcase myself. But as I progressed I noticed a lot of thick brush strokes that wouldn't go away no matter how smooth I tried to make it. When the bookcase finally dried...

A carpenter putting together a table and an artist making a carving out of a piece of wood need different sets of tools. There are, however, categories of tools that have a variety of uses. Many...