Furniture How To & DIY
Improve the value of your home by discovering our furniture step-by-step tips & ideas.
How to Build a Home Bar
From our new Hammer It Out series: Create a stately and sophisticated gathering place for mixing and serving drinks
How to Build a Storage Chest
Join oak lumber with wood dowels to create a modern take on Shaker-style storage.
How to Stain and Finish Wood Furniture
Wood finishing expert Bruce Johnson shares tips for refinishing new and old furniture
Everything You Need to Punch Tin
Create intricate designs on metal for a unique, handcrafted look
How to Make an Open Shelving Unit
Transform turned spindles and plank shelves into a handsome display space
How to Reupholster a Dining Chair
Furniture expert Matthew Haly shows how to bring new life to a worn chair seat
How to Repair Aluminum Patio Chairs
A pro shows how to extend the life of your sling patio chairs
Use a Potting Bench as All-In-One Party Station
Rather polish your tools than your silverware? Then check out this fir potting bench-turned-entertaining center
How to Build a Tool Bench
TOH reader Amy Paladino gets help making a tool bench for her garage from TOH general contractor Tom Silva
How to Lime a Table
Giving a plain wood table an aged, whitewashed look takes no more than a few simple tools and products any beginner can tackle
How to Build a Sideboard from Stock Cabinets
This elegant storage piece comes together with off-the-shelf base kitchen cabinets and simple molding
How to Build a Mudroom Bench
Create a built-in place for coats and storage, with a seat to perch on while you tie your shoes
How to Build an Adirondack Chair
Make a roomy, reclining seat with a fan back and wide armrests out of weather-resistant decking lumber.
How to Refinish Woodwork
Whether it's a quick cleaning or a complete strip-down, you can always remedy a tired, old wood finish
How to Build a Table From Stair Parts
Create a space-saving central repository for keys, leashes, and mail in your front entry using vintage stair parts
How to Build a Vintage-Look Dresser Vanity
Convert a favorite furniture piece into a sink stand
How to Build a Headboard and Footboard from Bifold Doors
Turn paneled closet closers into handsome bookends for a bed
How to Make New Cabinet Doors From Old Shutters
Search your local salvage yard for vintage shutters. They can tidy up more than the view
Stripping Painted Furniture
Sometimes ugly is only skin deep. Getting under those layers of old paint might reveal a valuable piece of furniture.
How to Build a Custom Entertainment Center
Get your media center organized with a custom-built storage unit
How to Create a Vintage Tile Tabletop
This Old House reader Rosi Zingales shows how to upgrade your home with vintage tiles
How Heirloom Furniture is Built
For the folks at Thos. Moser, it starts with select cherry trees, old-fashioned craftsmanship, and a passionate respect for the wood
How to Build a Window Seat
Create a beautiful window seat with loads of extra storage
How to Build a Small Bookcase
How to build a small bookcase with more than 10 square feet of shelf space
How to Build a Toy Chest
How to make handy storage for games and gizmos, with instructions for parents and kids.
How to Build a Step Stool
How to make a mini platform with a checkerboard top, with instructions for parents and kids
Build A Custom-Look Window Seat Using Stock Kitchen Cabinets
The pros aren't the only ones who can craft a handsome built-in. You can, too
How to Build a Stylish Bar Cabinet
Use vintage stained glass panels to build this bar cabinet in just 4 hours
How to Make a Doorknob Coatrack
Use vintage doorknobs and salvaged trim to make a showpiece coatrack in less than two hours
Gluing Laminate Trim
Re-gluing a laminate trim piece just got a little easier.
Fixing Falling Drawers
Create your own stops for older cabinet drawers