Furniture How To & DIY
Improve the value of your home by discovering our furniture step-by-step tips & ideas.
How to Build a Display Coffee Table from a Salvaged Cabinet Door
Are you into upcycling and want to create a stylish centerpiece for your living room? Read on to learn how to turn a cabinet into a table.
How to Build a Storage Bed
Watch this video and read our guide on how to build a storage bed that contains 23 cubic feet of storage and no room for dust bunnies.
How To Build a Classic Westport Chair
In this guide, we provide step-by-step instructions on how to create your very own Westport chair for a rustic, comfortable outdoor seat.
How To Trim Out a Plain Table to Add Charm and Appeal
Follow these steps to turn a plain table into a sophisticated statement piece by adding a decorative table trim.
How to Build a Table from Salvaged Beams for Your Home
The massive size of reclaimed beams makes them ideal for a communal dining table. Learn how to build your own in this DIY guide.
How to Make a DIY Upholstered Headboard
Do you love the look of an upholstered headboard? Here's how to make a DIY fabric headboard and increase the coziness factor of your bed.
How To Build a Hairpin-Leg Coffee Table in Simple to Follow Steps
This DIY project blends rustic wood with industrial metal. Follow these steps to build your own hairpin-leg coffee table.
How To Create Paint-Spattered Furniture for Your Home
Read our guide to learn how to use the fun art of paint-spattering to revive tired, old furniture and give it a fresh look.
How to Make a Desk With Storage Cubbies for Your Home
Learn how to use stock materials and a cabinet to build a nifty desk with storage cubbies for your home office or den.
How To Create a Herringbone Pattern Tabletop for Your Home
Learn how to transform an old, tired surface with glaze, tape, and a toothy tool to make an elegant herringbone pattern.
From Trash to Furniture Treasures
TOH reader Cheryl Demartini shares how she turns salvaged doors, barn boards, and hardware into one-of-a-kind furnishings
How To Paint a Crackle Finish on Furniture
Want the look of vintage furniture without the wait? Learn how to age furniture with crackle-finish paint in our guide.
How To Turn an Interior Door Into a Headboard
Repurpose a paneled beauty for a bit of classic master bedroom adornment. This article explains how to turn an interior door into a headboard.
How To Build a Cocktail Hutch
Learn how to turn a plain pine cabinet into a sophisticated vertical bar by adding crown molding and custom rack assemblies.
How To Build a Classic Storage Chest
You can use a classic storage chest for many items, from clothes and books to art materials. Learn how to build one in this guide.
How To Build a Storage Cocktail Hutch With Simple to Follow Steps
From our new Hammer It Out series, this tall and slender cabinet provides a handy and attractive place to store barware and display spirits.
How to Build a Home Bar
From our Hammer It Out series: Create a stately and sophisticated gathering place for mixing and serving drinks
How To Build a Storage Chest
Mark Powers and Douglas Adams show how to combine oak lumber with wood dowels to create a modern take on Shaker-style storage.
How To Stain and Finish Wood Furniture
In this video and guide, wood finishing expert Bruce Johnson shares tips for refinishing new and old wood furniture.
Everything You Need To Know about Tin Punching
Tin punching lets you create intricate designs on metal for a handcrafted look. Learn what you need and how to do it from our experts.
How To Reupholster a Dining Chair
Furniture expert Matthew Haly shows how to bring new life to a worn chair seat.
How To Build a Small Bookcase With Moldings
In this guide, we'll walk you through step-by-step instructions on how to build a custom bookcase with moldings for your home.
How To Refinish Woodwork
Whether you're performing a quick cleaning or a complete strip-down, you can 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 Make New Cabinet Doors From Old Shutters
Use this guide to source vintage shutters and turn them into the budget-friendly, sustainable cabinets of your dreams.
Everything You Need to Know to Strip Painted Furniture
Have a piece of furniture that you love, but it's chipped or out of style? Learn how to strip its paint and give it new life.
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 for Your Home
Learn from This Old House reader Rosi Zingales how to turn an ordinary table into a work of art 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.
A Step by Step Guide to Building Your Own Window Seat
Follow our step by step guide to create your very own window seat with loads of extra storage, with just a handful of tools and materials.
How to Build a Small Bookcase
A small bookshelf can make for a very versatile storage solution, beyond just books. This Old House's Tom Silva shows you how to build one.
How to Build a Toy Chest
How to make handy storage for games and gizmos, with instructions for parents and kids.