Furniture
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.
Sitting Pretty With Window Seats
Want to add a custom window seat to your home but not sure how? Check out these 11 window seat ideas to find the perfect cozy nook for you.
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.
Play Games with Your Checkerboard Stool
Family games you can play on top of your checkerboard step stool
How to Build a Step Stool
Building a step stool is a family-friendly activity that can double as family bonding time. Find out how to build one here.
How To Build a Custom Sideboard Using Stock Cabinets
Building your own own sideboard from existing stock cabinets is easier than it seems, and can give homeowners some stylish new furniture. Read how to add this accent, from start to finish.
How To Build a Stylish Bar Cabinet
Learn how to use stained glass panels to build a stylish bar cabinet in just 4 hours with our in-depth guide.
How To Make a Doorknob Coatrack
Learn how to use vintage doorknobs and salvaged wood to make a unique showpiece coatrack in just a couple hours.
Drilling Guide for Drawer Pulls
How to get the handles in the same place every time
Bars Straight Up
These built-ins are popping up in more and more homeowners' remodels, whether as a fully equipped kitchen in miniature or just a niche carved out for bottles and glassware.
How To Build a Bookshelf
Make a strong, beautiful DIY bookcase. Our step-by-step guide shares which wood to use, costs, materials, and scribing tips.
Simple Solutions for Worn Drawers
Learn simple repair techniques and tips to restore drawer functionality and appearance, making your furniture feel new again.
Gluing Laminate Trim
Re-gluing a laminate trim piece just got a little easier.
How To Fix Falling Drawers: A Step-by-Step Guide
Falling drawers can be both a nuisance and damaging. This guide will help you create stops for older cabinet drawers to keep them from falling.
How to Mend Miter Joints and Prevent Future Issues
Coax your baseboards outside corners back into place with this simple trick.
Support for Sagging Drawers
Bottom falling out of your drawers? Prop it up with this fix.
How To Restore Outdoor Furniture
If your outdoor furniture is damaged, rusted, or torn, you may not need to replace it. Save money by reviving your furniture with these DIY tips.