Furniture & Lighting

The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for making furniture and home decor for every room in the house, including the garage.

Handmade Beauty: Hairpin Leg Vanity Table with Built-In Storage

Handmade Beauty: Hairpin Leg Vanity Table with Built-In Storage

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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If you’ve got a few woodworking skills under your belt and are looking for a fun and challenging springtime project to tackle, this modern-meets-rustic hairpin leg vanity table is a great way to expand your furniture-building know-how! My favorite part about this project’s design is definitely the fold-up doors that reveal storage compartments and a […]

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Robby Cuthbert’s Tensegrity Furniture Designs

Robby Cuthbert’s Tensegrity Furniture Designs

By Donald Bell

Donald Bell

I make stuff, play music, and sometimes make stuff that plays music. Fan of donuts, Arduino, BEAM robotics, skateboarding, Buckminster Fuller, and blinking lights.

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Amid the flaming robots and art cars of the 2015 Maker Faire I found an unexpected oasis of beautiful wood furniture and sculptures held together using thin steel cables. Robby Cuthbert’s wood and steel designs take conventional furnishings (tables, lamps, bookshelves) and infuse them with a subtle magic that takes closer inspection to fully appreciate. […]

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Stylish Stitched Seating: Jelly Roll Floor Pillow

Stylish Stitched Seating: Jelly Roll Floor Pillow

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Relax in a state of DIY bliss! Stitch up a fabulous jelly roll floor pillow in custom colors to match your decor. Jelly rolls are handy packages of pre-cut fabric strips that are often used in quilting projects, but, since you can buy them in tons of color and pattern collections, they’re also great for […]

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Sew Kitschy, Sew Cool: How to Cross-Stitch Furniture

Sew Kitschy, Sew Cool: How to Cross-Stitch Furniture

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Feeling crafty? Learn how to cross-stitch furniture and give your dressers, drawers, tables, or chairs a creative upgrade that’ll make even older pieces look fresh and new! Want to do something really fancy to your furniture? Gather your tapestry yarns and find the drill bits, this DIY’s just for you. If you’ve got wood or […]

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How to Make Textured Concrete Nesting Tables from Lego Molds

How to Make Textured Concrete Nesting Tables from Lego Molds

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Ben Uyeda at HomeMade Modern has put together a how-to on creating a set of handsome concrete nesting tables using little more than a Lego brick mold and Quikrete Countertop Mix. And no, you don’t sacrifice the Legos. A little non-abrasive soap and water will have them back in action in no time. He says […]

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DIY Seating: Transform a Headboard into a Stylish Bench

DIY Seating: Transform a Headboard into a Stylish Bench

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Have a wooden headboard cluttering up your garage that didn’t survive your last big bedroom revamp? Turn it into a custom DIY bench! Swapping out your headboard for something new is a great way to change up the look of your space, but don’t toss that still-good old one in the trash! Transform a found, […]

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Sofa Hack: Wooden Armrest Table with Built-In Cup Holder

Sofa Hack: Wooden Armrest Table with Built-In Cup Holder

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Protect your drink and upholstery with a DIY wooden armrest table with a built-in cup holder!

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