6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (552+ words) Deep grooves, raised trim, curved corners, and small stepped edges cover the doors of this wood cabinet. Removing an old finish from a flat tabletop would be one job. Getting it out of every recess on these doors creates another…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (560+ words) Orange-toned stain covered these two pine bedside tables from top to bottom, including the drawer fronts, molded bases, and round wood knobs. They were not a matching pair either: one had four drawers, while the narrower table had three. Instagram…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (974+ words) Sideboards are getting harder to mistake for basic storage cabinets. Rounded walnut corners, woven cane doors, stone-covered fronts, glossy color, ribbed wood, and exposed metal legs are changing a piece of furniture that was once easy to overlook. Some of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (485+ words) Hanging racks above kitchen islands have long provided a place for pots and pans that would otherwise fill cabinets and drawers. Hooks underneath keep cookware within reach, while the open framework puts unused ceiling space to work. Alex Snyder’s kitchen…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (655+ words) Two 3/4-inch project panels left from another project gave her enough material for a thicker wood surface without buying a new slab. She stacked the matching 24-by-48-inch panels and joined them face-to-face, creating a top 1 1/2 inches thick. The method…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (587+ words) A wood pallet sitting near the trash at Lowe’s became the starting point for a kitchen wall shelf after Debbie from Debbiedoo’s asked the cashier if she could take it home. Rather than pulling the pallet apart for lumber, she…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (547+ words) Discarded pallet wood can provide the boards for a shelf, but its rough surface also gives you another option when it comes to the finish. Instead of covering this pallet with paint, Debbiedoo’s used Scarlet Rit dye to turn the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (490+ words) IKEA RUNNEN deck tiles come with wood slats attached to a black plastic grid designed to snap into neighboring tiles across a balcony, patio, or terrace. Instagram creator @hausnr_8 found another use for that grid: the backing can connect the wood…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (758+ words) Crayons and colored pencils need to stay within reach on a kids’ art table, but separate cups and bins can take up much of the surface meant for drawing. DIYer Emily Burmeister used a two-foot piece of 4×4 lumber to put…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1056+ words) Living rooms can have the right sofa, chairs, coffee table, and rug and still look unfinished. What is missing often has less to do with buying another piece of furniture and more to do with how the pieces already in…...