So, in my summer nostalgia, I was telling Liz about how I wanted to make some stools like I had when I was little for our kids. And so we started talking…. and we came up with these summer camp stools ...

These days you can pretty much find anything you need in a furniture store but even so diy furniture projects are actually more popular than ever. It’s not exactly surprising once you get to see just ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. As the economic downturn drives people to spend more time in the home and restricts their spending power, DIY seems ...

Designing an inviting garden or outdoor space can get pricey. Getting creative can help. Use this DIY hack to make an ...

Want better sleep, an improved mood, and sharper focus? You might achieve all three simply by stepping outside. Research shows that spending time in nature lowers cortisol levels, reduces anxiety, and ...

This is what the space-saving DIY chair looks like. It is made up of a seat board and a back board that are combined together to stand on their own. The lumber you need is 2 inches thick x 12 inches ...

When I am out gallivanting around my favorite thrift stores, I’m hard-pressed to not come home with a chair of some sort. No matter the silhouette or size, and, too, the more tattered and torn the ...

This chair, made from pallets, is the perfect addition to any whimsical outdoor space or rustic living area. Believe it or not, you don’t even need to dismantle all of the pallets to make it. When you ...

A speech language pathologist's do-it-yourself chairs made with tennis balls have become part of an effort to help students with sensory problems at a North suburban elementary school, and brought the ...

This wobbly, old chair was made using mortise-and-tenon construction. There were nails in almost every joint. Always look for hidden nails if a joint doesn’t come apart easily, otherwise you’ll damage ...