The Familiy Workshop presents here over twenty innovative, easy-to-build projects -- all made from standard dimensional lumber that's available from your local lumberyard. Using inexpensive 2 x 4 wood you'll be surprised by the savings and astonished by the winning furniture that you can make right in your own home. With no advanced skills, you'll be able to build attractive contemporary furniture for inside and outside your home. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions and cutting layouts show how you can make your own gourmet butcher block, bunk beds for the kids, a modular bookcase for the study, a microwave cart for the kitchen, and convertible couch and tables -- suitable for living room, bedroom, or den. For outdoor entertaining there's a handsome patio serving table, porch swing, conversation pit, and more. Even if you're not a do-it-yourselfer, you're sure to find the projects in this creative and practical manual well within your range -- and budget, too!

Guide to easy-to-make furniture using inexpensive wood with detailed instructions and illustrations, including coffee table, sundial, kitchen cabinet.

This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

17 practical pieces of garden equipment and yard accessories that anyone can build. Readers can make these handsome projects from affordable and readily available 1-by and 2-by lumber, using such basic woodworking tools as saw, hammer, drill, and clamps. Each project includes a detailed list of materials, precise step-by-step instructions, and an assembly drawing showing where each piece fits. These sturdy projects will go together fast. Finish with varnish or paint, or leave unfinished to weather naturally. Technical section: sawing wood by hand and with portable power tools.