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 ...

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 ...

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In this video, learn how to create DIY modern plywood chairs using Baltic birch plywood, with two chairs built from one sheet. These chairs are designed to complement a modern plywood dining table ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do you ever feel like DIY is very satisfying, even seeming a bit addictive? Science has a couple of reasons why our brains enjoy DIY projects.

Homemade chair cushions can add country charm to any home. A few months ago, I was in a predicament. My cloth chair cushions looked awful — they were ripped and stained. I was embarrassed to have ...

Massproductions, the Swedish design studio known for its efficiently designed, high-quality pieces with purpose, is offering up a new chair design, free of charge. There’s only one caveat - you build ...

This impressive DIY project offers lots of storage and transforms from a desk with chairs to a neat apothecary cabinet. The middle column is all drawers, but the left and right sides hide a pair of ...