The Country Style furniture collection is about woodwork furnishing with a country flavor, simple but practical woodworking designs. French Country style is one of the most popular looks in decorating today. Get some sources for furniture and accessories and learn more about this country style.
Create this country treasure and use it in a hallway or entrance as a hall table, or in the dining area as a sideboard, and also as a sofa table. The top and shelf work great for displaying...
Whether you use it for hanging coats, mugs, or hand-dipped candles, with this simply constructed accent, you can countrify your homes entry or kitchen in a hurry. The Shaker pegs and eye-catching...
This country dresser is a very solid piece of furniture with ample storage. Build this beautiful dresser as a stand alone piece or build the mirror to go along with it. The mirror plan is sold separat...
Suitable in any room or a hall, this tall slender unit with adjustable shelves and a drawer occupies very little precious floor space. Whether you need storage for kitchen items, linens, or clothing, ...
This plan is for the country buffet. There are other plans in this collection that work great as a set or for stand alone pieces.
This project looks terrific sitting atop the buffet or alone hanging on a wall. Buffet plan sold separately is Plan No. 31-MD-00004. If you want a whole roomful of this style of furniture...
Dreamland takes on a whole new look with this solid-oak queen-size bed design. Frame-and-panel construction makes for lifelong endurance. This furniture takes on a whole different look depending on ho...
Constructed with edge-joined pine and crowned with traditional dentil molding, this handsome cabinet can hold all sorts of things. As shown here, its raised-panel doors open for access to a multimedia...
While at the old Sturbridge Villiage in central Massachusetts, Norm's eye is drawn to this chair table. As with most antique furniture, craftsmen made their furniture pieces to serves more than one purpose. As this is no more evident than in a kitchen. View the Larger Image Slideshow to see the actual paper plan you are buying.
Made without a hint of plywood, this cabinet looks as though it could have been crafted 100 years ago by a highly trained artisan. But today, thanks to a few basic modern tools and fasteners, you need only beginner skills to do it.
Whether built as a stand-alone piece or as a member of our complete Country-Fresh Collection, this oak nightstand offers storage and good looks in the same neat package. And you can choose between cou...
Reflect your craftsmanship and good taste. The gracefully curved top makes this a must-build bedroom accessory, or shorten the stiles and build a hall mirror. Build this mirror as a stand alone piece ...
This is one cool cabinet that is a hardworking adaptation of a turn-of-the-century ice chest. This project offers ample storage for anything you want. It is also the right size for use as a TV stand.
This charming cupboard gets the step-back name from the fact that its upper section is shallower than the base.
The plan says: This colorful cabinet, a treasure chest for storage and display, gives you a chance to be both carpenter and artist while fashioning an antique that is both useful and attractive. The six foot high hutch can house everything from prized china to blankets and records; it is equally at home in dining or living room, den or even bedroom. Pattern includes full size painting guides for decorating the valance, drawers and doors with vibrant Pennsylvania Dutch designs.
Norm crafts this antique looking cupboard after viewing one in a home he was spending some well earned vacation time. He feels its just the right size to be used to store linens and any other number of household items. Construction techniques include turned feet on the lathe, flat panel mortise and tenon doors and dovetail drawers. View the Larger Image Slideshow to see the actual paper plan you are buying.
The Editors of Woodcraft Magazine teamed up with The American Woodshops Scott Phillips to create a pleasing table and bench ensemble in an updated Colonial style.
Step back to the colonial period in American woodworking. You can recreate authentic-looking versions of a Sofa Table, Candlestand, Clock, Wall Box and Candle Box. You even get complete instructions o...
Long before iceboxes became a common household item, frugal homemakers everywhere stored their bread and pastries in a pie safe. The decorative punched-tin panels allowed ventilation while protecting ...
Depending on the finish and hardware you select, this design can work in both country and traditional decors. You will appreciate the straightforward construction procedures and sturdy joinery of each...
One of the most popular country projects we have published was the punched-tin pie safe from the August 1992 issue. Now, we decided to follow that project with this functional and decorative wall-hung...
This plan is only available as a download. Create this classic furniture piece âor make just the sideboard base.. for your home, and in the process, learn a super-simple way to make doors with glass inserts or raised panels using just your tablesaw. Extra articles and workshop tips included.
In Sturbridge, Massachusetts, there is a place called the Old Sturbridge Village which is a living museum. Norm seen an old kitchen cupboard with simple designs but very functional. Even the cut outs of the side panels are re-used for shelving. Simple store bought moldings, stepped together, can make up the design or you could make your own if you have a router table. View the Larger Image Slideshow to see the actual paper plan you are buying.
Just right - is what can describe the size of this project. Or build only the lower half for an attractive and compact storage cabinet suitable for any room in your home. Not so big that it dominates a kitchen or dining room, but big enough to offer ample storage and display space. The lower cabinet alone makes an attractive sideboard. Simple joinery includes rabbet joints for the drawers, and stub tenons and grooves for the doors. To minimize expenses, use low-cost pine found at home centers. As a bonus, we have added a special feature on working with knots. Although a common nuisance, when featured prominently, knots can become a striking focal point in your project.
If you enjoy making through dovetail joints, this project is for you. This is a 10 drawer unit that can be used for any number of purposes, whether it be in your workshop, craft room or kitchen. Different width drawers to fit odd ball sized items. View the Larger Image Slideshow to see the actual paper plan you are buying.
On one of his many discovery trips, Norm finds himself an antique tall cupboard cabinet. Upon inspection it seems the craftsman of the day built the cupboard to fit the door on it. An interesting approach to cabinet making and it shows that nothing was wasted back in the day. Norm builds his own bath cupboard using plywood shelves, shop made molding and he even hangs a mirror on the inside of the door. He uses mortise and tenon joinery as well as biscuits for the construction of the door and case. A good idea and it shows that the cupboard can be used for more than just a bathroom. Maybe as a linen cabinet or sweaters or in the hallway near the door for boots, shoes, gloves and hats too. View the Larger Image Slideshow to see the actual paper plan you are buying.
Handy storage bins for fruits, vegetables or canned goods. Features two pull-down doors and one pull-down drawer.
This multi tasking chair design has been around for more than a century, known as a Jefferson Chair. Inspired by the Jefferson Chair, our design provides a wider stance for added stability and the shorter ironing board allows for the rounded tip of the board to rest securely on the footrest. Ironing measures approximately 36x12 inches. Measurements are with the ironing board in the vertical position. Also known as a Bachelors Chair or a SitOnIt Chair.