How To: Make a tropical arrangement
The Flowergod designs an exotic tropical arrangement consisting of bird of paradise, safari sunset, ti leaves, curly willow, leather fern, acuba, and dendrobium orchids. Make a tropical arrangement.
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How To: Make a dozen fall rose arrangement
The Flowergod shows you how to put together a fall arrangement with a dozen yellow Roses, three different greeneries, and a filler flower. Make a dozen fall rose arrangement.
How To: Make a whipped cream carnation pie arrangement
The Flowergod designs a whip cream carnation pie for summer. The arrangements includes variegated carnations, yellow daisies, lemon slices, and shaving cream as whip cream. Make a whipped cream carnation pie arrangement.
How To: Make an elegant fall arrangement
The Flowergod uses curly willow, gerbera daisies, red button poms, Japanese lanterns, and some greeny from his garden in a vase he found at the thrift store to make an elegant fall arrangement. Make an elegant fall arrangement.
News: Homegrown Root Furniture
Conceptual furniture project by designer Kai Linke proposes the idea of growing furniture from plant roots.
How To: Bleach water stains from furniture
When restoring older wood furniture you will probably encounter dark rings and black spots, which are caused by water stains. Oxalic acid is a moderate bleach that will remove these stains even if they have penetrated the wood surface. Oxalic acid will also remove finish stain applied previously and lighten the wood for a fresh new look. Restoring wood furniture takes time and patience, but the results of your labor can be enjoyed for years, even generations. The restoration process usually i...
How To: Chemically strip furniture or woodwork
Stripping furniture or woodwork can be like a treasure hunt, revealing a beautiful wood surface beneath old paint and varnish. An old finish can be removed mechanically using a sander, but you run the risk of sanding off fine detail and contours in the woodwork. Chemical stripping enables you to soften the finish and then remove it with a scraper. Chemical stripper will remove most painted, shellacked or varnished finishes. For complete, step-by-step instructions for this DIY project, watch t...
How To: Apply a varnish topcoat to furniture
Applying topcoat is the final step in successfully refinishing your furniture piece. Water-Based Polyurethane Topcoats are strong, durable and are favored because they dry crystal clear, allowing the beauty of the wood grain to show.
How To: Shape the lower cabinet sides of the bombe secretary
Tommy surfs the long board in the shop and then tackles the first cuts of the bombe secretary cabinet sides. This is a critical part of the secretary since it determines the real look and feel of the piece of furniture.
How To: Make an accent table centerpiece
The Flowergod designs an accent table arrangement for a wedding. The arrangement includes pink freesia, white wax flower, plumosa, sword fern, white calla lilies, and a cylinder vase. This is a good centerpiece to put on a serving table. Make an accent table centerpiece.
How To: Make an elegant Iris design
The Flowergod designs an elegant iris arrangement with an Asian feel to it. The arrangement includes iris, bamboo, good luck bamboo, and bear grass. Make an elegant Iris design.
How To: Learn centerpiece arrangement design
The Flowergod designs a fall centerpiece which consists of a low circular container filled with orange and yellow alstromeria, orange gerbera daisies, yellow roses, safflower, leather fern, spiral eucalyptus, and curly willow. Learn centerpiece arrangement design.
How To: Use a pressure washer to clean outdoor furniture
Outdoor furniture is made of a lot of different things: Wood, iron, aluminum, even plastic. Dust, dirt, mold, mildew and moss on your outdoor furniture can be cleaned off almost immediately with a pressure washer. Watch this how-to video and learn to use a pressure washer to clean your outdoor garden furniture. Use a pressure washer to clean outdoor furniture.
How To: Prevent your child from falling
What you can do to your stairs, windows, and furniture to protect your child from falls. Never leave baby on furniture, make windows childproof, install gates by staircases, remove cushions and sharp edge furniture, secure heavy furniture and install reverse motion sensors on electric garage doors. Prevent your child from falling.
How To: Apply a tung oil topcoat over an oil-based wood stain
Prefer a clear, hand-rubbed, "antique" finish to the shiny or satin sheen of varnishes? Then you will want to use a tung oil-based topcoat applied over an oil-based stain when you are staining or refinishing your special piece of furniture.
How To: Apply a sand, or first-coat, sealer to woodwork
Sanding sealers, also called first-coat sealers by some manufacturers, are recommended when refinishing furniture. Although using a sanding sealer is a good step to take regardless of the type of stain you are using, it is especially necessary when using water-based stains. Apply the sanding sealer after you have bleached your furniture, but before you have applied the stain. Sanding sealers provide an important barrier to keep the wood pitch and stain from bleeding into the water-based topco...
How To: Make the wood pediment astragal for a bombe secretary
Tommy has finished the box frame with front work and blocking attached. Now it's time to make the astragal for the pediment. An astragal can be an architectural element used at the top or base of a column, and it is also used as a framing device on furniture. He drank extra coffee so his hands are nice and steady for the astragal work.
How To: Use dovetails to attach wooden legs to a column
Tommy and Al dedicate this podcast to answering the question of the week: What is the best way to attach legs to a column? With explicit instructions, they demonstrate how to use dovetails to get the legs and columns to fit together “nice and tight.”
How To: Make wooden bellflower table legs
Tommy and Al dive into discussing bellflowers with special guests Eli and Brian. Tommy, woodworking master, demonstrates how he made the lines on the table leg. He then reviews how to make the bellflowers and Eli cuts them. Afterwards, Tommy and Brian discuss their furniture work so far.
How To: Repaint Old Wooden Furniture
Bored of your living room furniture? As a weekend DIY project, one easy way to give new life to old wooden furniture is to add a new coat of paint. All you need are a drop cloth to cover the floor, sandpaper and sanding sponges, primer, latex paint, a foam roller, synthetic bristle brushes, and a well-ventilated room to paint the furniture in.
How To: Make a tropical pillar design arrangement
The Flowergod arranges a tropical pillar design a exotic wedding luau. The design includes fuchsia gladiolus, orange gerbera daisies, orange roses, white spider mums, variegated geranium foliage, and various other foliages. Make a tropical pillar design arrangement.
How To: Do the interior of a hidden box for a bombe secretary
Tommy works on the interior of the hidden box. He’s added document drawers and a false back. He says, “It’s a pretty cool little thing, and I’m having fun making it.”
How To: Plan the pigeonhole assembly for the bombe secretary
Before Tommy can get started cutting and shaping the pigeonhole assembly, he needs to select the style and get a 1:1 scale plan together. Tommy walks us through his thought process on selecting the style and how he prepares to cut.
How To: Use the Saw Stop table saw for woodworking safely
Watch Al, Bobby, and Tommy discuss (with big words) some table saw safety tips and demo the Saw Stop table saw. Tommy breaks down the process of setting the saw up, engaging the safety systems, firing the blade break and resetting the saw.
How To: Make simple wooden interlocking dovetails
Tommy (with Al asking the tough questions) walks you through the process of making simple dovetails and some classic "George Washington wooden teeth".
How To: Make a fall centerpiece
The Flowergod designs a fall centerpiece arrangement which contains three small pumpkins, a tree branch, some croton leaves, stock, rovers, cury willow, alstromeria, statice, peppers, and other greenery. Make a fall centerpiece.
SHOT ON 7D: 2010 SXSW Grand Jury Prize Winner
Tiny Furniture directed by, written and starring Lena Durham. Film shot on 7D wins SxSW juried “best film” prize
How To: 7 Easy Ways to Remove Water Ring Marks from Wood Furniture
Summertime is officially here, which means that the likelihood of someone leaving a glass of cold water on your wooden furniture without a coaster and leaving behind an annoying water ring mark on the surface has increased tenfold. What can you do to get rid of that annoying mark?
How To: Do a Very Basic Ikebana Flower Arrangement
Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, dates back to over 500 years ago and is still practiced as a highly respected cultural art form in modern-day Japan.
How To: Find the Perfect IKEA Product That Fits Your Space
Looking for some new furniture? Don't know what to do with that small corner in the living room? Do you need more room for storing and organizing, but that tiny gap of space gives you no real freedom of choice?
Cutting It Close: Amazing High-Speed Bandsaw Work
If you only see one power tool-related YouTube clip this year, make it WoodWorkingInAction's "Bandsaw Magic." We give this one two totally-not-severed thumbs way up! Want to improve your own woodworking chops? Poke around WonderHowTo's ever-expanding collection of furniture and woodworking video tutorials.
How To: Make a table saw push stick to keep those fingers on
Tommy and Al talk workshop safety and make a table saw push stick to ensure all your digits stay intact. Woohoo!
How To: Make a summer picnic platter floral design
The Flowergod creates a Summer Picnic Platter using a watermelon. The arrangement includes orange roses, pink miniature carnations, plumosa, a watermelon, and various other fruit. Make a summer picnic platter floral design.
News: Formufit Structural PVC
I'm new here, but wanted to add formufit to the list of links on your cork board. They are solely sellers of structural PVC items, used to build greenhouses and such. I am currently building some outdoor PVC furniture as the weather here in Missouri has destroyed our previous 'durable store bought' furniture. I saw some other resources on here, but I just bought a slew of products from formufit.com and I thought I would share. I will post some photos of the completed furniture soon.
How To: DIY Tips For Restoring Your Old, Beat Up Furniture
Are the furniture pieces in your living space starting to look faded, old and beat up? Gather some milk, vaseline, pecan nuts, lemon juice, olive oil and toothpaste, and you already have a fine assortment of tools to help you restore your wooden, leather, vinyl and glass furniture to some of its former glory.
HowTo: Make Tiny Dollhouse Furniture With High Brow Magazines
Made by Joel features a collection of beautifully designed paper dollhouse furniture, featured in this month's La Petite Magazine. Joel's designs are quite elegant, and best of all, he offers a free template to make your own. Why not put your discarded fancy magazines to good, kid-friendly use?
How To: Build a decked pathway
In this video, we learn how to build a decked pathway. The first thing to do is to plan out where you want your pathway to do. Then, build a pathway out of wood that is all the same size. There are all kinds of decking you can use, whether you want hard, soft, wood, or more. Just make sure it has the FSC symbol that ensures it's not cutting down from the rain forest. You can make it into blocks rather than a continuous surface to make a more unique feel and allow you to create different flowe...
How To: Make an instant indoor skating rink
Super easy game. Make sure you put up signs. The trick is furniture polish and a nice pair of socks. Wait five minutes for it to dry. Now you have a bedroom slip n slide. The furniture polish makes the floor ridiculously slippery as if you've got an indoor ice rink! Make an instant indoor skating rink.
How To: Make Furniture in Minecraft
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