Build Your Own Furniture: 9 Helpful Tips For Non-Carpenters

“It seems spontaneous that customized furniture can save you good money. In its place of purchasing a low cost, cheap piece of furniture, you are spending for a handcrafted and custom-built item, thus how can you save money? Sound good, you do and you can.”

“Can’t we wait until my dad comes to visit? He knows all about this kind of stuff.” When my wife and I were first married, that is exactly what I said for about a five year period any time any repairs needed to be done at home. I simply did not know anything about carpentry, repairs, or building.

Fast forward 6 years: Daddy, the Carpenter

A few months ago, my daughter told me she was going to grow up and be a teacher just like her mother. She said my son was going to grow up and be a carpenter just like his daddy (I’m actually not a carpenter.)

While I’m definitely not a carpenter, I have built most of the furniture in our house. I’ve built the bed frame and head board in the master bedroom, the bunk bed for my kids, a bookshelf for the kids’ room, bookshelves in the living room, entertainment center for TV and DVD player, coffee table, two couches, and two bookshelves for my office…

 

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