Customize a fireplace surround
Making a fireplace surround is well within reach for most woodworkers. It can be tailored to your home and built to accommodate any type of gas fireplace insert you’d like.
Home Improvement
Canadian Woodworking Home Improvement articles provide practical repairs, upgrades, shop-built solutions and step-by-step guidance to improve homes with confidence and craftsmanship.
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Build a hidden hinged spice rack
This under-cabinet spice storage rack will work wonders to organize that cluttered spice storage area in one of your kitchen cabinets. It can be customized to fit under any cabinet you have.
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Install built-in closet shelving
Maximize your closet space by outfitting it with custom built-in shelving.
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Pot lids get knocked around and generally cause problems in most pot and pan drawers. This simple addition will bring harmony to a busy area of the kitchen.
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A shoji screen is a sliding door that also offers a simple focal point to a room.
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Make some waves: Add beautiful curves and solid craftsmanship to a backyard deck that you'll enjoy with family and friends for decades to come.
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Solid hardwood, coupled with a unique design and time-honoured joinery, makes for a stunning look.
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Your home’s front entrance is the first thing that greets both you and your visitors, making a statement about you, your home and what’s within.
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Wall units are complex projects, but with the right approach, and a good idea of the final fit and function in mind, they’re not beyond most intermediate level woodworkers. Learn these wall unit basics, so you can design and build one of your own.
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Simple, quick and cost-effective: your new closet
Many people would like more storage, but they aren’t using the storage they already have efficiently. This fast and easy closet update makes good use of the closet space you have.
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Build a Solid (Yet Playful) Entry Door
There are few houses with a truly special entry door. Learn how to create a unique door that can be customized with just about any shape or motif imaginable.
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A sliding door should be considered a piece of art hanging on the wall. It should be nicely made and should always showcase beautiful wood.
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Bringing order to the under-sink chaos in your kitchen is a project that will exercise your creativity and provide you with a lasting functional improvement in your kitchen.
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Looking to build an attractive door that offers good looks and ventilation? This well thought out router jig will get you on your way to making your own custom louvered doors.
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Making your own wooden floor vents is an easy way to add the beauty and warmth of wood to the rooms in your house.
