53 DIY Furniture Ideas to Personalize Your Home

Plywood Side Table

This side table has a large open shelf and a sturdy top so you have plenty of room to keep the necessities close at hand. It looks great besides a couch but also makes a wonderful nightstand table for your bedroom. It's built with plywood, making it a great budget-saving DIY furniture choice. The simplicity of the table and the material makes it a modern choice.

Plywood Side Table from The Merrythought

Wooden Dowel and Leather Chair

This stunning DIY accent chair has a frame made out of wooden dowels that have been joined together. The rope keeps everything sturdy in the back and bottom, while the handmade leather cushions finish the look. You can buy the cushions or do a little bit of sewing to make your own to give it a unique touch. After the first one, you'll want to make this chair for every room in the house.

Wooden Dowel and Leather Chair from Vintage Revivals

Color Blocked Velvet Bench

Bring some color-blocking style into any room in your home when you build this cozy velvet bench. It's sat upon hairpin legs, giving it a modern mid-century look. Choose whatever colors you like best to show it off but don't be afraid to choose some bold colors that will bring a lot of life into your house. This is a wonderful DIY furniture project for a beginner.

Color-Blocked Velvet Bench from A Beautiful Mess

Modern Round Coffee Table

Maple is used here to create a beautiful round coffee table that has a modern feel. It has unique legs, giving it some real interest. With its classic look, it will match perfectly with any room style. It's also large enough to fit other decors on top to create a statement. This is a little more complicated of a DIY furniture project, so you'll need a little experience with woodworking before you tackle it.

Modern Round Coffee Table from The Merrythought

Farmhouse Kitchen Island

If you're looking to add an extra piece of furniture to your kitchen for additional storage, this is the project for you. It builds a farmhouse kitchen island that has a drawer, cabinet, and hooks for pots and pans. That means you have lots of various kinds of storage available so you can put away everything you need.

Adding an island to your kitchen is a great way to get more storage and counter space. If you have room for an island, this is a wonderful choice for a project. Thanks to its wheels, you'll be able to roll it around wherever you want in the kitchen.

Farmhouse Kitchen Island from A Piece of Rainbow

Reclaimed Barn Wood Sofa Table

This sofa table can be used behind the sofa or as a console table. It's even narrow enough that you can place it in an entryway or mud room. You can style and use this table to keep everything you need within reach.

The top is a beautiful piece of reclaimed barn wood, and it's all held up by some sleek hairpin legs that are easily attached to the top. This easy project is quick and won't break the bank.

Reclaimed Barn Wood Sofa Table from Sustain My Craft Habit

Woven Stool

Add a punch of style to any room with this free plan that builds a woven stool. This is an easy project that uses some basic sewing techniques to create a leather seat that's woven together with strips of leather. The legs are already made and the seat is just a piece of plywood. The leather transforms any boring stool into a sleek and timeless piece of furniture. The only tools you'll need are a staple gun and a drill to put it all together.

Woven Stool from Sugar & Cloth

Wall Mounted Ladder

Blanket ladders give you a place to display blankets, quilts, or other special textiles. This one is built and mounted on the wall, leaving the floor space under it empty. The result is a lovely piece of furniture that only takes up wall space. It has four rungs so you have plenty of room to show off all your special pieces. With just a couple of boards, even a beginner can build this piece of DIY furniture.

Wall Mounted Ladder from Houseful of Handmade

Live Edge Table

It may seem like a huge undertaking to build a dining room table but it's actually a straight-forward project that only has a few steps. This one is even easier because it uses steel feet along with a live edge wood top. Steel legs were added making it easy to assemble. Most of the work comes from finishing the tabletop, but you'll be glad you spent the time making it look great. The stunning table will look great in any kind of dining room.

Live Edge Table from Lemon Thistle

Standing Wine Rack

This wine rack is its own piece of furniture, standing tall on four legs. Twelve bottles of wine can be stored in the rack and they easily pull out when needed. This easy-to-build project uses plywood and pre-made legs are quick to make. A dark stain adds to the style that it already has. It would make an excellent addition to your living room or kitchen, or you could even consider making it as a gift.

Standing Wine Rack from Place of My Taste

Pallet Wood Coffee Table

This coffee table is built with pallets and found objects, making it a rustic choice for a living room. If you can find the pallets for free, this coffee table won't cost you anything in supplies. The finished dimensions come in as 36" x 48" for the tabletop, giving you plenty of room to sit trays, plants, and remotes. Although there isn't a lower shelf, you can add one when you're building your own. If you like the checkerboard tray on the top of the table, there's also a tutorial for that.

Pallet Wood Coffee Table from Funky Junk Interiors

Dining Room Hutch

This advanced woodworking project builds a hutch that's perfect for the dining room. It has lots of closed and open storage as well as a tabletop and a few shelves. A buffet can act as a place to sit food and beverages and the hutch can store dishes and cookbooks. The glass doors are a nice added touch that adds to the farmhouse style of the hutch. The hutch sits upon a buffet which you can use separately when needed.

Dining Room Hutch from Houseful of Handmade

Arched Headboard

This boho-style arched headboard would make a statement in any bedroom. Adults and teens will both fall in love with this headboard made out of a few unique supplies. It's made out of plywood and cane webbing and is surprisingly easy to put together. When finished, it attaches to the wall at whatever height you need to accommodate your bed frame. It's an intermediate-level project that only takes a day or two from start to finish.

Arched Headboard from Place of My Taste

Rustic Wood Vanity

Finding furniture for small bathrooms can be difficult because of size constraints. This rustic wood vanity is perfect for a smaller bathroom that needs a vanity. It holds a sink basin and faucet on the top and has some open storage on the bottom. You can customize the plan to build a vanity of any size, making it as small or large as you need.

Rustic Wood Vanity from Lemon Thistle

Industrial Bookshelf

Get the look of a designer bookshelf with this industrial bookcase that has all kinds of storage for books or other supplies. Shelves and open and closed storage are all used so you have lots of options on where you want to put everything. It even has a DIY file cabinet on the bottom for important documents. Since it has a tall shelf, it'll fit perfectly in any corner of a home office or bedroom. It's mainly built with plywood, making it a fairly easy project to make.

Industrial Bookshelf from The Navage Patch

Platform Bed With Storage

This platform bed was built with storage in mind. Its frame includes room to put some decorative baskets that can be filled with items you want to store. White paint is added which really gives it a fresh feeling that will brighten up any bedroom. It builds a full-sized bed, perfect for a small bedroom.

Platform Bed with Storage from Chatfield Court

Easy Build Modern Desk

This gorgeous modern desk features a large tabletop and space for a keyboard. There are also some innovative drawers that open up from the top. This unique feature makes it easy to get to any paperwork. Brass drawer pulls are added to give it even more of a modern feel.

Easy Build Modern Desk from Average But Inspired

X-Leg TV Stand

An X-leg design turns this TV stand into something special but can be left off for a more modern look. It's a simple stand but still has a shelf for storage, making it a smart choice. These plans can be altered to build the size you need.

X-Leg TV Stand from Home Made by Carmona

Makeup Vanity

Spoil yourself by building this DIY makeup vanity. It's a standard table frame with a giant separated drawer that slides out, giving you plenty of room to keep all your makeup. Besides plans on how to build the vanity, you can also find out how to create the lighted mirror to go above.

Makeup Vanity from Jen Woodhouse

Rustic Console Table

This console table would be absolutely stunning in your home. It has open shelving and two drawers, giving you plenty of storage options. Sitting on the console table is a chalkboard which is a nice addition to the table. The timeless drawer pulls complete the look.

Rustic Console Table from The Navage Patch

Kitchen Window Storage Bench

Here's a storage bench meant to be put under a kitchen window but it certainly could go anywhere. Lift the top of the bench and you'll find all kinds of room for storing table linens. Optional wheels can be added if you'd like. It's a double-win for this DIY furniture, it's mobile and costs less than $130.

Kitchen Window Storage Bench from Designing Vibes

Nine Drawer Dresser

Build something that will last generations when you DIY this dresser. It has a whopping nine drawers, both small and large. This is a four-part build—its guide will walk you through building the carcass and drawers.

Nine Drawer Dresser from Jen Woodhouse

Comfy Ottoman

If you can sew in a straight line, you can make this comfy ottoman yourself. Wrap it in fabric or a blanket that matches your home's aesthetic. You can stuff the inside with just about anything you'd like, as long as it's firm while still being comfortable. This ottoman can go in any room and adds some much-needed texture.

Comfy Ottoman from Lovely Indeed

Farmhouse Floating Nightstand

These floating nightstands will bring a whole new look to a bedroom. They're built with two shelves connected by an "X" frame. There's no need to build legs since it'll be hung on the wall instead. Since they're hung on the walls, you'll be getting more floor space. The whole nightstand is elevated, making it easy to use.

Farmhouse Floating Nightstand from Joyful Derivatives

Bar Cabinet with Storage

If you have the room, a bar cabinet is a fun addition. This bar cabinet has a slim profile but is also tall, giving you lots of storage. There's storage for 15 bottles of wine and four glasses. There's a tabletop where you can prepare drinks and some closed storage below that.

Bar Cabinet with Storage from Anika's DIY Life

West Elm Inspired Wood Headboard

West Elm has inspired this DIY furniture for the bedroom. For a fraction of the cost, you can build this reclaimed wood headboard that comes straight out of the pages of a catalog. It has a chevron design, setting it apart from your standard headboard. Finishing instructions are included as well as some tips for hanging up the headboard when you're finished.

West Elm Inspired Wood Headboard from Joyful Derivatives

Record Player Stand

This modern mid-century piece built in a beautiful walnut works as great as it looks. It has space for speakers, vinyl record storage, and a record player. The middle top shelf pops up to reveal the record player and the storage and speakers are all easy to access. You'll get lots of attention when visitors check out your new record player stand that you built yourself.

Record Player Stand from Anika's DIY Life

Fireplace Mantel

Adding a fireplace mantel can really elevate the room. It makes a statement and can also be somewhere you can sit other electronics or home decor. You can build the mantel to go over an existing fireplace, which is a fairly easy project. Choose a stain or paint that goes with your living room to get a look that you'll love.

Fireplace Mantel from Chatfield Court

Nightstand With Drawers

Metal, wood, and glass all come together to create this smaller nightstand. Where it lacks in size, it certainly makes up for it in style. Unique drawer pulls are used for the two drawers that are available. If you like, you could build just the wooden part of the nightstand, changing the dimensions as you see fit.

Nightstand with Drawers from Dans le Lakehouse

Modern Rustic Buffet

Modern meets rustic in this buffet that can be used in the kitchen or any other place where you need a tabletop and some storage. There are both open and closed shelving to store table linens or anything else you want to tuck away. This project is for someone who already has some woodworking experience.

Modern Rustic Buffet from My Love 2 Create

Easy Floor Table

This beautiful table is built low to the ground, making it ideal to use with floor seating. It can be placed anywhere in your home where you want to add an extra pop of style. This is a great project for everyone, including beginners.

Easy Floor Table from Sugar & Cloth

Small Entryway Shelf

Make your mornings a little piece easier with this small entryway shelf that keeps track of everything you need for your day. Perfect for a small entryway, this shelf can fit just about anywhere on the wall. Besides the shelf, there are some hooks, perfect for those items that need to be hung up.

Small Entryway Shelf from Tylynn M

Hall Tree With Chalkboard

This rustic meets modern hall tree has everything you need. There's a place to sit, a small shelf for shoes, and a hook for bags. The highlight is a chalkboard where appointments and notes can be written. This will help you jot down any urgent reminders, so you can see them before you leave your home. It's an impressive piece of DIY furniture and it can be built for less than $100.

Hall Tree with Chalkboard from Addicted2DIY

Tiled Side Table

Create something totally unique with this tiled side table. You'll build a wooden cube out of plywood as a frame and then tile the sides with sheets of tile or individual tiles. What you get is one chic table that feels both vintage and modern. This is a great project for working with tiles for the first time.

Tiled Side Table from Alice & Lois

Wood Plant Stand

The perfect project for a beginner, this wood plant stand will get you introduced to woodworking. Poplar wood is used to build this simple yet modern stand that looks great with just about any plant. It's a simple piece of DIY furniture that takes less than an hour to build.

Wood Plant Stand from Alice & Lois

Crate Lockers

Here's some DIY furniture that's built with crates, plywood, and some scrap wood. It creates three lockers, stacked on top of each other. Cabinet doors are used to hide the contents and keep the mess out of sight. Aluminum numbers complete this set of crate lockers.

Crate Lockers from Little House of Four

Queen Storage Bed

This platform bed is hiding a secret storage compartment that can be accessed through a mechanical lift installed on the bed frame. Someone who's advanced with woodworking should be able to build the headboard, sides, and frame along with the lift of this beautiful bed.

Queen Storage Bed from Addicted2DIY

Diamond Coat Rack

This coat rack will hold your coat, hat, and backpack all in one place, right by the door. It's shaped like a diamond, which gives you plenty of room to hang everything while still keeping it out of the way. White stripes and brass knobs take this coat rack to a whole new level.

Diamond Coat Rack from Centsational Style

Pull Out Side Table

If you're in need of a small table that can easily slip beside a chair or sofa, this is a great project. It's a pull-out side table that can be used as a place to sit a drink, remote, or laptop. This simple project is a wonderful way to add a piece of DIY furniture, no matter how little space you have.

Pull Out Side Table from Handmade Haven

Waterfall Desk for Two

This waterfall desk for two projects shows you how to customize a desk for height, length, and depth. A beautiful solid wood top makes your time at the desk a dream. It doesn't need to be put in a home office since it would look great in any room in the house. You'll need a little bit of experience working with wood for this piece of DIY furniture.

Waterfall Desk for Two from Dans le Lakehouse

Hall Tree With Storage Bench

A hall tree is a great way to keep everything organized when you're on the go. There's a place to hang backpacks and handbags, some shoe storage, and even a bench to sit on. If you have a small space, you can build just the bottom part of the hall tree.

Hall Tree With Storage Bench from Handmade Haven

Mirrored Side Tables

These mirrored side tables use only plywood and mirror to create a one-of-a-kind nightstand or side table that adds a designer touch to the room. They're very modern and definitely add a touch of glamour to a room. There is one small shelf available to fit some books or remotes. You'll love the look so much that it will make up for the lack of storage.

Mirrored Side Tables from A Beautiful Mess

Large Indoor Planter Box

This unique project builds a large indoor planter box that looks great beside the front door. It's hard to believe that this huge piece of accent furniture costs less than $50 to build. To finish it, paint or stain it to get the look you want. Add some plants, and you have a piece of lovely DIY furniture that'll capture the attention of any guests that come over.

Large Indoor Planter Box from Within the Grove

Simple Bench

This bench is really simple to build even though it takes a few power tools. What you get is a modern bench that gives any room additional seating and a place for storage. It would look great in an entryway or mud room, giving extra seating as visitors come and go.

Simple Bench from Over the Big Moon

Dog Crate Side Table

Take care of two needs with one piece of DIY furniture that acts as a side table as well as a dog crate. It costs less than $100 to build and only takes a few power tools to put together. The top is a little higher but still holds everything within reach.

Dog Crate Side Table from RemdelaCasa

Produce Stand

Here's a unique DIY furniture addition to your kitchen or dining room that will help keep you organized and give you some extra pantry space. You can use it to store any fresh produce or snacks. This produce stand is built with just a few wooden boards and uses straight cuts.

Produce Stand from Over the Big Moon

Firewood Rack

This sleek black firewood rack attached to the wall makes a bold statement. If you have a fireplace, you need to store your firewood somewhere so you might as well do it in style. Besides looking great, it also keeps your firewood close to the fireplace but out of the way.

Firewood Rack from Creative Pink Butterfly

Bar Stools

You don't have to buy bar stools, you can build them yourself out of solid wood. These bar stools will last for years to come and you'll have all the bragging rights. Paint them or add a stain and get a rustic look. You can customize the height to go along with the counter you're going to use.

Bar Stools from Tylynn M

Simple Wood Toy Shelf

If you have kids, you know that toy storage can be a huge problem. Solve it with this simple wood toy shelf that can be built in their room, playroom, or even living room. It gives storage below and on top for the toys so there's plenty of room for a lot of them. It's a simple shelf that would look great in any home.

Simple Wood Toy Shelf from Studio DIY!

Sliding Door Dresser Chest

A more complicated build, this piece of DIY furniture is worth the effort. This chest of drawers has lots of storage and includes a barn door that can slide back and forth. It's a great-looking dresser that may just be perfect for your home. There's also a video available that will help walk you through the process.

Sliding Door Dresser Chest from Woodshop Diaries

Farmhouse Wall Cabinet

Don't forget to build something to adorn your walls. Here's a wall cabinet that's going to add some farmhouse style to your kitchen or another part of your home. It has a shelf and a glass cabinet door to keep everything tidy. You need just a little woodworking experience for this piece of DIY furniture.

Farmhouse Wall Cabinet from A Piece of Rainbow

Modern Bookshelf

Since you're building furniture yourself, you can choose a plan that has some unique features. This DIY bookcase has multiple shelves, so you can display any artwork or decor that needs its own spot. You can choose one theme or color, so everything looks cohesive at the end. This project was inspired by a Crate & Barrel bookcase.

Modern Bookshelf from My Love 2 Create

Kids' Farmhouse Table

Build some DIY furniture for the kids that they can pass on for generations. This kid-sized table looks like a farmhouse table, just on a smaller scale. It's a slightly higher height making it comfortable for both kids and adults to sit at. Pine is used for the build and stained to get a rustic look. Feel free to stain or distress the wood to give it some more charm.

Kids' Farmhouse Table from Sypsie Designs