DIY Furniture: A Step-by-Step Guide Paperback – October 19, 2011

I really enjoyed some of the ideas and inspirations this book has led to. The projects are often fairly easy to follow along and show you just how cool you can make contemporary design on the cheap. But there are several areas where the instructions aren't as clear as they could be, or where it's left up to your own creativity to make it work. My least favorite aspect of some of the projects were how the measurements seemed arbitrarily confusing- for example, making a cut 14 7/8" long, or space this 58 5/8" apart... why not round it to the nearest half or whole? Those parts got frustrating when you had to make multiples of the same cut...I'm not so great at math. But I will say, the furniture projects were fun and easy to build because they didn’t require a lot of fancy joinery or intricate routing- they really kept it simple and attractive. Overall the book has a lot of great stuff to keep amateur and intermediate level craftsman occupied for quite a while, and I would for sure recommend this book for those folks.

While the ideas in here are unique, they are almost too unique for my taste. Plus most of the items in this book would be QUITE expensive to build. While some are interesting, they wont really go with the style of my house. Others may love though. All Unique Designer ideas. (Although I very well may build the shelves that are shown on the cover)

I have to say, the money shot is actually on the cover-- by far the coolest project. The rest of the book is cool in theory, but I live in a hardwood floored house in the South... not exactly the New York studio seemingly required for these projects. That said, I found some really awesome ideas that fit for my aesthetic. As a working graphic/web designer, I liked the idea of having a more creative space without having to shill out the coin for a high-end piece or having an IKEA house full of particle board.Bottom line: Worth a read through. Find the pieces that you like and mod them to fit your space/aesthetic.

Love this book - cool designs that I believe even I can tackle most of them. I think anyone that likes to DIY would enjoy this, the designs are modern and you can enhance them with your own take and make them something special just for you. Easy for me to understand but everybody is different so I'll just say - I love it.

This book was very well received by my husband who has always had a penchant for working with wood and making things in general

Not very appealing projects to me. I liked book 2 better, but these aren't my favorite project books. The books however have very nice photography and instructions. I would be very happy if I wanted to build a lot of what is presented...but I don't.

This book has some great projects for creative people. My daughter is getting married and wants to make furniture and this book is exactly what she needed.

I am building all the furniture in my new city loft, and picked up this book and a couple of others to give me inspiration and help.This book is a great inspiration, but it is not as good as other books in detailing the step by step of how to make each piece.That said it has been a great resource, I have done a few projects from the book, and used the information as a jumping off points for other projects inspired by the works of the designers featured.I would recommend this book, and will check out ite follow up.