A gate is a bit like a necktie – it gives you the opportunity to add some pizzazz to an otherwise simple look. This is a unique gate that will draw some attention, even though it’s pretty easy to build.
Home Decor
Canadian Woodworking Home Decor articles feature stylish projects, practical builds, finishes, and design ideas to create functional, beautiful accents for your home.
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Whether you need a simple shelf near your bed or the front door, this fun project will serve you well.
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With six different types of texture, this wall shelf is sure to challenge your joinery and machining skills, as well as your texturing skills. Â
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Rather than buy the same, standard picture frames that everyone has on their wall, learn how to make your own and a world of possibilities will present itself to you.
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Provide a musical welcome for you and your guests.
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Brighten up a fireplace mantel, hall table, night stand – in fact any room - with this heritage style mantel clock.
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This Oriental style stand looks just as good displaying your favourite indoor plant as it does a more traditional bonsai.
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Our youngest daughter married last year and moved halfway across the province. As a father and a woodworker, I wanted to build the newlyweds a special gift that would remind them of us.
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This simple to build wine rack will store up to eight one-litre bottles of wine.
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This Shaker wall clock is based on a series of clocks that Isaac Newton Young started in the spring of 1840.
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This shelf, once installed, shows no visible signs of support, which gives it a clean, modern look.
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This screen is an ideal solution for dividing a large room into smaller units, isolating a computer or play area from a main room, or blocking excessive light. It's also a great way to hide a messy area in your living or family room.
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This semi-circular lantern is an electrical version of a lantern style that was popularized in the orient around AD1600. Today, with its soft, warm glow that radiates light 180º, it is ideally suited to providing subtle accent lighting for a buffet, end table or night table.
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With the renovations for our house nearing completion, we felt it was time to replace the old rusted metal mailbox with something new, and in keeping with the character of the house. After sketching several ideas, I chose this Arts & Crafts influenced design.
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As an Intarsia project it is fairly straightforward. The challenge begins when you add the mirror.
