Woodworking Projects

I built the DIY Headboard for a headboardless steel bed frame we used in our guest bedroom. The rustic headboard, made from weathered fence boards, paired well with the rustic picture frames hanging on the walls.

I designed and built the rustic wooden bench to complement my other outdoor furniture creations. For the complete plans and material list, click here.

These rustic coffee table plans provide the details for building a rustic coffee table. It is the perfect small woodworking project for repurposed fence materials.

The rustic dining table was another project I built entirely from recycled cedar fence boards. You can change the height, length, or width to suit your needs. For the complete plans and material list, click here.

These cedar chest plans provide the details for building a cedar chest from used fence boards. It was the perfect woodworking project for solving some of our storage needs. My wife uses it to store plastic bags of bird seed for her feeders. It has become known as "The Bird Box."

These  coffee table plans provide the instructions for building a sturdy yet simple outdoor coffee table for your patio or deck. It is also one of those projects that you can construct from leftover wood from that deck project.

Rustic picture frames from old cedar fence boards are a great way to frame that beautiful landscape picture you took. The weathered appearance accents the warm country feel.

The classic birdhouse is one of many easy-to-build free projects on mycarpentry.com. If you use old fence boards for your birdhouse projects, you can save money on wood. We maintain over a dozen birdhouses scattered through the trees around our house.

This patio end table goes well with my other inexpensive patio furniture and matches the style of the coffee table. This project is perfect for making use of scrap material.

Wood birdhouses are very easy to build and are excellent projects for people just getting into woodworking (and for people who love birds). There are several designs available on mycarpentry.com.

The rustic Texas flag wall hanging is another fun and easy woodworking project you can build with old fence boards. Of course, you can paint any flag you want. The Texas flag was easy to paint, except for the five-point star.

I built this rustic table lamp from old fence boards, but you can use any wood. All you have to buy is a lamp kit and perhaps a shade, if you don't already have an old one.

This washer "box" game is fun and easy to build. These free plans contain a material list and complete instructions for constructing your washer game from start to finish.

The wood wastebasket woodworking project is excellent for your patio, deck, or wood shop. It features a closable lid so the waste container can serve as an end table.