So, in my summer nostalgia, I was telling Liz about how I wanted to make some stools like I had when I was little for our kids. And so we started talking…. and we came up with these summer camp stools ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. As the economic downturn drives people to spend more time in the home and restricts their spending power, DIY seems ...

This chair, made from pallets, is the perfect addition to any whimsical outdoor space or rustic living area. Believe it or not, you don’t even need to dismantle all of the pallets to make it. When you ...

Watch as a creative woodworker transforms a simple mishap into a unique furniture project. Follow the step-by-step process of designing and building a custom wooden chair with a special anti-tip ...

When I am out gallivanting around my favorite thrift stores, I’m hard-pressed to not come home with a chair of some sort. No matter the silhouette or size, and, too, the more tattered and torn the ...

Don’t underestimate the design potential of a basic folding lawn chair. Yes, it may be utilitarian and nondescript, but this ubiquitous piece of outdoor furniture can serve as a blank canvas for ...

Backpackers spend most of the day on their feet and most do not carry the extra weight of a folding camp chair. YouTube user Econo Challenge came up with a portable lightweight design for a ...

This week, I’ll show you how to make DIY modern plywood chairs from a single sheet of Baltic birch plywood. I built two chairs as part of the Modern Maker Podcast’s Rockler Plywood Challenge, designed ...

The 1960s were a heady time, with both society and the language of design undergoing rapid changes over a short period. Back in 1968, Henrik Thor-Larsen exhibited his Ovalia egg chair for the first ...

Want better sleep, an improved mood, and sharper focus? You might achieve all three simply by stepping outside. Research shows that spending time in nature lowers cortisol levels, reduces anxiety, and ...