Until a few moments ago I had never heard of Life O’ Wood furniture polish. Which is surprising because I have a lot of chairs and keep about five cans of furniture polish in my kitchen cupboard at ...

Is it possible to build a chair without wasting any materials? Designer Seungji Mun claims as much. Mun’s Economical Chair project produces four chairs from exactly one 4’x8′ wooden board–you know the ...

For centuries, there’s one material that has stood the test of time yet remains timeless in its appearance, quality and versatility: solid wood. From antiquity, when Egyptians crafted furniture from ...

Balsa is a soft, lightweight wood that’s perfectly suited to whittling but not a whole lot else. Which is a shame, according to Kihyun Kim, because it’s a relatively sustainable, fast-growing resource ...

Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

In The Furniture Bible (Artisan Books, 2014), master furniture restorer Christophe Pourny reveals everything you need to know about caring for furniture, whether you’re a woodworker, a collector, a ...