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Kitchen
Paper Towel Holder A quick and easy project for anyone fed-up with the common plastic towel holders	Trivet Simple trivet using old scraps of wood. A one or two day easy project	Garbage Can Stop hiding your garbage can. Instead, turn it into a stylish addition to the kitchen


Cookbook Holder A cookbook holder that owes much of its design to music stand design	Knife Block Build a knife block design to fit all of your knifes, rather than buying a shop design.	Bread Box A standard, front entry bread box design.



Breakfast Bar A stylish breakfast bar built out of white oak. Design by Keith Antolik.




Bathroom and Hallway
Bathroom Unit Curved under sink unit saves space in small bathrooms and looks fantastic.	Coat Rack Designed to fit in a small hallway when a coat closet isn't an option.	Simple Corner Shelving Plywood shelves with pine edging gives the effect of thicker shelving units.

Living Room
Entertainment Center (advanced) A small Entertainment center that hides everything but the TV itself.	DVD / Blu-ray / CD Cabinet Mission-style cabinet to hide away all of your CDs	Magazine Rack An easy weekend project using odds and ends from the workshop
Entertainment Center (basic) An "open plan" entertainment center with no doors or hidden features	Storage Chest Dual purpose storage chest and primitive coffee table in one.	Shelving Unit Stylish shelving built on columns, with no back or sides

Office
Ergonomic Stool Good for your back when stuck in front of a computer, and easy to store away	Desk Clock An ideal holiday present for the uncle who already has almost everything...	Zen Rock Garden Get tranquility back into the office with a stylish rock garden design
Desk Organizer Store your papers in a more orderly fashion. With small drawers for those little junk items.

Bedroom
Baby Changing Table Changing tables are wonderful, but very expensive. Building your own saves a lot of money.	Chest of Drawers A surprisingly easy project that can be finished in a weekend	Curved Bedside Cabinets Make more interesting bedside cabinets by adding a curve or two
Compact TV Stand This TV Stand is designed to take up as little space as possible.

Miscellaneous Household Items
Chinese Scroll Frame How to show a scroll without unrolling it all? Build a frame that allows you to "scroll" though it of course!.	Quilt Hanger A very simple project allowing you to hang quilts on the wall.	Picture Frame A frame that provides a sense of depth to the picture within.
Puzzle Box Based on an old Japanese style of concealing the mechanism that allows the box to open.	Carved Owl A variation from our usual theme, focusing on basic carving skills.	Artist's Easel Expensive to buy, easy to make!
Mah Jong Box While not everyone needs a box for an old Mah Jong set, this box can also serve as a jewelry box	Chinese Abacus Lamp A low-light lamp to provide interesting shadows through the use of two abaci .	Mission-Style Lamp A weekend lamp project that doesn't require a lathe.
Twisted Lamps These lamps were built with just two power tools: a jigsaw and a drill.	Japanese Lamp A stylish Japanese-syle lamp made with Cherry

The Workshop
Workshop Bench This bench uses 2x4s to produce a cheap, functional solution that can be built in a day.	Storage Shelving Functional storage shelving is a must in any workshop. This uses 2x3s as the main lumber.	Chisel Sharpening Jig Sharpening chisels is a pain, but a Jig makes the task much easier.
Router Table Provides a 15" workable area, as well as free-form routing.	Chisel Cabinet Chisels are expensive and blunt easily. So store them carefully in a custom cabinet.

Outside
Bird Nesting Box Not all bird boxes have to be square. WIth a little patience, you can give your birds a much nicer home.	Bird Table A simple feeding table with a roof for the birds to shelter under.	Bird Seed Feeder Rather than food scraps , this feeder is designed for bird seed, keeping the birds fed all winter long.
Adirondack Chairs A drill, jigsaw and some planks of pine can quickly be turned into a comfortable garden chair.	Adirondack Two-Seater Rocker For the slightly more adventurous, we've added a two-seater rocking chair to complement the standard chairs

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