Shopping for lumber to build furniture can be confusing and time consuming, but this modern style bookcase is built using a single sheet of 3/4” plywood. To make this bookcase, you’ll need a table saw ...

There’s no dispute that bookcases are useful, the problem is that most aren’t very interesting. Here’s an exception: This DIY bookshelf is easy to build, and it combines horizontal shelves and ...

Create a floating shelf that doubles as a hidden storage box using scrap materials.

– One 4 x 4 grid Ikea Expedit bookshelf (find some inexpensive options here on craigslist) – 2 sheets of 1/2″ thick plywood cut to 38″ wide x 60″ long (technically you could use one large sheet of ...

In your DIYs, you may run into imperfect material from time to time. This can potentially be the case with plywood, where, even before you've put too much weight on your shelves, their edges are ...

It might surprise you, Dear Reader, that not every project featured on Hackaday needs to pulsate with LEDs, or update the world about its goings-on over Twitter. They don’t even, contrary to what you ...

This idea began last summer as a do-it-yourself project for a couple of Pratt Institute architecture students who had an open niche in their Brooklyn apartment and needed a place to stash books. It ...

The UnWaste Bookcase is a brilliant sustainably designed full-wall rotating library created by architect Ben Milbourne (Bild Architecture), eco-designer Leyla Acaroglu (Eco Innovators) and furniture ...

Creating a customized, built-in bookshelf can easily cost upwards of $1,000. For blogger Noz Nozawa, this was not a practical option. As an interior designer, Nozawa knew she could be resourceful and ...