Greene and Greene Mailbox
Signature Details Create an Elegant Box. We needed a new mailbox, but I couldn’t find an off-the-shelf version that I liked. So I decided to build my own. As I’ve always admired the work of [...]
Sliding Door Bookcase
Dust-Free Display and No Hinges to Mount! Glass doors make a bookcase, but doors that swing on hinges are a pain to install. Ditto for doors that lift open and slide back—on a Barrister’s [...]
Bandsawn Dovetails
Hand-cut appearance with half the fuss. If you’ve labored over hand-cut through dovetails, you’ll be amazed how much faster they can be cut on the bandsaw. You get all the benefits, including [...]
Drop-Front Limbert Desk
This rare and timeless silhouette is updated for contemporary use. When our youngest went off to kindergarten, my wife took on freelance copy-editing and needed a work station. An executive-size [...]
4 Handy Table Saw Jigs
Get more out of your table saw with these four handy jigs. These simple jigs take advantage of the table saw’s speed and accuracy without tempting you to perform risky operations.
New Furniture Exhibit Memorializes Chicago’s Lost Ash Trees
Seth Keller shares some highlights from a new furniture exhibit meant to memorialize the many Chicago trees lost to the Emerald Ash Borer.
Prototyping at the Upholstery Shop
A trip to a professional upholstery shop yields valuable lessons in prototyping furniture and more.
Legendary Mid-Century Designs Highlighted in the Boyd Collection
Get an inside look at the legendary contemporary and mid-century designs featured in the Boyd Collection at Chicago's Wright auction house.
