14 Wood DIY Projects for Your Home

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Updated 06/21/19

Here are 14 wood DIY projects perfect to spruce up your home, from doormats, headboards, and kitchen cutting boards. There are plenty of ways to use up those extra 1x4s or plywood boards that have been collecting dust in your garage to update your house even if you are a novice at building things with wood.

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Wooden Doormat

The Merrythought

Dress up your front door by building a durable wooden doormat using affordable pieces of 1x4 cedar boards that are angled to create a beautiful porch accent.

DIY Wooden Doormat from The Merrythought
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Barn Door Headboard

TarynWhiteaker.com

Turn your bed into a focal point by making a barn door headboard that you can use as a headboard or hang directly above your bed.

DIY Barn Door Headboard from TarynWhiteaker.com
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Hickory Cutting Board

Francois Et Moi

If you are looking for a new cutting board this DIY hickory cutting board has a beautiful modern twist with the white blocked off area that is also safe to cut on. This lovely cutting board would also make an exceptional hostess gift or housewarming present as a cutting board.

DIY Hickory Cutting Board from Francois et Moi
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Four-Paneled Barn Doors

Paper Daisy Design

If you have a space where a traditional door might not work a sliding barn door might be the answer. This four-paneled barn door is made out of affordable plywood, which means you can build this barn door for $50.

DIY 4 Paneled Barn Doors from Paper Daisy Design

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Rustic Wood Cupcake Stand

The Decor Fix

This DIY rustic wood cupcake stand would be perfect for a guy's birthday party or winter wedding on the dessert table. The three-tiered cupcake stand is simple to make stacking wood slices and plant pots leaving you plenty of time to frost the cupcakes.

DIY Rustic Wood Cupcake Stand from The Decor Fix
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Knock-off West Elm Tripod Floor Lamp

Tiny Sidekick

Get a similar look to West Elm's Tripod floor lamp with its ash legs and white lamp shade with this knock-off DIY that costs $200 less than the West Elm version.

DIY Knock Off West Elm Tripod Floor Lamp from Tiny Sidekick
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Live Edge Coffee Table

The Spruce

Live edge tables are a popular trend but are often expensive, so make your own live edge looking coffee table with hairpin legs to get the high-end look for less.

DIY Live Edge Coffee Table from The Spruce
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Campaign-Style Desk

Dorsey Design

Update your office by building a sleek campaign-style desk for your home with X legs using poplar or oak.

DIY Campaign Style Desk from Dorsey Designs

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Wooden Block Mosaic Art

A Beautiful Mess

Add this huge wooden block artwork to your home by staining precut two-inch wooden blocks and gluing them together to create a textural art piece.

DIY Wooden Block Mosaic Art from A Beautiful Mess
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Hexagon Wall Planter

Love Create Celebrate

Tight on floor space, or looking for a way to dress up a wall? Build these cute hexagon wall planters to add some greenery with some small succulents.

DIY Hexagon Wall Planter from Love Create Celebrate
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Wood Plate Charger

Pneumatic Addict

Set your table with these beautiful wood chargers that are made by cutting a large circle out of plywood. The beautiful chargers could be left plain, stained a darker color, or painted with a stenciled design.

DIY Wood Plate Charger from Pneumatic Addict
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Plywood Magazine File

Dans Le Townhouse

Keep all your magazines sorted in your Ikea Kallax bookcase by building this plywood magazine file.

DIY Plywood Magazine File from Dans le Lakehouse

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Wood Coasters

Garden Therapy

Next time you are going on a hike through the forest, or around your neighborhood and happen to see a straight and thick branch someone is throwing out make sure to pick it up to make your own wood coasters for your coffee table.

DIY Wood Coasters from Garden Therapy
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Log Stack for the Fireplace

The Decor Fix

Give the illusion of perfectly stacked wooden logs inside your fireplace when your fireplace is not in use by building a DIY lock stack screen that you can use to decorate.

DIY Log Stack for the Fireplace from The Decor Fix

Wooden Doormat

Barn Door Headboard

Hickory Cutting Board

Four-Paneled Barn Doors

Rustic Wood Cupcake Stand

Knock-off West Elm Tripod Floor Lamp

Live Edge Coffee Table

Campaign-Style Desk

Wooden Block Mosaic Art

Hexagon Wall Planter

Wood Plate Charger

Plywood Magazine File

Wood Coasters

Log Stack for the Fireplace