Living Room Ideas

Open up cramped rooms by replacing a wall with a load-bearing beam. Create an open kitchen/dining area, a larger living room or a huge master…

Create an attractive beam and panel ceiling with just 2x4s and fiberboard. It’s inexpensive, easy to assemble and looks like a classic beamed…

These 10 projects—decorating, storage, lighting and more—cost little but yield great results. They upgrade bathrooms, kitchens,…

Mount a flat panel TV yourself and save hundreds of dollars with these easy-to-follow instructions for low profile, tilting and full-motion…

As far as built-in bookshelves go, this is one of the easiest projects to build yourself. We used basic building techniques and cabinets from a…

These shelves are handsome, easy to build and inexpensive. And they're strong even though they have no visible supports. They appear to…

Snap-together wood flooring is so easy to install that you lay a beautiful, yet durable hardwood floor in a weekend—no messy glue and no…

Successfully wallpaper a room even if you haven't done it before. A professional paperhanger demonstrates every technique you'll need, start to…

You can install communication lines that will integrate, connect and route your cable and phone. The system shown here, which can be installed…

Build this simple set of book or display shelves in a single weekend. They're strong and stylish. By changing materials or finishes you can…

Reduce that jumble of old VHS tapes to DVDs and vastly reduce the clutter in your entertainment area. You only need an analog-to-digital…

This versatile cherry shelf goes together in a few hours, and with a quick-drying finish you can have it on the wall in a day. The extra-wide…

We’ve chosen five hollow-wall anchors that cover a range of weight requirements, from lightweight knickknack shelves all the way up to…

Save space by mounting a simple cabinet inside a wall between wall studs. You can build and finish it in a day for less than $50.

Install special window films to reduce heat gain from sunlight or reduce heat loss in cold weather. It's a quick and easy task.

Over the years, the editors at The Family Handyman have built nearly a hundred bookcases. From all that experience, we've learned that the…