- DIY Furniture, by Christopher Stuart (Laurence King Publishers, 145 pages) $27.95.
MAKING your own furniture doesn't have to mean a bookcase made of boards and concrete blocks.
With a minimum amount of tools and materials that are readily available, designer Christopher Stuart leads you through 30 different projects you can do yourself.
Some are straightforward and marvelously clever, like the Jesolo Sunbed designed by Cristiano Urban that takes a simple hand trolley and converts it into a mobile lounger. Others like the geometric T.Shelf designed by Jae Won Cho at first seem complicated but when examined follow a basic structure that repeats, allowing for your own creative input.
The projects cover a range of household furniture from storage, seating, tables, lighting, to bedroom and outdoor ideas.
Each project is presented with a series of colour photographs, illustrations, equipment and material lists, along with step-by-step assembly instructions.
