DIY Kitchen & Dining Furniture Ideas

Need some help figuring out what kitchen and dining furniture is optimal for your home? Let the Hometalk community guide you with our discussion boards and slideshows. Get your questions answered or watch a step by step instructional video to help you build your furniture yourself. Whatever you need, we can help.

Kitchen and Dining Furniture
Only add useful items
Don’t just fill your kitchen or dining room with unnecessary furniture. Every item that goes in here should fulfill a clear purpose.
Get more seating than you need
Think of the future by choosing a table that seats more than you need. This will help you to arrange parties or cope with a growing family.
Create a focal point
Choose a focal point where people meet to talk and eat at any time of the day. This can be a table, sofa, or breakfast bar.
Add dining room talking points
Make your dining room more interesting by adding talking points. This can be an interesting display cabinet, for example.
Don’t make it too crowded
Avoid the common mistake of making these rooms too busy. It is important to leave space to get around safely while carrying hot food or tools.
Top Projects for Kitchen & Dining Furniture

Check out our top DIY kitchen and dining furniture projects here.

Kitchen & Dining Furniture Videos

Watch our DIY kitchen and dining furniture video tutorials for inspiration.

How to Use Lace With Wood Icing® Textura Paste

Quick little video showing how to use lace with Wood Icing® Textura Paste I show how to spread the Textura Paste over the top of lace. And I also show how to press lace into the Textura Paste. We paint both with Chalk Paint® by Annie Sloan. We used this technique on the Flag project we posted.

Banquet Table Makeover

Give that ugly, old banquet table a new lease on life by adding a new table top.

DIY How to Build a Kitchen Nook

Hey everyone! In this How to I am going to show you a few ways to save money when building a kitchen nook. a lot of money actually because these few tips allow you to only need half the material. hope you enjoy it!Another thing. this is a LARGE project BUT its actually quite simple. Don't let the size of the build scare you. its really just straight cuts and building a rectangle, i promise! plus most hardware stores will do you big (or all) cuts to help if your solo or don't have a table saw!

Repurposed Hutch Top Using Dixie Belle's Farmhouse Green

I am so excited to share with you one of my absolute favorite pieces of furniture to repurpose. Old hutch tops! People tend to get rid of these, and either set them on the roadside or sell them for cheap. I found this one on Facebook Marketplace for $20.00.

New Kitchen & Dining Room Furniture Projects

Here are the new DIY kitchen and dining furniture projects at Hometalk. Check it out!

Browse Kitchen & Dining Furniture Projects
How to Refinish a Dining Table and Take It From Drab to Fab
Upgrade Your Kitchen Counters On a Budget - Faux Stone
How to Recover a Chair: Step by Step DIY Guide
How to Blend and Create Multiple Layers With a Roller
Big’ol Sunflower Table!
Got a Pine Chest of Drawers in Need of Upcycling?
Live Edge Spalted Maple Table.
Kitchen Cabinet Refacing: Using Wall Paper!
Veneer Removal, Paint, and Stain of Antique Buffet
Refinished Buffet
DIY Arch Cabinet
DIY Walnut Table From Heritage Tree Branches
Transformed Dry Sink
Hutch Makeover With Chalk Paint
What Can You Make Out of Wire Spools...This and That!
DIY Wood Step Stool
Quick and Easy Farmhouse Cabinet Update
How to Make a Folding Wall Art Table With Kyle Schuneman
Refinishing the Arch Hutch
How to Upcycle a Metal Stool
For the Birds...turn a CD Stand Into a Bird-themed "curiosity Cabinet"
I Bleached My First Piece of Furniture!
Quick Wood Foot Stool
Kitchen Cabinet Turned Roll-away Cart/Moveable Island
Cabinet/Buffet/Sideboard Makeover From Boring to Traditionally Elegant
The Great Cover Up-How to Hide Heart Cutouts
Transforming An Old China Cabinet
Giving a French Provincial Dining Set Some OOH LA LA
The Tea Cart
Blue & White Vintage China Cabinet
Peel-n-Stick Cabinet Makeover
Mobile Heartache to Mobile Home!
Easy DIY Cabinet Finishes
How to Create Farmhouse Distressed Finish Using Wax Under Paint
How to Make a DIY Banquette Seating for Small Spaces
Faux Mantel From an Old China Hutch
Painting A Stool With A Mackenzie-Childs Look
Painted Tile Countertops and Cabinets with SK
Spray Paint & Glaze Kitchen Counter Make Over
No Kitchen Pantry? Upcycle an Old Bookshelf Into THIS!
Old Chippy Veneer Hutch Make Over
Wood Bleached Cabinet
From the Office Space to the Kitchen Space
A "Tie-Dye for" Set of Barstools!
Easy DIY Concrete Counters: The Missing Link.
Updating My Curio Cabinet to Farmhouse Style!
How to Add Farmhouse Cabinet Trim - $15 Character Add to Kitchen
Custom Pull Out Spice Rack Tucked on the Side of Our Refrigerator.
Walnut River Rock Table - Glow in the Dark Epoxy Resin
Adding Caning to a Cabinet
Concrete Countertop
Curio Cabinet Gets a Much Needed Makeover
How to Add Comfort to a Bar Stool Foot Rest
5 Easy Upcycles Using Contact Paper
How to DIY a Professional Finish When Repainting Your Kitchen Cabinets
Make A Plastic Garbage Can Look High End
DIY Cabinet Transformation
Upcycling a Vintage Hutch Into 2 New Pieces
Accent Cabinet Makeover
Adding Shaker Trim to Flat Panel Cabinets