DIY Kitchen & Dining Furniture Ideas

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Serve Up a Treat With These Amazing Dining Room Furniture Ideas

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.

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Top Projects for Kitchen & Dining Furniture

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

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.

Wood Icing® Company

Declutter Kitchen Countertop With A Curtain Rod

I don't know about you, but I can't stand clutter on my counters, especially in my small apartment kitchen. As much as I love looking at pictures of my family while cooking I needed a solution to get things up and off the counter.

Kara S.

Galapagos Blue Kitchen

We are adding Galapgos Blue everywhere we can! It is our signature color that we invented and WON a contest in 2015 hosted by General Finishes! So when a client wants to use it in their home our heart skips a beat! It is amazing at what a can do!

Rescued Furnishings

Colour In The Kitchen! #SPiTchallenge #CREATiVEJUICE

Before I start this post, here is my disclaimer: I'm in the middle of refinishing my kitchen, so please ignore the MESS on my counters! This post is about that oak veneer panel beside my fridge ( far left in the picture). It's been looking at me funny throughout the whole refinishing process, and I thought " I have to do something different with this!"

Tracy Downing

Kitchen Facelift

This is a before pic of my kitchen. I don't have a ton of money to sink (get the pun) into my kitchen, so I did most of the work myself. I also would've loved to have new fancy cabinets, but since that wasn't an option I gave them a facelift.

Jalena Rusaw

How to Remodel a Laminate Countertop to Look Like Stone

As I said in my previous post, this past week has been full of home updates for my brother-in-law and his wife. While we were there, we redid the entire kitchen and one of the main things we tackled was their kitchen cabinets and countertop. Since they are on a budget, I came up with this simple and inexpensive treatment to update their countertops without having to replace them. By scraping away the old laminate and giving what was left a coat of paint and wax, they ended up with a faux stone finish counter. This project is great if you don't want to break the bank and it is quick and simple, too!We want to help you DIY, so some of the materials in this post are linked to sellers. Just so you know, Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.

Amanda C, Hometalk Team

Victoria's Kitchen Cabinet Painting Transformation

Victoria has a gorgeous kitchen with Omega cabinetry in pristine condition, but she disliked the all - wood look and it didn't go with the rest of her house which has an open floor plan. She wanted white...

Ridgefield Kitchen Revival

Book Shelf Turned Bar Cart

This project was inspired by Emma Jeffery at Fiskars. Read more here. My husband has wanted a bar cart for quite some time, so I decided to repurpose some on hand furniture for the job. A book shelf is a pretty common household item and has perfect shelf space for holding bar cart items! With an old bookshelf, some copper pipes, a set of wheels, and some lumber you will be set with a bar cart for any swanky house party. This piece can also be customized in size and color to fit the space you have! We want to help you DIY, so some of the materials in this post are linked to sellers. Just so you know, Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.

Amanda C, Hometalk Team

DIY: Painted Kitchen Cabinets

I decided to take the plunge and paint my oak kitchen cabinets. Today I am giving you step by step directions on how I tackled the job and pictures of the end result!

Amy Dowling

Restoring Antiques and Veneer Repairs DIY

This antique buffet/sideboard had seen better days. It was severely damaged from years of someone smoking and had veneer damage. I wanted to restore it and knew a few of my favorites could help.

Jen Burns

How to Use Lace With Wood Icing® Textura Paste

Wood Icing® Company

Declutter Kitchen Countertop With A Curtain Rod

Kara S.

Galapagos Blue Kitchen

Rescued Furnishings

Colour In The Kitchen! #SPiTchallenge #CREATiVEJUICE

Tracy Downing

Kitchen Facelift

Jalena Rusaw

How to Remodel a Laminate Countertop to Look Like Stone

Amanda C, Hometalk Team

Victoria's Kitchen Cabinet Painting Transformation

Ridgefield Kitchen Revival

Book Shelf Turned Bar Cart

Amanda C, Hometalk Team

DIY: Painted Kitchen Cabinets

I decided to take the plunge and paint my oak kitchen cabinets. Today I am giving you step by step directions on how I tackled the job and pictures of the end result!

Amy Dowling

Restoring Antiques and Veneer Repairs DIY

This antique buffet/sideboard had seen better days. It was severely damaged from years of someone smoking and had veneer damage. I wanted to restore it and knew a few of my favorites could help.

Jen Burns

Kitchen & Dining Furniture Videos

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How to Make a Folding Wall Art Table With Kyle Schuneman

Learn how to transform an Art Print into a table that folds right up onto the wall. It's a small space lifesaver!

Apt2B

Faux Stained Glass Cabinet Technique

Grab some Elmer's glue and craft paint for this one of a kind cabinet update!Check out the video for more how-to's!

Abbie M

Give Your Kitchen Island A Stainless Steel Look

We needed a island in our kitchen and I wanted it to have a stainless steel top to match the rest of our appliances but stainless steel is not cheap. I had seen a post here, on Hometalk, that used EZ Faux Decor stainless steel film on a coffee table so I thought I'd give it a try for my kitchen island.

Alicia W

Transform Your Outdated Kitchen With This Stylish Update

A friend of mine wanted to paint kitchen cabinets. They were oak and she felt they were out of style.

Alicia W

Hometalkers' Favorite DIY Kitchen & Dining Room Furniture Projects

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DIY Granny Shopping Cart Laundry Hamper

I think by far this is my favorite DIY project. I found this granny cart at a garage sale for $8. I had this idea to create a really cool Laundry Basket that I could also use as a decorative piece in my master bath.

Mish Volonino

Banquet Table Makeover

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

Alicia W

Renter's Cabinet Cover Up

If you rent, you know there are limited with options at times to make a space your own. If you happen to hate your kitchen cabinets, but can't paint or replace them, this may be an option for you! My cabinets weren't all that bad, just your standard simple oak, but I thought I would test this out and share my results. With the fabric of your choice you can "paint" your rental cabinets to customize your space!We want to help you DIY, so some of the materials in this post are linked to sellers. Just so you know, Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.

Amanda C, Hometalk Team

Changing up an Orange Formica Countertop With Concrete

We bought an older home we planned to use as a rental property. Charming as some of the features in the house are it was also tired and old. We decided to make a few cosmetic updates before renting. We started in the kitchen with painting the cabinets and then moved onto the countertops. I wanted to try a concrete skim coat I had seen on Pinterest. So, as usual, I jumped in.

Libbie B

Alternative to Those Ugly Eyesore Overfilled Trash & Recycling Bins!

A Tilt out Trash Can to replace those ugly cans!We all have them... A Bin for Trash and Recycling that sit there for the world to look at. Well. I wanted to hide them while still making it easy to access.UPDATE:A few people asked Why I put it in front of the window...and not centered? Check out my other posts to get the answer... here you can see the kitchen redesign and the dog station which is in the corner.https://www.hometalk.com/diy/craft/pet-stuff/homemade-dog-food-and-toy-station-29359384

David McIntosh

Refinish Ugly Maple Cubboards

Kitchen cupboard makeover

Riley Regan

DIY Granny Shopping Cart Laundry Hamper

Mish Volonino

Banquet Table Makeover

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

Alicia W

Renter's Cabinet Cover Up

Amanda C, Hometalk Team

Changing up an Orange Formica Countertop With Concrete

Libbie B

Alternative to Those Ugly Eyesore Overfilled Trash & Recycling Bins!

David McIntosh

Refinish Ugly Maple Cubboards

Kitchen cupboard makeover

Riley Regan

Popular Kitchen & Dining Furniture Discussions

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How to make a Fold down dining room table?

/> Phillip Burch Jr

I have been asked to design a fold down dining room table that seats 6 people

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How do I replace a kitchen sink?

/> Patti

We have an existing undermount stainless steel sink. It is a double bowl sink. The counter is silestone. The sink is too small to be functional. We would like to replace it with a single bowl, thinking that would help. Cutting out a larger space in the counter is more money than we want to spend. The problem is we don't know what size the sink should be. The cut out in the silestone is 28 1/4" X 15 3/4" and 8" deep. Is the sink supposed to be the same size as that? We have been unable to find a sink in those dimensions.

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How can I determine if my dining room server is laminate?

/> Marsha

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How do I asses the value of my china dishes?

/> Amanda

It is a setting for 8 people and a few serving pieces. I would like to sell them and would like to get as much as I can from these. My older sister told me that she was told the time on these dishes is 24 karat gold. Can you help me determine their value?

How do I asses the value of my china dishes?

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New Kitchen & Dining Room Furniture Projects

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

An Update on Painted Kitchen Cabinets and Counter Tops

We've had so many people wondering lately about painting their kitchen cabinets and wondering about outdated counter tops, I thought I'd write a post documenting what we did with ours around 2014. We had practically a new kitchen for less than $300 and couldn't have been happier. Both the cabinets and counter top are holding up well and I still love them. This post even shares things I've learned since and would do differently now.

Sharon Strothcamp Sumner

How to Make a Kitchen Island With a Concrete CounterTop, START-FINISH

In this video series we start by making the kitchen Island with left over flooring that we had left from when we built or house in May of 2015. The other BIG INSPIRATION for the kitchen Island was the weathered corbels that we found at a local antique shop. Once we had those items the rest of the project fell right into place.

Lumnah Acres

Broken DVD Countertop, a Labor of Love

Well, hubby and I have modern industrial and somewhat retro tastes. We've been in the process of remodeling our kitchen and while working on a hydraulic shelf that will come down from the ceiling, hubby took a break and started watching some videos. He saw a gorgeous floor done with pennies and showed it to me. Although I loved it, it wasn't feasible for our mobile home. I remembered seeing a video of a table someone made with CDS and after a Google search, found it and showed it to hubby. HE LOVED IT! We decided to go with it for a portion of our countertop and it turned out better than what we ever expected. Below is the picture of our strange little kitchen after we took out some cabinets. The long counter in the bottom of the picture is what we decided to cover with the discs.

Cat Shaw

How to Renovate Your Kitchen For Under $600

Hey yall! Today I'm sharing how I renovated my kitchen for under $600! It wasn't terrible when we moved in but it wasn't beautiful either. With a few simple steps you can update any kitchen into a room you want to spend all your time in!

Hayden Scharrer

The Horror Story of My Oak Counter Tops and How I Fixed Them!

It seemed the perfect choice for my little country kitchen. I made my counter tops out of oak from out in my barn knowing FULL WELL that they would probably do EXACTLY what they did. I love how trolls online will still attempt to explain to me why this happened lol as if I didn't know exactly that this was going to happen.