Tag: Modern
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Modern Outdoor Bench with Open-Frame Legs
A modern outdoor bench with a distinctive open, cut-out rectangular leg and a slatted seat, left in a natural wood tone — shown here built more than once, from staged tools to a finished row of benches in the driveway.
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Modern Four-Drawer Dresser with Walnut Trim
A four-drawer dresser built with a plywood body, a mitered solid-walnut frame, and walnut finger pulls let into each drawer front instead of separate hardware — including the color shift from raw plywood to an oiled, enriched finish.
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DIY Minimal Modern Coffee Table with a Floating Plywood Top
A low, minimalist coffee table built around a two-layer “floating” plywood top with a shadow-gap reveal, set on four individually splayed solid-wood legs joined with mortise-and-tenon joinery — including the leg-tapering jig and mitered frame that make both details possible.
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The No-Weld Kettle Grill Cart: A Wood-Built Table for a Weber Kettle
A cart built specifically to house a charcoal kettle grill — the tabletop has a large circular opening routed to fit the grill, leaving an open shelf below for its legs and wheel, and the whole thing is built from wood with no welding involved.
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The 2×4 Slat Bench: A Simple, Modern Outdoor Build
A modern outdoor bench built entirely from construction-grade 2x4s — laminated waterfall-style legs, a slatted seat for drainage, and a dark stain finish. Documented from glue-up to the finished piece.
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Modern Indoor Plant Stand in Birch Plywood
A clean, modern plant stand built from 3/4-inch birch plywood and left unfinished to show off its natural laminated grain.