Lay it out. This was putzy. Being the obsessive-compulsive perfectionist that I am, I wanted each row to be made up of the same type of plywood, so that the stripes would match all the way across.

We’re always on the hunt for the next great wall treatment. Whether it’s a new finish to try, or removable-wallpaper fad, or, better yet, faking a wallpaper, it seems as if there is always a better ...

The home-improvement and design shows make it look easy: Take a simple sheet of inexpensive plywood and presto! In a few minutes, you”ve got a table, a cabinet or a lounge chair. It”s not that fast or ...

The home-improvement and design shows make it look easy: Take a simple sheet of inexpensive plywood — and presto! — you have a table, cabinet or lounge chair. Unfortunately, it is not that fast or ...

This undated publicity product photo, a Bespoke chair, crafted in part from white oak plywood, and featured in "PlyDesign," by Philip Schmidt, is shown. Plywood is versatile, inexpensive and easy to ...