Console cabinet with cane
Why do we build? For me, the motivation is often practical: I see a piece of furniture that I love, but can’t abide the hefty price.
Take this console cabinet, for example. I spotted a similar one online for $325. I loved its striking black color and cane door and drawerfront details. So I snapped a photo and did some research. My penny-pinching instincts again proved correct: I found that I could build it for about half the cost of the original.
That was motivation enough for me to sketch out a plan and head to the home center to pick up some materials. Back in my workshop, I cranked up the music and was ready
