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Easy To Make Furniture: Sunset DIY Manual From the 1970s:
PVC pipe and an avocado colored cushion? Instant outdoor furniture, or so this campy 1970s furniture manual, Easy-to-Make Furniture,
While I think DIY furniture books from this period are somewhat horrifying, I have a respect for their can-do attitude in the face of the era’s declining wood shop skills. Then, WHAM, the global economy and Ikea came along and wiped out the last remaining economic reasons to try to make your own furniture.
That being said, I think some clever folks with time on their hands and an eye for discarded materials could make use of some of the concepts in this book.
So start dumpster diving! Let’s take those scavenged materials and revisit the bean bag. Easy-to-Make furniture has its own unique twist on the concept. Say hello to the “Multiposition Tube Seat”:
And yes you can have a particle board chair:
Scope out this book in its entirety here.
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Content Curated By Darin R. McClure & a few photos 