Best DIY Veneer Projects

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A Sheet of Veneer
Team DIY project designer Katie Leporte challenged herself: How many cool home-decor projects could she create with a sheet of veneer? The answer: A lot. Keep clicking to find inspiring photos of her projects -- as well as PDF downloads of the patterns so you can make them yourself.

Dancing Flowers
These cheerful "floating" florals seem to dance in the air. You can make this sweet accent in less than an hour.

Dancing Flowers
These cheerful "floating" florals seem to dance in the air. You can make this sweet accent in less than an hour.

Wood on the Wall
This fun, abstract artwork mimics the branches of a tree -- only more mod. Katie cut 4-inch-wide strips of maple veneer. She used wood glue to glue two pieces back-to-back so wood grain is visible on both sides. Then she affixed the strips to the wall with adhesive-backed plastic hinges. Cut and affix as many strips as you like. Crafts scissors are all you need to cut thin veneer.

Paper Roundup
Ticket stubs, important receipts, business cards. Little scraps of paper tend to get lost in the shuffle. Katie devised a way to corral the clutter and keep these paper orphans organized. She picked up a cheap wood cube at a home center, then used wood glue to attach cut-to-size veneer pieces to each side. A big rubber band keeps papers in place.

Wood Grain in a Weekend
The three projects featured here -- the veneer grid wall, the coffee table, and the veneer lampshade -- may look difficult, but Katie completed all three projects in a weekend. You can, too, with her step-by-step instructions for creating each piece.