With a little ingenuity, some quality tools, and the right raw materials, you can create a noteworthy living/work space from scratch. Yes, you!

It seems like every blog out there has featured posts lately about making and/or hacking furniture and decorations. Here are some of the best:

• Dollar Store Crafts highlighted a wonderful $15 makeover of a renter's kitchen
• Unplggd has 5 Ways To Make Your Office Chair Suck A Little Less
• They also have a guide for How To Choose the Right TV Wall Mount
• ikea hacker has great new ideas all the time
• Lifehacker readers have been posting their workspaces to this Flickr pool
• wikiHow has an interesting page about How to Divide a Room Without Dividers
• Make: Online featured a great DIY overhead kitchen rack

The library also has some great materials on furniture-making, if you're ready to dive right in:

Woodworking 101 for women : how to speak the language, buy the tools, & build fabulous furniture from start to finish by Marilyn MacEwen

Furniture you can build : projects that hone your skills by Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk

Build your own home office furniture by Danny Proulx

Creative storage solutions for your home by Rick Williams

Shop-tested outdoor furniture you can make [from the editors of Wood magazine]

Building real furniture for everyday life by Chris Gleason

Shop-tested small furniture you can make [from the editors of Wood magazine]