20+ Quick and Easy & Budget-Friendly Thanksgiving Wood Projects

Gift and transport pies in a beautiful wooden pie box - this simple to build project cost under $10.  You can flip the box over and it becomes a dessert serving stand. Reuse year after year, gift with the pie. Easy to customize for any occasion or holiday!

Craft your own wood star serving tray!  Fill with treats and bites, and bring as the perfect hostess gift, or display at your next holiday party.

Get ready to upgrade your holiday gatherings with a charming DIY wood Christmas tree tray! This budget-friendly project can be built for around $20 using common lumber and just a few tools!

Elevate your dining table with a wood runner riser - this adds a beautiful wood texture to your dining space, separates out your centerpiece decor, AND it's lighted, adding a glimmer of glamour. 

Use scrap wood pieces to make a charcuterie board!  Easy to customize in size, and use up what wood you have.  Features a footed base.  Perfect for entertaining or as a gift.

Here's how you can make your own floral centerpiece using dollar store bud vases and a fence picket or pallet wood board.  This step by step tutorial will show you the tools and steps needed to make this beautiful piece.

This simple to build project presents the cider in a beautiful carrier, and makes it portable.  Great as a gift or decor, plus it's easy to customize for different sizes or adding a person touch!

This little wood wine holder stacks, stores, and you can use the top to serve!  It works as a gift box too for the wine lover.  Quick and easy DIY project that you can build with off the shelf pine boards and nail together. 

Like a frame for a picture, this wood lantern frames a candle, creating a beautiful decor piece for your indoor or outdoor space. If you have scrap wood, this project could be free!  With new materials, building your own wood lanterns will be just a fraction of the cost to buy. This tutorial includes 3 different styles!

Build your own rustic wooden candle holders using scrap or reclaimed wood.  These wood candle holders are so easy to make and add a rustic wood touch to your home.  

Here's a quick, easy, and budget friendly way to add more seating for the holidays. These simple benches are perfect for when you need seating to go with your plastic tables with tablecloths! Another plan that is easy to modify for size.

Add a farmhouse bench to your holiday dining simply and affordably! Here's another bench option that is beautiful enough to keep using as an entryway bench or end of bed bench after the holidays are over!

This simple farm table can be used indoors or out. It is easy to modify for length or height, would also make a great "kids thanksgiving table", just make the legs shorter and modify for size!

Check out this round up of the best DIY Wood Pumpkin tutorials on the internet to add some festive fall decor indoors or out!

Create more space at the main table by building a separate kids table!  This easy to build plan is beautiful and will make your dining experience better, and can be used for years as a play table!  Matching chair plans are also available, or build a bench.

Need a giant table?  Build sawhorses and add 2x12 boards on top, for a quick and beautiful table!  You'll need a sawhorse about every 6 feet.  These sawhorses are very sturdy and durable, you'll be able to use them in your workshop for years, we've had ours for over ten years and are still using them!

As greeting cards come in the mail here is a great way to keep them out and revisit them throughout the holiday season. Leave it on a coffee table or counter for others to enjoy as well!

Add a personal touch to your holiday tablescape with these super simple wood chargers. Customize as desired!

Elevate desserts with this easy to build cake stand. Go as high as you want, just start with a larger box on bottom and work your way up leaving enough room around each level for cupcakes! Easy to customize and finish as desired. 

Store those pies in style!  This gorgeous pie safe features an open window to view the pies.  The simple joinery methods make this easy to build, you may want to keep this on your countertop year round!

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Transport and serve drinks in bulk with this DIY wood crate beverage dispenser!  Very easy to build, this project transforms a couple of beverage dispensers into a drink serving display.  

Do you need a very easy to build side table that is lightweight and compact, but still looks great?  Build this in a couple hours, and use it to serve desserts, drinks, pies - or whatever you need!  

Great indoors and outdoors, this grill cart can be used as a serving cart or bar cart for Thanksgiving!  The plans are super easy to follow and it's been built tons of times, check out all the reader submitted photos for lots of ideas!