Category Archives: Tips & Tricks

DIY: Cheap, Low-Profile Wooden Bed Frame

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Make a Cheap, Low-Profile Wooden Bed Frame that raises the mattress 1.5 inches; just enough to ensure airflow. Check out the details here.

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DIY: Plastic Table

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Build a funky table by just using cardboard tubes and corrugated plastic. In fact this tutorial has been inspired by the work of Shigeru Ban. The frame is triangulated out of the tubes that come at the center of rolls of paper for architectural plotters. Each tube is an inch and a half in diameter and three feet long.  Read all the details

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DIY: Cozy Cottage Crib Canopy

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Make you child’s imagination grow by building them their own very nook. Building a cottage canopy is always a good idea. For example check out this DIY here where a toddler bed was changed into a cozy cottage crib canopy.

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Hooded Baby Towel DIY

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Snug your new bundle of joy into a comfy towel that is softer and cheaper than a store bought towel. Check out the Hooded Baby Towel DIY which is perfect for  babies and easily fit a two year old or four year old. Details here.

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DIY: Indoor Pond

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If you thought making a pond was tricky business, well think again. Check out this cool DIY tutorial which tells you how to make an indoor pond in less than $200. All you need is to have access to common tools and other items available at your local hardware store or home and garden center.

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DIY: Magnetic, Under-Shelf Spice Rack

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If you are always running out of space in your kitchen then maybe you should made a Magnetic, Under-Shelf Spice Rack. Read the instructions here. Materials: Spice Jars (I got mine from Williams Sonoma  but you can get cheaper/different ones) Magnets (Mine are f

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Stock Bed

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Make a medieval inspired Stock Bed right in the comfort of your home. The twin bed comes equipped with  medieval pillory stocks as the head board and will be appreciated by those who have a dark sense of humor. Details here.

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DIY: No Nails Bed

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If you live a nomadic existence and find transporting your bed from house to house a pain then this DIY bed is perfect for you as it involves no nails or screws! How to begin…. What you need You need basic tools for carpentry and wood working, manual or powertools. This bed can be made using only a saw, a screw driver and a steady hand for straight cutting….. Im a bit on the lazy side so I used a jigsaw and a drill (a battery screw driver could work as well

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Wooly Willy Table

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Introduce your kid to the wonderful world of Wooly Willy by making a super cool Wooly Willy table. For the uninitiated, the , the Wooly Willy toy uses a “magic pen” (magnet in a stick) to move a small amount of iron filings around an illustration of a hairless floating head trapped behind a plastic window.  So create this illusion on a coffee table at home. Details here.

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DIY: Armoire Makeover

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As someone who is always on THE lookout for new and young ideas, I am glad I stumbled upon this DIY. Give your old armoire a modern makeover without burning a hole on your pocket. Details here.

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