Category Archives: Tips & Tricks

DIY: IllyClock

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Build a super cool IllyClock which can show time in the following colors: 3 hours before wake-up time, color changes from green to orange; 1 hour before wake-up, the time is shown in red! Check out the video below and the details he

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DIY: LED Deck

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Light up your deck and impress your family and friends. This whole project only took about 1 1/2 days to complete.  The first day to install the wiring and flexible LED lights, and the second to connect the controllers and go over the strips with clear silicon for extra protection.  Details

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DIY: Spongebob Square Bed

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Make a funky Spongebob Square Bed and see your kids go insane with joy! The bed is quite simple to make and is loft styled. Things you need: $25 Paint – qt primer – qt yellow – sample mold green – sample black – sample white – sample blue – paint marker red [home depot sells pint samples for cheap.] $45 14 – 1x4x8′ $20 3/4 Plywood $4   Wood glue $??  woodgrain plexiglass or ??? free imagination misc. 1 1/4 screws – 2 1/4 screws –

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DIY: Magnetic Spice Rack

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If you love cooking a storm, then you would appreciate this DIY project which teaches you to make a magnetic spice rack.This wall mounted magnetic spice rack will be a great addition to any kitchen and saves space as well. Details here.

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DIY: Stolmen and Ekby Compression Bookshelf System

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You don’t need to spend your hard earned cash into a free-standing bookshelf as you can make one right at home. Check out this great DIY project where a bookshelf has been made from  Ekby shelves, Stolmen poles & brackets and some alternate parts. Details here.

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DIY: Collapsible Bed Frame

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Make a Collapsible Bed Frame that looks good and doesn’t burn a hole in your pocket. You will need: A  2* 1 x 8 x 84 board (I used pine I think, but you can use nicer if you like). B   2* 1 x 8 x 60 board (match the other ones) C   2* 1 x 2 x 84 strip of wood (forgot what the name is) D   16* .75 x 2.5 x 48 Premium Furring Strip (these are the slats- use more than I did) E   1* 4 x 4 x 72  fencepost F   12 long wood screws (whatever you have around) G     8* 6″ bolts H   a

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DIY Lego Office Table!

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What do you think will happen when you put thousands of lego pieces together to form a shape of a table?

You get a DIY lego office table!

Here’s a rather fantastic job by  agbc architects who designed the

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DJ Turntable from old Computer Parts.

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If you fancy yourself as a wannabe DJ and want people to groove to your beats, then I suggest you try  it first at home by making a  DJ Turntable from old Computer Parts. It may not be close to the real thing but it does help you to satiate the DJ inside you. “Some time ago I have discovered a piece of software that is using the mouse movement (up-down / left-right) to make scratch-alike effects on a virtual turntable, the way the DJs are doing it in clubs. It is the

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DIY – How to Make a Spongebob Squarepants Bed!

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A lot of kids love Spongebob Squarepants and I happen to fall in love with the Spongebob too.  And for don’t forget Patrick the Starfish too.

Well, if your kids love Spongebob Squarepants, you might want to consider making them a Spongebob Squarepants bed!

The author of this tutorial shows you how to make it by using a transparent copy of Spongebob Squarepants then projecting the image onto plywood.

This method surely could be applied to other kids’ beds you always wanted to make.

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Hybrid Pipe Bed

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The Hybrid Pipe Bed proves that an affordable and sturdy bed doesn’t just have to be a pipe dream (pardon the pun). Check out the instructions here. “Background: My original idea was to use aluminum pipes to create a frame large enough for a queen but use crossover speedrailers so that I can easily adjust and take it apart whenever I want since I move a lot.  I wanted the head legs to be longer than the tail

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