Make pretty tea light lamps and impress your loved ones with your design prowess. You would need long drink glasses, tracing paper or inkjet transparencies and tea lights. Needed Stuff Materials: Tracing paper, or inkjet transparency sheets Narrow and tall glasses (thick enough to contain a tea light), as straight as possible Tea lights Steel wire (1.2mm thick), or brass or copper wire (2.5mm thick) Clear adhesive tape Tools: Cutting mat Utility knife Pencil, scissors, ruler Pli
Show off your geeky side by transforming an IKEA vase into a charging station for your electronics. I must say it looks great and you don’t have to be subjected to ugly wires. Parts you will need… Mouth blown glass vase from IKEA, Pot stand from cork, Knife, Power cord with a switch, Female adapter, Screwdriver, Read the rest of the post
If you have been looking for another way to throw away your old mattresses, don’t look at the landfill but look for solutions like this one where the author cuts/hacks his old mattresses into comfy sofas/couches. Not only are we throwing away too many spring mattresses per year, these can add up to a lot of landfill space.
Why not recycle/re-make them in
If you think UGGS are ugly or not worth splurging on then this DIY is perfect for you. Make genuine shearling boots without burning a hole in your pocket. Follow the instructions here.
If you eat, drink and sleep music then you would love the Plushie Personal Boom-box / Goodnight Pillow. The best part is that you can make this at home and don’t need to go hunting for it in your neighborhood market. This DIY project tells you how to make a plushie, functioning personal boom-box. The plushie attaches to the pillow (it also can be removed so the pillow can be washed) and through a series of button holes, the wire is always safely tucked away. Read the entire post
Getting a custom furniture for your home can be rather expensive but if you have some carpentry skills, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be making your own custom furniture for your home.
In this blog post, we dive into the world of sofa bed DIYs, specifically on how to make a modern sofa bed. Over at Instructables, there’s a great detailed guide on how y
Make this cool Flock Clock which uses male and female drinking birds to display time.”Binary addition of the female birds (left to right) yields the hour. Binary addition of the male birds (multiplied by five) yields the minute–within five minutes.” Check out the video below and get the rest of the instructions from here.
Next time you want something artistic on your wall, don’t run to your neighborhood art shop. Instead create your own art like in this DIY as not only will you save money it will also look stunning. Stuff You Need Hardware you’ll need: ConTact paper (a brand of low-tack, self-adhesive vinyl, commonly used by grandmas as “shelf liners”, has a very matte finish) Tape (preferably easily visible and low-stick, like painter’s tape or masking tape) Writing utensil (marker
Conserve energy and save the planet by working towards your own DIY Solar Setup. Via this DIY project you can easily build a 12v Solar setup to run coolers or heaters. Says the brains behind this project: “For the past 2 years each of our electricity bills has been as much as 25% lower than the corresponding bill from the year before. We actually get a “Thank You” from our Supplier, Country Energy, and the bill details the Carbon Emission Savings etc”. You can read the full instructions here.
Conserve energy and save the planet by working towards your own
For those of you who have been trying to get a new headboard without spending more money but by recycling old books, you might be interested in learning how to make a headboard with books.
My apartment doesn’t have much on the walls. I’ve always wanted a headboard. I love books.
Answer? Book headboard.
