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Touchless dimmer light switch

By designbyphoto

These are beautiful. I can see the plates being an easy DIY project . You could actually hide your light switches behind a tiled backsplash. See demo here to see how it works. I had an older version of this in my last kitchen for my under counter lights. It was great for when my hands got messy I could turn the light on with a wave of my hand. Be careful where you place them. If I slid something back too far on the counter my lights would go off! I think I may use one of these... »MORE

January 27, 2008

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DIY Ofuro / Soaking Tub

By designbyphoto

My husband is currently building our modern, passive solar, straw bale home. We are trying to use as many natural or recycled materials as we can. I would love a tub like this but our budget for our tub project is $300. Yep, $300.As our list of custom projects grow, we ditched the idea of building our own concrete soaking tub (thanks to Splatgirl's good advice).The new plan is to reuse an old hydrotherapy tub. Here is the winning tub we purchased!I hope to share photos of finished tub (hopefully within the next few months) to inspire others who are... »MORE

January 14, 2008

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How great is this?

By designbyphoto

As a mother of twins (boy and girl), I can't wait for my husband to make two of these for their new rooms. I see them closed with bows on them for them to open. Whats great is we could redecorate them whenever they wanted and leave the rest of the room white. I just need to find away to make them safe so they can't get their little fingers caught, ouch. I guess a door stop could work, I'm thinking outloud sorry! »MORE

April 01, 2007

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