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Puzzled by Wood Flooring? Now there's Puzzle Floor™

By gregoryjohnson Some people find that wood floor installation can be a little bit, well... for lack of a better word, puzzling.

In case you thought that renovating a wood floor wasn't challenging enough, the makers of Puzzle Floor™ are here to help make the job a little more, shall we say, ... "interesting."

The good news is that the puzzle pieces are all the same interlocking shape, so it won't take hours to figure out where they go! This is an improvement » READ MORE

November 21, 2006
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Do-It-Yourself meets Green-It-Yourself at Plan-It Hardware

By gregoryjohnson

Plan-It Hardware is your Planet friendly "green-hardware" and DIY source. Recently blogged about on OneShadeGreener.com, by Curblyite Ecogal, they are transforming the hardware industry. From the Plan-It Hardware website: "Don’t just do it yourself, Green it Yourself™ These days, everybody is talking about living greener, reducing environmental impacts and combating climate change. Now, we're making it easy for retailers to go green, too. P » READ MORE

November 19, 2006
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My Happy Sleeping Loft

By gregoryjohnson

My happy sleeping loft is where I sleep, meditate, do Yoga, and awaken in the morning to the sunrise and birds singing, or fall asleep at night to the sound of crickets. The smooth pine wood reflects the pure sunlight in many directions. When open, the window allows fresh highly-oxygenated air to flow through. During those times when when life gets very luxurious, I might even take a nap in the sleeping loft. It's also a great place for relaxing » READ MORE

November 19, 2006
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Tomorrow's DIY News Today!

By gregoryjohnson Tomorrow's UK Sunday Mirror will be reporting that a recent study shows, "63 per cent of us had done a spot of DIY renovating or redesigning in the past year." The DIY movement is expanding. Read more here. ~ Gregory

 

November 18, 2006
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Do-it-yourselfers coming out of the woodwork...

By gregoryjohnson

A Google News search on "DIY home" without quotes currently results in 602 stories. However, this number is anticipated to rise in the weeks and months ahead as the DIY movement expands.

According to an article in today's Times Leader of Northeastern Pennsylvania, do-it-yourselfers are coming out of the woodwork. "The homeowners most likely to strap on tool belts are middle-class types who have enough money to pay for high-quality materials and » READ MORE

November 18, 2006
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"Mobile" Home - a mobile made from old CDs

By gregoryjohnson

Now that cassettes, LPs, and even CDs have become obsolete, what are we to do with them? DIY Maven came up with a very creative solution for making use of old LPs. So, here's a suggestion of what to do with some of those old CDs: make a mobile out of them!

What You Need

  • some old CDs, about 8 to 10 should do unless you are really ambitious
  • string, fishing line, or strong thread
  • thin sticks, chopsticks might work
  • glue, to keep the kn » READ MORE
November 18, 2006
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Want Table, Need Space?

By gregoryjohnson What if you want a full size table to seat four adults, but lack the space. You only plan to use the table for meals. Now you can have a "Pocket Table" of your very own! What better place is there to eat a Hot Pocket? www.PocketTable.com

 

November 17, 2006
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Henrybuilt - Where Inspiration is 'Built'-In

By gregoryjohnson I've just been inspired by Henrybuilt.com. I don't know who Henry is, but the furniture and kitchen designs offered by these people are definitely inspiring.

 

November 17, 2006
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Thinking Outside of the Shipping Container

By gregoryjohnson Okay, so some people are in love with shipping containers. They're colorful. They're stackable. They look like big LEGOs. But now these "container huggers" have gone too far! They are living in them, stacking them up, and building cities of shipping containers! See for yourself, if you dare... www.ContainerCity.com. Warning: The preceding website contains graphic urban images of colorful shipping containers.

 

November 17, 2006
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Big News About Micro Compact Homes (m-ch)

By gregoryjohnson The Swiss bank UBS are using the micro compact home for the launch of «wohnen hoch drei», a new advisory event series on the topic of 'house and garden'. Read more here.

 

November 16, 2006
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