Posts tagged: hack
Ikea Hack: The Gorm Shelving Bench.
By Chrisjob
The Gorm Shelving System from Ikea is a unique offering - it's made of real fir, rather than Ikea's might-as-well-have-invented-it laminate-coated compressed fiberboard recipe. Cool, but the downside? Sometimes softwoods simply ain't straight, and your Gorm ends up a little crooked.
No worries, says Randofo. I'll just make a bench outta it.
DIY Photo Reflector.
By Chrisjob
At the rate folks are cranking out DIY photostudio equipment (here, here, here, and here), it's entirely possible to create a fully functioning and incredibly lit studio shopping only at home improvement and craft store.
So, add this one to the list. A DIY collapsable photo reflector that looks identical to those sold commercially. Whether its reflectivity is as awesome isn't clear, but I can't imagine that shininess is for naught.
Make Your Own PVC Storage System.
By Chrisjob
There's nothing like seeing something online, and instead of reaching for your wallet and hitting the Paypal bookmark, you head to the hardware store (where you'll eventually reach for your wallet, but the total will be much less) cause you're about to make it yourself.
The Stash storage system is one of those projects. These modern honeycombing cylinders hold your office supplies, cosmetics, crafty bits...even silverware. And when you make it » READ MORE
Ten Alternative Uses for Tennis Balls.
By Chrisjob
They're green. They're fuzzy. And there's at least ten other ways to use 'em beyond bouncing on the court. Volley on over to This Old House. and check 'em out.
1. Erase scuff marks.
2. Protect a padlock.
3. Remove a broken lightbulb.
4. Cushion the blow.
5. Install a parking guide.
6. Open a jar.
7. Make a hitch cover.
8. Collect change for tolls.
9. Keep a door open.
10. Get a better grip.
Turn Lack Shelves into a Modern Credenza
By DIY Maven
Pete at Open Source Storage Designs saw Ikea's Lack shelves and thought 'Credenza'. And not just any credenza, but a modern, sexy credenza at that. The only problem was that Pete used fairly expensive materials to make it (the maple europly was the kicker). Enter Mr. Plastolux, » READ MORE
Ikea Hack: Rast Dresser Makeover.
By Chrisjob
Ikea's Rast dresser/side table/nightstand is a solid wood gem at only $39.99 USD. Lindsay from Penny People upped its knotty pine finish up a whole heap of notches with this simple update. This is what Ikea Hacks are all about...or, in this case, a thorough un-Ikea-ing.
"I was flipping through my latest issue of Style at Home Magazine last week I came across a set of side tables that were PERFECT for our bedroom. It had a little hint of glam, mi » READ MORE
Halloween How-To: The World's Best Fake Snot Recipe.
By Chrisjob
Just in case, there'd ever, ever, EVER be a reason you'd need some, here's Makezine's most favorite recipe for: fake snot.
Just in case.
Ikea Hack: Frosta Stool Shelving.
By ChrisjobShelf brackets from the hardware store run about $7-12 a piece, and you have your choice of twisty faux-Tuscan or industrial drab. This Ikea hack from Apartment Therapy gets your four 'brackets' for twelve dollars, with a much finer bent plywood motif.
How To: Turn a Pringles Can into a Macro Photography Tube.
By Chrisjob
This is the kind of stuff the internet is good for: Photocritic.org offers an absolutely incredible how-to for creating a macro photo lens out of a Pringles can. Not a focusing tube, not a light restricting snoot, but an actual lens for brilliant close-up photography. I guess the lack of lens makes the depth of field a sweet-spot/luck of the draw deal. Get it where it's best, and it's amazing. Via.
How To Create An Album Art Wall on the Cheap.
By Chrisjob
In my wife's (then, girl-I-was-gonna-marry-but-hadn't-yet) first post-college apartment, we filled the entire area over the sofa with album covers. We used sticky-tack, but the jackets were heavy, they fell often, and it ruined the surface of many of them.
This technique is much more brilliant. It's as simply as l-shaped screws. Of course. No harm to the jackets, and it allows the artwork to be interchanged as the modd strikes you. Excelle » READ MORE
Swiss Army Keys!
By ChrisjobNo more jangles: this brilliant hack from Pyro222 (inspired thusly here) custom fits all your keys into a compact Leatherman/multitool. The design even allows you to leave in a few tools and bits in the case for when the time arises.
Materials.
Leatherman Micra - find an inexpensive copy at the hardware store
Keys - Make copies!
Drill
Something to cut the keys with, like a Dremel with a cutoff wheel.
Placemat Hack: Flaptop Laptop Cover
By ModHomeEcTeacher
Finally a use for colorful, rectangular placements available at World Market! Here's a tutorial you can follow to make some jazzy padded laptop covers for yourself or for gifts. You'll need a little more than basic sewing skills to do this, but it's worth the time and it's very customize-able. With some patience and desire, you'll be the envy of all your Black-Nylon-Canvas-Cased Friends.
what you need:
sewing machine
» READ MOREHack a Laptop Desk
By DIY Maven
Adam from Boston used an Ikea benjamin stool to hack a laptop desk. All you need to pull this off is the $20 benjamin stool and a $6 coping saw. Brilliant.
Ikea Hack: DIY Mini-Pendant Chandelier.
By Chrisjob
John Brown and Kristie English are a creative couple who've complete some excellent DIY projects, and taken some great photos of the process. Their flagship effort is this Mini-Pendant chandelier, which they built using Ikea's KRYSSBO lamps and some speaker wire. And they created complete instructions to inspire you to do the same.
Ikea Towel Rack Hack–For the Kitchen
By DIY Maven
Check out this quick and easy Ikea hack. The maker used a Grundtal Towel Rail ($7.99) and added a piece of openwork steel on top and a few hooks below, making a handy and stylish kitchen shelf. Via Instructables.
Haute Hack | Design Your Own Bistro Table
By fabulouslygreen
Here’s a great idea for turning a blah bistro table into a bold, designer statement. This IKEA bistro table was once a blonde, but now it’s gone red. The pattern was inspired by a Louis L’Amour book. Link for details:
http://fabgreen.com/2008/02/12/haute-hack-design-your-own-bistro-table/
Awesome DIY Projects from Recycled Disposable Cameras.
By ChrisjobPhoto labs have boxes of disposable cameras, waiting to be recycled. If you ask nicely, and they'll share them by the dozens. Check out the ideas below for some clever and amazing projects for the sake of art and recycling.
- Create a Ring Flash: This Instructable shows you how to make a DIY ring flash from six disposable camera flashes and a couple metal bowls. The project requires a bit of electronics knowledge, but the results look awesome.
How to Turn Disposable Cameras into Permanent Ones
By DIY Maven
Hey, sometimes it happens. You forget your camera or camcorder at home and you just need to capture something on film, so you find the nearest drug store and spend way too much money on a single-use camera, which you really don’t want to do because it’s a one use camera and you have a perfectly good–really good, actually–camera at home that you researched endlessly on the internet and spent a bundle on! Well, here’s a couple of hacks which wi » READ MORE
How To Remove Oil Stains from Clothing and Fabric.
By Chrisjob
Somehow, in the gravy making marathon of Thanksgiving 2007, I got splattered with a bit of olive oil. I feared not, however, for I knew there were good tidings of a great DIY solution.
1.Simply lay out your clothing on a flat surface where it won't be disturbed.
2.Liberally sprinkle baby powder onto the spot.
3. Allow it to sit for 24 hours. Shake clean, or use masking tape to remove the powder. If the stain is still present, simply repeat the » READ MORE
How To Make a Spool Spinner From an Old Fan.
By ChrisjobEvil Mad Scientist offers an easy hack for using industrial-sized spools on standard home sewing machines. Using an old computer fan and a short length of copper tubing, they created a spool spinner that can adapter.
They say, "In practice, the fan bearing turns freely enough that the sewing machine can spin the spool as needed, but not so freely that it starts to turn and then unwinds the whole spool, so it works quite well."
