How to Make a Sturdy Notebook With Postcards and Junk Mail
If you are like me, you have a few postcards around. What do you do with them? Nothing much except move them from shoe box to shoe box or…
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How to: Make Life-Size DIY Birch Tree Trunk Wall Art
These life-size birch trunks are made from cut-up cereal boxes and left-over house paints. This is an excellent way to utilize packaging that usually ends up in the bin and
How To Do a Refrigerator Makeover
It’s a commitment unless you’ve got an ugly, boxy white refrigerator you need to disguise. Look here what you can do with black matte contact paper. ApartmentTherapy
2 Easy DIY Kitchen Cabinet Organizers
Open your kitchen cabinets. Is there any wasted space in ’em? If the answer is ‘yes’ you are not alone, my friend. Personally, I’m wasting about 6″ above my plates and bowls. Nothing but air! Now, with the help of DIY Life, we can reclaim that space. The first project is Tiered Shelves. Think […]
The 10 Best Online Room Planners
I wish I had thought of this roundup first, but, alas, I did not. Props go to freshome for doing some serious legwork putting this baby together, complete with links to the 10
How to make brick look like brick again.
In Curblyland, we usually see people paint over brick, but Pretty Handy Girl wanted to do just the opposite. She decided to re-brick-a-fy her painted fireplace. The outcome is rather remarkable, considering she used just paint to get the brick effect. BUT, before the ‘after’, here are the materials she used:
How to make a NO-SEW rag rug.
Craft Passion has a passion for woven rag rugs. They’re not only beautiful, but they’re a GREAT way to recycle old linens and things. Here’s the supplies you’ll need to give it a try:
Make Homemade “Febreze”
Get out the funk with Instructabler killhannahfreak2’s homemade Febreze recipe. Here’s what you’ll need to whip up a batch:
How to Cover a Countertop with Pennies
If you liked the tiled penny floor idea, then you’ll love Michael’s penny countertop. He says the project was quite easy and took approximately 6 to 8 hours to complete. He used about $77 in pennies, which, including his
Before and After: Attic Stairs Makeover
Millie and Justin needed to renovate their attic space. Along the way, the attic stairway got a complete overhaul too.
How To Clean Burnt Food from a Pan
Look, I’m no cook. My mom wasn’t, and I’m not. Thus, there are many burnt pans in my world. The cook around here is the Mr. and he gets super annoyed when I get preoccupied and let food burn in a pan. (What normal person wouldn’t?) I discovered a little secret if I can get […]
Make Pretty Bird Wall Art
Becca from Blue Cricket Design shows us how to make pretty bird wall art using, I might add, some of my favorite
How to Make a Modern Walnut Desk
I had some left over veneered walnut from a bedside table that I designed. I loved the look of the walnut desk from BoConcept (pictured below). So, I decided to make a similar desk out of the left over wood.Photo: BoConcept.com What you need:– 3/4″ Walnut veneered plywood (from 30 to 36″ w x 54″ […]
How to Make a Marimekko-Inspired Wallpaper Transfer
I have been pining over Harri Koskinen’s Frekvenssi wallpaper for Marimekko (pictured below) since I saw it ages ago in a magazine. I decided that I must use the wallcovering in my new place. Since I am currently renting, I thought of purchasing a bolt and framing it. Then, I thought of the cost and […]
Upholstery Class: Button Tufting with Horsehair
Remember the Turkish Tufted Fainting Couch done by the master himself, Kim Buckminster of Falls City, Nebraska? Here he is again, but this time he’s teaching lots of ‘greedy for knowledge’ upholsterers how to properly restore a piece of horsehair stuffed, diamond tufted furniture. (He scoffs at foam.) Kim, or Buck as he is known, […]
Give Your Floor a High-Style Makeover on the Cheap
Take a look at the floor above. Whatcha think gives it that great pattern? Fancy tile? Linoleum? Neither. Actually, it’s paper. And not some absurdly expensive bathroom floor paper, either. Just screenprinted art paper, sandwiched between layers of PVA sealant.
3D Door Stickers
I am totally in love with these 3D door stickers from Couture Deco. The material is described as ‘trompe-l’oeil on opaque white fabric with satin finish.’ The stickers are washable, fire
Turn an Old Washing Machine into a Backyard Fire Pit
I know what’s coming next, and yet the title of this post STILL sounds improbable. But with Dr. Qui’s Instructable, it’s not only probable, it’s totally
How To Clean Vinyl Upholstery
Car seats, bar stools, patio furniture, boat cushions, vintage sofas, and ottomans are places you’ll find vinyl upholstery fabric. There are some handy dos and don’ts you’ll want to be aware of to clean off the grime without damaging the vinyl surface.
Upholstery Workshop: How to Pleat a Rolled Arm
Now what? You’ve started attaching the inside arm of that Goodwill chair, but you have no clue how to get that rolled arm pleated and finished. See how the pros do it, step-by-step.
