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.
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Learn How to Turn Wood
If you see really beautifully turned wooden bowls, like at an art fair, stop and take a look. It’s easy to overlook how much time goes into making a wood bowl on a lathe. This has to be due to the abundance of mass-produced, zero personality wooden bowls on the market.
Make Your Own Beeswax Furniture Polish
Woohoo! I hit the jackpot. After finding a BEAUTIFUL mid century table at Goodwill (sans chairs) for $49.00 on Saturday, I’ve been deliberating on how to clean and polish the top. I stumbled onto re-nest and look what I found; a smart little tutorial disclosing how Amber Dusick of Woodmouse makes her own wood polish. […]
Crestview Doors: Period-Perfect Front Doors for Mid-Century Modern Homes
When David and Christiane Erwin remodeled their 1951 cottage a few years ago, they wanted to restore the home to its original, mid-century modern look and feel. Along the way, they ran into a problem … they couldn’t find a period-appropriate front door. They turned this problem into an amazing thing, a company called Crestview Doors. After […]
Origami Up the Wall
What could be cheaper than using beautifully colored origami paper to make perfect wall art? It’s geometric, it adds texture and, if you can make it look this good, it’s practically free. A series of designs could be hung to give your wall an art gallery feel. But you need that wall for storage? Well, […]
Make a Yarn or Ribbon Pendant Lamp
House and Home Online TV has a great new episode posted that includes among other things, Kathryn Bala’s tutorial showing us how to make pendant lamps using cotton yarn or ribbon (the green one) and beach balls/balloons (I particularly like the ribbon option,
Get Your Hands On Used Kitchen Cabinets for Your Garage
Slick garage organization systems look great but could break your bank. A responsible alternative would be to use USED cabinets in the garage. The beauty of this is that you can turn off your “picky” radar. If they’re missing a countertop-just add thick plywood and varnish it. If they’re missing knobs – go find anything […]
Make French Enameled Numbers
I’m not sure what I would do with French enameled numbers, but I wanna make ’em. What’s cool about Gail’s version, is they aren’t enameled, or French for that matter. Take a look.
How to Make Peel Off Fabric Wallpaper
Are you living in a leased space and your landlord forbids painting, wallpapering, and hammering into his precious walls? And are the blank walls are driving you nuts? Here’s a simple, easily reversible way to wallpaper your wall with fabric and strip it right off when you move. It’s so simple, ReadyMade
How To Build a Platform Bed, Deck, or Poolside Lounger for Under $30
Aeray is a professional carpenter, furniture maker, designer and builder and he’s frustrated with the overbuilding and over-engineering done on simple DIY projects. His goal for his tutorial on Instructables is to illustrate how to simply and inexpensively build a multipurpose platform deck that can be used for a queen sized bed, a futon mattress, […]
Use Moroccan Stencils for Ceilings, Walls, Floors, and Furniture
Don’t tell my local mid-century modern group (Atomic Indy) but I’m kind of loving the whole Moroccan pattern trend. My first encounter was when I accidentally came across the My Marrakesh blog, by the lovely Maryam. Next, I found out about Melanie Royals, a San Diego stencil artist who organized a couple of painting trips […]
Turn a Man’s Shirt into an Airy Summer Top
No one would guess that this cute summery top started out as a man’s shirt! CommonThreads keeps the button-up front and adds straps and a bit of elastic to top it off. I particularly like the supplies list
How To Make Cement-on-a-Stick House Numbers
It has been a cement factory over at Chez Larsson as she’s been competing in the Panduro Cement Challenge. I’d explain more, but the Panduro site is written in Swedish, which doesn’t happen to be my second language. I’ll tell you what, this girl can make cement molds! I’d give her the award just for […]
How To Refill Your Swiffer Wet Jet Container
Who would have guessed that there’s a forum discussion about how to refill the container for the Swiffer solution? Are there really little groups of people out there discussing things like this? Yes, thank goodness. Anyway, in the past, I tried to punch a hole in the top of my Swiffer bottle, refill it and […]
Make Your Own pH Balanced Dog Shampoo
A dog’s skin is a sensitive subject, so to speak. We have a terrier mix mutt who has a multitude of skin issues. His mantra is Scratch, Lick, and Repeat. It drive me nuts! Granted, he’s a bit neurotic, but the dry skin must make him very cranky this time of year. Once a month, […]
How to Be Thrifty: Living the Life of Leisure
Because we’ve done such good work at being thrifty this week, we’re going to treat ourselves today and par-tay! Living the life of leisure might sound like an expensive proposition, but Be Thrifty. How to Live Better for Less tells us how to do just that. From travel, to gift giving, to weddings(!), the book’s […]
How to Turn Vodka into Gin
Who knew you could turn vodka into ‘flavored’ gin? Megan did, which compelled her to give it a go. With the help of a Brita filter (it takes the harshness out of the vodka, (especially if it’s cheap vodka) some berries, spices,
How to Paint Glass
Yevgenia shares her technique for painting on glass in Etsy’s How-to Tuesday feature. Following are the supplies she used to create the glassware pictured above.
DIY: Online Sources for Furniture Legs
If you’re looking to replace the legs on your favorite lounger, update a dresser, or you need a stunning set of legs for your handmade coffee table, look no further. Right here is a list of nine online sources for wood and metal furniture legs.
How to Make Seed Paper
Who knew making seed paper was so easy? Launi at Gracious Rain takes us through the entire process, which includes making a screen frame. Here are the list of ingredients, all of which you just might have on hand! (Don’t you just love those kinds of crafts?) For the screen: 6 to 12 wide craft […]
