Judy Lake hand crafts one-of-a-kind lampshades at her shop Lake’s Lampshades. She’s now sharing her secrets in this very informative tutorial. To make a custom lampshade of your own, you’ll need: 4″ x 7″ x 7″ square bell frame– 5/8″ gros-grain ribbon– ½ yard fabric– pressure-sensitive styrene– pressure-sensitive cloth tape– wooden clothespins– wide ribbon to […]
Shelly at Paper Forest shares her technique for making these glorious pop-up garden greeting cards. Just follow her link to a PDF, which includes the cutting pattern, a list of materials, and hints and directions. Image courtesy of Paper Forest.
A swaddled bottle of vino looks nice, doesn’t it? And now, thanks to LifeHacker, we can all truss up our bottles like veritable sommeliers. If you’ve spent a fortune and you want your guests to see the wine bottle’s label, you’ll want to use the first technique. If, however, your budget has restricted you to […]
While I let my soap slivers dissolve at the foot of my shower, Alan Hayes is saving his. Why? Maybe he’s trying to save the planet one soap sliver at a time. Maybe he’s just thrifty. Either way, the herbologist has some very clever ways to make the most out of those little pieces of […]
Jeffrey Rudell over at Craft Stylish shares his process of making scrap paper mosaics. Materials are minimal on this one and include scrap paper–junk mail works perfectly–and some time. Simply tear your paper and assemble the pieces in the image you imagine. I’d suggest maybe using archival glue to adhere your final vision to, perhaps, […]
The problem at hand was those annoying, yet luxurious, down-filled back cushions. Everytime anyone would get up from the loveseat, the back cushions were smashed down, seams all askew. My compulsive self had to walk over, re-fluff, straighten and then I could move on. Don’t the best solutions just come to you in the simplest […]
Ron Arad, in conjunction with Teu-Co., has designed this utterly unique, prototype luxury bath item. It’s a combination bathtub/shower/art installation. Art installation, because of its aesthetic appeal and shower/bathtub because it performs both functions via rotation. Tub becomes shower and shower becomes tub with a 180 degree turn. Source.
Here’s a sneak peak of the Knotty Pine re-do. Cleanup and reorganization is so tedious until you get immersed in feeling all smug and self-righteous with your tidiness and order. There was much to be learned from this DIY undertaking. Complete planning instead of impulsive diving in was the best move I made. Perseverence using new equipment (the spray […]
1. For the photogs: You can use it as is or add a little patterned flare for some personality. 2. For the restauranteur: Use them to hold your customers’ bills. Display your menus. Use them to hold promotional material. 3. For the Cover Girl wannabes: Turn them into a makeup pallet box; Or even a […]
I made this ‘Sham-delier’ to give my balcony a little indoor/outdoor ooh la la. It was inspired in part by Philippe Starck’s Ghost Chairs, I love the whole classic shape/modern material juxtaposition. Anyway, if you want to make your own here’s what you’ll need: Two Flexible plastic chopping boards, mine came from the Dollar Store […]
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 […]
I have a thing about windows. Especially barn sash windows, one of which just happened to be lying around. It was too good not to turn into something, so kicked around some ideas and came up with a wall art/light fixture idea and went to work. What we used: an old barn sash windowscrap 1″ […]
Anyone interested in design and architecture can appreciate the brilliant combination of modern materials and contemporary lifestyle patterns inhabitated in the classic mid-century modern ranch home. But rare is the lucky individual that’ll every live in an Eichler or an iconic Case Study House. Heck, most of us will never even live in California. So […]
This is yet another way to temporarily hide a less than ideal light fixture. You’ll need: Some garden or jewellery wire. Some glue. Some paper. Wrap your wire around your light fixture, avoiding direct contact with the bulbs. If you’re got unsecured electrical wires then a. don’t try this and b. call your super! Cut […]
Ron Meyers might be a bigger Tolkien fan that Peter Jackson. Mr. Meyers built his own Shire in the form of a housing development and not in New Zealand but Bend, Oregon. Only one home, complete with its own hobbit hole, has been sold in the Shire-themed neighborhood–for $650,000 and to one of the designers […]
These fold-over bookmarks are so cute and so easy to make thanks to Martha. Just download the PDF, print out the templates onto heavyweight paper, fold as indicated, adhere magnets and you’re good to go! For the complete tutorial and free template, visit Martha’s website.
I’ve got a thing for water features, so when I spotted this little number, I got a little weak in the knees. If you’ve never made a fountain or water feature, you’ll be surprised at how easy they are to put together and what few supplies you need. It really is all about placement of […]
All People Quilt has posted a new pattern for these DARLING little grab bags! The pdf pattern is very detailed with ACTUAL pattern pieces. Love it! POST UPDATE 7/16/2013: Click here for the free pattern. They DO request membership now! (No biggie; it’s free too.)
Why gas up to drive around looking for vintage modern furniture and art when www.lushpad.com is right at your fingertips. I feel like I’ve just been on a little jaunt downtown to my favorite vintage furniture stores and I never left my well-worn computer chair. Owner Melanie Carlson has brought together a design gallery, auction house […]
Here’s a fresh tutorial from Portabellopixie on creating roses from rolled fabric. Use ’em anywhere, or make them cause they’re fun. Via.
