3 Simple & Smart DIY Household Hacks
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I never knew how much I needed a magnet mop until I saw jgodsey's Swiffer hack. Great for cleaning up the shop floor.
What WOULD we do without spring
I never knew how much I needed a magnet mop until I saw jgodsey's Swiffer hack. Great for cleaning up the shop floor.
What WOULD we do without spring
Someone make these QUICK! A little cork, a bit of lettering and
Sometimes diy tips don't need words. Clever, no?
This clever take on the bearskin rug was created from an antique antique hand-knotted wool Tabriz rug. The piece was cut and shaped to resemble a bear's hide, and the excess was shaped to create an adorable, pink wool bear head, complete with shiny eyes and open maw.
Until wireless technology becomes as cheap and accessible as its wired brethern, we're still dealing with cables. And cords. And plugs. And hookups.
And those things, despite our best attempts, are visible, and need to be accessed.
From Unpluggd - "artist Maisie Maud Broadhead has found a way to incorporate the cable of a lamp into the decor of a space in most impressive fashion that actually adds to aesthetics. Cable Drawings by Maisie Maud...
Seriously...a pendant light made out of drinking straws. Lots of them. And the best part? It looks great! Addicted 2 Decorating tells us that 40 bucks should buy the supplies to make one. What you'll need:
A coffee table that interacts with its rug. Absolutely precious.
Via SwissMiss
Clever reuse of the all-purpose Altoids tin is a rite of passage for any DIYster, but turning something else entirely INTO an Altoids tin? Well, that's just plain fun.
"Whether you're off to school or work, you need something to pack your lunch or snack. Just
like the Flintstones, don't forget your lunch pail. There is a mini-Altoids lunch box but that will not do if you have a hero, grinder, po'boy or submarine sandwich. Make a custom giant...
I likes.
"Why not put rain gutters in rows along the wood siding on the sunny side of the house[?] It might look weird, but that was where all the heat, sun and protection from damage is best.We went to Home Depot and...
Did you know that an automobile snow brush works great to get crumbs and dust out from under the fridge? Did you know that you can get ketchup to flow faster by insterting and then removing a plastic straw into the bottle first? Those are just a few hints that'll make people think you're even more clever than they already do now! You can see the other 28 here.
Image courtesy of the Daily Mail. Follow this link for more politically incorrect...
Spotted these bizarre--but oh-so-clever--images the other day on fresh99. No word on who created them, but my compliments to the photographer.
or 'AluminIum' foil for the Brit contingent. Real Simple has 6 things to do with foil, and very useful they are too. Though bizarrely, they haven't added 'use whole roll to make suit of armour when drunk' or 'fashion hat to thwart brain-wave stealing aliens' to the list. But you can:
Thomas Von Staffeldt has adapted seven of Arne Jacobsen's Series 7 chairs to reflect each of the saligia, the classic 'deadly' sins.
I spotted this rather smashing Frame Wallpaper over a Graham & Brown,
It's by artists Taylor & Wood and appears in their Young British Talent section (*waves flag and hums God Save the Queen*) and it's $40/double roll. The blurb says that 'it's a completely interactive wallpaper - you decide what you want it to be - whether you want to put up your youngsters art, paint directly in to a frame, or put up family photos - it's up to you!' ...
For the entire tutorial, visit Instructables.
Holding up pants is honorable work but it's possible that your belt is actually aspiring towards some other job, like organising jewellery, or being a handle on a storage box or even forming the seat of a sassy little stool. Readymade Magazine has the know-how to put your belt on a different career path.
Box Handles:
Add flair to basic storage boxes—and make them easier to pull down from your shelves—with pulls made from colorful belts....