Do you want to maximize your office space or make wall mounted bookshelves for a kids room? If so and if you don’t want to spend a lot of money on these shelves then you can make some. If your woodworking skills aren’t great than you can use a bunch of mop buckets for the...
Solar lanterns are cool but usually they are quite pricey. That’s why you should make them by yourself. Such solar lantern can be used in many places around the house and even outdoors. For example it can illuminate house numbers. To make a solar lantern by yourself you should have some basic woodworking skills and...
Even an old exterior door can get a new life. Probably you have one lying around or can get one when some of your neighbors doing the renovation. A lot of such doors are made of solid wood so after some sawing, screwing, sanding and painting you can repurpose them into something interesting. For example...
Here is an awesome makeover that shows how cool looking you can make a plain wood IKEA chair. Diana Durkes cut capital S from a scavenged piece of 1/2″ thick wood using a jigsaw. After that she smooth its edges using 150 grit sandpaper. Next, she painted the letter and the chair using gold and...
Some studies suggest that sitting all day long puts you at a significantly higher risk for heart disease. If you’re working at home you probably sit at your desk about 10 hours a day. That definitely isn’t good and as a home office dweller you have a possibility to make things right. If you want...
Here is an awesome idea for your next DIY project. You probably have seen all these modern arc floor lamps that have arc-shaped poles to holding lamps. They usually have beams of light directed downward. The best way to use them is to illuminate coffee or dining tables without putting the base close to these...
Have you seen these awesome rustic ladders that Pottery Barn sells? They think that you can use them in many ways including making a rustic looking lantern hanger from them. Although these wooden ladders aren’t cheap. You can use the idea and make a rustic lantern hanger from any old ladder that you don’t use...
Those of you who have kids probably know how they like to play in water. Of course they also like to spend their time outdoors. You can make a cool water table that would definitely make them happy. Of course there are solutions that you can buy but DIY water table is cheaper and it...
Here is a coffee table that Amy from MommaHen has bought at the Flea Market for $15 and made looks beautiful again. Its condition was awful but after some sanding, staining, and painting it become a great decoration for any living room again. If you want to know more about the renovation, visit Amy’s blog...
A lot of books are printed every year even in the age of e-book readers. A lot of them go to waste and there is no infrastructure that recycle the paper from books because it’s low grade and the glue on the spine must be removed. Lucy Norman of Lula Dot gives old books a...