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Curbly | DIY Design Community. TetraBox Light by Ed Chew. Liquid to Light Designer Ed Chew takes a green step in the right direction with the TetraBox lamp, a light object made from discarded drink packets that would have otherwise ended up in landfills already packed to the brim. The design is achieved by unfolding the packets and refolding them into hexagonal and pentagonal sections that are then pieced together to form a geodesic sphere or any other desired shape.

Here, the Epcot-like ball makes an attractive overhead light and casts an impressive web of shadows and shapes on the surrounding space. Designer: Ed Chew. Make a DIY Magnetic Notepad...with Free Downloads! Curbly-Original You know the how the story goes: you are at the grocery store lugging around that gallon of milk, but you have this tingling in the back of your brain that there was something else you needed to get as well.

After walking down every single aisle waiting for your memory to trigger, you give up and just go home- only to remember you are completely out of cereal. This is where a fridge-mounted notepad comes in handy to jot down those needed items as they run out. Better still is a mod notepad that you've made yourself. A notepad is an easy project that's great to use all over the house, or even as a gift. Want to know how easy they are? Okay, I'll show you: 1. 2. 3. A piece of chipboard (or you can use a cereal box, like I did) cut to the same size as your printed sheets,a clamp or heavy duty butterfly clipsnotepad glue. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

A piece of chipboardscrapbook paperrazor bladehole punch 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Make one, make two, make twenty. Material : paper. Planning Guide: Kitchen Remodeling. Kitchen designed by Chris Novak Berry and Emily Castle, Brooksberry & Associates. Photo: Alise O Kitchen makeovers remain popular as homeowners continue to invest to create a warm, stylish, comfortable, and efficient heart of the home.

In addition to improved aesthetics and organization, kitchen remodels also hold reasonable resale value. According to Remodeling magazine’s 2011-2012 Cost vs. Value Report, midrange minor kitchen remodels—new countertops, appliances, cabinet fronts, and hardware—have an average national cost just shy of $20,000 and get 72% return on investment. Midrange major remodels, which include new appliances, cabinets, countertops, flooring, and lighting, have a mid-range average of $57,824 and a nearly 66% return. Though aesthetics are important, the driving remodeling force is functionality.

Planning Your Best Kitchen Today’s kitchens average 200–300 square feet and are increasingly part of an open-floor plan. Here are some key points to get you started: Free Woodworking Plans to Make an Entry Way Locker System. Before beginning to build, always check in on my site to make sure you have the most up to date set of plans, I occasionally update and change the plans to make the building process easier or to allow for less expensive purchasing of materials! Read through the entire set of instructions and all comments before beginning this project.

If you print out or save plans, be sure to check in on my site to be sure you have the most up to date set of plans, as I occasionally update things for ease of building or buying. If you are new to building, read through the GETTING STARTED section and other articles found under the BUILD tab in the menu on my site, it has valuable information about how to get started, tools and techniques.

If you are unfamiliar with the finishing process, visit my Finishing school for some tips and tricks for painting like a pro and for special finishing practices. Use glue to secure your joints and Consider Painting or Staining individual sections prior to assembling. Painting Ceramic Tiles| Guide To Do It Yourself | Safe Home Improvement. 6 ft. Tall Do It Yourself Double Sided Canvas Room Divider | RoomDividers.com.

Home-Dzine.co.za | diy | do it yourself projects around the home | floating shelves from holloe-core doors. You can build these contemporary, floating shelves for displaying collectibles, photos or books from lightweight, inexpensive hollow-core doors. They're strong, too. No one would believe that they’re made from plain, old lightweight and inexpensive hollow-core doors. You will need: - Hollow-core door - Masonry screws and plugs - Circular or jigsaw - Timber for cleat - Drill - Wood Chisel - Hammer - Brads - Wood glue - Spirit level Here's how: 1. Trace the horizontal location for each shelf using a level as your guide. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Amazing Do It Yourself Crafts - 45 Pics. Living Room Design Ideas 20 - Dream House Architecture Design, Home Interior & Furniture Design - Newhouseofart.Com. The Best Couch Ideas For Your Home. This collection will help you to find the best couch for your home. Clever Corner DIY Solutions. Posted by ScrapHacker.com on tisdag, augusti 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment Let creativity sprawl into each and every corner of your home – literally!

Narrow corners are surprisingly often overseen and deemed ”impossible” to make something out of…Challenged by this ‘fact’ (further enforced by the lack of pre-made corner solutions from furniture retailers) I thought I’d gather a bunch of corner D.I.Y ideas proving the ‘corners are impossible’ notion wrong… DIY from ‘Craftaholics Anonymous’ – TUTORIAL HERE D.I.Y from DesignSponge – TUTORIAL HERE Pics via here & here Pics via here & here Pics from StellaBleuDesigns Corner table/shelf DIY Ideas, clockwise from top left: Stacked table DIY idea spotted here, red table spotted here, green DIY corner table from Martha Stewart & lastly naturally clever design from PelleDesigns, spotted here With those ideas in mind, I hope you feel inspired to inject some love and functionality into a forgotten corner or nook around your house.

Frames From Cereal Boxes ∙ How To by Lilly V. Book Cover from a Vintage Painting DIY. Jun 14 Here is a project I put together where you can make a journal or sketchbook out of a thrift store painting. It is a really simple process and gives a big payoff–a really special journal or sketchbook. It’s one of those projects that the first time will take you 25 minutes and then every time after will take about 10 minutes. These make very special gifts to give friends or just keep to yourself. In college I learned some bookbinding and the actual sewing of the pages can take a whole afternoon. I was so excited when I found you could buy book kits ready-made so you just make the covers. You can find all the directions below. Materials Needed: Painting on canvas (I get mine from thrift stores), Paper Source book kit (I used this one), pencil, bone folder, exacto knife, a large brush , archival glue , ruler, and a cutting mat.

Step 1: Remove the canvas from the stretchers by cutting along the border with an exacto knife. More instruction after the jump. DIY Book Cover - Protect and Decorate Your Books! CRAFTS.