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Hey lovely DIY’ers! Today we’re learning how to make a table with these beautiful DIY table designs. These are not only free plans for tables but also pictured instructions on how to refinish or restore a table to it’s natural beauty. Each of these tutorials have been featured on Tip Junkie Decorate site and they are so beautiful I wanted to make sure that you saw them as well. {{wink}} http://www.tipjunkie.com/diy-decorating/how-to-make-a-table/

How to Make a Table ~ 11 DIY Designs

Flexible furniture is the best way to customize your interior spaces, and the 'ZipZip' by Pling Collections epitomizes the value of "orchestratible" organization. Available in four earthy hues, the 'ZipZip' by Pling is in fact a simple collection of zipper-edged pillows that can be fixed together in any arrangement. Creating a daybed, a mattress, a couch or even a pot-holder is your own creative challenge. The 'ZipZip' will adapt to the spaces within your home. <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p> http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zipzip-by-pling#!/photos/89531/1

Pillow Pullout Couches - The 'ZipZip' by Pling Creates Adaptable Cushion Arrangements

Jun Yasumoto's Phyto-Purification Bathroom is a conceptual system that turns your shower into a mini-ecosystem. The design is a clever take on the water-saving conundrum that relies on plants to do its dirty work. Jun Yasumoto's Phyto-Purification Bathroom works kind of like a miniature river. Water from your shower travels to a series of rushes, reeds, hyacinths, and lemnas--all plants that are known to absorb bacteria, metals and other waterborne particles.

Ecosystem Showers - Jun Yasumoto's Phyto-Purification Bathroom Filters & Recycles Water

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The acre is a unit of area used in the imperial and U.S. customary systems. An acre is about 40% of a hectare - slightly smaller than an American football field . The acre is no longer commonly used, although a few notable exceptions include the United States, Australia, Burma and the United Kingdom (as of 2010, the acre is no longer officially used in the United Kingdom, though is still used in real estate descriptions). It is still used, to some extent, in Canada. The international symbol of the acre is ac , and is defined as 1/640 of a square mile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre

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Shipping container architecture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_container_architecture The Nomadic Museum is composed of 152 shipping containers. It was constructed to house a photography exhibit in New York City in 2005, was dismantled, and was reassembled in Santa Monica, California , USA in early 2006. Shipping container architecture is a form of architecture using steel intermodal containers (shipping containers) as structural element, because of their inherent strength, wide availability and relatively low expense. [ edit ] Advantages Strength and durability
This eco house in the Muskoka Lakes area of northern Ontario is the perfect peaceful getaway with style to boot! Designed by Canadian architects Altius Architecture, the 3,200-sq.-ft. stone house blends beautifully with the rocky Canadian Shield backdrop. And in the foreground, this lake house boasts breathtaking views in every direction. http://www.trendir.com/house-design/ontario-eco-house-operates-off-the-grid.html

Ontario Eco House Operates Off the Grid

Tutorial: How to Make a Modern Coffee Table with a Wood Pallet

Guest post by Luisa of Happy Serendipity blog . Hi there! I’m Luisa and I blog at happyserendipity.com and I’m happy to be here today showing you how I designed and constructed our new coffee table. It’s a real low-budget project for which I didn’t need much and that took about 3 hours of work. What is needed: 1 euro-pallet from a supermarket (they throw those away anyway so I got mine here for free) 2 wooden plates in the right size for the top and bottom 2 square timbers 8 connecting bolts a grinding machine a power drill a box full of tools and screws some paint and 4 wheels (not in the picture) http://papernstitchblog.com/2010/11/16/tutorial-how-to-make-a-modern-coffee-table-with-a-wood-pallet/

Tips For Small Space Living | Decorating Small Spaces | Small Space Living | Small Living Spaces

http://www.gharexpert.com/articles/Living-Room-1610/Tips-Small-Space-Living_0.aspx A living room is designed as a multipurpose room which is used for welcoming guest, relaxation and sharing views with family members. It’s the heart of the home. A small living room may not create a problem as long as you can keep it warm and cozy. If you have a small living room , here are some tips and ideas to make it look interesting.
http://greenupgrader.com/12665/8-best-resources-for-building-with-pallets/ Discarded pallets are a great source of free wood, and turning them into something new helps divert waste from the landfill. Really, building with pallet wood is a win all around! 1. Dismantling Your Pallet Not all projects call for you to pull the pallets apart, but when they do proper technique will ensure that your wood comes apart unscathed. This short video shows you how to dismantle a pallet in less than seven minutes!

The 8 Best Resources for Building with Pallets

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Living small: Lulu’s shipping container home

Downsizing was “big” in 2011, but few took the drastic measures Argentinean-born Californian single mom Lulu did. Lulu went back to school and didn’t want to have to work full-time hours on top of her studies just to pay her rent. Instead, she and her daughter moved into a shipping container — for a steal. “I think I’m a little claustrophobic, so the storage container was a little daunting, but I got the container for free,” she said . Lulu went to work, honing her DIY skills on the box that would become her home. She put windows and a door, installed a kitchen and insulation, and then fitted a bed, couch, bookshelf and cabinets into the 160-square-foot cube .
Written by Rhonda // September 24, 2010 // 0 Comments Hello there! Please don't forget to visit and like our Facebook page for updates and ideas. You want to spruce up your home or want to make a change in the look a room, but don’t want to or can’t afford to buy new furniture, floor and window coverings, curtains or drapes. Changing your accessories and painting can be the most effective and inexpensive way of sprucing up or changing your surroundings.

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Do you prefer plush padding a minimalist pillow, a decked-out design or toned-down interior? From dazzling abstract designs to humorously offbeat sleeping spaces here are seven brilliant bedroom designs to inspire your imagination. Who knows, with a few decorative adjusts you might be able to remodel your own bedrooms to similar effect. If you love soft illumination and hate to sacrifice privacy, this bedroom interior has a brilliant combination of strategies from uplighting around the bed itself to wall panels that block direct views and sunlight but let light in around them. If you are more of a minimalist, this simple bedroom space has a rhythmic modularity and combines soft white walls and ceiling with variegated wood furniture and furnishings for a pleasantly mixed aesthetic experience. At the opposite end of the spectrum, how would you like to have your bedroom be in the middle of your pool room?

Bedroom Designs: Modern Interior Design Ideas & Photos | Designs &I... - StumbleUpon

Posted on November 01, 2011 in Bed, Bath & Kitchen , Decor & Furniture , Organise & Personalise by Simone Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw). .

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