Mini Manor Blog: Cutlery Tray for Jewelry! I LOVE Jewelry, real jewelry, costume jewelry, all of it . . . almost as much as I love shoes! I have a small jewelry box for my "real" jewelry. As much as I'd love to fill a wall with gold and diamond jewelry, we can't afford that :( so as far as my real items go, I only own the classics. But it wasn't my "good" jewelry I was having a hard time storing, it was my costume jewelry I couldn't make room for! So while at walmart, I found some bamboo cutlery trays for $10 each! Second: I decided on what jewelry I wanted where and Lee started screwing in the hooks, which immediately cracked the back panel. Last: We screwed the tray to the wall using an anchor and a screw (super simple). I organized my jewelry by color, and style. Then I stored my brighter more colorful jewelry together, and then my earth tone jewelry together. I also have a few LONG necklaces so we installed some hooks off the bottom to hang them!!! Total Cost: $10 each for cutlery trays $30 p.s. Linking to:
A Path In The Forest For the Estonian festival Lift11 Tetsuo Kondo Architects builds a path across the trees which the Calvino’s ” The Baron in the trees” would feel envious of .. The intention is always the same: reinventing the perception of the (more or less urban) nature by creating uncommon paths through it. As it happens for the Passerella Simone de Beauvoir on the Senna, the just inauguratedDominique Perrault footbridge in the Madrid Arganzuela park or the Tobias Rehbergher’s footbridge we spoke about in the last issue, also the Tetsuo Kondo Architects project for the Urban Installations Festival LIFT11 in Tallin (Estonia), inaugurates the possibility of a new perceptual relation for those who “climb” a surrounding environment already known to most of them. The Kadriorg Forest exists since more than three hundred years, but the 95 metres long simple structure that Tetsuo Kondo Architects leant on the trees can offer really unusual perspectives.
A completely renovated first apartment Pages Search Eames Lounge Chair, Barcelona Chair, Marble Tulip Tables - Exclusive at Rove Concepts Colorado real estate and homes Kim's personal links MY FAVOURITE DECOR SHOPS IN OTTAWA kitchen remodel in my last house my twin sister's mostly kid's rooms decor blog « WINKS | Main | Valerie and Alan's bathroom remodel » Friday Aug132010 A completely renovated first apartment Posted on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 by kim 540 Comments We received an email from Ron and it started off like this: "I'm 27 years old and live in Tel Aviv Israel, currently an industrial design student. And some info on what went on after they had their way with their new apartment: "In short we re-did the whole place:Tore down the wall in the kitchen opening it up to the living room and dining area. I cannot even put into words how in awe I am of Ron's talent. And SO MUCH MORE after the jump. Reader Comments (540) Wow! 13 Aug 2010 | Mike The green bedroom is fabulous! Michelle Okay, that faucet/towel rack in the bathroom is genius! Erin Racu ab m
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‘The Human Nest’ at Big Sur by Jayson Fann Browse Gallery 01/10 read Located along the Big Sur coast that faces the vast Pacific Ocean, the Human Nest is a treehouse constructed with a whirlpool of eucalyptus branches that have been bent, knotted, and twisted into its impressive and beautiful structure. Artist, Jayson Fann for the Treebones Resort , bent upwards thousands of individual branches and assembled them to create this wondrous treehouse . Although it may appear quite delicate and fragile, each installation may weight up to two tons, and is secured to the ground by simple screws. The extravagant nest, which can shelter up to eight people, also leaves enough room to pitch a tent in the event of rainfall.
Vitor Penha What is it about Brazillian design that makes it so hot?! It's bold and brash, brave and beautiful. It's never precious but always fun. This is the portfolio of São Paulo architect Vitor Penha. The texture, the mix of modern and midcentury, wood and brick cheek and jowl with plastic and metal. It looks found and thrown together but it is very clever design. My version of the Pouf! I love all of the Poufs available to purchase, including the cute Striped Poufs from West Elm! SO Cute, but so expensive! So I figured I could make my own! How hard could it be? I wanted to sew an 18x18 square cube cushion that was 12 inches high. Materials needed: About 2 yards of fabric (I used Wavery Lovely Lattic Fabric) White cording 2 Packages of Blanket Batting 1 Package of loose batting (I only used about 3/4 of this) Sewing machines and supplies So I cut 5 pieces of patterned fabric and one white piece (for the bottom). I started by pinning and sewing the 4 side pieces back to back until I had a big circle of fabric. Then before preparing to sew on the top, I decided to add white cording for an extra detail. And then pinned the top layer to the side layer and SLOWLY started sewing the 3 pieces together. I took my time at the corners and went back a couple times to try and get them as straight as possible. I then repeated for the bottom panel. I then turned my fabric right side out!!
Natural Architecture: Home-Grown Artistic Tree Houses Patrick Dougherty is a builder and yet not an architect – he is perhaps best described as an artist and sculptor, a wood craftsman the likes of which most of us have never seen. Rather than cutting, planing, leveling and assembling rectilinear wood structures he shapes living trees into amazing natural tree buildings. What started as simple arbosculptures quickly become inhabitable spaces and entire built environments. Some of the results seem like churches or gazebos, religious or resting places deep in the forest, as shown in the pictures above. Others are more abstract and open for interpretation or mixed-use occupation, changing with seasonal conditions as shown below. Always temporary by necessity, he grows and shapes the constituent sapplings to create playful and interactive forms in all kinds of contexts (with over 150 installations worldwide to date).
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Tutorial: Build your own custom desk Hello All! Today I'm going to show you how we built our custom desk shown in this post. We felt like we needed a space to house our computer and all things techy.. but we didn't have a room that we could dedicate solely to a home office. We also wanted it to be where we spend most of our time- so we'd be able to watch Will, and also look something up quickly. That's when I came up with the idea for a very looong, narrow desk. This desk essentially fits into a nook of our living room, so it gives us a lot of working space, without really taking anything away from the space. Supplies: Wood (ours measured 17"x 10 1/2ft and 1 1/2" x 10 1/2ft) Stain Finishing Nails Wall Anchors Door Kick Plate Legs This tutorial is actually pretty simple. Start by cutting your wood to the dimensions you need. If you have multiple boards to make up the length of your desk, like we did, go ahead and attach them with strong wood glue and clamps until dry. Then use a nail set to sink the nail under the surface.
The LEAP (Living Ecological Alpine Pod), a Prefab Modular Hut for High Altitudes & Mountain Living. ShareThis A new modern bivuoac for mountain living. Designed in Italy by Luca Gentilcore and Stefano Testa, the Alpine huts are modular, highly sustainable and complete with a comfortable interior. The LEAP (an acronym for Living Ecological Alpine Pod) is a technologically sophisticated shelter, prefabricated and assembled offsite, that does not alter the environment in which it is placed. This type of installation represents an interesting form of support to trekking and mountaineering activities with a much lower environmental impact than the traditional mountain shelters. LEAP solves all the problems of existing types of bivouac. 3D models: Designed to resist the stresses of extreme altitudes the pod has photovoltaic film incorporated in the outer shell to provide the energy necessary to run the installed equipment: The Interior Space: Even if limited, the interior space is furnished for a pleasing and rewarding stay under all aspects. Effective and Flexible
Simple Ideas, That Are Borderline Genius 2 Looking for more about [term]? Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius part 1 Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius part 3 Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius part 4 Simple Ideas That Are Borderline Genius part 5 Top sewing 101: making a pouf Add a burst of color to your room with this crafty pouf! At 17” wide and 10” deep, it’s large enough to serve as floor seating or a foot stool. (And if you have pets, I have a feeling they may want to make this their new favorite spot!) This project is a little challenging to sew, but it’s not too difficult, so if you’re comfortable with the basics of sewing, give it a try. You can make a colorwheel effect with a range of solid colors, or choose a variety of patterned fabrics for a louder patchwork effect. Medium-weight cottons work well for this design (check out quilting shops for great selections of solids and prints). I love the idea of making a set of these poufs in a range of sizes, for a sculptural stack of cushions that will become a room element in their own right. CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! Finished Dimensions: 17” diameter by 10” tall What You’ll Need ¼ yard each 12 coordinating fabrics (I used quilting cottons) 1 yard muslin 3 pounds fiberfill stuffing iron 1.
The Snail | Feedgeeks In the fast-paced modern China, the humble bicycle is for many, not a mere vehicle but a way of life. Once a symbol of progress to the Chinese, and capable of transporting monumental loads, the bicycle is still used by the commoners to ferry cardboard, goods and other recyclables for sale. In the rapidly progressing nation that seems unconcerned with the burdens of its past, these locals – the slow, steady, lumbering folks who crawl through the streets, hauling their bulk for a living, remain snails on the highway of progress. In answer to those who live by virtue of this mobile subsistence, Chan Hwee Chong, Lin YiJun and David Seah conceived an ultra-compact, human-powered cardboard caravan – one-fifth the size of a standard trailer and hand-constructed from completely recyclable materials. An entire existence on wheels. An uncommon snail. Photography by Eric Dang from Dream Factory. As it moves A side-by-side comparison with other snails The Snail in the making