Home Decor: Painted Floors Tired of the same old flooring options? Well here's an idea that you may not have seen or thought of before... Painted floors! I'll admit, when I first heard of this concept it seemed a little crazy. But, I have come across some beautiful painted floor designs that have really blown me away. I'm not sure exactly how to process works, but fortunately Design Sponge has provided a great tutorial for all who are interested to learn! Photo Credit: 1.Design Sponge, 2. Tutorial : Collier Pampilles Paillettes | Dollicious.fr ♥ Blog Mode & Création entre Paris - Bordeaux Des pampilles, des paillettes et ça fait des Chocapics un collier “Pampilles Paillettes” ( désolée, manque d’inspiration, aucune idée de titre “cool” pour ce tuto ) ! D’autres idées ? Avec les pampilles vous pouvez aussi faire des boucles d’oreilles, bracelets ou autre. Bonne création ! - MATERIEL -PAMPILLES FIMO Jaune pastel ( dispo ici ) FIMO Blanc ( dispo ici ) FIMO Glitter argent ( dispo ici ) 1 Rouleau ou machine à pâte 1 cure dent 2 emporte-pièces “ovale” (dispo ici ) COLLIER Chaine à maillon 2,5×3,5mm ( dispo ici ) ( la longueur dépend de votre tour du cou ) Anneaux 6mm et 5mm ( dispo ici et ici ) 1 fermoir ( dispo ici ) 1/ Faire des aplats de chaque couleur de Fimo à l’aide de votre rouleau ou de votre machine à pâte. 2/ Découper à l’aide de vos emporte-pièces autant de grands que de petits ovales et autant de chaque couleur. 4/ Une fois la FIMO cuite, vernisser ( ou non ) vos pampilles.
10 Ways To Reuse A Phone Book Ahh, there it is again on my front porch: the phone book. Talk about an antiquated business model. I haven’t used a phone book for ages. I tried to opt-out of getting a phone book, but the company wanted my e-mail to do it, which seemed like it was inviting even more hassle than simply getting rid of the phone book in the first place. So here are 10 Ways To Reuse A Phone Book: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. What do you do with your phone book? Build a Simple Outdoor Dining Table The free content provicded by this website is made possible by the following current sponsors. Thank you! Un Truc Par Jour | Il y a plus de solutions que de problèmes The Brick House May 5th, 2011 I’ve been helping out Shelly Leer – aka ModHomeEc – with the design of her brand new upholstery workshop in Indianapolis. Shelly is a fantastic upholster and hosts classes to teach folks the ins and outs of fixing up and reupholstering their old forlorn stuff (a skill I can really appreciate). With this open warehouse space, one big design issue Shelly needed help with was figuring out how to layout and define areas for various work and private “zones”. She needed areas for tools, areas for storage, an area for a personal office, a waiting area, an area to teach and work with students and so on and so forth. Since cost is always an issue (and this space is a rental), it wasn’t prudent to dump a bunch of cash into building traditional solid walls that would split up the space and make it feel smaller and darker. The construction process is pretty simple. With this design the overall costs are kept pretty low for such a big impact. Come on.
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. 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 2 large buttons (approximately 1 ½”) 2 flat metal washers, slightly smaller than your buttons 12” upholstery needle (get this where upholstery supplies are sold) fishing line sewing thread hand sewing needle sewing machine sharp scissors iron 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Design de réemploi : la révolution venue de Cuba atterrit à Saint-Étienne | PourparlersPourparlers Pourparlers s’invite à la révolution du Design de réemploi. Une jolie bouture de cette révolution écologique et humaniste prend racine à Saint-Étienne dans la canopée design. Pourparlers effeuille les étages de cette fusée. Design et déchets un oxymore ? Design et déchets, un oxymore ? Une bouture à Saint-Étienne Cette bouture iconoclaste est en phase incubatoire à Saint-Étienne. Le travail d’Open Sources commence à trouver place publique. Monter une filière Design de réemploi. L’atelier de Montaud fonctionne à l’échelle de l’artisanat et du prototype. Une troisième révolution industrielle ? Le Design, dernier avatar du capitalisme consumériste et comme son aile avancée, va t-il disparaître avec la fin des ressources abondantes ? Pourparlers s’interroge donc avec Open sources sur la vie de nos objets « marketés », condamnés à une vie éphémère car programmés pour l’obsolescence. Jean-Pierre Jusselme Jean-Pierre Jusselme
Unconsumption – Page 1 Autonomous robots to be used in keeping dust off solar panels in Israel’s biggest solar field, reports timesofisrael: Most solar energy farms are located in deserts, where there is plenty of sunlight — which solar panels, of course, need a lot of. But the desert also has a lot of dust, which clogs up the photovoltaic components of the panels, making them less effective in collecting sunlight for conversion into energy. Panels have to be cleaned on a regular basis, but water in the desert tends to be expensive, if available at all — and the use of water to clean the panels raises the costs of production, making solar power too expensive to be considered anything more than a novelty…. Instead of using water to clean panels, Ecoppia’s robot cleaners are equipped with microfibers, with each robot assigned to a row of PV panels.
DO IT YOURSELF By Steve Maxwell Build one or more of these easy-to-build, attractive outdoor benches, from mail-order plans: a log and plank bench, the Leopold bench and the Jordan Pond bench and table. DIY Pig Hut By Kristen Kilfoyle Here's a quick, easy and affordable method of building portable shelters for your pastured pigs. Prevent Washboard on Your Gravel Road By Grace Campbell A washboard road surface is uncomfortable and can cause expensive damage to your vehicle. Make a No-Space Potato Barrel By Scott Meyer Enjoy homegrown potatoes no matter how much space you have with these step-by-step instructions for creating and using a potato-growing barrel.
Do-It-YourSciences Bienvenue sur la plateforme de partage de briolages scientifiques Do-it-Yoursciences. Cette plateforme a été développée par la fondation Juvene en collaboration avec l'Espace des inventions. Do-it-yoursciences est un projet collaboratif qui vous permet de consulter et télécharger des modes d'emploi de bricolages à caractère scientifique, les commenter et publier vos propres propositions. Les bricolages proposés ne sont pas de simples expériences, mais permettent de créer des objets fonctionnels.
pure + simple side table Finding a simple, modular piece of furniture that is reasonably priced but also well made can be hard sometimes. IKEA provides some decent options, but sometimes you just want something made out of beautiful, sturdy, solid wood. Thankfully, designer Silvia Song has created a great tutorial for a simple wood side table with a sliding drawer. If you’re interested in getting into woodworking and furniture making but don’t know where to start, this is the tutorial for you. She’s made a lovely piece with clean lines and a basic form that requires only a few tools. If you want a fun building project for a fall weekend, you should definitely try it out. Have a DIY project you’d like to share? Read the full how-to after the jump! I chose this project as an exercise to see if I could design and build a simple drawer unit in the spirit of Enzo Mari’s Autoprogettazione (self-design). Materials Instructions 1. (6) — 1” x 2” x 11” corner supports (for lateral support) (4) — 1” x 6″ x 20” side panel 2.
15 bricolages écologiques et malins - Fours solaire, composteur, germoir... Recycler, fabriquer et créer soi-même au lieu d'acheter tout fait ? De la cuisine au jardin, du cuiseur solaire au composteur, avec des matériaux simples à trouver, 15 réalisations pratiques pour faire du bien à la planète... et à son portefeuille ! Pourquoi vouloir tout acheter alors que, chez soi, à la maison et dans son jardin, nombreux sont les aménagements que l'on peut facilement mettre en oeuvre soi-même ? Cuiseur solaire, marmite norvégienne, composteur, récupérateur d'eau, mangoire à oiseaux... L'auteur nous propose 15 bricolages à réaliser pour alléger notre impact sur la planète au quotidien. Pratiques, économiques et écologiques. Découvrez tous les ouvrages de la collection Habitat - Facile et bioEn savoir plus sur l'auteur Roland Dutrey Au sommaire : Pour la cuisineLe germoir - Le séchoir solaire - La marmite norvégienne - Le four solaire Au jardinLe clapier mobile pour "lapin tondeuse" - La mangoire à oiseaux - Le nichoir à mésanges
Artistic furniture created from recycled PVC conduits is simply amazing! Creatives at BRC Designs know exactly what to do with discarded organ pipes. Accordingly, they mold quite a lot of half-inch PVC conduits into an arty chair, a low table and a bed. Where it’s still to see if these could bear one’s burden, the artworks definitely take some load off the landfills for sure. Hit the jump to see some more images: Via: Recyclart