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Hanging Bookshelves « The Runcible Spoon. I could be biased, but I think Boyfriend and I might have made the coolest bookshelves in the history of all humankind.

Hanging Bookshelves « The Runcible Spoon

Some people look at it, cock their head to the side, and use words like “interesting” to describe it, but I personally think it could probably kick their bookshelves’ ass any day of the week. Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic. Items similar to Turquoise Patio Porch Cord Crochet Rug in 35" Round Pineapple Pattern on Etsy, a global handmade and vintage marketplace. DIY: Swing Shelf. So…as you can see this pregger mama has been quite busy with all sorts of DIY projects that will complete the room being shared by kiddo #1 and kiddo #2.

DIY: Swing Shelf

This project was quick and easy, plus it turned out really cute and was theme-appropriate for my lil’ surfer boys. I was inspired by the adorable Swing Shelf from Pottery Barn Kids (no longer available…bummer dude!). So, what’s a girl to do? I had to make it!! Here is the Pottery Barn Kids version ($69.00): Here is the Rebecca version ($12.00): Cradle Chair: Big Basket Seat Rocks Adults Gently to Sleep. There is no escaping those innate and early-learned associations – for some, it means sleeping to gentle noises on planes, and for others, the act of rocking tilts us softly into a deep slumber.

Cradle Chair: Big Basket Seat Rocks Adults Gently to Sleep

Richard Clarkson and company wanted to create a kind of low-tech, sensory-deprivation, sofa-style seat where one can curl up and forget the workaday worries of ordinary life … and perhaps even doze over before you notice you are slowly falling asleep. While there is art and craft in this object, there is science that went into its design as well. Specifically, research into autistic children and those who suffer from RMD (rhythmic moving disorder) played a crucial role in the shape and structure of the result. For all its theoretical complexity, the final form looks quite simple (and extremely comfortable). Cardboard chair. Cardboard chair 1994.

Cardboard chair

Cardboard is a surprising material for building furniture, but a number of designers have found its lightness, strength, warmth and environmental benefits very attractive. Laminated cardboard chairs can be seen in various museums including the New York Museum of Modern Art and the Detroit Institute of Art. Frank Gehry designed several. Here I've produced a chair which is easily strong enough to take an adult's weight, but without using lamination.

The corrugated cardboard construction has a warmth and softness not obtained from wood. Cardboard furniture. Penny floors. Copper tubing side table. Free and Easy DIY Furniture Plans to Save You Money. Wooden Swings, Wooden Jhoola, Buy carved Indian Swings,traditional Indian Jhoola,decorative Carved Swing, Carved painting Jhoola, Teakwood Swing, Handcarved Wood Swing, elephant swings, peocock swings, lion swings, antique swings, antique jhoola, jodhpur. For customers In India :- All The product which you purchase will be delivered free of charge any where in India.

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Cradle Chair: Big Basket Seat Rocks Adults Gently to Sleep. How to Make a DIY "Pull Out" Couch. As promised, here are the detailed plans of how to make your own couch.

How to Make a DIY "Pull Out" Couch

Last week when I posted the photos our our DIY “pull out” couch many of you requested more plans so these are for you. The couch when constructed measures 33″ tall, 72″ wide, and 32″ deep. The top seat can be removed to make a queen sized bed when you have company over. When folded out, the bed measures 54″ wide x 72″ long. Supplies: from last week’s post. Little Green Bow Shows You How to Make Your Own Couch. When my mother-in-law came to visit back in October, my husband and I spent a really busy couple of weeks getting our apartment together.

Little Green Bow Shows You How to Make Your Own Couch

We had moved into a new 2-bedroom plus loft in August and pretty much ignored getting our place in order for the first two months while we were busy working. Then, time started running out and setting up our apartment became REALLY important. I mean, I couldn’t have my mother-in-law stay in an apartment that looked and felt as if we just graduated college. Cabinet Made Out of Reused Plastic Crates. A clever and beautiful reuse of plastic industrial crates: making an awesome storage system!

Cabinet Made Out of Reused Plastic Crates

Created by Mark van der Gronden, the “crates cabinets” are sold by Lensvelt. The series of cabinets, Krattenkast (crates cabinet), is a simple design concept: a steel frame with multicoloured, second hand crates, which act as drawers in the steel construction. Repurposing Furniture. By Just Heather | It’s yard sale season!

Repurposing Furniture

It’s yard sale season! That means lawns all over the city are covered in bookcases, old dressers, desks, and more furniture just begging to come home with me. I can’t resist a good bookcase bargain. Ever. For one, we have books in every room of the house. Repurposing Furniture. Hammock Heaven items - Get great deals on items on eBay Stores! Folding Paper Chair Assembled from Slit & Slotted Sheets. Trusses, arches and other traditional building forms gain strength in part from materials, but largely from shape – a fact that drives the design of this otherwise-fragile-looking set of seats.

Folding Paper Chair Assembled from Slit & Slotted Sheets

Designed by Koji Sekita (via DesignBoom), these objects are “composed of paper sheets, the cardstock is scored and folded in a zigzag pattern. Each identical piece is then joined, creating the form of a chair. The strength of the seating object comes from the honeycomb pattern generated from the assembling the individual parts. due to the flexible nature of the construction, any length of chair or bench can be produced.”