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Photo: Matt Allison I know cabbage isn't everyone's favorite vegetable, but this recipe may just turn you into a convert. It's rich, luxurious and hearty, without being heavy like many winter variants, perfect for a evening… Continue Reading
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Cool Copper Projects Warm metallic hues are easy to love but often pricey. When you create the look... Easy Doily Bowl Craft a decorative bowl from a doily picked up from a flea market, antique... Camper Birdhouse Encourage birds to stay awhile with an adorable vintage birdhouse.
POR LOS SUELOS | Wanna One
Hoy os traigo una muestra de fotografías que me han enamorado por su maravilloso suelo de baldosa hidráulica. Sus colores, su contraste de clásico y actual, el poder mantener la personalidad de una casa, su esencia, su historia. Una de ellas es esta cocina de tintes modernos, con una mesa muy DIY ( realizada con las patas de una máquina de coser y mármol) Personalmente me encanta cuando se utiliza para delimitar espacios ya que crea la falsa ilusión de una alfombra, sirve para destacar un mueble o una parte de la decoración.. Qué bonito la imagen superior con el mural de Catalina Estrada. Fuentes: Pinterest, carreauxmosaic
Un Truc Par Jour | Il y a plus de solutions que de problèmes
blog: { DIY: New trendy dining table in 1-2-3! }
It seems that we have to wait quite some time for all our belongings that we have shipped from Los Angeles, so this weekend I had to be creative and handy(!), so we can have a “home” while we are waiting… One of the things that I made this weekend was this dining table inspired by the lovely blog “Helt Enkelt”, and I´m very happy with the result. I got exactly the look that I wanted -rustic and cosy! I got some old chairs from my mom, that I painted white. Here is how our dining table looked like before when we lived in LA.So what do you think? //Images: Nina Holst//
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.
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?
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.
