When people mention timber, we often think of the outdoors. After all, we use them to decorate our gardens, from plant beds and planters to garden steps, to even the pathway as well as furniture for our garden. However, did…
Category: DIY
LIGHT IN 3-D
Ever since I saw the James Turrell show at the Guggenheim in New York last Fall, I’ve had lighting on the brain. Turrell’s masterful shaping of light has made me look at the possibilities of art and design in a…
TV STAND SUBSTITUTES
Recently, my roommate and I scored a free TV outside of the Housing Works thrift store near our place. Of course, it’s an enormous, junky, box of a thing. Housing Works didn’t even feel like dealing with it. But, hey,…
COOL USES FOR RETRO LABEL MAKERS
You don’t have to be OCD to love the organizational high of labeling everything in sight. And there’s something still so charming about the label makers manufactured back in the 70’s and 80’s, before digital budged its way in. Such…
SIDEWALK SCORE OF THE WEEK
Find: Small wood dining dining table Location: My apartment This week my “score” was basically handed to me. It had been left in the apartment I was renting by the previous tenant and was just begging for some DIY. It…
SIDEWALK SCORE OF THE WEEK
Find: Shipping Pallets Location: Construction Site on 11th street. There is a house down the street from me that has been doing some sort of remodel for at least 3 months. There is constantly a crew bringing materials in and…
ALL TAPED UP
When it comes to creating art for your home, it can sometimes be a headache. Getting all of the supplies and cleaning up after seem to be more of a hassle than completing the project. That’s why tape is a…