Materials: Voxnan
Description: I liked the idea of renovating my old bathroom inexpensively, so after whitewashed walls and made some minor technical editing, I thought I should have reused my old series VOXNAN.
With a jar of decoupage fund, a gel for crackling effect, one of flatting, glittering leaves and a brush, I repainted the [...]
This is really just a modification or practical application of wonderful hacks that I found on this site. I take a step further by incorporating moderate handy-man skills to turn just a few bucks of Ikea stuffs into a real slam of a home theater system.
before
I used the Lack long and medium shelves to [...]
Materials: Two Benno DVD, mother-in-law tongue plants
Description: Just wanted to submit a hack I did recently. I’ve been looking for a good headboard that divides my room a bit (bed is not against wall) and I needed something sturdy to hold a pillow so I could read sitting up and that would look good [...]
Materials: Two Cabinet Fronts (Stat Drw Frnt s2 24×24″ Wht NA 701-159-55)
Description: I wanted the look of an expensive dishwasher with custom front without buying new, very expensive dishwasher that allows for panels.
I removed the front dishwasher panel by removing the screws here. The panel slides down and off.
Next, predrill the holes [...]
Materials: 20 PS Vallo watering cans, 5 Spontan magnetic boards
Description:
The ever-changing sculpture is a pile of 20 PS Vallo watering cans that can be stacked and connected in various configurations. It looks even better - like a snake - if you have a flat surface to stretch it out sideways. Cost: $1.99 X [...]
Materials: Billy 3′ bookcase
Description:
1. Buy a 90cm x 90cm Billy bookcase, and buy a few spare shelves (or find them on a nature-strip like I did.)
2. Cut some of the spare shelves to fit vertically between the original bookcase shelves, and set them there with double-sided mounting tape.
3. Cut two of the same [...]
Materials: Ikea PUGG clock, spray paint, plastic bags/scrap paper
Description: After re-doing our bedroom with some major punches of color, I found myself longing for something a little more swanky to tell me the time. Our basic Ikea PUGG just wasn’t cutting it. A simple face lift turned it from office-boring to designer-slick!
First, disassemble the [...]
Materials: You’ll need a package of Drommar, a strand of lights and an X-Acto knife.
Description: Using an X-Acto knife, make a cross cut in the bottom of an Ikea Drommar (cupcake liner $0.99 for a pack of 65). Slip over socket on a strand of lights to create small paper lamp shades that look really [...]
Materials: NACKTEN shower liner, paper lunch baghalf yard of fabric, sewing machine, coordinating thread
Description: Using a NACKTEN shower liner, I made a few reusable, eco friendly lunch bags. To start, I took a paper lunch bag leftover from a takeout delivery and gently ripped the seams where it was fused on the side. If your [...]
Materials: EXPEDIT Insert with 2 drawers, (2) 2-packs of adjustable BESTA Legs, INREDA storage with 4 compartments, ¾” plywood, edgebanding for plywood; tools> panel saw at your friendly local wood supplier (thanks Owl Hardwood) or saw with high quality plywood cutting blade, biscuit joiner borrowed from your woodworking friend (thanks Woody), (you could glue [...]