Some time ago Brad wrote a pretty good article about reclaiming wood. So on the heels of that story, I thought I’d share my own experiences with reclaiming wood. As you may have gathered from my previous articles, I am 1) incredibly lazy and 2) incredibly cheap, and that may be why I love the idea of using reclaimed wood. OK, granted – it rarely means you get to be lazy, but it definitely means you get to be cheap. I love to reclaim lumber from old pallets and construction scrap.
shelving
Has it ever bugged you to look at your bookshelf and see such an uneven collection of novels? I once attempted to organize my bookshelf by height but I became so irritated by my inability to find what I was looking for (I usually organize by author) that I redid everything back to the uneven but logical style.
We found a bookshelf that takes care of that issue – and we’re thinking maybe it will inspire some of you handy readers out there. [click to continue…]
We recently profiled a neat design – the Umbra Conceal Bookshelf. It received a few comments, so we went searching for similar ideas HomeFixaters might like.
That led us to this clip on Video Jug about how to DIY an Invisible Shelf that looked simple enough. Despite being hosted on Video “Jug”, I assure you the video is G-rated. [click to continue…]
There’s a rude joke out there that goes something like this:
A man is sitting on the couch watching TV while his wife is in the kitchen. Over the sound of football he hears her say, “Sweetheart, would you rather have chicken, beef or lamb for dinner?”
The man smiles and shouts over the TV, “Chicken! That sounds great.”
The woman pokes her head around the corner and snarls, “I was talking to the cat, you moron. You’re having whatever I damn well give you!”
The reason I tell this story is because the Matrix Cube Collection we’re talking about today was something an acquaintance of mine bought – for her cat – while she and her boyfriend were a little tight on money and storage space for themselves. Heh. [click to continue…]
Designed by Miron Lior for Umbra, the Conceal Bookshelf is really freaking cool. I’m all over this product as I’ve always lived in smaller homes and tend to keep way too many books. With the conceal shelf, you can place books practically anywhere (in the bathroom, along walls near your ceiling, above doors, in a hallway) as you don’t have to worry about extra space taken up by a standard shelf.
Besides the space convenience, I love how neat it looks! Guests will definitely take a good minute to figure it out and if you have kids, you can bet they’ll get some wonder out of it too. [click to continue…]
