The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for making furniture and home decor for every room in the house, including the garage.
The premiere Make: television is 8 weeks away. Here’s a snippet of what you’ll see in one of the shows — John Park transforming a shopping cart into a stylish easy chair, and then into a go kart! View the clip above, get the M4V and/or subscribe in iTunes. Make: television will premiere on Public […]
Here’s an older computer program I hadn’t seen until today: Cutlist Generator figures out how to make most efficient use of your wood based on the measurements of your pieces. Windows only, but it’s free! I can’t imagine it would be that hard to port to a web app… Via Core77.
The “Speed Fit” is a human powered treadmill system that allows you to run on a stationary platform while your motion drives a small electric powered gear system below to actually propel you across a flat surface. This might be the 2000s version of the Flintstone’s car although we wonder why they are not just […]
This is a great way to recycle a discarded wooden pallet. I just might grab the next one I find on the street and make a coffee table out of it. This modern, ethnic-looking coffee table, with its ochre stripes that conjures up visions of Marrakech, was made from a wooden pallet discarded in a […]
This 10 foot tall potted plant consisting of extra-large power cords is a sculpture entitled “PowerPlant” by John Pashilk. John makes impressively large flower-related sculptures in public spaces. Check out the link to see some more of his impressive creations. “POWERPLANT” by John Pashilk @ CalShakes
This “Banana Chandelier” was made from dozens of discarded banana cartons found in the streets and is held together only by paper fasteners. Pretty impressive structure to have in your house although looks like it might be a fire hazard. Anneke Jakobs via Point and Click Home
This “Soil Lamp” by Marieke Staps is made of mud and lights an LED through the natural metabolism of the biological organisms contained within it. We’ve seen fruit powering electronics before, but building it into something that resembles a commercial product is still pretty far off. Soil Lamp via Next Nature
