Barrowbench
Here’s an easy mod for all you folks who need to move around your heavy benches: the barrowbench by Rogier Martens, via Core77.
Furniture & Lighting
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for making furniture and home decor for every room in the house, including the garage.
Old iBook finds new life as lighting
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Sheesh, I know laptops are getting a lot lighter these days, but this is ridiculous! Yosoyelger shows off what at first appears to be an iBook of divine power, alas it is an old shell repurposed as an Applelover’s choice lighting fixture, which of course is still quite neato. […]
Crib Modification for Accessibility
Instructables user kelseymh modded an IKEA crib for accesibility for his wife, who’s a little person. He writes: Parents with disabilities face numerous challenges when caring for a newborn. Besides the usual lack of sleep and anxiety about such a small and dependent life, much of the equipment for infants and children present substantial barriers […]
Old newspapers make great seating
These cool newspaper chairs are built from tightly rolled up bundles of old newspapers. The project was inspired by the practice of shop owners placing old papers outside their shops on Saturday nights in urban spaces. Sunday Papers, via InHabitat
Card catalog coffee table
Jenny @ CRAFT writes: Craftster user Summerswann scored a vintage card catalog at the thrift store ($7! Can you believe it?!) and turned it into a stylish coffee table with a bit of elbow grease and a few table legs. Great makeover!
Electronic labels will remember your stuff so you don’t have to
TouchCounters are interactive electronic labels consisting of modular electronic devices with an integrated communication and sensing system. They are attached to physical storage containers in order for someone to get a better idea of what is inside these objects. The project also has a Java component that will relay a container’s status and contents to […]
Reclaimed wood table
Dave Rocamora writes: After using a cheap plastic card table as my only table for nearly two years I decided it was time for a change. I had seen some large wooden tables that I liked and figured that I could make one myself. I also used reclaimed wood to make this table so it’s […]
