Shackitecture hideaway made from windows
People in (recycled) glass houses… DIY: Backyard Hideaway Made from Old Windows Gallery
Furniture & Lighting
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for making furniture and home decor for every room in the house, including the garage.
Prehistoric lumber
Ancientwood, Ltd., is a US company that imports 50,000-year-old Kauri logs that have been preserved for millennia in peat bogs under New Zealand’s northern island. Besides its value as a conversation piece, ancient Kauri is mined, rather than logged, and no live trees are killed in the process. Kauri trees (Agathis spp.) thrive in New […]
Through-color MDF
German chemical giant BASF pioneered the technology to colorize the traditionally blah-colored world of manufactured wood products like medium-density fiberboard (MDF). Besides requiring no or little finishing, through-color MDF will not betray scrapes or scratches like painted material. It has been available in Europe for awhile now, but only relatively recently in the US through […]
Infinity-pool fish tank
ZeroEdge Aquariums makes these groovy continuously-overflowing fish tanks. I’m afraid to ask what they cost, but it seems like a do-able remake.
Minimalist tilt-activated lamp
I really like this simple accent lamp by designer Richard Lawson. It lights up when placed in the upright position. Consisting of just a couple of LEDs, a tilt switch, and a 9V battery clip encased in a block of tinted resin, it’d be an easy re-make.
How-To: Rubber hose chair
Instructables user wholman made this chair from some plywood, a rubber air hose, and some long pieces of all-thread.
Simpsons mosaic table
Rachel @ CRAFT writes: Craftster user redflag created this awesome Simpsons mosaic tabletop from leftover tiles and plates from the Target clearance aisle and a thrifted table. She freehanded the images, making it a most impressive piece! What interests me most about this mosaic is the scene: a seemingly mischievous plot by C. Montgomery Burns […]
