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How-To: Wallpaper Decals

I love the fun wallpaper animal silhouettes that decorate my pal, Misty’s, house here in Austin, and I’m so happy to see that she’s posted a tutorial for making your own cute wallpaper decals over on Apartment Therapy. It’s a super simple process that I can’t wait to try.

How-To: Crane arm game

How-To: Crane arm game

Instructables user marc.cryan made this remote controlled crane arm, useful for turning your house into one giant pluckable toy pit. Watch in the video how even a small child can operate it, for maximum adorability. Now you can get back all the satisfaction lost from years of unsuccessful arcade claw games.

How-To: String Pendant Lamp

Noah at Instructables writes: Make a designer quality string pendant lamp on your own with just some crochet thread, a balloon, and fabric stiffener. It makes a little bit of a mess, takes about a day to dry, but it looks really cool, is infinitely cheaper than buying one from Design Within Reach, and is […]

Remixed Ikea bar

Remixed Ikea bar

Portuguese design students Diogo Aguiar and Teresa Otto built a temporary bar out of Ikea bins for the annual Queima das Fitas celebrating the end of exams: Year after year, the students of Oporto School of Architecture are invited to think on a temporary bar to represent their institution with the expected dignity, as an […]

Recycling design competition

Recycling design competition

Background: The Recycling Designprize It is an „open” competition which invites all creatives and designers with professional or semi-professional education to submit their works and concepts. We ask for the design of objects made of “garbage” and/or industrial rests of production. The objects should be made for daily use or for décor. The objects should […]