Compact Design for Cozy Quarters: Seating Trays by Tanya Aguiñiga By Angelica Amesquita-Carter Tanya Aguiñiga, furniture designer/maker and resident of Los Angeles, Calif., gets functional in cozy spaces with these beautifully handcrafted, low, stackable seating trays with a container that doubles as a table. The idea behind the piece is to create a unique seating […]
Masterful Maloof Renowned woodworker Sam Maloof reflects on a lifetime of inspiration. By Heidi Kellenberger “Craft is a dirty word to most people. It isn’t painting. It isn’t sculpture. But my pieces are sculptural pieces. I don’t know why people think crafts is a bad word,” says woodworker Sam Maloof. A self-taught founder of the […]
Once Wed has a DIY project by Laurie on how to make a tree pedestal cake stand. I love the look and I think it would be lovely decor in the home year round, not just at parties and weddings.
Rock Knobs For Dwellers of Earth By Wendy Tremayne We live on a rock so large that often we fail to notice it. It is easy to take for granted that each day the Earth meets the soles of our feet with a just-right gentle tug of gravity that assures our stability. “Grandparents” is how […]
There are so many things to like about driftwood. For instance, you have to go to the beach to get it. Also, it’s softer than other wood (or at least it usually is — more on this later), so it’s easier for children and wimps like me to nail into it. And, of course, it’s […]
DIY Feather Barrettes By Tina Barseghian Inspired by so many beautiful (but expensive) feather barrettes we’ve seen at our favorite shops, my friend and I (and our giddy daughters) decided to make our own. A trip to Michael’s covered everything we needed: standard metal hair barrettes, pieces of felt, a bag of vintage buttons, feathers, […]
Crochet or Knit Swatch Planter Propagator By Kristin Roach The downside of using random containers for planters is that they often look a bit, well, reused. I love my yogurt and all, but not so much that I want to look at 5 containers all around the apartment with plants sticking out of them. Enter […]
