There’s not much better than having fresh herbs growing right in your kitchen. This project shows you how to build an easy and rustic hanging garden that you can harvest at dinner time. A slab of wood, some mason jars a a few items of hardware and you are off to the races! The stripe of chalkboard paint is … Read more
I love the look and feel of knitted or crocheted chairs, stools, benches, you name it. So cozy and lovely – until mid-July when the humidity and heat take over and I don’t even want to look at anything woolly. But never mind – it’s cold up here enough of the year to justify it. And here’s a great project … Read more
This is a great idea for anyone who loves to skate, young or otherwise. If you have a few old boards kicking around, or even buy a few on Cragislist or the like, this is a decently simple DIY requiring only a few supplies: 2 threaded rods 16 bolts 16 washers 2 L shelf brackets … Read more
Every time I buy ink for my printer, it comes with a free pack of 4×6 photo paper. I have a stack of this piled up in a drawer somewhere and I won’t throw it out because DIY rules dictate you save things like this in case the correct project ever arises. Well, ARISE Sir Project! I think we have found you. This … Read more
How lucky do you have to be to come across someone pulling down their old farmhouse who tells you to have at it? Rather lucky, I’d say. And from just such a circumstance were these gorgeous candlesticks born. Made from salvaged porch posts, they were sanded and given a bit of finishing wax and Bob’s your uncle. … Read more
Of course I don’t mean these were made in Ireland. Irish-themed, we’ll say, and hope any Irish readers don’t roll their eyes. Living in a place like Nova Scotia, I understand – people think everything here is lobster and lighthouses, and I’ll not begrudge the tourists their desire for this. FYI, there are no polar bears in Nova Scotia. … Read more
I’ve had many people ask me how I find the time to decorate my home while also having a family to look after. Honestly, some days I just don’t have the time — but when I do, it’s because I choose these quick and easy DIYs that only take about a half hour out of my … Read more
Why make your own kittie climbing station when they are readily available? What’s a rhetorical question, yes? Because you can! This project is quite impressive – a whole cat station, built from scratch. That’s some kittie love. Not a quick or simple job, this project took the folks at On My Honor a weekend to … Read more
Wow. It’s the Mardi Gras chandelier, no? Lindsay, from the aptly named Living with Lindsay, decided to give a boring chandelier the drag queen treatment and really glam it up, with this fantastic result – Before: After: Woo! Stop by her site to get a description of her method, and you too can add a … Read more
It may be that some of us have a love of shopping, and online shopping may be a special kind of exciting because packages show up at your door. Of course you then have a lot of packaging to consider on garbage day. Why put it on the curb for the recyclers when you can … Read more