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Posts tagged “conversion”

DIY Project : Convert Freezer into Super Efficient Fridge

One of the appliances that eats up a lot of power is the fridge. By its design, it's terribly inefficient, since once the doors are opened, all of the cold air seeps out. Cold air tends to stay lower ...

From a Garage to a Sweet Home Office

For most of us working stiffs, we only buy or rent as much house as we deem is necessary to our lifestyles. That often means that we won't be paying a premium to aquire an extra bedroom just to use as...

DIY Project: Make Your Own Halogen to LED Conversion

There are many LED conversions out there for halogen lamps. This means that people are converting their halogen lamps to LED lamps by tinkering around with the bulbs and making their own. We've always...

DIY Project: Create A Standing Desk From An Old IKEA Coffee Table

If you have an old coffee table lying around, and happen to be in need of a new floor standing desk, take Sean's shining example and convert it into a snazzy living room workspace. By replacing the le...

Inspiration: Living In The Chocolate Factory

It's not everyday you see an old chocolate factory converted into a comfortable living space. However, that's exactly what Fullexs did when he found the perfect space in an abandoned Swedish chocolate...

DIY Project: Turning a Home Office on Its Side

Our recent survey on vertical and horizontal workspaces got us thinking, what if you're working in the wrong direction? Could this hinder your productivity? My theory, based on my own office space, is...

How to: Two Ways to Convert Your Vinyl Collection to Digital Formats

We were perusing Fred Flare after we got an email announcement that those awesome 500XL GIANT earbud speakers are now available online, when we also noted that they've reduced their Vinyl Archiver, wh...