Summer is upon us and with the heat getting hotter, you might think that there is no relief in sight unless you just put the air conditioner on and let it cool your pad. The trouble is that you'll be ...
You've seen the Sun Jar and you love it. The trouble is the price. You can't just fathom paying $45 for each solar light. You'd be paying almost $500 to light up your garden and your rooms. That just ...
Ever since Ikea made glass desks really affordable, they have been popping around everywhere. We bet that you know quite a few people who have glass desks. Do they like them much? One thing is for sur...
It's that time of year that our first-floor apartment gets a few unexpected eight-legged visitors. I tend to get all girly and squeamish around bugs, but asking a guy friend to take care of it for me ...
Thanks to the DTV switchover which occurred this month, there are a bunch of analog TVs flooding the thrift stores and garage sales. The question is what do to with all of these, especially if you hav...
If you're a constant traveler (and you're not doing the hostel thing everyone's so crazy about), you might take notice to some pretty nifty ideas hotels have to offer these days. Take this budget hote...
This ultra-modern lamp, the result of a quick DIY project, is actually made from a household tool you might keep in your cleaning closet. Can you spot the re-purposed piece?...
How is the back of your desk or computer? Messy or clean? For us, keeping our wires untangled is always a work in progress. Even when you take the time to organize them, it doesn't take long until the...
While living in a 2-bedroom loft in downtown might have its pluses (computing on the balcony, close proximity to work, and a friendly security guard named Joe), when it comes to finding anything remot...
It's always good to find new ways of saving money. One of the easiest ways is monitoring the amount of electricity that you use, plus the amount of water and gas. This lets you see how to curtail need...
There are many ways of keeping an apartment organized but things get complicated quickly when you have more than one adult living together. Things can get especially hectic when you've got roommates, ...
A stress-free and relaxing tea time (or coffee time or [insert hot beverage of your choice here] time) in a cozy corner can take an abrupt halt when your tea is scalding hot. All of a sudden your cozy...
This isn't really an instructional "How To" as much as it's an informational one. We use all this tech stuff around us without ever really thinking about where it comes from. Watch this video from BBC...
It's a strange realization to have on a random Wednesday morning, but I just noticed that I haven't seen a spongy square mouse pad in many years. Now that optical mice are de rigeur, you don't really ...
If the Luxrite Kitchen TV is just what you needed to keep entertained in the kitchen, but a little more than you wanted to spend, here is a DIY project to make your own under-the-counter media center....
We know its tempting when you see this: "Burning hot deal, 75% off if you click through our referral and we'll send you an exclusive offer!" But when something sounds too good to be true, well.. we're...
We're sure you've all seen duct tape wallets and prom dresses before, but now somebody at Instructables has taken the duct-tape-adhesive-as-fabric concept and combined it with a little bit of pacing f...
Way to recycle! Garagemonkeysan at Instructables saw a need—in their case, they needed something to organize their bills—and filled it with unused household castaways. The best part? He us...
The problem with Ikea—if we had to have one—would be that sometimes, you feel a little bit like sheep during the whole process. Obviously, yes, the showroom and warehouse makes you feel li...
Now, obviously this kind of design doesn't "go" with a lot of traditional decorating styles, but the project serves as a convenient reminder during DIY month that a little ingenuity goes a long way. W...
If you were scrolling down the page just now, looking at the pictures to see what catches your eye but not really reading the words, then you must have bad breath or just be a fan of really minty mint...
Attention photograhers and anyone else who might need to carry multiple memory cards with them at all times... we found two great DIY solutions that can help you to keep those little tiny suckers out ...
My deep thought for the day: You are forced to acquire new knowledge and skills when something unfamiliar goes terribly wrong. I love tech, but I don't know the first thing about the pixels on my scre...
We all struggle sometimes with keeping a clean desk, some more than others. Me? I'm having an impossible time. I bought a great looking desk not too long ago, the only caveat being that it has no draw...
Remember the first time you figured out you could make a second skin by covering the palm of your hand with a thin layer of creamy, sticky glue? Remember when you first realized that your hand is the ...
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