DIY Chandelier with Solar Lights
Here in an easy and inexpensive solar powered chandelier you can make for your next garden or beach party. This poor bicycle rim has gone through several incarnations--first as a wind-powered water pump, then as a floating garden, then a baby float, and finally this...
How to Lengthen Curtains
My sister and I recently remodeled Mom's bedroom to give it a fresher, more country look. It was originally a deep golden yellow with orange-ish dark wood trim and doors, and we changed the color scheme to light blue and white with dark brown accents, after something...
Rustic Country Door Frame
One of the home decor projects I've been putting off for a long time was the framing out of our kitchen entryway. I wanted it to look rustic and artsy. The entryway is wide and awkwardly angled. My fear was that it would be tricky to get the right angles on the wood...
Throw a New Years in New York Party and Help Victims of Sandy
For many, the holiday season is a time of parties, togetherness, gifts and good cheer. But for some, it is a time of loneliness and despair. Recent disasters and senseless violence threaten to overshadow all that is good in our holiday celebrations. Is it best to let...
Make a Chandelier out of Hangers
I am so excited about this project! I first saw a chandelier made out of hangers about a month ago in a store window downtown and thought it was crystal. On close inspection, it was made out of clear acrylic hangers. I went home and looked on the Internet for more...
Prettiest Non-Professional Wing Chair Upholstery Ever
This is the chair I've been dreading to reupholster ever since I brought it home from someone's trash. In fact, the reason I did the front loader bearing repair job was to warm-up to this nightmare of a DIY project. Was it harder than the washer repair job? Well, yes...
Non-Professional Chair Upholstery at Home
Well, here is my first real upholstery job. If you recall, the previous chair upholstery project was done over the old fabric. This time I did it "right"--or as right as a non-professional can. A professional upholsterer would be shocked, I'm sure, with this video. I...
Upcycle a Fluorescent Shop Light
I'm in the process of updating our small laundry room/mudroom on a tight budget, and I had to figure out a way to make the ugly fluorescent light fixture look good with what we had instead of buying a newer, prettier fixture. My solution? Paint and hang old CDs from...
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