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February 08th, 2010 | Category: DIY

If you are doing any kind of DIY home plumbing repair that involves running water such as around faucets or toilets or anything that involves the top with water behind it safe to use the first issue. produce certain you know where to turn off your main water source before you start doing any repairs…

Cool Kirei Tiles Made From Real Coconut

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

whether you’ve ever been told that you’re a bit nutty, soon after that newest design fabric is definitely for you. Kirei, a Solana Beach, California-based company, has found a way to convert discarded coconut shells into fascinating wall tiles and panels. Kirei Coco Tiles are an entire series o…

Got Questions? Join My Assisted Living Group!

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

I often get emails from you readers asking for help finding furnishings, be it something specific like Bella’s bedding from New Moon or general like a fun affordable rug with brown tones to match your new living room. Sometimes, you write in asking for help dealing with a stubborn problem you…

One Parisian Apartment’s Ingenious Use of Space

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

Walls. They’re so bourgeois, non? Unless, of course, they’re used in a totally functional way. An advertising exec living in Paris hired h2o Architects to totally rehab his digs. The mission: eliminate walls without a clear purpose, open up the small space and form better use of the remaining w…

Was Your Home Hit by the Snowpocalypse?

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

The Snowpocalypse created historic snowfall around the country, causing road closures, capability outages, and lots and lots of shoveling! Was your home affected by the blizzard? Do you have icy walkways and a snow-filled driveway? Tell me what the weather looks like in your neck of the woods! Was …

Construction Calculators: The DIYer’s Handy Helper

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

Photo: InchCalc Anyone who has built a home or taken on a hefty home improvement project can tell you that there are lots of measurements, calculations, and costs to keep track of. Even for seasoned DIYers, it can be overwhelming. Enter the interpretation calculator . that handy device — avai…

The Inflatable Blow Sofa by Malafo

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

Showcased at [ D3] Design Talents during imm cologne 2010 , the “ Blow Sofa ” by Malafor is a simple yet functional unit that lets you carry and use your furniture anywhere, anytime with minimum fuss. The size of the sofa when fully inflated is 180 cm in width and 90cm in height. Made of 100% r…

Cheeky Valentine’s Day Cards That Tell It Like It Is

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

All sorts of folks in all stages of relationships will be celebrating (or hibernating) on Valentine’s Day that year. A syrupy, love-professing greeting card certainly won’t work for all of them; a lot of us can’t just handle the cheesiness of the holiday. So I decided to round up …

Fujitsubo, an strange Architecture Design from Archvision

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

From Archivision , that strange architecture project is called “Fujitsubo” and is located  in the area of Omote-Sando in Tokyo, one of the centers of  “trend setting” in things of buildings and design.  The interpretation has three openings in the deck main natural light …

Sale watchful: 20% Off Valentine’s Day at 2Jane

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

2Jane is sharing the love that Valentine’s Day with a special 20 percent off sale now through Feb. 13. The reduction applies to all of the store’s designer homewares in shop (even sale items), including these gorgeous contemporary Innermost Stem Vases ($20, already reduced from $30) and…

Colorful and Flashy Furniture : QBig Sofa

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

In case you are tired of black, white and gray, here’s something flashy. The QBig  sofa is made out of three individual armchairs that can be combined together to create a whole. Vivid colors and an overall heterogeneous graphic model are the main things that characterize that sofa. The prod…

Can You Identify These Floors?

February 08th, 2010 | Category: Do it Yourself

How much do you know about types of floors? See whether you can ID 10 different types of common residential flooring materials in that quiz.   Question 1 of 10 that flooring type is made up of a geometric mosaic of wood pieces used for decorative effect. Bamboo Hardwood Parquet Laminate

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