Archive for September, 2009

Eco-friendly Notebox Paper

The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka has been using elephant dung to create eco-friendly paper, which by the way doesn’t smell and is bacteria-free. Their adult pachyderms produce approximately 180 kg of waste per day, so waste management has become an issue for the orphanage, that is un…

Snuggly Warm Throw Blankets

How do you keep warm during the brisk, night date temperatures of fall? A cozy, warm throw blanket made from wool is just what you need to have on your living room sofa or chair. However, you can’t just have any throw blanket. The perfect throw would be soft, lightweight, warm and stylish, so…

Customized Closets Can invent Life Easy

Wouldn’t it be convenient whether you could just open your bedroom closet and find all of your clothese neatly hanging where they belong? Or what about your laundry room? Are collared shirts littered the counter? Closets are a place to store our items, but when you have your belongings shoved…

Best Home Improvement Tool Ever

Wake your butt up!!!

[hat tip @ThisOldHouse]

Original post by How Did I Do It Staff

Unusual Interior Separator

From Edward Cella Art+Architecture (ECAA) , that interior separator made out of cardboard surpasses the limits of …paper. Fashionable and slick, it would certainly fit in a reception office for a firm that deals with recycling or paper. that item is “hand-made” and you can probabl…

Las Vegas Boom Now has some interpretation Workers Gone Bust

We want to highlight how the interpretation slowdown is effecting peoples lives particularly in what used to be hot markets such as Las Vegas. No other city could match the commercial building frenzy that Las Vegas was able to sustain from the early 90’s until 2007 but now that many projects are o…

7 Outrageous Ways to Reuse Broken Windows

What happens to your trusty old windows after you get them replaced (or some punk kid smashes one in with a water balloon)? Fear not - the rickety frames and panes can still serve a greater purpose, just as the creative do-it-yourselfers, artists and craftsmen have shown below. Welcome to the world…

Tortola British Virgin Islands Dream Home Pictures

When it comes to beaches, I like my water to be clear and blue. These dream home pictures in Tortola, British Virgin Islands showcase an amazing house built on a hillside at an elevation of 1,100 on 5.25 acres. The elevation formulates a panoramic view of the ocean and nearby island of Jost Van Dyk…

11 Tall Tips for Your Small Kitchen Remodel

Kitchen design experts all agree - the smaller the kitchen, the more efficient it has to be. Every square inch can be maximized for effortless movement around the stove and to and from appliances. So let’s whip that kitchen into shape. Here are 11 tips for making your small kitchen remodel a …

Transform Your House Into Your Home

Are you disconnected with your house and feel that it doesn’t fit your own personal style? assemble the change and remodel your house to truly invent it your home. The eyesore that your house has become needs a makeover in order to form you happy and increase the value of the house itself….

Hot Winners in the Marvin’s Architect’s Challenge

The six winners have been announced in the Marvin’s Architect’s Challenge. The winners were chosen based on the ability to protest architectural variety, exceptional design and execution, and inventive use of Marvin windows and doors (it’s Marvin’s contest, after all). Three stunning houses, a fis…

Revive Your Home and Garden in Seattle

Thursday, Oct 1st we’ll be checking out the grand re-opening of Revival Home & Garden in Seattle as they’ve settled into a new shop at 1517 12th Avenue in Capitol Hill.

Their vintage selections are well edited and we’re trying to find a reason to bring the Shipwood Table home with us.

See y…

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