Category: Reinventing X
ReadyMakers are well acquainted with the concept of upcycling—using would-be trash to create a functional object (natch). But there’s something about beer bottles-turned-bricks that really brings the idea to life…
Here’s more proof that wallpaper isn’t just for walls (or tabletops): Modern Mechanix has posted a 1948 Popular Science article (shown here) that advocates the use of wallpaper on floors…
Have you taken the Buy Handmade Pledge yet? If not, consider Modish’s brand new feature, Hip Handmade, which…
To fans of Ikea Hacker, the Swedish megaretailer’s furniture pieces are merely blank canvases for their design experiments. The blog catalogs all kinds of DIY mods you can make to the store’s overly basic particleboard staples, like using leftover wallpaper to…
I’ve been seeing plastic bag dryers all over the blogosphere lately. And while I’m all about getting a few extra uses out of disposable plastic bags, these gizmos just aren’t worth the money (twenty bucks!). Why? Because they are super simple—and cheap—to make…
Cursive design has come up with a charming spring/summer equivalent to paper snowflakes. Her site offers little paper flowers—called Twiggums—for purchase, but I might be inclined to try whipping some up myself…
