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This girl has a fantastic collection of tips for DIY and household stuff. I love the paint can elastic that saves you from gobbing up the rim, and using marshmallows as a hydrating agent for brown sugar.
This is a food processor lid that snapped in half when I dropped it on the slate floor. Sugru to the daring, orange rescue. (the food processor body is orange so it all looks absolutely intentional)
The plumbing pipes above the new water heater collect condensation, which then drips on the top of the water heater and wants to run into the electrical well on top of the water heater. IX-NAY! I made a nice white gasket around the electrical controls so no pesky water can find its way into the workings.
Ingenious method for stabilizing those twisted wonky dollar-store plastic bins - force 'em into shape with runners created from strips of MDF.
I know, I know, I'm obsessed with coin flooring this week! Amanda Edwards' stunning kitchen floor is tiled with pennies using black sanded grout. Then Amanda sealed it with clear polyurethane. And this is only a sliver of her skill. Lift your spirits in under 5 seconds; visit her web site to see the breathtaking stained glass works she spins from her limitless imagination. The colours and movement in her pieces will make you feel like you just took a vacation.
After the penny tiling investigation (in the previous post), I discovered some long-suffering souls who figured out one way to solve the coin-embedding mystery in their bathroom renovation. Their step-by-step instructions are a testament to determination.
via www.curbly.com
It's gorgeous, even if it belongs in the curriculum of the Kill Me Now School of Decorating. So tilers, do you think they used black grout? Or did they use clear epoxy over the pennies?
Here's a brilliant idea from a decorator who hangs lots of curtains; make a template with pre-drilled holes. Just flip the template to do the opposite side of the window. Saves a ton of fussy measuring and speeds up the job by about 600%.
I love this concept from young entrepreneur Matthew Pullerits.
Choose from millions of high res shots or upload your own image to Ink Shuffle, a Toronto company that will print a custom mural for you. And it's easy to remove if you want to replace it, unlike most wallpaper I have known. Plus Ink Shuffle's adhesive won't damage walls. If you're an artist, you can earn royalties by uploading your images.
Here's how to get your own DIY wallpaper. Prices start at around $50 - an average wall costs around $250. Every order is custom sized to fit your wall. (as big as 20x20 feet)
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When a Forbes reporter says "This is one of my favorite products," you gotta get some! (I got my first Sugru the day they launched in 2009. They sold out in one day.)
We're All In This Together
Based on four years of interviews with Steve Smith, Mag's unconventional biography reveals the personal stories, sorrows and joys that continue to inspire the man behind the Red Green legacy.
How Hard Can It Be?
Mag's quirky and entertaining book of home improvement projects for beginners.
