DIY Upcycled Lighting Ideas from Etsy
Lamps can be made from just about anything heat-resistant using a store-bought wiring kit. We've seen them made from glass bottles, ceramic cups, and sometimes even plastic and metal pieces. Since E...
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How To: Make a Pocket Sized Floor Plan
If we had to name the best thing in our design arsenal it wouldn't be having our Pantone Book memorized, or knowing the name and year of every piece of furniture. So what's the one trick that helps ...
How To: Clean an Oscillating Round Fan
We have almost polished off the month of June and July is knocking at the door. Having spent the month with our oscillating fans on to keep us cool, now is a good time to pause and take a few minutes...
How To: Clear The DVD Clutter
Incase you haven't made the switch to a home media storage device or external drive just yet, here's a great way to keep your "not so inner" movie nerd in check. Click through the jump to see how e...
Look! Our Outdoor Workshop
One of the challenges of small space living is having to find room to do "workshop" type projects. When we redid our desk during the January Jumpstart (thats right, dead of winter, in Chicago) we had ...
How To: Service Your Reel Mower
Many folks these days are using Reel Mowers to manage their lawn. They require little up keep and are better for the environment by far, but have you ever wondered how to maintain them properly? Clic...
How To: Sew Lined CurtainsThe Purl Bee 06.2008
Over at the Purl Bee, there's a great tutorial on how to make these simple, beautiful lined curtains. The step-by-step instructions include details on how to......
How To: "Frame" Odd Shaped Artwork
With events like Renegade Craft Fair and websites like Etsy it's easy to end up with oddly shaped art or more pieces than we have walls. How does one display those odd sized prints that might not...
How To: Arrange Fresh Summer Flowers in a Low Vase
Last Saturday, we attended the (free!) flower arranging class at Jayson Home & Garden that was part of Domino's Design District event. It was a blast AND we brought home a gorgeous (if we do say so ou...
Hot or Not? DIY Outdoor Shower
Like the idea of showering outside? How about building it yourself? Vote below:...
Hot or Not? Ceramic Plate Garden Border
We recently found this idea over at the Hallmark Magazine Web site, and immediately did a double-take. The idea was intriguing -- what better use of old mismatched plates than to make your garden lo...
How To: Display Cut Flowers (10 Easy Ways)
Some people have a knack for flower arranging. When we shot photos of Bill and Colleen's outdoor space we also snapped a couple pictures of their indoor arrangements, which have the same simple eleg...
How To . . . Decorate with Wallpaper
Time Out Chicago
Wallpaper, wallpaper. Although we love the idea of patterning walls with the amazing modern designs out there, we consistently stick with painting. But the timing of a recently discovered (during unp...
How To: Become a Beekeeper
Our friend Ed is one of those people who does a little bit of everything: cabinet making, organic farming, building his own amps and electronics, and now he's being trained in beekeeping. He sent us...
How To: Clean Glue or Tape Residue from Glass
We saved these kombucha tea bottles because we love their shape and thought they'd be great for vases or bathroom storage. The only problem was that they were covered from top to bottom in a very st...
The $3 Makeover
(Hello again to Sarah from Kansas City, one of the four bloggers trying out for a spot on the AT: Chicago editorial team. Her first post is here. Comments are welcome!) How long have you been pinin...
Tips for Having a Garage (or Yard) Sale
There must be many first-timers out there who are thinking about having a garage sale, not just attending some this spring and summer. With hopes of having our own first garage sale in years, we are...
DIY Plaster Flowers
We noticed this clever DIY project at a friend's house over the weekend. These sculptural white flowers were made from real plants dipped in plaster. Click below to find out how to make your own......
How To: Install a Floating IKEA Credenza
One of our big Memorial Day Weekend projects was this "floating credenza" made from IKEA's Akurum Cabinets and inspired by the living room storage in Andreas' Greektown Loft. It hangs from the wall ...
How To: Clean (Really Dirty) Outdoor Furniture
If you left your patio set out all winter and you're now trying to scrub off the grime that collected under layers of winter snow, this post is for you. We did a little research on how to get rid of...
How To: Go (Mostly) Paperless
For the first time in our lives, we're more paperless than we thought possible - both at work and at home. Although we still print the occasional paper, we've cut down a lot. Click below to find out...
How To: Get Rid of Refrigerator Odors
We've done a lot of refrigerator cleaning lately: one top-to-bottom cleaning when we moved out of our old apartment, and another full cleaning when we moved in to our new space. Both times, we remov...
Top 5 Creative Ways to Organize Pens
Pens and pencils and scissors and letter openers and markers overflow in our offices. We can't help it. But creative solutions to organize them are never-ending. Our top suggestions:...
How To: Install a Rain TankErin Covert Hands On 05.2008
We discovered Erin Covert, a writer for the Dallas Morning News, through her DIY landscaping and gardening blog, Hands On. In a recent post, she details (with great photos and captions) how a contra...
Clip File: 8 Great Cleaning How-To's
Since many of you create "clip files" of the useful, inspirational or intriguing articles from your magazines, we are putting together a digital version of a clip file for you. Last week was all about...
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