DIY Oak Barrel Bar

If you like the idea of having your alcohol and spirits tucked away but still within easy reach, this repurposed oak barrel bar could work for you. The addition of a simple lock will also keep the kids out of it. This would also serve as a great gift idea for those you know that love to […]

Greenhouse From Old Windows

Every day of every week, someone is busy replacing their ‘old’ timber framed windows with ‘whiz-bang, no maintenance’ windows. And every day, thousands of glasshouse kits are sold. DIYer, Cheft, made the connection and built a glasshouse from other people’s trash. This glasshouse project is one of the most inexpensive builds we’ve come across. Although […]

From a Brass Sink to a Japanese Forest House

A couple years ago I found a neat little brass sink at the local recycle center.   Enamored of shiny objects,  I coveted it’s golden glow,  entirely aware of the fact that I had no use for such a thing.   I wandered around for an hour or so with it in my hand,  looking at other […]

Glass Jar Greenhouse

Glass Jar Greenhouse

Want to build a greenhouse in your backyard? If you have access to plenty of glass jars, you can use them for a very cheap building project! Start asking your friends and neighbours for empty jam jars. You can also ask your local restaurants and take-aways to keep bottles for you! This greenhouse costs almost nothing depending on the materials you […]

Portable Air Conditioner

Portable AirConditioner

Summer is becoming more intense every year, to the point that turning on air conditioners all day is a very tempting thought. But that could be very costly for most of us. So how can we survive the summer heat? By making an inexpensive, low electricity air cooler! Homemade air conditioners don’t work as well as […]

Steampunk iPhonograph Portasound

Steampunk iPhonograph Portasound by BricabracWizard

by guest blogger BricabracWizard (Michael Greensmith) Steampunk came about in the late ’80′s. Basically coined as Victorian science fiction. With that in mind I decided to create an old fashioned music player with new fang dangled equipment. The first step was finding a box to encase the equipment in. I found this old indoor bowls case by the […]

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