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Vinyl LP Sleeve Coffee Table… DIY-able?

Posted by: notbeige on: September 2, 2009

Ok, this is Bughouse’s LP sleeve coffee table.  It’s cool and all, but the LP covers are reproductions, not the real thing, which would have been a lot cooler.  However – I reckon this is totally DIY-able for anyone with a bit of patience, classic album covers and some epoxy resin… anyone tried it?

via NOTCOT

Very Clever Ikea Expedit Coffee Table Hack

Posted by: notbeige on: August 28, 2009

Excellent idea over at Ikea Hacker for spicing up the Expedit glass topped coffee table – so simple and the possibilities are endless.

DIY Bowl From A Repurposed Foreclosure Sign

Posted by: notbeige on: August 15, 2009

Make your own bowl from a ‘for sale’ sign (plenty of ‘em about in the current financial climate ), or any other kind of sheet metal sign for that matter – tutorial at Instructables.  I love repurposed metal signage  

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Fantastic Telephone Table Makeover

Posted by: notbeige on: July 28, 2009

This is a great before and after – Kathryn worked her magic on an old telephone table that was fit for the dump, using paint for Colortrend and fabric from Ikea.  I think this is better than anything you could buy new – more proof that a little creativity goes a long way

rePly Chair Project

Posted by: notbeige on: July 24, 2009

The rePly chair project provides free downloadable plans for making your own chairs from scrap plywood.  The project was launched in 2006 in response to the growing problem of plywood waste generated by the construction industry.  The plans are available on the rePly website, where there is also a gallery for DIYers to submit pics [...]

Fabulous Sideboard Makeover

Posted by: notbeige on: June 27, 2009

Here’s an excellent example of a tired old piece of furniture being brought back to life with a bang.  Maggie has transformed this second hand sideboard into an incredibly cute toy storage solution which now takes pride of place in the playroom

Altoid Tin Mini Toolbox Tutorial

Posted by: notbeige on: June 9, 2009

A cute craft idea – mini toolboxes from Altoid tins   Brenda Ponnay shares the tutorial over at Alpha Mom.

(via Lifehacker)

License Plate Purse (With Tutorial)

Posted by: notbeige on: May 28, 2009

Craftster member NynaeveAS has made this excellent purse from repurposed license plates and has kindly shared the tutorial – see it here. I might just have a go at making one of these (any excuse to play with power tools ).

Make Your Own Alien Abduction Lamp!

Posted by: notbeige on: May 23, 2009

How cool is this DIY alien abduction lamp?  Brilliant idea and inexpensive to make – see the full tutorial at Dollar Store Crafts

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Free Papercraft Downloads From Canon Creative Park

Posted by: notbeige on: May 14, 2009

Canon Creative Park has literally hundreds of gorgeous, high quality papercraft downloads – from stationery to giftcards, paper models, calendars,  scrapbooking, greetings cards, 3D decoupage patterns, chiyogami and origami – and they’re all free!
Have fun!


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