TO DO: make dry erase board
Last week I made a dry-erase board from this Wipe Off Weekly Menu Board tutorial at Make and Takes. Wanna see how it went?
Have old Nintendo games? Make them into a fancy geek urinal
Does anyone have a urinal in their home? I’d imagine some of you have bidets — if not, here’s a legit excuse to make an upgrade in your bathroom. How to Build a Video Game Urinal from Pricecharting.com.
One big happy family works it out in a high-chroma house
Mica Sue and Stephen live with kids Phoenix, Ocean, Anna, and Garrett and pets Holly and Mr. Kitters in a three bedroom house in east Tennessee. And it’s all a bit… chromatic. And full.
For the Muppet-lovers in the house: a ’60s Kermit-green bedroom
I found this ’60s-era magazine clipping on Flickr last weekend — of a very Kermit-the-Frog-esque bedroom — and I’ve looked at it like, every day since. What would you incorporate from a vintage design?
Cloned suburban houses can be sustainable, too: features a lower-energy house must have
You don’t have to live in a haystack house outfitted with solar panels to be eco-conscious in your use of energy. Jess’ tips are helpful. I wish I’d had them when we were house-hunting.
I love my Woolly Pockets
Say you’ve got a wall that gets nice light – the bright, indirect light that plants love – but you don’t want to hang a planter since hanging planters are still stuck in the ’70s design-wise, or slide over a bookcase just to set a pot down. What do you do? Enter the Woolly Pocket.
New in reader photos: an encouraging garden plaque, a tidy rock garden, and a link to an Alice in Wonderland-themed eatery
Come with me this Monday and tiptoe through the Offbeat Home Flickr Group to enjoy uploads from our readers. Uncommon ’60s doorknobs, a classy-as-fuck dinner party, and a too-cute fabric tenty playhouse await.
Toddler beds and bedding that isn’t covered up with characters
Getting ready to pimp your kid’s room? Check out these suggestions — including everything from zebra-striped pillow cases to a day-glo orange bed that comes with a matching chair.