Mount your record player on the wall in small spaces
See any room there on that counter for a bulky record player? No, neither do I. That’s why it’s brilliantly hung up on the wall! Sadly, this isn’t possible with your average record player…
Store your plastic grocery bags in tiny little folded triangles
While I love that Seattle recently enacted a plastic bag ban, I also have always made heavy use of my plastic grocery bags — they’re the perfect size for our smaller garbage cans, and I loath the idea of purchasing little plastic bags to hold trash. Because of this, I’ve started hoarding my diminishing stash of grocery bags, and A Lil Bird Told Me has a brilliant way to keep those slippery plastic sacks perfectly stored. Head on over to get the full instructions.
Hack your clock to help your kids tell time
Remember Tina’s punk rock dining room moment? She’s back with a clock hack idea that will help your kids learn to tell time…
Baskets moment: Use pillowcases to keep sheet sets together!
This is such a simple silly tiny thing but it has made me so unreasonably happy that I thought I would share it, in case there is anyone else out there who doesn’t have all of their sheets perfectly folded and organised. There must be someone, right?
Protect your fingers from flesh-hungry knives
What does it say about me that all my favorite kitchen products are either shaped like animals or keep you from injuring yourself… like this brilliant finger guard!
Find Redbox movies ranked by Rotten Tomatoes scores
You might have heard of Redbox, a popular movie rental kiosk located in stores around many towns. They rent movies for $1 and can be either pre-ordered online or selected right at the kiosk. You may also have heard of a website called RottenTomatoes.com, which scores movies based on user and critic reviews.
Use your vertical blinds to display letters and photos
Thanks to etimodnar for uploading this great idea to our Offbeat Home Flickr pool. Homie Etimodnar is using small clips to display cards and letters on their vertical blinds.
Rainbow hallway runner will make your day
Remember when Alice shared her de-beige-ified rental kitchen? Well she’s added a butt-ton of color to her hallway, too — with this awesome pants rainbow runner!
I begged her for more details on how she achieved this rainbow hallway look, and she divulged the goods!