2006 November
DIY Miniature Eames Chair (for the kids)
The other day while browsing one of my favourite websites (Apartment Therapy), a particular post got my attention, a post on an unusual “garbage find”. Someone found an Eames chair left out on the curb on garbage day! I can’t believe it, im...
Artsy without the fartsy
The other day I discovered a great website, Daily Painters. Every day there are new paintings listed (for sale) by artists… about 100 or so listed daily. As far as the art is concerned, there’s a bit of everything so finding something to su...
Nothing but hot air…
Check this out: The Electrolux Airwash What is it? A washing machine of course! No, seriously. It’s a washing machine that doesn’t use water. It washes clothes using compressed air and negative ions… or something like that. The design is in...
Too hot to handle
Ever placed a hot pot (or pan) onto a table or countertop only to find that the heat damaged the surface? No? Well it does happen (not to me of course, but to others)… I’m writing this for them. ;) Most people simply place a wooden (or plas...
Give ‘em a squeeze
Your fruit that is! Yah, freshly squeezed fruit juice is good. It’s full of vitamins and flavour! The juice itself doesn’t really have much to do with modern living, in fact, modern people are usually in too much of a rush to squeeze… but y...
Growing Down?
No it’s not a spelling mistake, nor is it an upside down picture… those tomatoes are growing the wrong way up, down, you get the idea! This cool little invention is called the TopsyTurvy and it’s wonderful. At about $20 it won’t break the p...
Some great budget decorating tips
This post on the Thrifty Decorating Blog has a few really great tips for those looking to decorate on a budget. Actually the whole site is full of good ideas but this post in particular caught my attention. Some of the things that got me to...
Don’t cut your thumb off!
Good advice huh? I think so. I was browsing Renomart’s blog and was caught a little by surprise! I won’t give away too many details as he tells the story much better than I could but be warned, there are pictures and they’...
Modern Wood Pellet Stoves from Italy
A while ago (February I think) I wrote a bit about wood pellet stoves as they are becoming more and more popular in Europe & the USA and so with winter coming (already here actually) I’ve decided to write up a little more on the subjec...