Do-it-yourself (DIY)
Metal, Concrete, Glass… oh my!
Both pictures represent the work of Cheng Design and photography that belongs to Matthew Millman, who is the is owner of their copyright Nothing says “Modern Interior” like commercial building materials. Things like metal, glass and concret...
Nursery Lighting
Well since many of you have small children (myself included) I thought I’d include a few cool nursery accessories, starting with our very own… This is the light fixture, it’s pretty interesting if I do say so myself. The light bulb do...
Pictures, as Promised
If you are a regular reader of this site, you’ll already know that the prints from Doug arrived on time (as promised) and now, here are a few photos… as promised by me! :) My two are “The Surrealist” and “Golden Girl 2” as pictured be...
Update – Miniature Eames Chair
It’s been a while since the original post – HERE – but I have been playing around with the project… unfortunately it hasn’t been going well. The problem (no surprise here) is bending the plywood. It seems that no matter what I do I ju...
Another cool little DIY project
The guys at modernself.com have been busy building and posting… at least someone has. I haven’t been able to put in any time into the site since the new year and it’s really bugging me, but enough about that. Since Chad an...
A must see…
Eric at modernself.com was kind enough to show off his beautiful DIY coffee table. Part modern, part antique… all style. It’s actually totally modern but you can get the details direct from his site, heres the link....
Scanning Microwave – A guy’s best friend!
We’ve seen the voice-recognition microwave, but how about the scanning microwave? What the heck is a scanning microwave you ask? It’s a new invention that may revolutionize the way people use microwaves. Beyond Smart has come up...
Danish Modern Furniture
Danish modern, quite a nice style if I do say so myself. Recently I’ve been contemplating putting all of my furniture up for sale (which I probably will do), along with the apartment and move the family into a little nicer neighbourhood clo...
Open Sesame – Modern Door Handles
Keeping with the first impressions theme I’ve had going for the last couple of posts… How about door handles? I’d mention the door too but it’s not always practical, and never cheap to change your front door so we’ll skip the door and opt f...
You only get one chance at a first impression
It’s true, so why not make it a good one? This post, as well as the next few that will follow will deal with making a good first impression… your home that is. It’s the little things that make all the difference in the world when you want t...