This next log home is located in Aschaffenburg and was built by Jonas Geitmann between 2005 and 2006. As you can see the outside of the house is made out of wood, which is typical for these types of homes. The house is comprised of a main floor and an upper one, which can be reached easily by the built-in staircase. The wooden elements can be observed in the interior too, so it’s a nice flow between the outside and the inside of the house. The ground floor hosts the living room, the kitchen and a large Continue reading “Beautiful Log Home Design” »
Here’s an interesting idea. These types of pallet lounge chair are the most suitable items for your backyard or outdoor space. You will need a large tree with good sturdy branches or it can hang under a deck or on a porch that has good strong rafters. Continue reading “DIY Pallet Hanging Lounger” »
This next pouf is called “Mandarin” and was designed by Vyacheslav Chupakhin and Gennady Martynov for the iSaloni Worldwide 2013 from Moscow. The pouf has a spherical structure and it resembles a mandarin, as its name suggests, being comprised of 8 very flexible parts. These parts are held together by zippers and create a very playful and comfortable seating item. Continue reading “Fruit-Inspired Furniture: Mandarin Pouf” »
The proportions to which the recycling movement has come to influence our lifestyle is truly inspiring. We not only have now the opportunity we hadn’t a decade or two ago to reinvent products we commonly use into something completely different, saving in the process a bit of our impact on the environment. Take this BBQ or fire pit for example. The main component is a used car wheel. There’s no danger of rusting because of the stainless steel the car wheel is made of. As you can see from the photos, the actual repurposing isn’t complex. Continue reading “Recycled Car Wheel BBQ / Fire Pit” »
Tiny houses are simply dreamy, as they are perfect for those who prefer a simple and calm lifestyle. Most of the tiny homes are used as a vacation house, but this doesn’t mean you can’t have a tiny house inside of a big city. As lack of space is a big issue nowadays, a tiny home would be more than perfect to live in. The owner of this small house has exactly what he wanted. A small living space with a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom. What more could you want? Besides this it is also a very sustainable structure as the home was built in an eco-friendly way. Continue reading “Vina’s Tiny House: Living Off The Grid in 140 Square Feet” »
Artists usually find inspiration in everyday life that surrounds them. Even though some argue that the DIY community and concept itself doesn’t actually contain `true` artists, the inclination towards creativity, beauty and aesthetics might just as well brand the DIY enthusiasts as artists. And as such, they require an area especially dedicated to the activity of crafting and creating or sorts of beautiful DIY products. Having such a place will prove helpful in improving the work you do in terms of DIY projects and keep everything more organized. Continue reading “DIY Modern Craft Table” »
Making a cute piece of decoration at home couldn’t be easier than nowadays. The following DIY project will bring some joy on the faces of little ones and will help improve your decor more properly for the winter season. The materials needed for this job are ridiculously simple. With an ordinary balloon, ball of string, some glue and a couple of twigs, fabric and paper (for the accessories), you can make an entire snowman. The process might be familiar to those of you who made string lamps or vases. Hardening the string in glue with water and wrapping it around the balloon (in different sizes in this case) will result into the required pieces of the snowman. Continue reading “DIY Decorative String Snowman” »
Christmas is undeniably a period of generosity, when gift giving is almost a daily practice. From the simplest of forms, like wishing someone a wonderful time of the year on a piece of card, to intricate and long-thought presents, offering someone dear a gift might be the normal behavior during the winter festivities. In order to make the act of giving easier and nicer looking, we reach out and suggest you a simple DIY project that will yield a beautiful result. The Christmas tree gift boxes are the perfect way through which you can make the day of a friend or a member of your family happier. Shaped like a pyramid, this particular type of gift box will prove useful in wrapping small to medium Continue reading “DIY Christmas Gift Boxes” »
The world is constantly seeking new methods to care about the way we consume energy. Dozens and maybe hundreds of innovative solutions of harnessing energy from the surrounding environment have been put forward to the public by inventors and business people alike. This time, you have the opportunity to change things around you and build your very own solar collector from recycled soda pop cans. The trick in all this to work is to paint the empty cans in Continue reading “How to Build a Pop Can Solar Collector” »
