I highly recommend Grant Thompson's Random Weekend Projects series over at YouTube for some inspired how-to projects. Where else can you learn how to "light a fire with your pee" and "how to make a battery using pennies"? His latest project is a bit more down to earth, outlining how to take that tablet screen video and blow it up to a 50" screen using just $5 in parts...

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The facts were undeniable: my task chair's wheels had the ride of a Jeep traversing off-road terrain with a flat tire and roadkill stuck to the bottom. After weeks of home improvement projects, our apartment's floors had become dirty with an assortment of debris, half of which seemed to have found itself stuck onto the caster wheels. Combine that with the normal amount of dust and pet hair that accumulates on the floor, and it's no wonder my task chair wasn't rolling smoothly. It was time to get cleaning! Follow the instructions step by step above via slideshow, or with all images at once below. More

Your cassette tape of Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill isn't quite the party animal it used to be back in '86, but your old tapes still deserve a better life than collecting dust in a box in the attic. Fight for your right to party all over again with these clever decorations and gift embellishments made from old VHS and cassette tapes. More

Bay Area-based hotel designer Natalia Severdia shared this easy DIY with us. Using wool, which is naturally fire retardant, and leather, which stretches easily over curves, she turns ordinary knobs and switch plates into something just a little bit fancy. I love this idea because it doesn't take a lot of time or money but makes something functional look more like a high-end design feature. Take a look and maybe try it at home. More

Oh, I am impatient for spring! Since I live in San Francisco where one season blurs into the next, my main craving is for more sunlight. And spring vegetables, spring dresses, and lots and lots of bunnies..

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I have been eating my way through crates of winter citrus, and recently decided to use some of the peels to make a homemade cleaner. I added orange peels to vinegar, and let them sit in an airtight container for a couple of weeks. The result: a powerful, inexpensive, natural cleaner. More

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Repainting my windowsill made it onto my to–do list during the January Cure, and I decided to tackle it this past weekend. After a couple hours of scraping and painting, my windowsill looks good as new. Below is a step by step visual guide of what I did: More

I've long wanted to replace our bulky old shower doors with a curtain in our home's one-and-only family bathroom. This shower sees a lot of action, from our daily showers to my son's baths. A curtain eliminates that bottom rail, making it much easier to give baths. And left open when not in use, the room now expands larger than before. I was daunted by the idea of dealing with holes in the wall (and possibly the tub!), but I'm so glad I took the plunge: More

This tutorial is inexpensive, easy, and best of all: low-risk. I was in need of some art for our bathroom, and it needed to be rather large and until I can afford what I've really got my heart set on — rather cheap. More