Owen & Fred are offering cigar and audio aficionados a way to combine their two interests in one form factor: Sweet Cigar Box Speakers. Made from genuine salvaged wood cigar boxes, the handmade cedar cigar box house a 2.5" aluminum cone speaker with a self-powered with an internal 10 watt per channel amplifier inside... More

If you've had a simmering interest in gardening but have been hesitant because of low light conditions at home, try a mobile garden in a wagon. Maximizing sun exposure on plants is easy with a wagon garden, where you can effortlessly pull your garden seasonally to the areas in your home with the most sunlight, inside or out. Growing herbs and vegetables is a fun and eco-friendly way to supplement your trips to local farmer's market or grocery store. More

Who among us doesn't like donuts? Nobody? We thought so. And raise your hand if you dig crayons? OK, it's unanimous — we all love donuts and crayons. So why has it taken so long for someone to come up with the concept of donut crayons? More

The saying, "One man's trash is another man's treasure" definitely applies to this recent furniture project developed by Bade Stageberg Cox. They gathered 50 found chairs from the streets of New York, then repaired them and painted them taxi cab yellow. Each chair is stamped on the bottom with the date and location from which it was recovered. More

Our friend, Charlie Suisman, over at MUG just asked if we'd give a boost to a petition they've started that seeks to ban plastic bag use in the city. Why? Plastic grocery bags are useful for minutes and harmful for centuries, AND there are other solutions. We totally support this type of thing. Check out the petition they've started as well as the links to good resources on the subject. Ban The Bag at Change.org, Created by MUG

Our first how-to video of the Spring 2012 series comes from John Gleeson Connolly, and it's called "How to Build a Hammered Light." It's by far our most complex how-to to date (including information on how to wire a light socket from an old extension cord!), but I was so inspired by his creativity that I thought that all of you would be inspired to create something after watching it, and some of you, like me, would try and make one (or a variation on the theme) yourself. More

David Edrington, from Eugene, Oregon, needed a solution to the growing pile of yard and gardening tools amassing in his garage; over time, the idea of a simple gardening shed evolved into a structure with lots of uses — and lots of character. Using plenty of recycled and vintage building materials, the Edringtons created a small haven in their yard that has become a delight for the whole family. More

Today's How-To is the Extended Version of Wednesday's post (How to Make a Hammered Light with John Gleeson Connolly) and we hope it will ignite your weekend craving to get back to your garage and rewire those old extension cords into inventive little lights. More

Summertime, and the living is messy. While the lazy days of summer are something we all look forward to, getting lazy when it comes to storing an active family's summer accoutrements can lead to chaos before the corn is knee high. This organizing station, made from an old changing table and various containers, is just the ticket to keep things orderly until the school bell rings in September. More

Small outdoor kitchens are as practical as they are fun. Cooking outdoors during the warm months of the year means we prevent heating up our homes and are smart about how we use energy. For this reason, many warm climate cultures use outdoor kitchens as their main cooking space. It's also a whole lot of fun and doesn't require a big budget or a ton of space to set one up. More