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Easy DIY: Phonebook Turned Doorstop

Sometimes the simplest of things are the easiest ideas to forget about. Often times it's easy to think a diy project has to be a daunting undertaking, but not today. Click through to see how easy t...

Found: DIY Bows From Magazines & Maps!

It's always a good feeling when you discover making something isn't as hard as you'd originally thought. For instance, bows. Yes, like birthday and Christmas present bows and sure you can go buy ...

From Milk Carton To Faux Bois Bookends

Jenn Draper over at 10th Muse Studios has been hard at work, making fabulous bookends, with the help of a few household items. Designer bookends can often break triple digits when it comes to price,...

Retail Decor Inspiration: Anthropologie
Part 1 of 2

Sometimes the best part about shopping is the window displays. While we were out and about this past weekend, we came across some clever ideas used in retail spaces that could easily be translated i...

Green Pet: RecycleBall and RecycleBone

Made by Planet Dog in Portland Maine, the RecyleBall and RecycleBone are made with 100% "regrind" scraps left over from the production of other chew toys......

Creative Reuse: Reclaimed Wood Box Stairs

As part of a project in Germany, Jan Korbes used recovered antique floor wood and leftover construction wood to create this unusual staircase of add-on boxes. This is just one of many "garbage archit...