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Posts tagged “cork”

Create Design Out Of Wine

Ok, not the wine itself but rather the corks from the wine bottles. When you are out and about or relaxing at home and enjoying a glass of wine or two, save the corks for a little design accent in you...

Venice Vertical House, DIY Cork Mat, Landlord Demands Fees From Dead Renter, 100 Years Living in the Same Flat
Los Angeles Slinks for 5.11.2009

The Venice Vertical House: Small footprint thanks to a vertically oriented design. Love the rooftop reading room. The DIY Cork Door Mat: Architect Michelle Kaufmann finds us all an excuse to enjoy ju...

Cork Bowls by Bambu

The home design market is full of amazing design built via sustainable materials. Our favorite - cork! We love the look, feel and texture of this material and see it popping up all over from chain sto...

Roundup: DIY-able Cork Walls and Bulletin Boards

With organization still on my mind, I wanted to round up some cork bulletin boards that were modern looking and very DIY friendly. Cork is a great material because it absorbs sound and adds warmth to...

LA Good Question: Protecting Cork Flooring?

Lucette writes in: "We just installed dark brown cork flooring in our very modern house, in the kitchen and in the laundry room. We also covered a few stairs and a low wall with it. I was wondering...

Look! Cork Wall

Did anyone else check out the Dwell Home Tours that happened over the weekend? We ran around and saw all 6 houses on the Westside. One of the highlights was this cork wall used in a home office in V...

Best Uses for Cork Trivets

When we see something cheap enough that we could buy it in bulk, we try to think of as many uses as we can for it. What we've done with the cork trivets we bought under the cut: ...