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Posts tagged “do it yourself”

Create Your Own Architecture Tour

The summer season is the perfect time to get out and about and enjoy your own neighborhood and city. Since it's travel and escapes month at Apartment Therapy, we wanted to share an easy 'escape do-it-...

Things We've Learned on the Internet: Handy How-To's

How often do you consult the internet to find DIY tutorials and solutions? It's been happening pretty frequently for us: relighting the water heater pilot light, replacing the shower head, changing t...

Decorate Using Your Own Silhouettes
via Photojojo and Craft

We've blogged all kinds of silhouette prints from Femme Silhouette to Lotus Blossum, Dwell and more. But, if you've outgrown your fondness for birds and wish you could find something a little more pe...

How: Not to Install a Ceiling Fan

A few months ago, when the weather was cooler, we moved our ceiling fan into the kitchen. We used it sporadically -- to disperse the smoke during stovetop grilling, to move the heat around the house ...

Ronen Kadushin Designs available through Open Design

Fancy yourself an accomplished "Do-It-Yourselfer"? Ever try your hand at fabricating your favorite furniture? Now might be a good time to set the bar high. Ronen Kadushin offers his designs, availa...

Fix it Now!

Would fixing the staircase have made a difference? We think so.Yesterday Laure’s round-up of "How Tos" reminded us of how often we make do with something that doesn’t work properly, never quite f...

Make Your Own Bottle Lamp

Reader djs's comment on last week's post about sprucing up the bedroom got us intrigued with the idea of making our own lamp. Coincidentally, our friends over at Hallmark Magazine had the solution fo...