A Great Way To Commemorate An Old Friend [DIY]

When you can’t keep your computer functioning anymore, this is one way to deal with it: taking it apart and turning it into a piece of furniture. Much more sentimental (and creative) than tossing it i…

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Today our door at the office broke, so we decided to keep it open all the time. I created a temp doorstop by folding a wedge out of cardboard and wrapping 4 rubber bands around for friction against the carpet. #diy #tips themightyspitz

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Rehabilitate Your Desk Chair’s Casters for Silky Smooth Sliding [Cleaning]

Thanks to their constant contact with the ground, it’s inevitable your task chair’s casters will get dirty and gummed up with bits of hair, office debris, and other junk. Rather than shell out…

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How to Find Time to Learn Something New or Tackle a Passion Project [Productivity]

You’ve got a career, friends, family, and a mountain of other responsibilities that have a monopoly on your time. So how, amidst all those time-consuming responsibilities, do you find time to …

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Use a Screenprinted Pattern Instead of Tile or Linoleum for Inexpensive Bathroom Floors [DIY]

If you don’t quite have the budget (or the desire) to completely re-tile or lay linoleum down on your bathroom floor, you can actually just use some screenprinted art paper and waterproof PVA….

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Turn an IKEA Candle Holder into an Elegant Bird Bath [DIY]

If the traditional shape of bird baths doesn’t catch your eye, but you’d still like a watering station for your flying friends, this clever IKEA candle holder turned bird bath might catch your…

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Compress Sawdust and Paper Pulp into a Fuel Briquette [DIY]

If you’re a woodworker or you just go through a lot of paper, you can save a lot of waste by pressing the sawdust and paper pulp into a brick suitable for a wood burner. More »

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Build a Canopy Bed Out of Aluminum Pipe [DIY]

We use pipe and modular fittings for a lot of DIY projects around here, from simple dish racks to laptop stands, but if you’re a bit more ambitious you can make your own, stylish, canopy bed f…

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Digitize Your Old Film Strips with a DIY Negative Duplicator [DIY]

We’ve discussed digitizing your old photo negatives before, but dedicated negative scanners can be expensive. Photographer Claus Thiim, however, built his own using just a few toilet paper rol…

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Build a DIY Slip ‘n Slide for Mega-Sized Fun [DIY]

Why settle for a little Slip ‘n Slide when, for around the same price plus a little of your time, you could have a mega-sized—and possibly skull-fracturing—version? Build a super S…

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