Monday, 29 April 2013

13 How to Make a Mirror Frame Tutorials

If like, Mary Poppins, you check your hat before you leave the house, a hallway mirror is the perfect solution. A range of tutorials for making a homemade frame are on display below...

Friday, 26 April 2013

Minky Monkey Moo meets Mark Kintzel Design

Beautiful, stylish, colourful, chic, addictive - these are all words I would use to describe Mark Kintzel's website (www.markkintzel.com). So imagine my happiness when he kindly agreed to answer some questions for this feature!

Monday, 22 April 2013

How to Make a Weather Gauge / Barometer

Obviously we would all love to make a traditional barometer / weather gauge but this is more of a specialist craft. The barometers featured here are low-tech and are not visually beautiful, but they will hopefully still help you to determine what to wear before passing through the front door.

Eco-Sensor Activities have devised a sleek looking number that is inexpensive to make.

Jose Pino's gauge is compact and has been proven to work.


How to Make a Simple Weather Barometer by wikiHow



As stated in the title, this is a 'simple' gauge by wikiHow but could be fairly inconspicuous on your hallway table.





 How to Make a Barometer by Tony Alfrey at Sci Experiments


This gauge by Tony Alfrey at Sci Experiments, looks a lot sleeker but is still easily constructed.




How to Make a Barometer (Easy Science Project) by Storm the Castle


Storm the Castle shows how helpful these gauges can be, having reacted, as shown, when Hurricane Irene stormed by.




It has been a long time since I conducted any science experiments, but even I could construct the gauges above!

Monday, 15 April 2013

30 Hall & Entry-way Console Tables

Hall or Entry-way console tables can be used in other rooms also (dining rooms for serving, living rooms for lamps etc). The tables below are slender, sleek and elegant and would look great in any type of room.

  • An elegant table from Woodsmith Shop, this link takes you direct to the PDF download page.
  • An eHow contributor offers simple instructions to build a table.

Space Saving Entry Table from Lowes
Hall Table from Better Homes and Gardens



Rosewood Table by The Woodworkers Institute
The Woodworkers Institute
How to Make a Hall Table by Jose Leiva on eHow


Hall Table Project: A Lesson in Curves by Don Kondra and Gina Elde on Fine Woodworking
Build a Tryde Console Table by Ana White


Build a Simple, Cheap and Easy Console Table by Ana White
Build a Rustic X Console by Ana White
Ana White


Build a Workbench Console by Ana White
Ana White
Build a Dining Room Console Table (side or serving table) by Captianoats on Instructables
Captianoats on Instructables


Build a Apothecary Console Table by Ana White
Ana White
Young House Love


A Housewarming Gift by The House of Wood
The House of Wood
Shanty 2 Chic


Build a Simple Rustic Modern Console Table by Ana White
Ana White
Build a Shutter Console Table by Home Design Love
Home Design Love


Build a Benchwright Console Table by Ana White
Ana White
Build a Balin Console Table by Ana White
Ana White


Build a Rhyan Console Table by Ana White
Ana White
Parson Console Table by Ana White
Ana White


Kelsey's Simple, Cheap and Easy Console Table by Ana White
Ana White
Build a 5 Board Cross Brace Console or Side Table by Ana White
Ana White


Build a Cyndi Console Table by Ana White
Ana White