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Roundup: Our Best How-To Projects and DIY Guides

There's nothing we like better than a good DIY project, or a set of clear How-To instructions for whatever project we've got at hand. Thinking of starting a container garden? Installing a programma...

DIY Lighting Inspiration from Studio Mesila

Studio Mesila is a Tel-Aviv based design collective that specializes in sustainable design and creative reuse of materials. Their lamps use buttons, ribbons, leather, woodscrap and clothespins to dr...

How To: Make Almond Milk

Last week we discussed the pros and cons of all the different varieties of commercially available milk. In general, milk's not really our favorite beverage, but we could be down with making our own ...

5 Green Home Repair Projects Under $50

It’s Fall Cure time on Apartment Therapy and Re-Nest, and one of this week's tasks is to fix something yourself. This morning Cambria provided a How-To Home Repair list from Apartment Therapy's ar...

Cohda's Re-Vive Dining/Desk Legs

We often come up with great ideas for our apartment, but our non-existent handyman skills prevent them from ever becoming a reality. (You ever wonder who hires those people who'll put together IKEA...

DIY Fixes for 5 Common Bathroom Issues

A serene bathroom is not only beautiful but functional. Unfortunately, for most of us something in the bathroom always causes us problems, whether it's a running toilet or a dripping sink. But bef...

How To: Make Fabric Covered Hangers

Ahh, finally a way to reuse those dry cleaner wire hangers — and we're not talking about jimmying car doors open here. We're talking reusing them as hangers, but prettier......

Jennifer's DIY Workspace & Home Office
Before & After

We've featured Jennifer Levy's smart solutions before — she repurposed a Marais stool as a sink pedestal. Jennifer has sent us pictures of her office makeover which she completed using a combi...

Pixelated Artwork Made from Paint Chips
Apartment Therapy Reader Project

Nite saw our recent how-to post on creating a pixelated painting and it inspired an email to us with some photos of an amazing bit of DIY artwork that he made from paint chips... ...

Roundup: Our Favorite Etsy Stores — And Tell Us Yours!

We all know Etsy contains a wealth of upcycled goodies, handmade housewares, and vintage ephemera. But despite all its brilliance and talent, Etsy can be wildly overwhelming to navigate. So, in th...

How To: Revamp a Chair With Neckties!

As you can tell with last week's post, we're totally into the current trends of patchwork and granny chic decor. When we came across this chair makeover by Austin resident Stephanie Lewis, we had to s...

The 7 Best Things We've Learned to Make at Home

Here at Re-Nest, we're big on DIY. But that doesn't mean that each DIY project has to be a huge undertaking involving hammers and nails; we enjoy much simpler home projects that allow us to make easy ...

Inspiration: Upcycled DIY Headboards

We don't have a headboard at present, but we have flirted with the idea of going the DIY route — and these upcycled headboards have given us plenty of ideas to ponder... ...

Roundup: Crazy Reuse
There, I Fixed It.

Re-Nest is all about creative reuse, but sometimes reuse can get a little out of hand. Today we're giving you a roundup of some super crazy reuses, courtesy of always entertaining website, There, I ...

DIY Idea: Blanket Upholstered Ottomans

We've been on a bit of a blanket kick lately (anyone else anxious for fall?). This ottoman was made from this Hudson Bay wool blanket from L.L.Bean, and we love the concept: reupholster an old otto...

7 Easy Ways to Reuse a Plank of Wood
Chez Larrson

Have a piece of scrap wood and don’t know what to do with it? Chez Larrson has come up some creative and super easy ways to reuse a plank of salvaged barn wood, and incorportate it into the home. ...

DIY Paper Owls from Mibo

UK company Mibo is making these adorable Paper Owls available via download for only £1 (about $1.66). You can purchase them through PayPal at which point you'll be sent a PDF file with all 4 ...

How To: Decorate Your Own Tea Set
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Title: Decorated Tea Set Name: Aya Rosen Time: 2 1/2 Hours Cost: about $12 Wow, what great small project that allows you to be totally creative on a very functional household item. Easier than...

Green Activity: Ribbon Scraps to Ribbon Chair

We love getting gifts, partially for the excitement of what's inside the box but also for the wrapping paper and ribbons. Although we're not wrapping paper savers or re-users, we are a sucker for a...

DIY Projects from BODIE and FOU

One of our favorite design/decor blogs, Bodie and Fou, recently posted some gorgeous DIY project ideas: an easy 'Inside Out' bathroom cabinet; simple clothespin string lights; an oversize contempora...

DIY Rock Candy Chandelier

This “natural bling” chandelier is sure to have guests oohing and ahhing... and then eating. ...

Green Inspiration: A Wood Panel Wall

We love checking out talented green designer Kelly Van Patter's store in Silverlake, Kelly Green Design. Full of eco-friendly accents and home decor, the store also offers a ton of home design inspi...

Spring Cleaning: Have a Make-Your-Own Cleaners Party!

If you're as swept up in spring as we are, you know all about the insatiable urge to clean everything, from the baseboards to everything on that top shelf we never get to. And along with cleaning com...

Green Ideas for the Yard from Instructables

We all know Instructables is great for all sorts of great DIY ideas. Since Spring is upon us (hopefully!), here are a few Instructables for your garden including a DIY garden shovel, a couple of cheap...

Manforts: Adam's 135 sf DIY

Boys used to build forts. Men used to hang out in the garage or go ice fishing. We recently blogged "The Man Room." Now they just get handy and build themselves forts that look like something out o...

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