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This is an antique wooden box I bought for about R50 at a boot sale about six years ago. I have no idea what it was originally used for, but we use it to keep our games in – chess, Uno, cards, poker set, etc. The lining had gone when I got it, so when…
Old cars are like a comfortable pair of jeans – one day with a shock you realize it’s already threadbare and starting to wear through in places!
Pelmets! They’re quite an old-fashioned feature, aren’t they? Most new houses don’t have them, and a lot of older houses have been redecorated in favor of newer tastes. But pelmets have another use – literally over and above just hiding unsightly curtain tracks – as you will see!
Some years ago, when I started to do some DIY improvements around the house, I was struck by how boring and dull our old vinyl-top kitchen table was. At the time I was enamored of the look of a wooden “butcher’s block” type of kitchen table, and pondered my options. Buying a tailor-made item would…
There are lots of different reasons why you might consider closing up a doorway, but in our case, it was to gain more useable space in our kitchen. Our bathroom and kitchen are situated beside each other leading off the lounge, and each has an entrance leading to them from the lounge. There’s also a…
In the first Easy DIY article for 2021, I’ll be telling you how I made a wooden chest Ottoman. Hopefully this will inspire you to make your own, your way!
Toilet rolls! It seems people never think about these things – at least, until they need them and don’t have any handy! Faced with a choice between yelling for someone to bring them an emergency roll – or waddling off in an undignified fashion to fetch one themselves, I would like to offer a simple…
Here’s a surprisingly easy and quick solution to the question “Where the heck can I hang my rings and bracelets?”
Let me tell you, as someone who’s had quite a lot of older cars in my lifetime, that I’ve seen some really crappy attempts at making backboards for a car! Unlike most people who criticize, I can actually do better – and here’s how you can too!
In this article, I’ll discuss how I made a sturdy bench that could be used in the garden, on a stoop/porch or in a rustic dining area.