How about some lovely bookends to keep your reading materials nice and organized? I’m on the hunt for bookends at the thrift this week but if you’re not near a good shop, these vintage Et...
In the last few years, industrial designers have continued to push the boundaries of material and texture towards creating amazing new home decor products made from things that were previously imposs...
Furniture, like the best things in life, comes in a variety of flavors. But normally, once you’ve committed, you’re living with the piece for the long haul, or at least until you’ve...
Blank, white walls can intimidate even the best of us. On the outside, we say, “Oh, it’s modern, it’s classic, it’s, so…Scandinavian,” while our insides are shriek...
Lisa Congdon’s wall of plates ReadyMade’s Editors’ Notes blog recently featured a fantastic round-up of ceramic plate reuses. At the end of the post, Katherine writes: “If all...
DC’s Hunted House I had the great pleasure of visiting our nation’s capital last week smack dab in the middle of the Fourth of July activities. While checking out the White House and the ...
Ten years ago, an 1869 brownstone in the East Village was to be boarded up with a check-cashing operation filling its ground floor. Go to this same spot today, and you’ll find a clean white con...
A quick bit of mid-century trivia from Make It! Mid-Century Modern, a How to Guide: The word mobile conjurs up two images: the tinkly contraption hanging above cribs in nurseries ‘round the world, an...
Ever since I saw Kim Johnson’s Ikea hacked kitty shelf I’ve wanted to make one of my own. The clever mod cuts an Ikea diaper changing table in half to create two wall shelves affixed to t...
Artist Don Lucho decided he wanted an entire apartment made from nothing but cardboard, and so artist Don Lucho built an entire apartment made from nothing but cardboard, complete with dirty dishes a...
A tree grows in Brooklyn, and so does its flock of birds. If you live in New York, or plan to visit before the end of the year, take a special trip to Fort Greene, where you’ll find the Myrtle ...
There’s nothing more romantic than a outdoor dinner by candlelight. Since patio tables can get filled quickly with plates, bottles of beer, and accouterments, you may find yourself wondering wh...
It seems the craft and style blogosphere is on an infinite quest to come up with as many alternative ways to create DIY headboards as possible. At least once a week, someone’s come up with a wa...
Litter boxes; the one major drawback to living with cats. Not only do they hold stinky presents, but they tend to be pretty unsightly. In recent years there have been some design improvements but eve...
There’s nothing better than a double-duty DIY project—one how-to, two uses, infinite glowbasking. This double header uses just a bit of fabric, an embroidery hoop, and a string of lights ...
Dogs love being outside. If you’re lucky enough to have a fenced yard your pup can frolic in you probably already know how important it is to have a place where your dog can retreat from the su...
Have an old chair in need of some extra TLC? Can you crochet? Here is the project for you! Jo of About Mo and Me made this charming chair cover using a pattern from Attic24. I know my way around a pa...
The whiteboard is a brilliant tool for capturing ideas, making lists and leaving reminders, and facilitating brainstorming and education. But, it leaves A LOT to be desired in terms of aesthetics, an...
Added to the ReadyMade Flickr pool by user lakbdesign/fergusandme When I was seventeen I moved from Milwaukee to the Virgin Islands. I drove my new-to-me Hyundai Accent from the Midwest to West Palm ...
Chris recently posted about how wonderful anyone-can-do-it DIY projects are. This recycled-bottle dish soap dispenser definitely fits the bill and coming across it made me downright giddy. I’ve...
There must something about the chandelier that allows its material to appear instantly elegant, no matter from what it’s been made. Just see the blogosphere’s infamous tampon chandelier a...
If you ever need a pick me up, I highly recommend perusing the Etsy shops of xmoonbloom and scooterKnits. While I don’t think my cats would ever allow themselves to be adorned with these adorab...
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