There are really a lot of different reasons why people want to save money – and face it, in these difficult times, who doesn’t? I certainly count myself in that group! Service time is another of those dreaded annual expenses that make car owners cringe – even if you drive an old banger that’s paid…
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Easy DIY #30: Jewelry Hangers, Coat Racks & Brush Hooks
Most homes don’t come with convenient clothes or jewelry or sundry hooks about the place, do they? Well, neither did ours – so I put my thinking cap on and came up with this easy to make sundry rack that you can hang anything from coats to jewelry on!
Easy DIY #29: Bathroom Shelf From Old Coffee Table
Bathrooms are often awkward spaces in the home – they’re either too big or too small, or too full or too empty! Are there enough shelves, cupboards or racks to store everything you need in your bathroom? Want to see a quick and easy suggestion?
Easy DIY #28: Bath Side Table
This one is probably the easiest and simplest of all projects I’ve made – but yet it makes such a lovely difference to my bathing experience! If you’re like me and you enjoy having a little chill-time in the tub, browsing Facebook on your phone and sipping a drink – while not having anywhere near…
Easy DIY #27: Cupboard Under A Bench
I built this wooden bench outside the kitchen door in around 2014-15, and later thought if I added doors it might make a nice little storage area for gardening tools and seeds and so on. Plain doors on hinges would’ve worked, but they would’ve taken up more space to open and would’ve clashed with the…
Easy DIY #26: Cardboard Cat Castle
We have three kitties, and we’re always thinking up new ways to entertain them (and us), so one day my other half and I were discussing ideas – when we thought it might be nice to build a play-castle for them! It really isn’t difficult – all you need is a few cardboard boxes, a…
Easy DIY #25: Reuse An Old Mantlepiece Clock
One day I happened to be browsing an antique store, and I noticed this shabby old mantlepiece clock case lying amongst some other bric-a-brac on display. It was made of wood which had faded badly, was dry and a little rough, but I figured I could do something with it – like make it into…
Easy DIY #24: Kitchen Counter On Top Of Old Stove
Why anyone would want to do this is a question you may have in mind, but before you call me crazy, let me start from the beginning! This old stove is quite old – it’s considerably older than I am, in fact. My mother paid R100 for it second hand back in 1968, some years…
Easy DIY #23: Cat Tent Bed
Cats like to see and be invisible, watching from high places of concealment. They feel safe in places like that! I thought it would be a nice idea to make a sort of cat tent bed, and I’ll show you how easy it is!
Easy DIY #22: Mosquito Proof Screen-door
I made this for our kitchen door. For the past few years owing to stagnant rainwater collecting in neighbor’s emptied swimming pools and the like, we’ve experienced a lot of mosquitoes in our area. I’m sure everyone knows how annoying even a single mozzie can be – just as you’re about to drop off to…