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…
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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…
Innovation D.I.Y. – Innovation Inspiration!
I have a wide variety of interests, crafts and hobbies – and I not only pursue them, I indulge them! Not to brag, but I’ve always been artistic, creative and good with my hands. I love making things and producing simple solutions for difficult problems, or fixing things other people feel are past their abilities…
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: Restore An Old Radiogram
This old Phillips radiogram’s been in my family since new – which was back in 1964! Unlike most antique radios that look the way this one does, all shiny and still in working order, it’s had a very hard life.
Easy DIY #21: Custom PC Case
A few years ago I wanted to build a custom PC case, and this is the result! It was originally an old 8086 (XT) case. For those of you who know anything about old PC’s, this was basically the grand daddy of your fancy pentiums and laptops we all use now. It was clunky, and…
Easy DIY #20: Rail Anvil
I’ve often longed to have an anvil. Unlike other girls, I wasn’t so much interested in fancy shoes and handbags – I wanted an anvil! Trouble is, those things are pretty damn expensive! The alternative was to make one. Very easily said – but harder to do, right? Well, that depends. If you can find…