Wood Veneer Lamp Tutorial
I love this wood veneer lamp tutorial by Bridget that’s featured today on design*sponge. Bridget was inspired by Tord Boontje and made the lamp using old lampshade parts and crafty hole punches to create the design.
Home Decor
DIY Painted Paper Lampshade
Saw this on WhipUp — Orange You Lucky! shows off her gorgeous revamped paper lampshades, which she purchased plain (and on the cheap!) from IKEA and then customized using simple gouache paints and her own creativity.
Cork Ladders
TreeHugger posts about these cool cork ladders made by Swedish design company Hetta. Seems like a perfect project to DIY!
DIY Silver Polish
Casa Sugar has a recipe for you to make your own silver polish so it can really shine at your next big festive event.
Photos from Skinny laMinx’s Home
Design Sponge has pictures and descriptions of Heather Moore’s (Skinny laMinx) home in Cape Town, South Africa. Everything that Heather makes is beautiful so, as expected, her home is awesome as well. Related HOW TO – Make Paper Cuts with Skinny laMinx
Reclaimed-Wood Furniture by Carlos Motta
TreeHugger has a great article on Brazilian designer Carlos Motta who has been creating unique reclaimed-wood furniture since the 70’s, like this rocking chair above. Motta makes his pieces he finds from washed up wood that finds its way on the beachy Sao Paulo shore.
Paper Bag Piecing
Blair from Eight by Eight blog posted photos of the process for paper bag piecing and wrote about it on the Eight by Eight blog. I had never heard of this process, but Blair describes it as cutting strips of fabric and placing them in a bag. She pulled out pieces of fabric in pairs, […]
