Thrifty householders have always had a tradition of putting up various pickles and jams for the winter, and today it is especially relevant: food prices rise, while purchasing power lags behind. At the same time the country is experiencing a dacha boom, and plots are filled with plantings, greenhouses, fruit trees, and berry bushes. The Read more…
This small table with an original design will become not only a useful piece of furniture in any home, but also an element of its decoration. What sets it apart from ordinary tables is the lower parts of the legs “woven” into a knot. The resulting closed system is free from the drawbacks of traditional Read more…
Today, stores offer a huge variety of kitchen cutting boards. There are boards made of wood, plastic, glass, ceramics, and even marble. But despite such an abundance of items with a similar purpose, there is one crucial rule that any experienced cook knows: different foods require different cutting boards. One for meat and poultry, another Read more…
Before you is not a corner of an ancient castle, but a hallway in the most ordinary city apartment. And the “castle” interior is the work of skillful hands, invention, and the fantasy of its owner. At the same time, the home craftsman did not have to hew stones, mix cement mortar, or buy bricks. Read more…
As soon as a child has learned to crawl, they are overcome by the desire to explore the surrounding space, where there are all sorts of curious things. And here parents are often helped by a well-known invention — a baby playpen. Its wooden lattice or rope netting limits the baby’s movement within this fenced Read more…
After a long DIY construction project of my own — or rather a major renovation of a purchased country house — it turned out that we would have to move in not only to “bare walls,” but also practically with empty pockets. I think some readers of this magazine I respect so much may find Read more…
I offer you a shelf of a very simple design, consisting of just five parts. The reason for making it was that I had accumulated a large number of baby-food jars. The shelf is designed to hold five jars, although their number can be increased or decreased by changing the dimensions of the corresponding parts. Read more…
As is well known, sun, air, and water create the most favorable conditions for recreation. So it is no surprise that on a hot sunny day so many people gather on sea beaches and by the banks of a river or pond that there is literally no room to spare. Unfortunately, well-equipped beaches are few. Read more…
It would seem that driving a nail is about as simple as it gets. Still, even this seemingly straightforward operation requires a calculated approach and some experience. 1. Long nails are best driven with a 400—500 g hammer, and small ones with a hammer weighing up to 250 g. 2. To find nails driven deep Read more…
The times of treasure hunters are back. “Black” and “green” searchers look for artifacts of past eras, dedicating all their free time to this pursuit. All in the hope of finding a coin hoard or a weapons cache. One cannot condemn them — times are hard. Better, if possible, to help. One of the main Read more…
