For a motorist, a roof rack is not only a convenience but also a number of related problems. First and foremost — maintaining proper aerodynamics. The fact is that even when unloaded, despite its seemingly openwork appearance, a rack creates additional “sail area,” increasing wind resistance even at low speed. That means extra fuel consumption, Read more…
When notes, photos, and ticket stubs pile up on the desk again and the fridge magnet can no longer cope, it is time to make something beautiful and useful. A honeycomb-shaped wall board is exactly the kind of craft that genuinely improves everyday life rather than simply filling a weekend. You get an organizer, décor, Read more…
Manufacturing furniture from ordinary (non-laminated) chipboard is completed with its finishing. Although not complicated, this is a responsible stage that largely determines the appearance of the finished product. Finishing may use self-adhesive film, textured paper, fabric (linen, calico), and veneer. Facing with self-adhesive film is the simplest. The workpiece is cleaned of dust. A strip Read more…
A shoe storage solution is always a challenge. Shoe cabinets usually sold in stores are, structurally, ordinary box units with shelves that are not very well suited for storing shoes. This is exactly what prompted the design of a custom version different from store-bought models. The main advantages of the proposed design are compact dimensions Read more…
Kitchens in most of our homes are small. The set of kitchen furniture is also limited and rather monotonous, if not outright standard. But there is often so much cookware and other kitchen household equipment that it is no longer possible to place it all in cabinets and cupboards. At the same time, homemakers want Read more…
Open flat wall shelves are a very convenient and versatile type of furniture: besides, for example, books, they can beautifully hold houseplants, vases, and decorative interior items. For this case, I would like to suggest a simple solution to the problem of mounting such shelves. These are support brackets, each consisting of two main parts: Read more…
A built-in wardrobe is good already because it takes at least half as much material to make as a conventional carcass unit, yet it holds far more, since it is usually made full height from floor to ceiling. A sliding-door wardrobe has doors that overlap and do not need the extra, often considerable, clearance required, Read more…
It’s a pity to throw away plywood offcuts, thin boards, and chipboard, even if you have nowhere to use them. However, I have a suggestion: make a kind of wood-air panel from the offcuts. You will need glue (PVA or epoxy), battens, strips, paint (or varnish), and possibly fabric (for example, an old sheet). The Read more…
On a sunny loggia in a city apartment or on a green lawn of a country plot, it is pleasant to sit in a comfortable deck chair. Its design, proposed by the Hungarian magazine Ezermester, differs from traditional deck-chair schemes in that the chair is not only foldable but also detachable. In fact, it is Read more…
How can you equip a children’s playground in the yard? You can simply install a sandbox, a slide, or carve figures of fairy-tale and cartoon characters from logs. But that is not the best solution. We offer craftsmen another option: to turn it into a play and physical-activity area with their own hands. Building such Read more…
