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Tyvek Projector Screen

Make a projection screen very quickly and very cheaply with TYVEK, a PVC pipe, rope, and plumbing pipe. Choose the size of screen you wish to make. I started out thinking I'd do 16' x 9' then realized...

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Coffee Table (Hack of IKEA LACK)

A couple of years ago we were in IKEA and saw a coffee table for around fifty dollars. Who could pass up such a deal. Well, after two toddlers and people who like to put their feet on the table, it...

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How to Re-Cover Chairs

An easy way to fix up old or used furniture. Why didn't we do this earlier? Before Here's an old chair with a ratty seat cover.We got it from Craig's List about three years ago. The seats had been...

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Designing Cardboard Furniture

Create more spaces that weren't there before, save a tonne by creating you're own furniture out of cardboard and watercolour tape. You'll find several nifty tricks and tips here and in following...

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A New-Fangled Desk...From A Dresser

(Note: This might seem to be a remarkably simple idea to do an Instructable on, but it isn't something just anyone might think to do. I love the principle of creating something you need out of...

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Cardboard Puppet Stage

Here's how you can make a puppet stage in a day. Its lightweight, strong and portable and looks great for a hand puppet performance. Includes new tips you can use to make hinge cupboards out of leather...

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Re-fluffing a Fiberbed

A Fiberbed is a mattress-topper. The makers claim that "it is incredibly cozy and comfortable, covered with a breathable fabric designed to move moisture away from your body, and filled with fiber...

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DIY: Mock Tufting

This is an easy answer to an annoying problem: back cushions that get all slouchy and are scrunched down after someone gets up. It also gives plain cushions an updated, restyled look Measure and Mark...

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Coffee table upgrade!

Summary: Extra storage and a top that raises up to meet you - and your needs!What's the job of a coffee table these days?Rest your drinks on?A stable surface for the odd TV dinner?Rest your feet on?How...

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A clear glass whiteboard

This instructable will show how to build a transparent glass whiteboard that will never wear out and never ghost. Glass is a superior surface for writing on with dry erase markers and erases with a tip...

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Upholster an Ottoman with A Vintage Plaid Skirt

For about $3.99 plus the cost of iron-on interfacing I reupholstered this oval ottoman (which I built and upholstered in the red fabric years ago) with a snazzy, big plaid pleated skirt from Goodwill....

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Bay Window Cushion

In San Francisco, bay windows are everywhere. While many are floor to ceiling, mine have a built in wooden seat about 2' off the ground. They've become a real dead space in my apartment, and I decided...

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Make a Button Tray

A $1.99 round teak tray is easy to convert to a unique button tray. Great for a gift to a friend with a new home, a shower gift or a birthday gift. Wrap it up with a bottle of wine for the perfect...

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Four Lives of A Modern Side Table

When thrifting at Goodwill or other vintage shops, it takes a keen eye to choose furniture wisely. See how this laminate topped modern side table was strong enough to live four lives. Each look brought...

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Adjustable Modular Furniture

This is a piece of furniture that can be bent like a snake and is screwed solid with nuts. You can create lots of different tables and chairs. I will make 8 sections but you can choose to make as many...

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Children's Outdoor Play Table

Learn how to build an outdoor activity table, using scrap materials from around the house. In all this project took approximately and 1 hour. Materials First you need to assemble your materials. For...

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Making a desk featuring old wooden crates

For years i have planned on building a desk to meet my needs and use old wooden boxes and crates for the drawers. I'm not a finish carpenter but was able to cobble this desk together over a few...

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Pacman pouf

Browsing the Internet I found a link towards a Italian design site that creates hockers (pouf) in the shape of the so ever loved pacman creature!When I saw the picture on the internet, I thought,...

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Bottle Cap Table with Poured Resin Surface

We've been collecting bottle caps for what seems like forever anticipating this table. After moving our collection with us to 4 different homes in 3 different states, we now have enough caps for this...

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Road Sign Coffee Table

Road signs are a great material -- strong, durable, weatherproof, and graphically interesting.  I made this table out of two old signs; the legs came out of a sign that was 1' x 7', and the top was...

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