Shakhammer

Easy Room Partition

Kathy T. — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:45:55 +0000

You don’t need a jackhammer, saw, or nails to make a nice room divider. A little bit of cardboard, some white paper, and a creative streak for the inside design is all that’s necessary! From Instructables, here’s a Cardboard Shoji Screen,

To read the directions on making this great room partition, click through here.

Murals On Exterior House Walls?

badbadivy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:39:19 +0000

Ron Hogan at Popfi asks the question: is a mural on exterior house walls a good thing or a bad thing? Who decides beauty in this case?

Here’s A Project I Could Never Complete

badbadivy — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:39:53 +0000

Dude makes his own roller coaster. Rawk.

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Awesome Underground Wine Cellar

badbadivy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:48:58 +0000

The site may be in Spanish, but the pictures really say it all. It’s an amazing underground wine cellar. It’s not only functional, but it looks really impressive too. I don’t own enough wine to make a wine cellar, but if I did, this would be the way to go, for sure.

The Too-White Craftsman Bungalow

badbadivy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:52:02 +0000

Craftsman bungalows are perhaps my very favorite style of house. It’s not the curb appeal that gets me loving them, though. It’s the amazing detailing and woodwork inside. That’s why this Craftsman bungalow I stumbled onto on Hooked On Houses made me seriously cringe. Like the blogger at Hooked On Houses, I’m a bit perplexed as to why anyone would paint all that lovely woodwork white.

What do you think?

New And Awesome: Hot For Tools

badbadivy — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:01:58 +0000

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Basment Floors

badbadivy — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:37:16 +0000

I thought this was an especially interesting example of one person’s progress while redoing their basement. I really like the sunny color they used for the walls, and the white curtains cheer things up even more. The flooring job is really cool too.

Photo: kanemojo on flickr

Saving Money As A New Homeowner

badbadivy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:10:51 +0000

If you’re a new homeowner, there are many things you can immediately do to your home that save a lot of money and energy. Some cost very little out of pocket and some cost quite a bit, but also save quite a bit as well. Check out the Simple Dollar’s “18 Things a New Homeowner Should Do Immediately to Save Money“

Grout, Grout, Grout

badbadivy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:50:30 +0000

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Abandoned Places: School’s Out Forever

badbadivy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:11:48 +0000

There’s been a bunch of abandoned schools posted on Abandoned Places lately. This one’s my favorite.

It’s a little sad, in a way, all these schools being torn down. One in a city I used to live in is being torn down and even though I never went to that school, my heart broke a little for the school. Here’s the link to all the great pictures.