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How to: Take Care of Your Tools
The older I get, the more I'm convinced by the "but the right thing once, use it for the rest of your life" approach to supplies. Yes, it might mean waiting a little longer and saving up to get the...
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8 Ways to Take Care of Your Sneakers and Make Them Last Longer
Spring is the time for taking a break from your boots and embracing something much lighter and easier to wear: sneakers. Or tennis shoes, or whatever you call them where you're from. The trick,...
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How To: Make a DIY Dining Table and Matching Bench
No more eating your dinner on the couch. Even if you can't afford, or have space for an heirloom quality dining table, you can outfit what ever space you've got with a proper eating space, DIY-style....
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Make Your Own DIY Leather Tablet Sleeve
Protect your tablet from dust and scratches (or pet attacks) and make this super snuggly, stylish sleeve.Molly from Almost Makes Perfect is a master of minimalist DIY projects. One of her latest...
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An Excellent Bargain Bottle: Our Pick for the Best Budget Liquor
Like many things, the world of spirits and liquor is a spectrum. On one end, there's the only-there-for-ABV stuff that college kids drink, on the other, the collections and high-end bottles of fine...
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Note to Self...
A Note to Self: March 19, 2014: You don't have to go out of town to take a break. Or rather, I don't have to go out of town to take a break. Over the last six months, any time I've left town has...
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How to: Make a DIY Geometric Photo Display For Your Wall
Most of us have one: that big blank wall that you're saving for just the right piece to add some color, texture, and a bit of personality. The Caldwell Project recently posted this super cool DIY...
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10 Ways to Improve Your Style Without Spending a Dime
There are times to add new pieces...to make investments, to research, to spend a couple hours in the dressing room. (Turn, turn, turn.) And then, there are times to get creative with what you already...
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How to: Properly Pour Beer in a Glass
A beer "head" of foam is, like most things in life, an example of perfect balance; too much and its undrinkable, and if not enough, you can't full experience the unique compounds of a given brew. I...
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DIY Idea: Make a LEGO Utensil Organizer
There's nothing new to say about LEGO: they're awesome, they're fun, and they're surprisingly strong...as long as you don't ask them to bear much weight. So, they're a perfect pick for simple,...
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Hand Carve Wooden Art Supplies by Camilla Barnard
London-based sculptor and illustrator Camille Barnard created this hand-carved "Pencil case collection," featuring wooden versions of her commonly used and carried art supplies. I actually love that...
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Stylish Illumination: 6 Masculine Lighting Choices To Brighten Your Space
Time to come out of the dark ages of winter and shine some light in your home with some sleek, yet guy-friendly lighting options.It's easy to forget that lighting is one of the most important aspects...
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Blow My Mindsday: March 26, 2014
Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.I have no idea what the torque conversion is on these smiley face screw heads...
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EAT: Romesco Gruyere Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe
This recipe to make a gooey, crunchy, grilled cheese sandwich is the exactly the kinda thing we want to eat on an early spring Saturday. Or, um, any day. I may be tempted to eat my screen... This...
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How to: Make a Large DIY Worktable or Multi-User Desk
I'm digging this one: by embracing very affordable materials (OSB subfloor panels, pine 2x4s and 2x6s), this project pulls off a high/low aesthetic that actually benefits from its low cost. Cool,...
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25 Whiskey Quotes from the Famous Drinkers Who Loved It Best
Most have heard, and can quote, the famous line attributed (probably inappropriately) to Benjamin Franklin, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." And plenty of us have likely...
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How to: Make Custom 3D Paper Letters
If you've been in the craft store during the last few years, you've seen the walls of chipboard or basswood letters. Which are cool, except for one thing: the typefaces are, at best, limited, and at...
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Legendary Designer Milton Glaser Critiques Modern Beer Art
Iconic designer and graphic artist Milton Glaser - the mind behind the I ♥ NY logo, that Bob Dylan poster with the colorful hair, and the co-founder of New York Magazine - takes a look at the bottle...
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Weekend Project: How to Make a DIY Hanging Garden
This weekend project combines the best of both worlds: it's functional, providing plenty of space to grow small culinary herbs or succulents or a safe place to start seeds indoors while it's still...
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How to: Make Your Own Swiss Army-Style Flip Out Key Ring
The key bulge. That tangle of metal in your pocket that does no one any favors, and is usually more hassle than its worth...until you're out and you actually needthat key you almost left at home....
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