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Source: Transcend furniture on YT, link to the video in question...

When you have a smaller space, like a student dorm room or tiny apartment, functional furniture and storage is tricky. Sometimes the kitchen nook is so small that you can’t fit a normal table, and the hallway too narrow for a normal console. Folding console tables, while practical, can make it feel too temporary and bare. And...

I’m not going to bore you with the history of the Billy bookcase, the Wikipedia entry can. What the history page won’t tell you is that it’s also a pun, as the Swedish word “billig” (usually pronounced the same as Billy) means “cheap” or “affordable” in English....

We were having issues with an annoying crow who repeatedly yanked out my pepper seedlings to get at tasty worms/other bugs below. Thankfully this old window screen mesh proved to be enough of a deterrent....

This is one of the reuse projects that I stumbled upon several years ago, and I am happy that the creator is still active. Daniel Maher, of DM Stained Glass [Facebook], makes stunning stained glass windows, and teaches courses for beginners and the more experienced....

Very basic and simple, yet it might be handy for some people. We were thinking of making one for a teenager who wants to play games on the laptop in bed, albeit with a different look....

This is an interesting project based on pallets, where they made a daybed for a patio. The process is described in detail. The armrests are made with industrial pipe and flanges, and it is movable as it has casters....

Jason on the “Epic Upcycling” channel is a fabulous YouTuber who takes scrap materials and pallets, and builds beautifully crafted furniture with them. He crafts metal hinges and knobs as well. He doesn’t speak in the videos, it’s just him working on the materials....

All material picked up off the side of the road, destined for the dump. I needed trellises for my peas and this fit the bill perfectly.

fun videos and interesting ideas

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