Retro Daze Blog » DIY http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 48 – DIY lighting http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/48-diy-lighting/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/48-diy-lighting/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:33:18 +0000 creede http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2008/01/07/48-diy-lighting/ Image 48 005
I came across this post over at Tree Hugger a couple of days ago, and have been thinking about it since. From the three person design group 101 comes this great looking lamp made from old wire cloths hangers and a compact florescent bulb. Of course it’s not really presented as a DIY project so there are no instructions, but with a little trial and error I’m sure you could figure it out. Upon closer inspection of the picture, it looks like it is all held together by two acrylic discs. I would love to see some pics of someone trying to recreate this. Any takers?
Check out 101 Design Studio for more pics.

]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/48-diy-lighting/feed/ 0 Storage Resolution: Part 2 http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/storage-resolution-part-2/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/storage-resolution-part-2/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:37:54 +0000 creede http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2008/01/03/storage-resolution-part-2/ Dsc 0053-4
When we built our addition, we knew that the secret to making a small house feel big is lots of storage. Thats why we planned over 40 linear feet of floor to ceiling storage. Unfortunately when we decided to finish our kitchen with this project we used up all our budget and were left with no storage. Over the weekend we splurged and bought about 12 feet of Ikea wardrobe for outside of our bedroom. We went with the Pax Nexus Birch wardrobes. All the cabinets are 23″ deep and 93″ tall. With all the cabinets and some interior parts we spent about $1,300. It was a big splurge, but it makes such a huge difference to have so much good storage. I can only imagine how great it will be when we get the other 30′ installed!
Pax Nexus Wardrobes from Ikea.
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]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/storage-resolution-part-2/feed/ 0 Storage Resolution: Part 1 http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/storage-resolution-part-1/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/storage-resolution-part-1/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:05:11 +0000 creede http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2008/01/02/storage-resolution-part-1/ Dsc 0065-2It’s 2008 and new years resolutions abound. Ours is to finally get some decent storage built into our 1,300 square foot house, and we’re well on our way. We spent the weekend assembling this Ikea GORM shelving and filling it up with tools and other random stuff that had been hanging out in our hallway upstairs. We managed to fit an amazing amount of stuff in our small 6′ x 10′ mechanical room. We installed about 8 linear feet of shelving for just over $120. Best of all, we were able to get our hallway cleaned out so that we could start installing the cabinetry that we had planned for it….
8 Linear feet of GORM shelving from Ikea for $120.

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]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/storage-resolution-part-1/feed/ 0 Making a Concrete Ofuro http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/making-a-concrete-ofuro/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/making-a-concrete-ofuro/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:24:34 +0000 creede http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2007/12/28/making-a-concrete-ofuro/ 200712280722
When we were first looking into making an ofuro, one of the things we considered was pouring one out of concrete. The good thing about concrete is that the material is cheap, and with a little hard work it lends itself well to the DIY approach. We quickly bagged the idea because there is no possible way our floor could support the weight. This morning I stumbled across an old post on Apartment Therapy with a gorgeous DIY bathroom built for under 3k which includes a concrete ofuro. The soaking tub only cost about $200 according to the owner splat girl. She did mention that it was a lot of work though.
Check out her flicker photo set and the Apartment Therapy post.

]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/making-a-concrete-ofuro/feed/ 0 KNAPPA Pendant http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/knappa-pendant/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/knappa-pendant/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:12:49 +0000 creede http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2007/12/20/knappa-pendant/ Dsc 0012-13We have been doing a lot of shopping at Ikea lately thanks to our 20% cash back sofa credit. We bought two KNAPPA pendant lights for our front room, and last night I put one together and hung it. It comes with a plug end, but I cut the cord and hard wired it into the ceiling. I have to say that at $25 the KNAPPA looks 10 times more expensive than it really is. It totally transformed the look of the room, although admittedly the bare bulb hanging from the ceiling wasn’t doing much for the ambiance. Not only does it look great, but it was fun to put together too. I think it actually gives you a little bit more appreciation for the light having put it together yourself.

Available from Ikea for $25.

]]> http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/knappa-pendant/feed/ 0 DIY Christmas by wikiHow http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/diy-christmas-by-wikihow/ http://www.retrodaze.com/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Blog/Mid-Century-Modern/diy-christmas-by-wikihow/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:11:07 +0000 creede http://www.grassrootsmodern.com/2007/12/05/diy-christmas-by-wikihow/ Images C C6 74621550 44Bb79776FOK do it yourselfers, get out your favorite scissors and construction paper, it’s time to get going. Everyone knows that the best kind of affordable is the free kind. Here are two great projects that you can do that will cost you almost nothing. I found the pop up Christmas card on Curbly but it is originally from wikiHow. It has great instructions on how to make your very own card that is just begging to be decorated.
Images 6 62 Popup 361The 3D paper snowflake is via wikiHow as well and has to be one of the best homemade snowflakes I have ever seen. WikiHow has a ton of other holiday related DIY projects too.
DIY Pop Up Christmas card instructions.

DIY 3D paper snowflake instructions.

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