DIY Round-up: Patio Shade Sail Edition
It’s the return of weekend round-ups! In an effort to share some of the best from the DIY web, here’s some of the things we’ve been reading over the last two weeks that we think you’d enjoy too.
Bill over at Renovate Australia teaches us how to install a shade cloth sail. Bill’s project turns out great and earns the title and picture for our round up. It makes me pine for the Summer here in the states. I picture my self sipping cool lemonade margaritas beneath Bill’s shade. So…. when are we getting our invite Bill?
Charles and Hudson brought our attention to this collection of 100 abadoned homes pictures by photographer Kevin Bauman. Sad to see such much in disrepair, but the photography is excellent. Maybe in a future life my job will be restoring homes. Yeah… that’d be cool.
Todd over at Home Construction Improvement gives us a lesson on how to pick saw blades for various purposes. He even provides the links to streamline the flow of money from your credit card to Amazon!
CalFinder gives us 20 reasons living in a smaller home is better. With the economic downturn, we expect newly constructed homes will be smaller on average for the first time in years… And we’ve gotta say, it’s about time.
ToolMonger highlights this cute pizza cutter shaped like a circular saw … great for the Pizza Lover DIYer in your life (eh hem… hey honey… that’s me!)
Even though it didn’t get any comments when it ran (fooey on all of you!), I was pretty happy with my article on how to rewire a switch to control an overhead fixture. Was it just not understandable? Or was it boring?
And finally… even though V-Day is a distant memory, we couldn’t resist sharing Green Gardenista’s Gardening Meets Romance Meets “How’d They Do That?” discovery: a plant that buds with the words “I Love You” written on the first leaf. If Bill hadn’t done such a great job with that shade, GG would’ve been #1 for this round-up.
Alright, here’s your Chance! Leave a comment below and add your own best articles for this round-up. And please, nothing cheesy (like a circular saw turned pizza cutter), ok?
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February 24th, 2009 6:41 am
Thanks for highlighting the article!
If you make it to Townsville any time soon let me know. Most Aussie’s probably prefer a cold beer and a snag (sausage) on the BBQ, but I reckon we could whip up some margaritas.
Maybe my son could teach you some back yard cricket too. He always loves doing that when we have N. American visitors come over.
Cheers, and thanks again.
Bill