What an efficient way to recycle your whine bottles? They will protect candle flames from any wind condition and make it a lot more interesting to look at.

A perfect way to add that mystical and magical feel to your home! This cotton wrapped LED (choose the ones that will stay cool) will look amazing in your house or used as outdoor decoration in the walkway during Christmas, New Year, birthday, wedding, baby shower or any outdoor party lighting setup.

Materials:

Cotton Batting (supermarket)

Paper Lanterns (buy them cheaply at $3 stores)

Cool LEDs (electric stores – make sure it generates little heat and is warm to touch)

Hot Glue Gun (stationary shops)

Step by Step Instructions:

Securely attach LED in the middle of the paper lantern

Stretch the cotton batting until it is fluffy and voluminous enough

Hot glue the cotton around the paper lantern

WARNING: be careful and have your fire extinguisher in place at all time when trying this cotton diy LED light idea, in case you accidentally set it on fire. Keep out of reach of children and Never leave it unattended!

martinekenblog:

The Coolr fruit bowl is a combination of high tech mixed with traditional art materials.

The Coolr fuit bowl base is machined in one pass from aircraft grade aluminium alloy. It’s then bead blasted & given a natural anodise finish - just like all the the lovely Apple products.

Staedtler Norris colour pencils with a white protective coating finish the bowl. Staedtler pencils are made from certified managed forests.

Base diameter is: 125mm x 25mm and holds 24 Staedtler pencils.

(via martinekenblog)

Indirect Wall Lighting

For this project, you will need three main materials: tube lights, laminate flooring planks and wooden studs to create the space between the wall and the planks. The tools you will be working with are: “ a screwdriver, a saw, a level, extra strong mounting glue, screws, some hook screws or special nails to guide tubes and possibly some nails or tape to help the glue on the first planks dry properly .”
First of all, draw the outlines of the project on your wall, so you know where everything is supposed to go. Draw a line where the light tube will be and be careful with your decision, because you need to be able to see just the indirect light, not the tubes whether you sit in bed or admire it from the bedroom entrance. For the best results, draw the lines at average eye height. What to do next: “ Guide the light cable along the inner line you drew by holding it with hooked screws or cable guiders. The power cable of the light tube needs to connect to a power source so the location of that end of the wire can be important. Therefore you might want to start guiding the tube from that point so you always know the power cable can make it to your power source .”
After the lights are up, you need to mount the planks on the wall and cover up the lighting mechanism: “ Saw the wooden stud in random parts and spread them evenly over the wall where the planks will have to be glued on. (We left a part untouched to keep the option of mounting in an LCD screen in the future). How you secure the studs on your wall depends on the material your wall is made of. Usually screwing them on will do. Make sure they are secured tightly though. Follow the instructions with the laminate flooring planks and saw them where necessary. Probably the best way to do this is by building the whole ‘floor’ flat on the ground. ”
“Once you know the lengths are right and the connections are all on the proper side you can start gluing the planks to the studs. Start off with the bottom planks and make sure they are perfectly level. The bottom planks might be put to some force once you start pushing the upper planks on them to connect, so make sure the glue is dried before you put force on those bottom planks. To hold the planks in position while the glue hasn’t dried yet you can use tape to secure it or hammer some (temporary) nails underneath the planks to hold them in position. Once the bottom planks are secured you can just ‘click’ in the other planks and glue their backs to the studs. Connect the power and the project is done!”
If the light shows at the end of the planks use painter’s putty to seal the project and don’t forget to enjoy your finished work!

(Source: interiordesignphotos.co.uk)

DIY Pendant Light by Made By Girl

Take a longing glance at this beautiful DIY faceted pendant sphere, completely covered in small fortune tellers! This project requires little more than printer paper and patience to complete, and would look stunning in an entry, a hallway, or a dining room

DIY Floating Clothing Rack

This DIY “floating clothing rack” is perfect where every space needs to be used as efficiently as possible; underneath you can put shoes, bags or boxes.

(Source: love-aesthetics.blogspot.com.au)

DIY Fabric Headboard

link: http://hollywest.com/blog/2007/01/making_an_uphol.html

DIY Headboard

Another amazing and easy idea! use a curtain or shower rod and hang a tapestry! via homesandgardens uk