These DIY Speaker Stands Add Useful Storage To Small Spaces

If you have surround speakers but nowhere to put them, these DIY speaker stands get them off the ground, don’t look out of place in a home, and add some useful storage inside for CDs or DVDs at the same time.


Add Custom Backlighting To Your Keyboard

A lot of nice gaming keyboards come with backlit keys, but you don’t get any say over the colour of the light. Some don’t even let you make fine-grained adjustments to brightness. Luckily, it is possible to make some alterations on your own.


Buy A New Toothbrush Whenever You Buy Toothpaste

Dentists recommend buying a new toothbrush every three-four months, but it’s hard to remember when it’s time to get a new one. One simple way to remember is to just buy a new toothbrush whenever you buy toothpaste.


Cut Lemons Lengthwise To Get More Juice

When you need lemon juice for a recipe, nothing beats fresh-squeezed, but it’s always a struggle to coax a lot of juice out of the fruit. As it turns out, the secret is to cut the lemon lengthwise.


Top 9 Everyday Life Hacks That Take 10 Seconds Or Less

Sometimes, you can do something the fast way, or you can do it the right way. Other times, those two things are one and the same. Here are nine everyday tasks that you can do in 10 seconds or less.


Two Clever Ways To Case A Pillow Faster

Putting on a pillow case isn’t all that hard, but it can start to get a little unwieldy if you have a lot of pillows to case and they’re kind of big. Use these two tricks to get it right quickly, every time.


Cook Any Stir-Fry In Six Easy Steps

Once you realise you don’t need a recipe for everything, you may find yourself cooking a lot more often. Stir-fry is a perfect example — the steps stay the same, and you can use whatever is in the fridge.


DIY Challenge: Create A Self-Lighting Candle (With Dimmer Switch)

Industrial designer Zelf Koelman has built a fabulously twee alternative to electric light: an auto-lighting candle rig that even has a dimmer switch. Watch the video to see how it was done.


Use Caulk To Paint Straight Edges Like A Pro

Getting that precise, straight line on edges of a wall or where the wall meets ceiling is one of the hardest parts of painting. It’s even worse if you have textured walls or ceilings. The Make It & Love It blog reveals this “pro painter’s secret” to sharp lines perfection.


How To Add A Glowing Star To Converse Shoes

Converse’s Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers will probably never go out of style. But just in case, you can future-proof them with this fun hack from Adafruit that swaps out the standard star crest with a glowing logo.


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