Maybe you have an old chest of drawers that is falling apart, or you found an abandoned drawer along the highway. Either way with a couple of wood slats, glue and woodstain, you can turn that landfill-bait into a portable drawer that can be used anywhere in your home. More »
If you buy spaghetti, linguine or other long pastas in bulk it can be difficult to find a good way to store the excess once you open the large package. Tall thin Pringles-brand potato chip cans excel at this use. More »
This impressive, large shelving unit with built-in desk is something you can make yourself out of plumbing pipes and pine planks for about $US200. Morgan Satterfield of The Brick House offers step-by-step directions for creating this massive storage unit. More »
Long kitchen utensils and gadgets take up a lot of space. Store them more efficiently and free up some room in your kitchen drawers by creating cheap diagonal inserts out of wood. More »
A simple change in perspective turns a magazine holder into a useful and decorative catch-all shelf for your keys, change, gadgets, receipts, and whatever else you like. More »
Want your printer out of sight? Hack an IKEA dresser and create a hinged drawer front. More »
Whether you were sad to see MegaUpload bite the dust, aren’t keen on the alternatives, or just want to use your own domain name and hosting service to share your files, you’re in luck! Here’s a simple way to set up your own killer drag-and-drop file sharing service with existing software and some code of our own. More »
You can never have too much Dropbox space. For a limited time, you can grab some additional free space while Dropbox is testing its automatic photo and video uploading feature. In exchange for trying the experimental build, you can get up to 4.5GB of extra space for free. More »
Have an old wooden ladder that has seen better days? You can change it into a saucepan rack by hanging it horizontally from the ceiling and adding saucepan hooks (standard hardware store s-hooks work fine for this). More »
Reader Greg wrote in with a great way to store your ties without damaging them, whether you keep them in a drawer at home or you’re putting them into a suitcase for a trip. The only things you need are an old toilet paper roll and a plastic sandwich bag. More »
