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Casa Quickie: Steady Your Wobbly Table
Are you guilty of tossing wine corks when you open a bottle? Instead of adding them to the waste stream, save those corks for something that won't give you dark circles under your eyes, deathly hangovers, or liver problems. Slice your wine corks into thin circles and use them to steady any wobbly legs of your dinner table.
Casa Quickie: Wine Cork Place Card Holder
If you're anything like me, there are already a plethora of wine corks laying around your home this season. So, if you'll be hosting a holiday dinner party this week, why not put them to good use and turn them into place card holders? Use a standard dinner knife to slice a shallow slit into the length of a wine cork or the width (top) of a champagne cork.
DIY: Wine Cork Placecard Holders
I spotted these Wine Cork Placecard Holders ($23.95) at Bright and Bold, which are actually made of resin, and thought they'd make a fabulous and simple DIY for a bridal shower brunch (or any other event). It's kind of a sad fact that these are being mass produced, but we won't get into that. I'm sure most guests would get a kick out of them, especially my girlfriends who are staunch wine fans.
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Casa Verde: From Bottle to Building
I like my Sancerre, my Sauvignon Blanc, and my Beaujolais Nouveau, and I have been known to drink wine from a box. Heck, I'll try any kind of wine you pour. When all of these bottles are finished, and I toss them into my recycling bin, their corks don't land in the trash; I've been saving my corks for a few months now to make a wine cork mirror.
Obama Buys $4,800 Recycled Chandelier For Daughters' White House Bedroom
In last night's episode of Man Shops Globe, Keith Johnson traveled to South Africa, where he was on the hunt for not-so-typical African crafts. After stumbling upon some unusual pottery and a handmade wooden dining chair straight out of a Van Gogh painting, he wandered into a magical art collective shop called Magpie , which sells knickknacks and décor made entirely from recycled objects. Be it a lid to a dog food can, a wine cork, or a Barbie, the eco-conscious craftsman turned the disposable into the extraordinary.
Good, Better, Best: Wine Racks
A friend asked me to find her a handsome wine rack for her bedroom because her recent grad roommates consistently drink any "booze" she leaves in the kitchen. Natch, I agreed. There are plenty of stylish wine racks, so I knew it wouldn't be a difficult task.
Crave Worthy: Modern Cellar Skylight Wine Credenza
I'm a big fan of any piece of furniture that serves my drinking habit . . .
Good, Better, Best: Cool Menorahs
Yes, the menorah might have been around since Moses. But that doesn't mean it can't be 21st century cool. I've rounded up several cool menorahs that'll make even the gentiles want to celebrate Hanukkah.
Link Time!
- SFgirlbybay shares her weekend flea-market finds.
- AT: SF has a top ten list of cloth napkins.
- The Hardware Aisle has a great tip on saving energy and money with the Home Joule.
- These cool light fixtures on Sub-Studio Design are made from vegetables.
- Better Homes and Gardens reveals nine nature-inspired decorating ideas, just in time for Thanksgiving.
- These Markow and Norris woven glass sculptures on MoCo Loco take over 100 hours of kiln time to make.
- AT: NY spotted some pretty versatile apple racks that can be used as storage at home.
- Design*Sponge's custom baroque-style cork-board DIY project have me reaching for the push pins.
- NYC subway grab-holds ($45) are for sale to the general public, and both Danny Seo and I are itching to own a bite of Big Apple history.
- Shelterrific and I have our eyes on this pagoda-esque bamboo wine rack that holds nine bottles of wine of choice, just enough to get me through Thanksgiving.
Casa Verde: Recycled Texas Houses
Yesterday I told you about some cool tiny Texas homes, and today I'm back with an amazing story about one Texas couple's vision to help anyone who wants to own a house to do so, with lots of hands-on work and about $20,000-$50,000. Phoenix Commotion was started in 1996 by Dan and Marsha Phillips, who mortgaged their house to start a business building affordable houses from free, salvaged, and recycled materials. The company caters their homes to the working poor, including single mothers, who need energy-efficient, affordable, comfortable homes.
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