Here’s a braai chimney starter to last a lifetime
I was thinking long and hard about a replacement for […]
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Variation on a theme… the kitchen cabinet drawer
This project requires very precise measuring and cutting, but get […]
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How to replace the battery in an emergency stand-by light
The LEDs used in emergency lights generally have a very […]
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Here’s a cutting board with a bit of polish
Yes, we all know you can buy cutting boards, and […]
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Now that mixer is really easy to reach!
We recently carried a feature on a project dealing with kitchen cabinet trays. This project is a variation on that theme, to serve essentially the same…
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Here’s a nice little pick-me-up
When you reach the age of the writer, the effort of bending down to retrieve something from the floor, and then the effort of straightening up…
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Here’s a very simple security boost and it’s just an adjuster chain
This simple addition to your home security costs little, requires virtually no skills to fit and could be the difference between someone breaking in or not…
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Yes you CAN make your own pool leaf cover
When you have a swimming pool you face having leaves and garden debris blowing into it, plus the occasional skink or other small creature falling into…
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Now look here!
There’s nothing like going off to buy groceries and returning home to discover you forgot the very thing you needed. This very simple fridge-door mounted noticeboard…
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Your very own kitchen helping hand
This helping hand is no beauty but it works. And it works by allowing you to use your body weight to hold a screw-top container securely,…
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Try this versatile countertop storage unit for size
You can never have enough storage space and this handy little cupboard is designed to fit on a kitchen countertop but under the fitted eye-level cupboards…
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Anyone for tea?
If you need a handy box to store all those teabags and some spoons for a tasty cuppa, then this is just what you need…
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Roll out this barrel of delight
In these days of waterwise gardening, putting plants in pots makes sense. You can use exactly the right amount of water without wastage, and you can…
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Multi-use micron
Black 250 micron plastic sheet is used in the building trade as a damp-proofing course, but it has a host of other uses here are just…
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