Man Made DIY

There is likely a secret culinary hot spot in your neighborhood...where you'll never get to eat. Deep inside that community staple - the firehouse - there are cooks and recipes to die for, many of which can battle restaurant chefs, and likely win.

The firehouse kitchen epitomizes the spirit of communal dining, as explained in this video interview with Denis Leary, star and co-creator of the NYC firehouse drama Rescue Me. During long shifts and a mindset of constant readiness, firefighters continue to gather and enjoy hearty, homecooked meals, likely with fairly bare bones equipment.

IKEA and The Family Handyman magazine want to do somethi… read more

We may not know its original purpose, but thanks to the IKEA-alike HËNJ instructions, we at least know how it was put together. 

Surprisingly enough, not with giant allen wrenches. Though I like the connections that can be made here. "Where the lingonberries live, and they do jam well?"

Keep reading, though. The best stuff's at the end.… read more

If you've hung around the DIY blogosphere for any amount of time, you most likely learned one thing above all others: anything can be made into a lamp.

That, of course, doesn't mean you should turn everything into a lamp...I once saw one created from an old 1970s teddy bear that was so awful I actually had a nightmare about it. Literally, this thing haunted my dreams.… read more

The clever minds at College Humor have created some international reader friendly, wordless, slightly confusing manuals for some of their favorite, often-equally-hard-to-follow science-fiction movies.

I love such a simple project with such a striking outcome. Especially when all the parts are inexpensive, and readily available at IKEA.

Vendela created this cool barrel shade project from IKEA's Löbb… read more