Inspired DIY

And Soon We Shall Be Wearing Our Wool Socks!

• According to the DIY Network : Caulking around doors, windows, pipes, cables and vents can save up to 10% in heating and cooling costs.  I am working over this weekend on sealing cracks, crevices, doors, and windows. I bought this old house last year and did nothing and my bills were too high!

I am going to work hard at getting this old lady ready for the winter properly this year!

DIY storage bench crates are super cool!

I love the look of these simple crate benches for an entryway, kids room, or living area. They would make great seating and storage and can be customized with fabric choice to fit into yr decor.

                                                   

From the diyideas website:

    Materials (for one  bench):    

• Slatboard crate (available at crafts stores or  unfinished furniture stores)    
• Sandpaper
• Paintbrushes
• Primer
• Semigloss latex paint
• Decorative drawer pull
• Screwdriver
• Plywood cut to fit crate’s inside edge
• Electric drill and bit
• Scissors
• Batting
• Staple gun
• Fabric
• Interfacing
• Sewing machine and  thread
• Crafts glue
• Four casters

Green for Dummies

I think this would be a great addition to the DIY life bookshelf here at inspired DIY.

It is a great resource for the DIY person who really wants to green up their home. Nowadays everyone is turning green even if they are an environmentalist or not. We can save energy and money by thinking about what we put into our home and how we run our home. It just makes sense.

I think this would be a great holiday gift for the DIY guy or gal on yr list. I know it seems early, but the holidays will be here before we know it!

What gifts do you think make great options for DIY green folks? What green DIY tips and tricks do you have? I would love to post some ideas here from readers. Leave a comment and I will link back to you.
Here are few from my brain:

Up Up Up the Stairs and other DIY wallpaper Lust

Wallpaper has come a long way. I mean most of us have scraped and scraped old garish paper from the past at some point. I spent about two weeks in a 100 year old house with spray bottle and scraper and it almost killed me!
Seriously-wallpaper was pretty ugly for a long time.
Now it is gorgeous and hip again:

I mean look at this!

I loved the DIY project for stair risers and wallpaper I found on sunset.com.
Here is a good Wallpaper 101 course for you guys.