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More Uses for Pallets

June 3, 2022May 3, 2012 by Owen Geiger

We’ve already covered a wide range of things that can be made with salvaged shipping pallets. Use the built-in search engine (now much improved!) to get ideas for pallet furniture, wood cladding, ceilings and other items. This blog post lists some additional uses for pallets. Craft projects such as children’s toys, mirrors, coat racks, magazine … Read more

We The Tiny House People (Documentary)

June 3, 2022May 2, 2012 by Owen Geiger

TV producer and Internet-video personality Kirsten Dirksen invites us on her journey into the tiny homes of people searching for simplicity, self-sufficiency, minimalism and happiness by creating shelter in caves, converted garages, trailers, tool sheds, river boats and former pigeon coops.

Cable Spool Furniture

June 3, 2022May 1, 2012 by Owen Geiger

I thought I had pretty well exhausted the options for extremely low or free furniture until I saw the Facebook page Recycled, UpCycled, Freecycled Garden Projects. On a whim I entered ‘cable spool furniture’ into a search engine and was a little surprised to see the range of quality furniture that people have made with free cable spools. I’ve seen plenty of crude tables, but some of these designs are quite nice.

Illegal Treehouse in Canada’s Whistler Forest

June 3, 2022April 30, 2012 by Owen Geiger

The HemLoft – a secret treehouse, hiding in the woods of Whistler

“It took months to find the right tree to build on, and when he did the spot was on public land looking down on a row of multi-million dollar homes.

But that didn’t stop Joel Allen – he just built this incredible egg-shaped treehouse in Canada anyway, without telling anyone.”

Recycled, UpCycled, Freecycled Garden Projects

June 3, 2022April 27, 2012 by Owen Geiger

Hey Owen, this is a link to a facebook page that has some really killer examples of projects I thought you would like. It’s called Recycled, UpCycled, Freecycled Garden Projects. You don’t have to ‘like’ the page or have a facebook account to see it.

Practical Action

June 3, 2022April 26, 2012 by Owen Geiger

“Practical Action works alongside communities to find practical solutions to the poverty they face. We see technology as a vital contributor to people’s livelihoods. Our definition of technology includes physical infrastructure, machinery and equipment, knowledge and skills and the capacity to organise and use all of these.