ABC Malm By: Lauren Moss

Materials: MALM chest of drawers

We had a lot of old oak malm furniture from our first house and when I became pregnant with my daughter I figured I’d have a go at doing something interesting with it.

First of all I painted it white. I then printed the alphabet in a variety of sizes and fonts and cut out the letters, sticking them on to drawers with blue tack until I was happy with the finish. I then cut the letters out of MDF with a jigsaw (yes, picture me 6 months pregnant, masked up using a jigsaw!). Letters were sanded and painted white, then stuck on with wood glue.

To finish it off I cut a piece of Cath Kidston fabric the size of the top and used the malm glass panel to put on top to fix in place.

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Rustic Walnut-Stained Rast By: Debra

Materials: RAST drawer

I know, I know, another Rast hack…but I think this will appeal to all those looking for a rustic, industrial look for a teen bedroom. I could not find a bedside table for my son’s room anywhere, and was not prepared to pay a fortune for what I did find. So, it was off to Ikea for a Rast unit.

I started off by staining all the pieces of wood with minwax pre stain, and then 3 coats of minwax special walnut, or until you get the desired colour you are looking for. I finished it off with 3 coats of poly.

Before assembling, I cut off the base in order to get a uniform square look all around, and added two pices of wood that I cut to the right size, and then secured with 4 small brackets.

I then added 4 industrial wheels.

I looked everywhere for a long iron handle, couldn’t find anything at all, so I had three made at a small family-run iron welding place that I found. I gave them a picture of what I was looking for, they were so nice, so helpful, and so inexpensive. I attached them to the holes that were already there…and voila!

I think it looks amazing and works so well with the desk and shelves that I had already built in my son’s bedroom.

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BESTA wine rack hack! By: Tim

We wanted some wine storage under our kitchen island and discovered the BESTÅ units are the perfect depth — but don’t offer a good bottle storage solution. There are a couple great wine rack hacks here, but none had a look that I liked. Instead, I took some OBSERVATÖR bottle racks (for use with the GORM series), cut them to size, and used some oak trim as brackets to hold them in place in my BESTÅ!

Supplies:

- BESTÅ white shelf unit (401.340.50)

- 2 (extra) INREDA shelves (701.371.13)

- 8 OBSERVATÖR bottle racks (001.981.00)

- wood trim to make 16 brackets about 13-3/4 in. long

- wood stain (optional)

- rotary tool

- drill

- safety glasses

1) Select and cut your brackets! I used oak stop molding (3/8 in. x 1-1/4 in.), cut to about 13-3/4 in. long. They were longer than necessary so the bottom ones would cover the front fastening screws of the BESTÅ, for a more finished look. I stained each to match the kitchen cabinet color.

2) Cut your OBSERVATÖR bottle racks to size! On either end, cut the middle cross-wires flush with the struts, and leave the front and back cross-wires about 1/2 in. longer. The total length should be about 22 in. (interior BESTÅ width is 22-3/16 in.). I used a rotary tool with a cut-off wheel for the cuts, then a grinding bit to smooth the cut edges.

3) Drill the receiving holes in your brackets! I used a 9/64 in. bit because I wanted a tight fit. I made an extra bracket and positioned the holes in it so the racks would be as far back in the cabinet as possible, with the cross-wires resting on the shelf for support. I used this bracket as a template for proper hole positioning on all the rest.

4) Insert your cut bottle racks into the brackets! Use some spit because it’ll be tight.

5) Put your bracketed rack in the BESTÅ! Because your holes are tight, you can use friction to hold each bracketed racks in place. The racks may bow up a bit, but once the bottles are on, they’ll be fine.

6) Repeat with a bracketed rack for each shelf! I spaced the shelves with three “holes” visible between each. This is enough for all but the widest wine bottles (and some champagne bottles).

End result: storage for 48 bottles, plus some additional space. We use the super short top shelf to hold placemats, and positioned the wine cabinet next to a BESTÅ drawer unit, both on chrome BESTÅ underframes.

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After the Jump: 5 Shows to Jumpstart Your Business Online By: Grace Bonney

I’ve been working from a little hamlet outside of Woodstock, NY for the past week and a half so I traded my weekly radio session at Roberta’s for a weekly drum circle with locals. Ok, I haven’t actually joined the session, but I’m an enthusiastic watcher. I’m excited to get back in the booth next week, but I wanted to use my normal radio spot this week to share shows that I think are especially helpful for summer break planning. After teaching my first two social media classes at Makeshift, I got a lot of follow up emails asking for additional resources or tips for taking a business online. So today I wanted to share 5 radio shows I thought would do just that. Whether you’re downloading these to listen to while you run in the morning or just need something for a long car ride out to the shore, I hope these will get your online life jump started and give you some inspiration for planning your summer break get-ahead brainstorming. xo, grace

• Finding your Voice Through Social Media: A step-by-step guide to help your business find it’s voice and visual identity on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.


• 15 Apps I Can’t Live Without: A look at the tips, tools and apps that make mastering (and managing) my online life easier and more inspiring.


• Being Your Brand: Tips on how best to embody and express your brand when your company is synonymous with you, your voice and your face.


• Choosing Your Words Wisely: Thoughts to keep in mind before posting anything online from your brand or businesses’ perspective- and what to avoid.


• Finding Your Voice Online: A great place to start if you feel like you need more help discovering and refining your voice online, from social media and blogging to printed material.

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A Day In The Life of BKB Ceramics By: Grace Bonney

Of all of the ceramicists I follow on Instagram (and I follow a lot) Brian Bosworth of BKB Ceramics is one of my all-time favorites. Not only is his work beautiful, but it highlights the aspect of ceramics I love most: texture. His simple organic forms are often decorated with geometric patterns, in both colorful and neutral glazes. My personal favorites are his designs that resemble thick pieces of cut felt (at least that’s what they remind me of)- they have the sort of uncomplicated form I love, but with enough texture and interest to make truly special and strong enough to stand alone without a plant to showcase. I always love getting to look inside the day to day life of any maker that focuses so much on hand-crafted work, so it was especially exciting to hear from Brian and see what an average day in his Joshua Tree, California studio is like. What struck me most about his day was how much time he spends with his beautiful family and how often they get outside to find inspiration in nature. It’s my ultimate goal in life to have a balance of indoors/outdoors like that and it is so much fun to see what this west coast version is like. Thanks, Brian! xo, grace

*Click here to check out Brian’s shop online.

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