Brighten up your home in minutes! Give classic lightshade frames a bold new look using neon spraypaints. The paints are sold in hardware stores. Jenni Juurinen / photo Mirva Kakko
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Stall bars, rings and see-saw make everyday life more active. The “grass” pattern on the back wall was made from monochrome wallpaper. The pattern was first drawn using a pencil and ruler, then cut out with scissors and pasted on the wall in three sections. The wall cabinet is originally a kitchen fixture. When…
You can build an inexpensive book and toy shelf for the child’s room from wooden boxes. With creativity, you can make it look like a mighty fortress! The back walls of the boxes can be…
You can easily make your own art on sheets of plywood. Cut the plywood into pieces of the size you prefer and decorate them with geometric ornaments using a ruler, tape and markers. Susanna Vento / photo Jorma Marstio
The white wire closet baskets that had become useless in the new home were lightly ground and painted with shiny black Miranol using a small roller. Once the paint was dry, the baskets were lined with black garbage bags. A few holes were cut to the bottom in order to drain excess water. A…
A self-made plywood frame gives the divan bed a new kind of posture. Measure the sheet of plywood to fit the dimensions of your bed and attach it with screws. The sheet of plywood makes for a nice visual screen or even bed head. Susanna Vento / photo Kristiina Kurronen
When the children are finished playing, they collect all toys to cardboard boxes with lids and a rubber band around them. The most durable boxes can be used for storing toys in the basement later.…
An old flower pot got a new look with white paint. Its top part was decorated using semicircle stencils cut out of adhesive paper. The base plate and top part were left terracotta and the remainder of the pot was painted white. Susanna Vento / photo Kristiina Kurronen
