On one of my very frequent trips to IKEA, I found inexpensive LACK tables that were the perfect color to work as nightstands in my bedroom . The only problem was that they were too low for my bed. At $13 each, it was worth trying to find a way to make them work. My solution? Cut the legs of one table and stalk another table on top it! This is a very simple project that took about...
Living with a cat has meant that I've always had a not so attractive scratching post around my apartment. Not only are they not pretty to look at, but they take up precious floor space too. So I came up with this idea to convert the legs of my inexpensive IKEA desk into built-in scratching posts: I'll outline the steps for this project below but you can also watch this video showing how I made...
I was able to carve out some space for a home office in a corner of my living room but I was missing some storage space and I also wanted to create more of a separation between the office and the living room. So my solution was to
When you have a big blank wall to decorate but don't have a large painting or work of art to fill in the space, it can be pretty daunting, especially if you're on a budget. Putting together a gallery walls is a great way to fill in a large blank wall without having to spend lots of money, which is what I did in my LA apartment living room. Having zero budget, I looked for things to use that...
When I moved to LA, I finally had enough space to have my very own step ladder. It's a small 4 ft one and it's just the right size to do my projects around the apartment. It's also fairly light which is great but it is a bit bulky to store. So to minimize the closet space it takes up when I'm not using it, but still make it easy to get to, I came up with a very quick inexpensive solution to hang...
I'm very lucky to have a balcony and since I live in sunny California, I definitely wanted to make my balcony feel like an extension of my indoor space where I could eat and lounge to take in the sun. The challenge was to fit all of that into a 3.5 ft wide x 10 ft long space. I just couldn't find any furniture that would work so I designed and built my own DIY outdoor storage bench to fit...
In this episode, I’m putting the finishing touches on my home office. I needed to add some lighting and decorate my walls, all on a budget so you’ll see how to make an inexpensive pendant lamp
With the ever growing number of electronic devices we all seem to be accumulating, finding a dedicated spot to charge them all while keeping the wires tamed and out of sight can be a challenge. Here are 12 clever ideas for DIY charging stations that I found while browsing on hometalk: You can find out more details about them on my hometalk board , including the solution I came up with, a DIY...
If you need help organizing your home, tension rods might be the answer. I've used a tension rod above the sink in my kitchen to hold my sponges and dish towel and most recently, I put tension rods to good use in my bathroom: I installed two tension rods between the wall and the existing mirror frame and used inexpensive s-hooks to hang necklaces from the top rod. The bottom rod is the...
What an amazing year this has been: Engineer You Space reached over 3.6 million views on YouTube, my projects have been featured on Oprah.com, HGTV.com and GoodHousekeeping.com and I've had loads of fun making my LA apartment feel like home. None of it would be possible without you, my fans, viewers and supporters. So as a small token of my appreciation, I'm giving away one Letherdos multi-tool...
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