I was looking for a quick and easy way to store my purses so I could free up some shelf space in my closet, and looking at a length of chain I had lying around, inspiration struck to create this simple hanging purse organizer: Best of all, it requires no tools to make: all you need is a length of chain (you can get this at any hardware store for ~$0.50 to $1 per ft), and some s-hooks (I got mine...
I'm always on the lookout for new products that might help me with my DIY projects and also work for rental apartments. So when I had the opportunity to attend the International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas this week, I thought why not? The show is mainly for builders and contractors, but by meandering through the aisles with an open mind, I ended up discovering some amazing products. 1)...
My “less than perfect” LA apartment = lots more DIY projects: take a look at my LA apartment before it got the EYS treatment!
This is my first California Christmas and I wanted to do something a little bit different for a Christmas tree, and I found just the perfect thing at IKEA: this pine tree wall decoration called LIAMARIA: It's essentially a pine tree with snow drawn on a piece of cloth, and it glows in the dark. But when I saw it, I had visions of adding lights and ornament to make it more festive and here's the...
I often get asked what are my "must-have" tools, and looking back at some of the projects that I did and a few house calls I made recently to help out friends with some odd jobs, I found that I can get just about any job done with these 5 tools: 1. My multi-tool: If I could only have one tool, say on a deserted island, this would be it. In a pinch, it can act as a screwdriver, it can saw, it can...
I recently moved into my new apartment in LA and though it's far from perfect, it is much bigger and has lots more closet space than my last apartment. So now that I have a bedroom with a really large closet , I wanted to find an easy way to display and store the shoes that I don't use all that often. Looking at some cardboard lying around, inspiration struck for creating this DIY shoe...
I love tension rods and have used them for many things as I mentioned in this previous post. And they have saved the day again in my new rental apartment, this time as part of my kitchen makeover. By installing a tension rod above the sink, it gave me a place to hang my dish towel right over the sink: no more water dripping on the floor from wet hands reaching for the towel below the sink! It...
My small 450 ft2 studio apartment in NYC has been a wonderful place to call home for the past 3 years – no only was it the inspiration for “Engineer Your Space”, it was also the source of many of the projects you’ve seen on the show.
With summer underway, I set out to transform my small 5 ft x 9 ft balcony into an intimate al fresco dining area able to seat 4 to 5 people. Having that many chairs on such a small balcony would have been cumbersome, so instead I decided to build simple wood benches to make a corner booth. I didn't want anything too complicated to build so I came up with a very simple design that only takes a...
Forget the plain café table and chairs, this episode will have you dreaming of outdoor dining in style on your balcony!
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