25 Designers Who Overturned Our Preconceptions About Everyday Objects
If you allow designers to call the tune, they’ll end up creating lots of fascinating stuff out of ordinary things. Not that we mind: doesn’t it feel good having something that is both useful and aesthetically pleasing? A paperweight that holds a book open © KP8ch / Reddit A wooden lamp imitating a burning log © Proteon / Reddit A custom Rubik’s Cube for the blind created with LEGO © Panda_911 /…
20 Things You Shouldn’t Do Before a Flight Unless You Want to Suffer
In 2018, the number of plane passengers was over 4.3 billion people. When we’re planning to travel by plane, we all hope to go through the many procedures quickly and get a comfortable seat next to quiet, calm neighbors. But even on a clear day, a flight can be stressful. It can be delayed or canceled, the line to the check-in counter may be huge, jetlag can be disorienting, the turbulence can get scary, and the…
9 Easy Ways to Whiten Your Shoes With Household Products
White shoes are part of the basic footwear that almost everyone likes. Unfortunately, since they are so easily stained, even if you take great care of them, most of us end up leaving them behind in the closet. That is why we have to use different easy and effective techniques to whiten them. Not only…
8 Hacks That Will Help Make Your Work Hours More Bearable
A modern way of living often keeps us nailed to the screen and obligated to sit at least 8 hours a day, which could be seriously harmful to our health. A sedentary lifestyle is linked with numerous health concerns, like obesity, high blood sugar, or increased blood pressure. Because of that, it is crucial to make yourself as comfortable as possible while you work. 1. Raise your legs…
We Learned These Tricks at School, and They Still Work
Some everyday tricks are so useful and simple they can come in handy to more than one generation. Yet over time, they’re somehow forgotten, and they turn into what’s called “grandma’s tips.” Determine the time left before sunset Keep your fingers together, and reach your hand out so that the sun “lies” on your index finger. Now count the number…
10 Shampoo Alternatives You can Find Right in Your Pantry
Shampoo didn’t become a standard on our bathroom shelves until the 20th century. Before that, people relied on good-old soap, made of different natural cleansers. Unfortunately, soap doesn’t work well in the mineral-heavy water that we use. Yet, shampoo has a lot of weighty disadvantages that often make us look for better options. 1. Baking soda © pixabay.com, © depositphotos.com At first, you might find this tip to be a little jarring. Baking soda in your hair? Don’t…
10 Tricks That Can Help You Spot a Fake Item From a Mile Away
Branded items can be quite expensive, and there is a reason for this. Manufacturers are responsible for the item’s highest quality, using natural leather and on-trend colors, and making sure that the item will serve you for a long time. The price of a genuine item includes not just the cost of the materials that it’s made from, and human labor, but also…
Home DIY: 15 beautiful ideas to renovate your bedroom
Do you dream of having a unique bedroom that represents your own style? In this post I am going to give you some nice ideas for you to renew it. Easy homemade DIY that you can do without spending a lot of money. Noble materials such as wood, metals such as copper or cement are ideal…
What material for your garden furniture?
Materials that give different atmospheres When the good weather returns, we have only one desire: to escape the interior of the house and the enclosed spaces to make the most of the outdoors. For this, nothing better than the garden furniture which only asks to welcome us for moments of idleness and relaxation in the garden,…
Ideas to decorate a room without spending a lot of money
No, no, no. That decorating with creativity and transforming your room into a cool and cozy place does not have to be too expensive. We promise you. In this post , we have not proposed to take that idea out of your head and teach you that, with a little ingenuity and willingness to work a little, decorating a room…