These are amazing ideas. 31 Insanely Easy And Clever DIY Projects

[snagglepuss]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/31-insanely-easy-and-clever-diy-projects

[Orrex]

1. Cute, but that bookshelf...

The one with the two ladders would cost you over $100. You could buy a serviceable and less slapdash-looking shelf for that!

[Gorp]

9. I think the point is the uniqueness. I use a 16' folding extension ladder shelf...

... as a temporary work surface for a power miter saw. I fold it into a "M" shape and use a board from a computer work station I built in the mid 80's as the surface. It has 2x2s on the ends (where the screws held it in place) that just happen to fit neatly over the rungs of the ladder. It's very stable, portable, and conveniently temporary.

I doubt I would dedicate two step ladders to a shelving unit, but it does have the advantage of being somewhat adjustable and quick to re-configure. The idea I really liked was using a book-end as a shelf, giving the illusion that the books are just floating up against the wall. That's a neat trick.

[Orrex]

10. That was a nifty one

I couldn't understand how they got the down-facing cover to stay closed, though. The pic makes it look as though it's stuck to the bookend shelf by magic.

[Gorp]

11. Probably something simple like a rubber band.

[Orrex]

12. Could be. Maybe I wasn't looking closely enough

The first pic seemed to show the lower cover magically holding to the underside of the bookend.

Still a neat trick in any case!

[Gorp]

13. Agreed. There's no rubber band in the picture, but they might have used rubber cement.

[Lars39]

2. Haven't tried the one with sharpies and ceramic dishes

but from what I understand, the sharpies need to be oil-based for it to work.

[In_The_Wind]

3. I like this one:

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[Adsos Letter]

5. Cool!

I was doing something like that on cabinets today, using satin lacquer and Mohawk's Finisher's Toning glazes.

Different colors though...

[Angleae]

4. No wire spool tables?

http://scraphacker.com/cool-spools/

[hibbing]

6. Chalkboard Paint

Hey,
Some of those were cool. I didn't even know they made chalkboard paint. I have a whole lot of frames sitting around, I think I will have to try that.

Peace

[Gorp]

8. I've used it on masonite and it works great. It's supposed to come in green too,...

... but I have only found black spray paint.

[Gorp]

7. There are some really neat ones in there!