This works great for alarm control panels and other electronics that don’t meet your aesthetic sensibilities. If you plan to hide a thermostat this way, make sure air can still freely get to it, or consider installing a remote temperature sensor. Find a canvas you like, 2-4 narrow hinges (depending on size/weight of the art) and mount the hinges to the wall as desired. A small level is key for this project. If you’re hanging on drywall, we’d recommend trying to mount the hinges to a stud if layout allows. For full details on this project, please visit the link above.
Use Pot in Pot Planting to Swap Vegetables and Flowers in Your Landscape
Dig a hole for a pot just slightly larger than the planted pot you’ll be using. Make sure both pots have adequate drainage holes. For enhanced drainage, apply a layer of gravel below the in-ground outer pot. Using several of these enables you to quickly change your landscaping, for veggies, flowers and other plants.
Hex Key Hack – Free High Speed Allen Wrenches
Cut off the L-shaped portion of those free hex key / allen wrench tools you get with furniture to make your own kit. The long and straight portion of each wrench can then be chucked-up like a regular drill bit, making your furniture assembly go about 100 times faster than doing it by hand!
Turn Your Regular Hammer into a Dead Blow Hammer
Don’t leave your next wood project looking like a woodpecker attacked it. Use the soft end of your hammer handle to adjust stubborn pieces of material into place without leaving indents into soft woods. Improvised dead blow hammer!
Chalk Line Snap Like You Have Three Hands
Snapping lines for angles on plywood and other sheet goods usually needs a helper to hold one end of the chalk line. Cut a small kerf out of the point of the cut and insert your chalk line tip into the groove for an instant third hand for snapping lines.
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