The Most Impressive DIY Home Hacks of 2021
Being inventive goes a long way in this year’s list of our top DIY-design solutions.
Being inventive goes a long way in this year’s list of our top DIY-design solutions.
As the saying goes, if you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself. While that may not be entirely true—skilled tradesmen, architects, and designers are all worth their salt—what you discover along your own road to good design may surprise you. Necessity, it seems, is the mother of ingenuity. Read on for this year’s most impressive DIY hacks.
A Gabion Wall Made of Driveway Gravel at a Cabin in the Canadian Rockies
"We built a great gabion wall behind our fireplace," says Nathalie, who built this cabin with her husband, Greg, for next to nothing. "The gravel came from our front driveway. Greg hated it, so we raked it up, took it down, and put it into the wall."
Photo: Grant Harder
"All the built-in furniture from the bunk room to the main living area to the bedroom upstairs is salvaged from home demolitions in Portland," says Ty, who renovated this cabin on the Oregon coast with his family. "So it’s all hundred-plus-year-old lumber."
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In Ecuador, Diego Sayago and Tatiana Salas converted a 1993 Chevy van into a live/work space on wheels. Inside, plywood joinery conceals a portable table for eating and working, a bed for two people, a kitchenette, and ample storage space. The interior is designed to be flexible enough to adapt to different everyday situations, solving the basic needs of living.
JAG Studio
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