By: Irvin V. Stuart

Irvin V. Stuart — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:15:13 +0000

Fabulous 0

By: thisbeatinghart

thisbeatinghart — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:01:17 +0000

Worth a look 0

By: kattyface

kattyface — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:49:51 +0000

Awful aesthetic As an avid DIY-er, I’m always looking for innovative ways to modify existing and recycled materials to create a unique and cost effective product for my home. This book fell short of my expectations in many ways. I’m sorry to write such a criticism, but:1. The aesthetic of 95% of these projects is downright terrible. Using basic materials like pipe, concrete and pine wood is fine, as long as the end result is an interesting modification of these materials. In this book, however, all you’re getting is tables and chairs made from copper and PVC pipes that literally just look like you’re sitting on pipes. Not interesting, not attractive – like first year design student projects.2. The design direction of this book somehow implies that projects will be affordable, but it’s plain to see that if they gave you project costs, you wouldn’t pursue most of these projects – the price to result ratio wouldn’t be worth it.3. Although the book is DIY, many of the…

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