Garnish: 10 all new uses for Building Blocks - They are the unsung heroes that can be bought cheaply merchants of all manufacturers. Here's why the humble building block is the secret weapon of a housewife.
The New Design Project
Build a bedside table
as simple as it is elegant, this bedside 'table' can be removed in less time than it takes to make a cup of tea. The perforations are a neat substitute for drawers.
as simple as it is elegant, this bedside 'table' can be removed in less time than it takes to make a cup of tea. The perforations are a neat substitute for drawers.
Artisan Books
put them in shelving
Who needs fancy designer furniture? Decorative perforated team blocks with simple shelves or boards for a single unit of its kind in storage.
Turn your storage stylish furniture
Who needs fancy designer furniture? Decorative perforated team blocks with simple shelves or boards for a single unit of its kind in storage.
Turn your storage stylish furniture
Sarah Greenman
to be creative
decorative blocks can be placed online to create an outdoor screen that separates the different areas of your garden, giving privacy without blocking the light.
decorative blocks can be placed online to create an outdoor screen that separates the different areas of your garden, giving privacy without blocking the light.
David Coleman / Architecture
Bring blocks in the kitchen
a block island covered unit adds an industrial edge to a kitchen. brushed aluminum and stainless steel components will complement the color of the island while wood cabinets contrast nicely.
Reasons for working an island in your kitchen
a block island covered unit adds an industrial edge to a kitchen. brushed aluminum and stainless steel components will complement the color of the island while wood cabinets contrast nicely.
Reasons for working an island in your kitchen
Dan Nelson Designs Architects Northwest
Build a pergola
an all wood pergola can be fragile, but using blocks for media adds both reassure and permanence.
an all wood pergola can be fragile, but using blocks for media adds both reassure and permanence.
Create raised beds
Building blocks are an inexpensive material for raised beds, and soft neutral color allows plants to be the center of attention.
Building blocks are an inexpensive material for raised beds, and soft neutral color allows plants to be the center of attention.
Lucid architecture
use blocks on the chimney
another diagram that shows how wood and concrete block work so well together. Reaching all the way to the vaulted ceiling, the fireplace is the focal point of this room.
another diagram that shows how wood and concrete block work so well together. Reaching all the way to the vaulted ceiling, the fireplace is the focal point of this room.
Zack Benson Photography
Make a unique planter
Use adhesive to stick perforated blocks together in a staggered formation, which makes outdoor planter that just grows and grows. Line each hole with mesh or hanging basket liner to keep the land.
More details on the preparation of your planter
Use adhesive to stick perforated blocks together in a staggered formation, which makes outdoor planter that just grows and grows. Line each hole with mesh or hanging basket liner to keep the land.
More details on the preparation of your planter
Build identity
Fire your imagination
Use blocks to create a home that's the perfect size and shape for your garden. Needless to say, the double check before buying than you selected are not flammable!
Use blocks to create a home that's the perfect size and shape for your garden. Needless to say, the double check before buying than you selected are not flammable!
Dana Gordon + Roy Gordon: architecture studio
zone your space
Create a half-height bulkhead to separate a suite of a sleeping area in an open room. Leaving unpainted blocks allows them rich texture to shine through.
What ingenious uses have you found for your old building blocks around the house? Please tell us in the comments below.
Create a half-height bulkhead to separate a suite of a sleeping area in an open room. Leaving unpainted blocks allows them rich texture to shine through.
What ingenious uses have you found for your old building blocks around the house? Please tell us in the comments below.