In a quest to make my desk as smart and useful as possible I recently made a couple upgrades. Here are a couple of neat additions to any smart desk for a smart home, DIY and programmer enthusiast out there. Smart home control, cable management and paperless workflows… Controlling your Read more…
I recently built a oak wood slat accent wall with a french cleat system. Using that I designed matching holders for a book and small flower pot that I can now place anywhere on the wall to spruce it up. A simple yet very flexible system. Making a boring wall Read more…
Decorating a colored wall with matching wooden slats can improve the look of the room and make it a loot more interesting. I build such a wooden slat wall and combined with with a french cleat system to have a modular option of hanging different things like books and flowers Read more…
A couple of years ago I built an (for me at least) amazing custom coffee table from oak and black epoxy. I started to dislike the legs though and started looking for new ones. I found the most awesome solution from a company called Flowyline. This is how it looks Read more…
I have run the awesome MagicMirror² software on a Pi Zero W in the past. While this works ok the small Pi is not powerful enough for more complex widgets. Here is how the Pi 4 compares and how I set it up to run my magic mirror. Setting up Read more…
A MagicMirror is a mirror with a screen behind it “magically” showing information on the mirror. Here is how I built an elegant and powerful MagicMirror with an oak frame. The screen The “Magic” mirror works by using a semi transparent mirror with a screen behind it. If the screen Read more…
I wanted a giant map of the world on my wall so built one. Around 2,5m by 2m in size and with smart background LED lights. Here is how its done. The idea It all started with one of those ideas again: how about some nice combination of “art” and Read more…
I collect T-shirts as a souvenir from most countries/cities I travel to. After some time the old T-shirts get worn down but still have some sentimental value. To keep them around I made picture frames from those old shirts. T-shirts as souvenirs There are lots of ways you can remember Read more…
Need a nightstand matching your bed? Build one! I built a matching bedside table for my oak bed customized to match the space and including LED lights (of course) Designing the bedside table Some time ago I bought a new bed made from nice oak wood matching a lot of Read more…
Brandon Sanderson is one of the greatest fantasy authors. His limited edition books are awesome. I built a special shelf to give them an appropriate home. The mistborn books The mistborn series is an epic fantasy trilogy – the first one from Brandon Sanderson. While maybe not objectively his best Read more…