Home Improvement Today

So, I have been pretty quiet these past few months, predictably, being away from the garden. But, I had a nice e-mail from a member the other day asking me how I was getting on, and it made me realise how long it has been since I was on GOY, and how much I miss [...]

The collaboration between Yael Mer & Shay Alkalay led to the founding of Raw Edges, a design studio with a clever and original portfolio. For today we chose to present their project called Hole in the Floor and consisting of a series of ingenious shelving units. Based on the idea of things unexpectedly ending (in [...]

Woonling Collection Stylish Chair Design by Karoline Fesser Karoline Fesser presents the Woonling Collection as a solution for the ones with houses short on space but who want to feel comfortable. The product is based on a pillow designed in such way that it can be adjusted from a pillow to a simple chair, a [...]

Can any of you tropical plant experts help me with this. This tree is just outside of our garden here. I asked the lady who gardens here and she said ‘Balsam Glory’ but that name doesn’t bring up any matches on Google at all. Anyway, the tree has very poisonous fruit which is the favourite [...]

Did you ever think you could use driftwood to create a functional, remarkable design? The Bare Bones Ghost Chair is an organic, visually light furniture piece that was developed by using six worn out pieces of wood and an acrylic sheet. Its appearance combines the roughness of unprocessed wood with the elegance and refinement given [...]

Cool Concept of Bookshelves Furniture Almost every study room needs a bookshelf for book storage area to make it look clean and neat. The book shelves are not necessarily boring and classical. Matt Dennis, an industrial and product designer by profession, has come up with an interesting piece of furniture that has been named as [...]