Interior designer Annie Selke dreamed up this frill- (and drill-) free way to corral drapes: Just combine a swiveleye snap hook, key ring, and cord.
(Brass snap hook, $2.37; 1½" ring, 97 cents; 1/8" cord, $3.92 for 45'; homedepot .com for stores)
Step 1: Purchase two, four-foot-tall cardboard tubes, one measuring 10 inches wide and the other 12 inches wide. Use a jigsaw to cut each tube into smaller tubes of varying heights (refer to the photo at left for guidance).
Step 2: Cover the outside of each smaller tube with contact paper. Cut away any excess paper with a utility knife.
Step 3: Arrange the tubes on the floor as you'd like them to hang. Wherever two meet, use an awl to poke a hole through both. Slide a no. 10 washer onto a 6-32 x ½" bolt, push the bolt through both tubes, slide another no. 10 washer onto the bolt, and secure with a nut. Fasten all the pieces together in this way.
Step 4: To create load-bearing braces, slide a piece of wood that's at least an inch thick underneath one of the topmost tubes. Trace an arc along the top half of the tube's interior onto the wood. Measure down two inches and draw another arc that connects to the first, making a crescent shape. Repeat for all the tubes on the top row.
Step 5: Use a jigsaw to cut out crescents from wood, following the shapes you drew. Drill a hole into the center of each shape.
Step 6: With a friend's help, position the tubes on your wall. Use a pencil to lightly trace the top arc on the wall, along the interior of each topmost tube. Set the tubes aside. Place a brace so it aligns with one of the drawn-on arcs, then stick a pencil through the brace's hole to make another small mark on the wall. Drill a hole in that spot, then tap in a plastic anchor until it's flush against the wall. Repeat with remaining braces.
Step 7: Align the hole in one brace with the corresponding anchor. Using a drill with a Phillips-head bit, screw the brace to the wall. Repeat with remaining braces. Set the tubes onto the braces.
Step 8: At the back of each supported tube, just above the brace, make a pilot hole with an awl. Fasten the tubes to the braces using ¾-inch screws.
Step 1: For this project, you'll need a round mirror with a flat-surface frame that's approximately two inches in width (for similar: $138; ovalandroundmirrors.com). Measure the diameter of your framed mirror; for a 21-inch mirror, you'll need around 44 vinyl zero stickers — 22 black and 22 white — that each measure about three inches high.
Step 2: Using the inside pieces of the black zeroes (the parts you normally discard), apply the stickers along the frame's inner edge to form a chain, leaving a small space between each zero. Repeat this process along the frame's outer edge with the inside part of the white zeroes, leaving a tad more space between zeroes. Affix small adhesive pads between the zeroes on both the inner and outer chains (as shown above).
Step 3: Create a middle chain in the frame's center with the outer pieces of the black zeroes, slightly overlapping them as you go.
Roller Shades Kids' Clubhouse
Step 1: Working with a square or rectangular dining table, measure the distance between the insides of the legs on all four sides, and purchase four roller shades in corresponding widths.
Step 2: Measure the height of your table from the floor to just under the table's apron. Unfurl four roller shades on a clean work surface, and measure and mark this height from the bottom of each shade.
Step 3: Using the photo below as inspiration, pencil a playful hideout scene freehand on the unrolled shade, making sure to stay within the marked area. Trace over your drawing with a fine-tip Sharpie.
Step 4: Turn your table upside down and, following package directions, install bracket hardware. Make sure that the side featuring your artwork will face outward when pulled down, and leave enough space to accommodate the thickness of the shade when it's rolled up.
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