When we installed a tall, narrow 13-inch-wide sliver medicine cabinet in our newly renovated and very minimalist bathroom, little did we know that it would do more than provide storage for essential toiletries. The mirror door is backed by white-glazed steel, a perfect “clean slate” to which we could affix signs, reminders and images that…
Read MoreReady-Made Magnetic Walls for Displaying Pictures
The image-clad steel door in photographer Emily Johnston’s apartment sharpened our eyes for the magnetic surfaces that already exist in many homes, from medicine cabinet to fridge doors. Rather than tacking the usual small photos, mementos and lists to it, we’re contemplating having a poster made that would cover its entire surface, mural-like.
Read MoreA Magnetic Wall to Display Art, Photos, Anything!
Holton Rower designed a iron-clad magnetic wall painted to look like the adjacent walls. It allows Holton and his family to easily display and remove artwork, photographs, notes —anything that can be held up with magnets — as they wish. Here’s how he did it.
Read Morediy or buy: moveable magnetic plywood tiles, artworks…
Just as we posted about the many possibilities for using plywood as a wall covering, we learned of this brilliant play on the idea: moveable MAGNETIC silkscreened tiles made out of plywood. They are the brainchild of Giovanna and Matt Taylor, a couple who had never designed before. Remembering the blue-and-white ceramic tiles of her Italian childhood,…
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