If your kitchen style can be described as "country" or "rustic," this simple decorating trick may be useful for you. Just pick up an old garden rake at thrift store or garden store—the metal kind with with curved, blunt tips—and hang it from your wall to hang your wine glasses from. It's not the most contemporary or modern look, but it's functional and can look good depending on the rake you're using. More »

When you're in the heat of a cleaning binge the last thing you want to do is lug a nasty trash bag all over the house. Instead, Real Simple recommends repurposing a collapsible laundry bin to handle the task and make trash collection a bit easier. More »

It seems like no matter what you do, bicycles are just too easy to steal. As long as a thief has a bolt cutter or a crowbar, they can get through most locks in a jiffy. Cars have alarms to deter thieves, but why not bikes? Here's an easy, cheap way to create a magnetic bike alarm that will leave thieves fleeing the scene. More »

It seems like cords are always a bit too long and that makes them hard to manage. If you're looking for a way to shorten them without actually losing the length, Make Projects user Sean Michael Ragan shows off an easy way to coil your own cables to cut down on slack and help you manage them a bit better. More »

If you're looking for a tasty warm-weather treat, ice cream does the trick, but if you don't have an ice cream maker or have no desire to do all of the shaking required for our last method for making ice cream in a bag, this method is decidedly lazier but just as tasty. More »

Buying a desk isn't always expensive, depending on where you shop and what you're looking for, but if you really want a desk that's tailored to the way you work, is large enough for all of your gear, and suits your tastes, you might consider building one. It does take a little elbow grease and some work, but it doesn't have to cost a lot of money. This build, for example, cost well under a hundred bucks, and looks pretty good for the money. More »

If you find yourself constantly needing a bit driver you can build a keyring version by adding a magnetic bit driver designed to be used with a power drill to a carabiner key ring. Simply attach a nut large enough to fit the carabiner to the end of the magnetic bit driver with a little JB Weld. More »

If you have a beverage dispenser with a dispenser spigot it's likely that users will drip liquid on your table or counter from time to time. To eliminate this problem you can buy a commercial drip catcher for $6 or you can just cut out a 20oz soda bottle. More »

If you're remodeling and need to add space in already-small bathroom or turning a closet into a half bath you may have need of a tiny bathroom vanity. Commercial models can be very expensive, but you can combine an Ikea Lillangen sink and faucet along with a Besta cabinet to have a 16-inch deep vanity for around $250. More »

If you have a craving for ice cream but don't have any on hand you can make it yourself if you have cream and a few standard pantry staples on hand. YouTube user daffyskies demonstrates how you can make ice cream in 10 minutes by placing your ingredients in a quart-sized freezer bag and then placing that closed bag inside a gallon-sized freezer bag with ice and salt and shaking. More »