The other day I went to my sister's house, and discovered the most genius invention I've seen for a while...and she made it all by herself (with a touch of assistance from the hubby)!
My sister has been wanting to create some more space in the downstairs utility area of her house. She figured that if she were to remove the sink out of the downstairs toilet then she would have enough room to fit her washing machine and tumble dryer in there. But where then would one wash one's hands?!
Her research into the solution led her to an
Instructables project that creates a wash basin in the top of your toilet. Inspired, she went and got all the pieces she needed and a short time later...
...Da-Daaa!
So clever and so economical! When you flush the toilet, the water that re-fills your cistern, comes through the copper tap, giving you plenty of time to wash your hands. The water then drains into the cistern, re-filling it for the next flush. Perfect for any downstairs WC.
I was given these trendy little evian water bottles (designed by Paul Smith) about 18 months ago and straight away I knew I wanted to hang them in a cluster over lights in our hallway. Finally, I have done it! The reason for the delay was because in order to hang them, I needed to cut the bottoms off and the only tool I had for this task (Ephrem's Bottle Cutter) didn't seem to be cutting them so well. So there began the epic search for a tool/facility that would achieve the desired slick cut. The only tools my research led me too were far too expensive, I also went to several glass cutting studios, tile cutters and heavy duty machinary-hire places...all to no avail. I even tried the old tie-string-round-the-bottle-and-set-fire-to-it method which some people assured me would work, but it didnt. Eventually I decided to give my Ephrem's Bottle Cutter one last go. I managed to get 3 good, but not quite perfect, cuts, which I am very happy with.
