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50 Foot Wooden Tower is a Brilliant DIY Backyard Solution

Posted: 19 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT

[ Filed under Patios & Decks & in the Interiors category ]

When faced with a nearly impossible backyard, one British homeowner refused to give up on his dream of having a vegetable garden. The yard featured a few feet of level ground followed by a sheer 50 foot chalk cliff, on top of which was the only usable plot of land. For a while, owner David Spearman climbed the cliff and rappelled down whenever he needed to reach the top of the yard. Eventually, he dreamed up this elegant DIY solution.

The homeowner is a fan of home improvement shows on television, and he turned that inspiration into the idea to build a huge wooden tower in his back yard. The tower boasts six flights of stairs that take Spearman and his wife all the way to the top of the gigantic cliff, allowing them to tend their garden without risking life and limb.

The top of the tower contains a wooden patio with a stunning view of the nearby river over the rooftops of neighboring houses. The homeowners are able to have their vegetable garden and enjoy the part of their yard that was previously almost unreachable. The tower took several months to build, and permission was only granted after several refusals by the local council. Now that it is done, however, neighbors with similar backyards are planning to copy the brilliant idea.

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Trampoline Bowl Stretches to Fit + Keeps Fruit Fresh Longer

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 04:00 PM PDT

[ Filed under Kitchenware & in the Furnishings category ]

We all love fresh fruit, but finding a moldy, squishy pear in the bottom of the fruit bowl is enough to scare anyone off of their recommended daily servings for a few days. The Stretchy Bowl‘s design keeps fruit fresh longer while conserving precious cabinet space.

The bowl is made of a rigid metal base and a circular piece of elastic fabric attached to a metal hoop. When empty, it looks a bit like a trampoline. But when you begin piling fruit on the fabric, it expands into a bowl shape that is limited only by the size of the base.

The special fabric allows the fruit to breathe, meaning that there will no longer be that one lone orange rotting away at the bottom thanks to being smothered by other fruit.

When not being used, the bowl can be flattened to take up almost no space at all. If you do manage to forget about your fresh fruit and something goes bad, the fabric is washable.