Unique DIY Mudroom Floating Bench With Storage Cabinets
Let me show you one way to make a floating mudroom bench with a waterfall edge!
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Author: thecreativeengineer
Top Ten Financial Planning Steps For Engineers
Financial Planning is more crucial to our personal wealth then ever before. I mean, it was always important, but past
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What is Art?
I have the answer! I know there are thousands of people, academic and otherwise, debating this same question but I
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Fancy Office Dry Erase Board
Okay, so I recently went ahead and rearranged my home office. The layout just wasn’t working for me anymore, I
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Art From Cheap Stuff
When I moved into my first house and was confronted a ton blank, white walls that kind of creeped me
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Plywood Bench
Can plywood be pretty? Let’s find out!
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2X4 Coffee Table
The idea was to create a large wooden box that appeared to float in the room. All of the surfaces
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Plaster Art
Let me show you another economical medium that can produce some really powerful effects. The idea here is to that
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Modern Farmhouse Table
Ah, the humble Farmhouse Table. This type of project is popular with the DIY crowd because there is a large
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Wall Stencils Using Painters Tape
I finally got around to painting my son’s bedroom, playroom, and bathroom. He wanted an ocean theme in the bathroom
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My Issued Patents
US 9533625, 9527451, 9487248, 9302719, 9682733, 10076991 Links: Tonneau cover with integrated storage compartment – US 9682733 B2 Bike rack
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Sawdust Art
A side benefit of woodworking is copious amounts of fresh saw dust. And by benefit, I mean the added exercise
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Skill Stacking
The work we do today and in the future is dramatically different from what we have done in the past.
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Retrofit Wood Stairs
The carpet on your stairs is looking pretty rough. You know you want wood stairs. You may have even looked
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Play Tables
I am a fan of hybrid projects, where you buy some parts and build other parts to make a Frankenstein-like
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Instant Pot Smoked Pulled Pork
My little experiment to reduce the time to produce mouth watering pulled pork
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DIY Mason Jar Pendants
You don’t need to spend a ton to get awesome looking Mason Jar Pendant lights. Let me show you how easily put together this modern twist on a classic look.
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My Gallery
Here is a sampling of some of the paintings I have produced over the years. Sticking with my reluctance to
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A Few Common Myths About Engineers
I thought I’d start out by addressing a few of the Engineering Myths / Stereotypes that I hear all the
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Let’s Help Women Help
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on the 18th of April that the median weekly earnings of the nation’s
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Top Ten Things You Learn In Engineering School
The longer I work in this career, the more I realize that engineering school actually was pretty great prep for
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Sculptural Furniture By Sebastian ErraZuriz
Kinetic Art and the Engineer Within
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Machines Blown Apart
This one is brilliant in it’s simplicity. I have often marveled at electrical and mechanical components and been absorbed in
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Form Meets Function – Cool Bird Feeder
I love to see KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) in action. Here, we can see KISS methodology used to support both engineering
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Engineer Girl – A Great Resource For Aspiring Female Engineers!
This is a great resource site put together by the National Academy of Engineering. Fun, informative, and very professional. I
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Enginartist – Definition
en·gin·art·ist /’enjənärtist/ noun 1. an artist who displays an aptitude for technical problem solving, often relying on an unexpected use
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Mathalicious – An Innovative Approach To Teaching Math
I am really curious how well the team at Mathalicious will do at integrating into the wider math curriculum. I
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Floating Coffee Table
This is an awesome coffee table by enginartists RockPaperRobot. This is classic physics at play, as the magnetized walnut cubes
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Working As An Engineer
So, what does an engineer do all day anyway? Unlike other professions, where that question might be answered rather readily, engineering is a
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Wasted Talent (web comic)
Ahhh…the perfect example of an Enginart. Angela Melick’s site, Wasted Talent, is a wonderful glimpse into the mind of an
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Engineering Fields With The Most Potential For Innovative Development
I recently received the following email (edited for clarity): Recently I came across your blog and I found it quite
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Do What You Are
Interesting article going against the perennial career advice of “doing what you love”. Instead, the author suggests that you “do what you
Read moreFun With Wood
Very cool design project from Michael Turri. He took the time to slice up a beautiful hunk of wood, finish
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Uh-Oh! Algebra Is Too Abstract To Bother Teaching Anymore.
At least according to this opinion piece in the NY Times. I’ve talked about it before, but it warrants repeating:
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Is Math Beautiful?
I get a lot of questions about “math being too difficult” (answer: the passion for a subject often overwhelms the
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What is the most difficult engineering discipline?
This is an interesting question and one that is surely on the mind of just about every student debating an
Read moreLenticular Lens
Here’s an artist using a little-known technological gem to create something extremely creative and beautiful. Meet Rufus Butler Seder, founder
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Cutaway Art
Take a moment to check out Beau and Alan Daniels, of Beaudaniels.com. They are producing truly incredible “technical” illustrations. Though
Read moreHow Things Work
When I was kid, there was a series of books in my house titled something like “How Things Work”. The
Read moreThe Art of the Brick
If you haven’t stumbled across Lego artist Nathan Sawaya yet, then take a moment to check him out. He doesn’t
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Industrial Design
During one of the first classes of my undergrad tenure, our professor decided to give up the first 10 minutes
Read moreSinging the Praises of GLAD Press’n Seal
I don’t normally shill for a product, but this GLAD Press’n Seal is proving to be a great addition to
Read moreGoogle Sketchup
You’ve probably stumbled across this before, but I feel it s well worth mentioning in this forum: Google Sketchup is
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