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Curbly: A Community-Based DIY Site Print
Thursday, 30th November 2006 (by J.D.)This article is about DIY, Frugality, House and Home
Jeff V. writes:
I just came across this budget-minded DIY site and I thought you and your readers would be interested in it.
Curbly bills itself as a “web community for people who love where they live”. It’s a site designed to help users create do-it-yourself projects to improve their home and environment. In a way, it’s a social community designed to help people with home-improvement.
The site includes the following sections:
- How-To — Articles describe how to make an easy photo wall on a shoe-string budget, how to make a chalkboard wall, refurbishing a $3 garage sale table, or even how to flip a house in 90 days.
- Inspiration — Here you can find ideas for future projects. Do you like the idea of living in a comic strip? Want advice on building a look around one great piece? Can you draw inspiration from wood?
- News — DIY and crafts current events such as the No-Coast Craft-o-Rama. This section also contains feature stories, such as the one on dinky dwellings (very small houses), or this video about the look of the 1950s.
- Questions — A place for users to get help from the community. There are all sorts of questions here: Why can’t I find sliding doors anymore? Where do I find big, beautiful art that is inexpensive? How do I add more light to a dark living room?
- There’s even a discussion forum where users can kibbitz about DIY stuff.
Curbly makes full use of modern web trends like tagging and buddy lists. (Kind of like Flickr but for home improvement?) The site is new, but the community is growing. It seems like a fantastic resource for people looking for creative home-improvement ideas on a budget.
November 30th, 2006 at 8:27 am
This site rules. Thanks for the links. My wife and I are buying our first place soon (closing Friday . . . hopefully. We were supposed to close on the 17th, then the 22nd, then the 27th, then . . .) and this site will definitely come in handy.
November 30th, 2006 at 8:32 am
Thanks for the kind words about Curbly. Let us know how we can improve the site! We aim to please
November 30th, 2006 at 9:18 am
I tried access this site but it is down/unavailable.
November 30th, 2006 at 9:21 am
The site’s down, I can’t get in. But by the sounds of it–I’m going to LOVE it! Can’t wait to check it out :).
November 30th, 2006 at 9:39 am
The site is back up. Sorry for the inconvenience.
November 30th, 2006 at 12:17 pm
Finally! A site with advice from regular people on how to do home improvement without breaking the bank!
I’m tired of the many TV shows that show you how to “makeover a room for $1000″. Sure, you can do it if you have a team of professionals helping you for a weekend.
As a homeowner, I’m sure I’ll put this site to good use. Thanks for the heads up!
December 1st, 2006 at 8:06 pm
For those interested in home improvement, you can also find DIY stories and examples at Houseblogs.net. A lot of the members work on old house so it may be a bit more for the hard core renovator but still something to check out.
March 20th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
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