ReadyMade: Instructions for everyday life

Issue 42

The Fashion Issue

Redo Your Wardrobe
Get Pickled
Grow a Lamp
Pre-Fab Vermont
and more!

August/September 2009

These two super-fast, no-fuss pickling techniques rely on inventive flavor combinations—no fancy canning equipment required...

Evan Bee's picture-perfect planter is an indoor farm in the round. “I’ve had some carousels on hand for years that I picked up for a dollar at a garage sale, but they didn’t fit my projector...

Adding pleats to worker pants instantly changes the style from Sherwin-Williams to Katharine Hepburn, and one little ribbon can say so much...

Transform a pile of cast-off furniture into one statement-making shelving unit that holds everything...

Craft a flattering high-waisted skirt from a collared button-up shirt, and avoid having to put in a zipper...