Fit Tall Bottles in Short Cupboards with a Wire Rack

If you have a few bottles that are just a smidge too tall for the cupboards in your kitchen, weblog I'm an Organizing Junkie has a solution: just store them on their side with a wire rack.

This is one of those facepalm-why-didn't-I-think-of-that solutions (especially because we've featured something similar before), but if you're still struggling with bottles too tall for your shelf, this'll do the trick. Just make sure the caps are screwed on tightly before you go storing them sideways!

4 Quick Fixes for the Kitchen | I'm an Organizing Junkie

Related Sometimes you have so much food that you can't stuff it all into your refrigerator without creating a mess. A cheap wire rack can solve this… Read…

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The Modular Workspace

Today's featured workspace is a clean, open desk. The desk itself isn't modular, as you might expect from the workspace name, but the organization and use of the gadgetry is.

Flickr user AFGdesign set up his desk with voice-activated gadgets at the ready. His Nexus 7 sits on a self-made plaster stand beside his HP Probook 4530s (running both Chromium and Windows 8). He says he usually has Google Now open so he can just say "Google" and do a voice search. He also hacked an IKEA spring-loaded arm lamp to hold his iPod (using the original plastic holder that came in the box)—for quick Siri commands—and two pens (using strong magnets). Finally, he uses a CD rack to hold his pens and the iPod charging wire.

The space looks very simple, but it's also well customized. (By the way, that's a plaster sculpture of an elbow AFGdesign made.) The lamp arm means he can easily move everything out of the way:

I like to keep an open desk and have everything at arms reach. This is how I work every day. You may notice that I dont have any papers, this is because I bring to my desk the paper I need for what I'm going the work on, the rest stays out of the way.

Sounds like our kind of guy.

If you have a workspace of your own to show off, share them with us by: a) posting it in the discussion below, attaching your image to the post, b) posting it to your personal Kinja blog using the tag featured workspace, or c) adding it to our Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell Flickr pool. Make sure any photos you include are at least 640x360. Keeping them to 16:9 helps, too! Include a little text about the stuff you used, how you came up with the design, and any other relevant details. If your clever organization and good design sense catches our eye, you might be the next featured workspace.

Modular Workspace | Flickr

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Build a Cheap, Great Looking iPhone 5 Dock Out of Lego

Just because Apple doesn't make an iPhone 5 dock doesn't mean you have to spend a bunch of money on one. The designers over on the Daily Brick show you how to build your own dock using nothing but Lego, and it actually looks pretty solid.

The entire dock takes 42 Lego bricks, and you can buy the kit if you don't have the pieces. We've certainly seen our share of docks before, but this is a surprisingly solid looking (and incredibly cheap to build) dock for the iPhone 5. Head over to the Daily Brick for the full build instructions.

Build your own Lego iPhone 5 Dock | The Daily Brick via Hack a Day

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Pallet wood chalkboard

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my name is AIex and this is my first instructable. English is not my native language so please forgive if i made some mistakes ;)

I found an old pallet at home and i didn´t want to throw it away so I thought: Hey I could turn it into a nice looking frame for a chalkboard to manage things!
The idea of recycling some stuff (literally trash) which doesn´t look perfect anymore because it´s broken and make something great out of it is what I just love and you don´t need many materials for it.

This is also my entry for the Green Design Contest so if you like my instructable please vote for it :)

In the end my chalkboard looked like in the picture above!

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Know What Drowning Really Looks Like to Help Save Lives This Summer

If movies are any indication, a drowning person will thrash around wildly in the water, possibly scream out for help, or wave someone over. However, as Slate points out, that's completely wrong, and drowning doesn't look anything like people expect.

Drowning victims can't call out for help, they can't wave because drowning victims can't control arm movement, and their body remains upright. So, what does a drowning victim look like? Slate suggests looking for these signs:

Head low in the water, mouth at water levelHead tilted back with mouth openEyes glassy and empty, unable to focusEyes closedHair over forehead or eyesNot using legs—verticalHyperventilating or gaspingTrying to swim in a particular direction but not making headwayTrying to roll over on the backAppear to be climbing an invisible ladder

Of course, if someone is yelling for help, they still need it, but it doesn't mean they're drowning. With pool season in full swing, it's good to have a grasp on what drowning looks like so you can seek our assistance when you need it. Brushing up on your CPR skills is a good idea as well. Head over to Slate for a bunch more information.

Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning | Slate

Photo by Tony Bernard.

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embroidered chain bracelet

This is a really simple way to spruce up a basic chain bracelet. I'm not a big fan of chunky jewelry, so this is a nice way to add some color without adding bulk. :D

All you need is some embroidery floss or thin yarn and you're ready to make a whole new bracelet!

embroidery flossthick chain (1/8-1/4 inch wide)embroidery needlejump ringsclosuresglue (optional, but helpful!)measuring tape or rulerI got both silver tone and gold tone chain and chose embroidery floss that complemented them. :)

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Craisin-Chocolate Chip Muffins

The following yields about 24 muffins:

- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (one stick) butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk (2%)
- 1 1/2 cup Craisins (dried cranberries)*
- 1 1/2 cup chocolate chips*

*These measurements can vary, depending on your preference.

Also, you could use:

- a whisk/beater
- two large bowls
- measuring cups/spoons
- a fork/spoon/spatula (optional)
- muffin cups
- a muffin pan

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