If you grow tired of the same old décor, use placemats of a different color tomorrow. No problem. There’s no sewing. Not a stitch.

Turn table placemats into portlight curtains Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 The curtains that came with our “new” old boat had a kitchen-curtain look: two panels of faded cotton strung on a plastic cord scre...

The broom that morphs into a mop and more is shown here in its many highly useful disguises: from left, absorbent tool, crevice cleaner, window washer, broom, mop, brush.

Making a clean sweep of the dirtbuster business Issue 62 : Sept/Oct 2008 My favorite weapon for attacking dirt on our boat deck is a broom. We have one of those expensive, expanding boat-brush systems...