DIVIDE AND ENHANCE
YOUR SPACE WITH CARPENTRY
AND COMPUTER SKILLS
» Screens are a way of creating
mystery, like a carnival mask.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mask
Those tired rice-paper shoji screens
aren’t your only option for creating
division within an open space. Inspired
by the classic tabletop ant farm, this » Long-running 60s TV show
Petticoat Junction opens with
design is nearly all the fun of the living a classic strip-tease.
imdb.com/title/tt0056780
variety, plus you can sleep nights know-
ing there won’t be any escapees.
For armchair entomologists this
divider offers a seamless segue to share
» Most contemporary art galleries
ant trivia with friends: Did you know use moveable walls to expand
and contract space as needed
that ants yawn? They can lift 20 times for exhibition.
craftzine.com/go/gallery
their own weight. Some steal pupae
from other nests, hatch them, and raise
their captives as lifelong slaves!
The process for this project might
seem a bit involved, but keep in mind
you’re really only working with five
» The Berlin Wall, an iconic
Illustrations by Tim Lillis
materials: wood, paint, screws, plexi- symbol of the Cold War, came down in 1989.
glass, and curtain rods. Simple, really. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Berlin_Wall
Matt Maranian is a designer and bestselling author whose books include PAD and PAD Parties (Chronicle Books).
A long-time Angeleno, he fled the LA Basin in 1999 for the hills of Brattleboro, Vt., where he owns a new and vintage
clothing store with his wife Loretta.
