40 DIY Projects That Should Have Never Left the Sketching Board

As you get older, you start to appreciate things like cookware, a good knife set, and clean sheets. And you may ask yourself – what in the world happened to me? Well, it’s ok, because you and every other person approaching 30 are feeling the same.

But this knife block isn’t going to cut it for us. Sure, it is a nice idea to reuse books like this, because it doesn’t look too bad either. But the reality is that books can contain moisture, and you don’t want your good knives to sit in a moist area all day.