Hacking Your Home With 3D Printing

June 7, 2016

Why should your house look the same as the one next door? Home is where the heart is, right? And creativity comes from the heart. So a home that breathes your creativity is what makes it your home.

With 3D Printing, it becomes easier than ever to hack existing items you have in your house to create a dynamic space, a place that changes, grows and is really you. Last week we got an email from Evan Gant, who has his own shop on Shapeways called [Olivebird](/content/shops/olivebird "Olivebird"/index.html) and created a range of products that show how easy it becomes to manipulate your own environment.

Take these brilliant small components called Links that you can attach to your wall and create a whole new dimension for using building blocks. While it provides a fun way for your kid to decorate the wall their bedrooms (obviously preferred above using crayons on the wall), you can also create fun looking and yet functional storage spaces with these Links.

What never fails to liven up your home is.. Life! With this clever [Bell Vase](/content/product/GED2FAUX9/bell-vase-for-jar-size-82-6-leads?optionId=43005255 "Bell Vase"/index.html) hack you can reuse the jars from your favorite food by simply adding a 3D printed lid to transform them into vases. Designer [izign](/content/designer/izign "izign"/index.html) believes in sustainable design, so I’m curious to see what other life extending hacks he comes up with.

Last example I want to give really turned the world of Home Deco upside down. This [Radiolaria Vertebralia Planter](/content/product/X3Q4AXLJT/radiolaria-vertebralia-planter?optionId=58309616 "Radiolaria Vertebralia Planter"/index.html) is a cool design by [Joaquin Baldwin](/content/designer/joabaldwin "Joaquin Baldwin"/index.html) that shows plants from a whole new dimension in your home.

Need even more cool ideas to hack your house with 3D Printing? Browse [this list of products](/content/designer/adela/lists/home-improvement "this list of products"/index.html) and get inspired!