Resourceful and smart: Cinder blocks

Creativity and resourcefulness is smart and attractive. When used well even looked-down upon materials can be a part of inexpensive solutions. These cinder block set-ups look good, work well, and are modular. They can easily be taken apart to make something else, they can be easily moved, or they can be altered to grow or shrink with changing needs. Anyone can pay for a piece of furniture but if you have the smarts and the touch of style to make simple solutions look good, you should rock it!

1st image from upsocl.com 2nd from homedit.com

Beautifully unadorned

This is a pretty cool bath, no? Low maintenance stone, doors that open up to the outdoors, lots of natural light coming through big windows, and unbleached curtains. Not too shabby.

This is Steve McQueen and his wife Neile Adams enjoying a bath together. Isn't it cool to see celebrities in an unpolished and unpretentious space? That place would be pretty low maintenance and would last a long time, too.

Top image from Religion.tumblr.com and the bottom image is from ArtNet.com

Bare your walls!

There are many things I like in this picture; the exposed ceiling structure, exposed power lines, the concrete floor, and especially the bare cinder block walls - very low maintenance. I know all these elements together might be a bit too industrial for some but separately these are all great features for an honest, low maintenance space.

Image from PoppyPetunia.blogspot.com