![HSK Subako Tokyo House No. 555 Architecture](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hsk-subako-tokyo-house-no-555-architecture-11-crop-768x533.jpg)
After years of working in the lifestyle category, I can say with authority that everyone has a different definition of what qualifies as a do-it-yourself project. Some think nothing of picking up a table saw and using three different sanders (drum, hand, and belt) all for a DIY project (hi, Justine!), while others are more at home with endeavors that involve glue guns and glitter. Me? I like projects that require minimal to no tools (and only tools that can’t inflict any bodily harm)—and minimal to no skills.
Which is why I love this idea for an DIY countertop I spied in two homes. Instead of constructing a traditional laundry folding station, which would require tools and skills, the homeowners simply placed a flat surface—a slab of marble, a piece of plywood cut to size—on top of the washing machine for an improvised, impermanent countertop. Genius!
![All-white bath/laundry room, HSK Subako house Tokyo, No. 555 architectural design office.](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/hsk-subako-tokyo-house-no-555-architecture-11-733x1100.jpg)
![Karin Montgomery Spath New Zealand Studio Bathroom, Photo by Matthew Williams](https://media.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/karin-montgomery-spath-new-zealand-studio-bathroom-full-matthew-williams-733x530.jpg)
Want more truly easy DIYs? See:
- Aha! Hack: Tension Rod as Paper Towel Holder
- Aha! Hack: Turn a Radiator into a Shelf
- Aha! Design: A Space-Saving Entryway Booth
N.B.: This post is an update; it was first published January 2021.
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