With toasters only lasting six to eight years on average, a burnt-out appliance is an experience all of us are bound to have at one point or another. What we don't all share, however, is a creative ...

In a time when 10-year-old computers are considered antique, I am always impressed by how many people hang onto refrigerators and mixers from the ’40s and toasters from the ’30s. And don’t forget ...