Gardening is an art form you get to love especially if you encounter it when you’re little. That’s what the school featured on this webpage does. The Waldorf School of Cape Cod has started a gardening program for its pupils which should be the stuff of inspiration for everyone. The 24 x 48 feet hoop house is the central point of the whole thing. Here, the children, together with the grown-ups plant and harvest carrots, spinach, kale Continue reading “Share if You Think Every School Should Have a Year-Round Gardening Program!” »
At one point, we all have struggles with finding optimal storage space in our homes. If or – better said – when you find yourself in this kind of situation, the best thing is to have some options available. Like these 10 clever solutions we shared with you. They aren’t science-fiction or even expensive trends, but clear solutions available to replicate at any time. A slide-out bathroom drawer that has the role of styling station, Continue reading “10 Smart Hidden Storage Solutions You’ll Wish You Had at Home” »
Is going camping your favorite hobby? Then this next equipment will definitely be to your liking. Heck, you and your friends are going to love this connectable modular pod tents! POD Tents, as it is called, will allow you to build a social community composed of tents. What’s great about this system is its adaptability. You can choose between a large version (8-person Maxi) or a smaller one Continue reading “POD Tents: Modular Camping System” »
Norway is best known about its beautiful landscapes and breathtaking scenery. Spotted among its amazing mountains, the Hunting Lodge designed by Snohetta fits in perfectly, without creating a disruption in the landscape. The home is located near the Akrafjorden Fjord and looks as if it were a part of the scene. The moss-covered top of the lodge completes the image, by creating a perfectly integrated shape which harmonizes, Continue reading “The Hunting Lodge by Snohetta, Norway” »
Having a garden is such a big advantage, as it is an extra space that can be organized in any way you desire. If you want to create an intimate and protected space in your garden, here’s a stunning idea. This beautiful canopy is called Garden Igloo and it is a transparent, canopy-like structure that helps you create a very private and welcoming space in your garden. The transparent and dome shape of the igloo, lets you see the entire scenery surrounding you and even go out in the night and watch the stars. The Garden Igloo is seven foot tall and has a sustaining frame, Continue reading “Garden Igloo designed both as a winter garden and a summer canopy” »
Desperate times call for desperate measures, but sometimes these measures may prove to be pure gold and turn into great ideas. This is exactly what happened when this Michigan student who was buried in depth, built his own off-the-grid tiny home. Living in a campus is part of a student’s life, but can be really expensive as it may be even more than $800 a month. Christopher Cerk, who studies at Michigan University Continue reading “University of Michigan student fed up with $800-a-month rent on campus builds his own tiny house and uses solar power and compost toilet to live off the grid – and saves himself $6,000” »
Growing tomatoes can be so much fun and not to mention the amazing taste of home grown products. If you want to go pro with growing tomatoes, you should try growing them in straw bales. This is a very unconventional technique, but straw bales can be an optimum growing environment for tomatoes. This way you can even grow 10 foot tall tomato plants that will taste fresh all year round. You just need to prepare the soil for the plant and have enough space in your garden in order to organize the straw bales. The following video contains “a short tour of my straw Continue reading “How to Grow 10 Foot Tall Tomato Plants In Straw Bales” »
Do the wide-open spaces of western Montana appeal to you? Wait until you see this beautiful timber frame fire tower a lovely couple calls home! Resting on a mountain ridge, at a height of 1,400 feet, the impressive building will surely become your favorite by far. Architect Scott Elden together with the owner of Centennial Timber Frames, Mike Koness, took on the challenge of designing and raising this 3-story home. The initial project was unusual but implementing it with the amazing result you can see in the pictures is definitely worth the while. The fir timbers are reinforced with steel brackets and X-cross beams. The effort to make the build secure went even 20 feet below the surface, where the beams were secured to the rock foundation. Continue reading “A Timber Frame Fire Tower” »
Remember when you were little and a tree-house was the most spectacular building you wanted in your backyard? An important part of the build was the way to reach the upper part. In other words, the ladder! With the device shown here you can simply strap on the tree itself a bunch of stairs. The CanopyStair is a clever tool for whenever you want to climb a tree, not just to reach your tree-house. Continue reading “CanopyStair: A modular system of steps that can be attached without tools to form a spiral staircase around a tree trunk” »
