Do you like spending your weekends or holidays in a log cabin, surrounded by nature? Well, now you can have that any time, regardless of booking costs or availability. The personal log retreat you see in the pictures can be yours for just $6,000! It may sound like an incredible deal, but the homey mini log cabin will fulfill your desire of being close to nature and recharge your urban batteries for the following week. As previously mentioned, the cabin is small, making Continue reading “Now You Can Build Your Own Personal Retreat for Just $6,000” »
Can you imagine an innovative mobile dwelling which can literally unpack itself in a few moments? Thanks to the Australian enterprise Prodengin, this idea is reality and it has a modern design as well. The self-sustaining solar powered home you can see in the images is called SEED (Solar-powered Expandable Eco Dwelling). It is a purpose-built expandable dwelling system which has all the benefits of a small house but with the awesome feature that it expands in seconds! The home is totally accessible, having wheelchair access designed into it. The solar panels are up to 8kW and you can choose the battery storage sizes. Continue reading “Solar-powered Expandable Eco Dwellings: The Homes Of The Future” »
As soon as spring came you probably realized that your garden requires some attention. We want to share a few tricks to help you grow your own healthy and interesting looking vegetables. Here are a few DIY tricks that can help you have a beautiful garden: If you don’t like how your rain gutter looks like then you should know that you can easily hide it by using a metal support for flowers. Stop struggling to slice your cucumbers or other vegetables in different shapes. If you use a plastic mould you can grow vegetables and fruits in any shape you want. Just take a look at the pictures bellow. Continue reading “20+ Easy and Effective DIY Tricks for Gardening” »
A vertical planter could be a great choice for those who want a garden, but just don’t have a lot of space. Vertical planters occupy less space than other types of planters and you can install such a planter even in the balcony of an apartment. So if you want to have your own garden and fresh greens, then try this cool idea below, which is a planter built out of recycled supplies. You know those plastic bottles you tend to throw out once they are empty? Continue reading “DIY Bottle Tower Garden” »
Earthbags are not the most modern construction method, but it has been proven to be amongst the most efficient. Both in terms of environmental impact and costs! Even though they seem like fragile structures, they have been used for long by the military as temporary solutions. You can even make it look like a normal concrete building. The only difference is that is bullet proof! Check out all the benefits of using this particular type of construction material. The costs are so Continue reading “Earthbag Homes: Cheap and Easy to Build!” »
It is so great to be able to fix things around your house. Whether you do this with the help of DIY tutorials or you’re just naturally handy, the satisfaction you get from solving a problem by yourself is priceless. If you follow this next tutorial, you can add a new skill to your CV: fixing drywall cracks. These crack will appear on your wall with the passing of time and thanks to the weight of your home. But with the help of Ken form Continue reading “How To Fix Wall Cracks” »
If you want to make a big change in your room with only a few dollars, then you should focus on your window blinds. Having some plain and white blinds can look quite dull, but with this cool trick you can upgrade them to a whole new level. Investing in new blinds Continue reading “How To Turn Mini Blinds Into Pretty Roman Shades” »
Usually, beautifully designed products are quite expensive, and the ones produced by Tesla brand perfectly fit that description. Elon Musk figured out that people are so impressed by the Tesla electric cars that they will make many sacrifices in order to be able to afford one. Recently, Tesla revealed their plan to include among their products a plug-in hybrid mobile home, probably an attempt to expand their market share by introducing new and cheaper innovations. Continue reading “Tesla Model H announced: a plug-in hybrid mobile home that is both cozy and luxurious” »
During the dry season or periods of drought water can become quite precious for people. Fortunately, there are some old-time methods that you can use to filter rainwater. Rain barrels, cisterns and hand pumps are just a few of those methods that we can relearn in order to adapt to the new circumstances. Many people shared memories of the old-time methods, mostly from their grandparents’ farm or countryside house. Even though we thought we will never need them again, climate change has taught us that we have to be resilient and learn to resort to unconventional methods. Continue reading “Amazing 100 Year Old Method to Filter Rainwater in a Barrel” »
