This next idea is so great and very easy to implement in case of emergency or when camping. The tutorial is going to teach you how to make a small stove out of a soda can in just a few minutes. Aluminum is the lightest of metals and due to its flexibility and strength it’s most often used to manufacture everyday products such as beverage and food containers. So by trying this project, you can also reuse your containers of soda and contribute to the reduction Continue reading “How To Build a Coke Can Stove for Hiking and Camping” »
LGA Architectural Partners is a company based in Toronto, Ontario. They dream and create the most beautiful houses, but also specialize in larger structures such as public libraries or smaller museums. Their designs are warm, welcoming and functional, putting an emphasis on human interaction, by creating large and airy spaces perfect for get-togethers. This next design, a garden house located in Toronto with a size of 2,800 square foot is a relatively new construction as it was built in 2012. The ruff rectangular outside, hides a well-lit Continue reading “Garden House, Toronto, Ontario” »
Have you ever wondered what to do with small metal items that you gathered in your toolbox? As there is a use for everything and each little piece can be transformed, you shouldn’t throw small metal items out in the trash. Instead, you can create beautiful art pieces to display in your home or surprise someone special on their birthday with them. The following link contains a set of images to help you inspire you and get creative with metal nuts and bolts. As you can see, you can make almost anything out of them from animal shaped sculptures to human shaped ones. Continue reading “10+ Things Made Out Of Old Parts” »
Preparing firewood for winter is not a very pleasant activity, as many time you can cut or hurt yourself in the process. To avoid this and make cutting firewood easier, you should use a special kindling splitter. This way you don’t have to use a blade and hurt yourself and you will have small and equal kindlings. The Kindling Cracker Firewood Kindling Splitter is made out of the finest cast iron and was fabricated in New Zealand. The best part of this item is that it doesn’t require any special maintenance and once you mastered its use everything will go smoothly and quickly. So if cutting fire wood seemed like Continue reading “Firewood Kindling Splitter, Safe and Easy Kindling Maker” »
Urban areas are difficult for someone who wants to maintain a fresh diet. The main reason is money: fresh vegetables and fruits are expensive, because the produce has to be shipped and you end up paying for the delivery cost more than for the quality of the product itself. With the Mobile Good Food Market, you can have your fresh veggies and greens without traveling. Thanks to a collaboration between FoodShare Toronto , Continue reading “Bus Converted into Mobile Food Market Brings Fresh Produce To Low-Income Neighbourhoods” »
Spending time in nature can be rewarding, but comfort is often compromised in the process. That’s why it could be useful to bring along on your trips a little device called a portable fold-down woodstove. Manufacturers from the UK have come up with the Frontier Plus, a clever woodstove that is light and has the ability to warm up or aid in making food just like any other woodstove. As a matter of fact, Continue reading “Portable woodburning stove, heats up tents, yurts & tiny homes” »
Obtaining a luxury design in your home is easier than you can imagine. The secret is to use alternative materials to what you would usually associate with extravagance. Case in point: epoxy floors instead of marble floors. The effect is achieved by pouring layers of 2 mm thick epoxy on the entire floor surface. You can also get a custom stain or color by manipulating the epoxy in a certain way. Either way, the resulting coating is glossy so you can finally have that luxury aspect you desired in the first place. In the following video tutorial, you will have the possibility to learn Continue reading “How To Create Stunning Metallic Epoxy Floors” »
One of the best things about log homes is their affordability. If you want to invest in a new home, you should consider buying a log house as it won’t cost a fortune and they are very resistant. You can choose between a wide variety of styles, but you can never go wrong with a classical log house. Traditional ones usually have a large front porch, two floors and are decorated in a classical way. This next log home will illustrate the above description perfectly. It is located among the mountains of Montana, in the Flathead National Forests. The home has a smooth and Continue reading “Traditional Style Log Cabin in Montana” »
The idea behind it is very simple: prepare a tasty soup and serve it inside a large piece of bread. But the secret, as there is always one, lies in the bread. How to prepare that bread, in order to avoid it getting soaked and moist? Well, you can make these great homemade bread cups and serve the soup in them. Just follow the instructions below, combine the ingredients and bake the bread as crunchy as you want. To make the bread-plate, Continue reading “Homemade Bread Cups For Soup” »
