Adopting a sustainable way of gardening can be hard at first especially if you are in this business for a long time. But there are so many great tips and tricks that can help you develop a new gardening habit, one that would be an organic way. Using chemical free processes will benefit both you and the ones who consume the products from your garden. Also growing your own food is a huge advantage, as you will save a lot of money that you would otherwise spend at the market and also have a better control of each product that Continue reading “82 Sustainable Gardening Tips” »
All of the tutorials and DIY projects on how to make or keep tasty meals safe for more than a few days don’t prepare you for a situation of natural disaster or other kind of emergency. Luckily for you, there are responsible websites out there that do feel like they should give you a helping hand in times of harsh weather, storms or other environmental problems which might keep you locked inside the home. Continue reading “Top 10 Must-Have Foods For An Emergency Stockpile” »
We don’t want to bore you with yet another DIY project that involves using pallets in a creative way. Instead, we suggest you take a look at these 60 ways to improve your home design – all with the use of some up-cycled pallets. You could do almost anything, from a useful and relaxing porch swing to a simple decorating piece like a painted wood art. Creativity is abundant in this collection of ideas. Paint the pieces of wood you collect from a recycled pallet or cut them in any shape you like. Continue reading “60 Awesome Ways To Reuse Wooden Pallets” »
A rustic cottage in the wood is the perfect holiday home in many people’s view, as it is an ooze of tranquility and calmness. Spending your free time surrounded by natural is very relaxing and works as a natural antidepressant. The cabin you see in the pictures has a solid stone foundation detached from the mountain cliffs and thick beams of fir, spruce or pine are found in abundance in the surroundings. The cabin structure is almost as high as the trees, so it integrates well in the scenery. The atmosphere of the woods is a magical one and sitting on Continue reading “Rustic Cottage: A Relaxation Oasis in the Woods” »
This next log home is located in Aschaffenburg and was built by Jonas Geitmann between 2005 and 2006. As you can see the outside of the house is made out of wood, which is typical for these types of homes. The house is comprised of a main floor and an upper one, which can be reached easily by the built-in staircase. The wooden elements can be observed in the interior too, so it’s a nice flow between the outside and the inside of the house. The ground floor hosts the living room, the kitchen and a large Continue reading “Beautiful Log Home Design” »
Here’s an interesting idea. These types of pallet lounge chair are the most suitable items for your backyard or outdoor space. You will need a large tree with good sturdy branches or it can hang under a deck or on a porch that has good strong rafters. Continue reading “DIY Pallet Hanging Lounger” »
This next pouf is called “Mandarin” and was designed by Vyacheslav Chupakhin and Gennady Martynov for the iSaloni Worldwide 2013 from Moscow. The pouf has a spherical structure and it resembles a mandarin, as its name suggests, being comprised of 8 very flexible parts. These parts are held together by zippers and create a very playful and comfortable seating item. Continue reading “Fruit-Inspired Furniture: Mandarin Pouf” »
The proportions to which the recycling movement has come to influence our lifestyle is truly inspiring. We not only have now the opportunity we hadn’t a decade or two ago to reinvent products we commonly use into something completely different, saving in the process a bit of our impact on the environment. Take this BBQ or fire pit for example. The main component is a used car wheel. There’s no danger of rusting because of the stainless steel the car wheel is made of. As you can see from the photos, the actual repurposing isn’t complex. Continue reading “Recycled Car Wheel BBQ / Fire Pit” »
Tiny houses are simply dreamy, as they are perfect for those who prefer a simple and calm lifestyle. Most of the tiny homes are used as a vacation house, but this doesn’t mean you can’t have a tiny house inside of a big city. As lack of space is a big issue nowadays, a tiny home would be more than perfect to live in. The owner of this small house has exactly what he wanted. A small living space with a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom. What more could you want? Besides this it is also a very sustainable structure as the home was built in an eco-friendly way. Continue reading “Vina’s Tiny House: Living Off The Grid in 140 Square Feet” »
