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How To Prevent Moldy Berries

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Fruits are important for your diet. The next trick involves using a homemade solution to keep fruit, especially those delicious berries, fresh. Next time you come from the farmers market with a bag or two of berries, you can apply the next tip in order to prevent them from beginning to lose their luster. The secret lies in vinegar! Because of its properties, vinegar can kill any mold spores or other kind of bacteria from the surface Continue reading “How To Prevent Moldy Berries” »

Trash Container Converted To Swimming Pool

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A beautiful house with a large swimming pool is something everyone dreams of once in a while. If the house is already checked from your list, all you need to do is take care of the swimming pool part. But what if a classical swimming pool is not an option for you for various reasons? Well, as you already know there is a DIY tutorial for almost anything out there and this also applies to swimming pools. You can create your own pool out of a dumpster container. Just take the case of this talented designer, called Stefan Beese from New Orleans, who converted a dumpster container Continue reading “Trash Container Converted To Swimming Pool” »

Easy Trick To Keep The Summer Bugs Away

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Mosquitoes are a small part of the downsides of summer. Their visit and bites can ruin a pleasant time in just a few minutes and make you wish you’d stayed indoors. But you can’t let these little intruders ruin your vacation of casual evenings and that’s why you have to fight back. You can easily get rid of mosquitoes, by trying this very simple project. You will have to make an irresistible mixture for them inside a plastic bottle. This way the mosquitoes will be trapped inside the bottle and you can carry on with your evening. Cut a plastic bottle in half and keep the Continue reading “Easy Trick To Keep The Summer Bugs Away” »

Off Grid Wooden Nomad Carriage Cottage

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Some 6200 acres of woods with red deer and wild boar hide a beautiful romantic cottage where you can spend the weekend of a lifetime. The cabin, inspired by gypsy wooden nomad carriages, is located inside a dense forest in the foothills of the beautiful South Hungarian Mecsek Mountains. Besides the inspiring scenery, cozy campfires you can make in the evenings, the cottage itself doesn’t lack comfort, as it is fitted with both shower and toilet. Beyond the elegant windowed door, there lies one 2-person bedroom and one kitchen, all open to a lovely large enclosure. Continue reading “Off Grid Wooden Nomad Carriage Cottage” »

DIY Double-Decker Drum Composter

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Improving quality of the soil you use in all of your work in the garden is surely something all amateur gardeners want. With few costs and not that much work! With a double-decker drum composter you can achieve that. And also by doing so, you’ll make sure your compost is free of rot. The device you can build with your own hands will allow you to turn the compost a whole lot easier, which in turn will aid with the breakdown process a lot faster. Grab the following tools and materials: a couple of 55 gallon drums, 3 pieces of pressure treated 8-foot Continue reading “DIY Double-Decker Drum Composter” »

This House is Made From Over 100 Salvaged Car Roofs

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Located in Berkeley, California, the beautiful modern home you see in the photos was actually raised using a lot of car parts. Architect Karl Wanaselja, together with his wife, Cate Leger, were set on reusing any material they could fit into their dream home project. For instance, they didn’t stop at car roofs and side windows, but went on to involve poplat bark (a waste product of the furniture industry) for siding the lower half of the house, as well as using salvaged redwood for the exterior. Measuring only 14 feet wide on the ends, the total space of the home Continue reading “This House is Made From Over 100 Salvaged Car Roofs” »

Beautiful Home Design by Kurmond Homes

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First I would like to say that I like very much these home designs. Kurmond Homes is a local Sydney new home builder established in 1994 with a vision to design and build new homes of quality and excellence.
The home builder business was started by two brothers, Peter and Michael Kulakovski, both were raised, and now reside in the Hawkesbury area. Peter began his building career as a frame carpenter and Michael as a joiner carpenter, both have many years of home building experience.
Due to exceptional demand for professional house Continue reading “Beautiful Home Design by Kurmond Homes” »

DIY Tardis Murphy Bed

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Everyone knows who Dr. Who is, right? The theme of this popular TV show can be transferred, with impressive beautiful results into your DIY furniture. Especially the TARDIS part of this awesome show. You can use the iconic phone booth to make a custom Murphy bed, an inspiring bookcase, an inviting bar, a closet and even a movie theater station. The photos of each project provided on this webpage will help your Continue reading “DIY Tardis Murphy Bed” »

Unclog Your Sink Without Chemicals

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Creating your own cleaning products is the most effective way for having a full control over the chemicals you spread in your home. Homemade and natural-ingredients cleaning products are the safest and most efficient in many cases. If you have a big problem with clogged sinks, there are some magical mixtures you can experiment with. For instance, baking soda and vinegar is a killer combination Continue reading “Unclog Your Sink Without Chemicals” »


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