Tree-houses have gone a long way from a children’s play area to a regular day-to-day place for living. You can find a lot of great examples of modern tree-houses on the internet nowadays. The architecture is truly inspiring and can make you, as an adult, want to move in a tree-house pretty soon. The Treehouse Djuren, located in Gross Ippener in Northern Germany, has the signature Continue reading “Unusual And Comfortable Treehouse – A Nest For The Whole Family” »
All those animal toys from the store seem to be complex, with entire factories behind the manufacturing process. Truth is you could achieve the same (or even a better) result with some guidance from the DIY community. Making a teddy bear from old jeans will not take much of your spare time and won’t cost you a lot, because you can recycle some fabric or denim you have just lying around your home. Continue reading “How To Make A Teddy Bear From Old Jeans” »
Preserving food these days seems like a hard job, unless you want to do it in a natural way. The perfect medium for this is a smoke house. This awesome piece of garden facility will make you ready for all the products and dishes specific to the fall season. Making such a structure in your backyard isn’t a simple task, but one which will give you some fruitful rewards over the next few months. Continue reading “How to Build a Smokehouse” »
Giving your garden a beautiful design requires a nice touch of landscaping and an aesthetic sense. So the professional designers would like you to believe. Truth is you can make your garden look good on your own and have a beautiful result. The solutions lies in making impressive mosaic art and decorate the garden with it. From stepping stones to gazing balls, garden pots and table tops, Continue reading “DIY Mosaic Art in the Garden” »
Your outdoor event requires a little bit extra to really impress your guests? Did you run out of little decoration tricks you could implement in order to improve the design and ambience of the event you are organizing? Here is a quick and simple solution you can whip out, especially if the event itself is held in the evening or at night: DIY Wine Bottle Tiki Torches. A popular decoration for many events, torches can cast some light at the table, as a centerpiece, or in some corner of the bar or at the entrances to the yard. Continue reading “How To Make A Wine Bottle Tiki Torch” »
As there are lots and lots of Halloween decoration tutorials on the web this month, you have plenty of option from where to choose. You can find a wide variety of ideas, from traditional to cool and even fancy ones, like this next tutorial. If you like glitter and shiny, stylish things, you will love these glitter covered pumpkins. Yes, this idea is quite of the box, but you will surely have the most unique decorations ever. You will need to spray a layer of glue or mod podge on a smaller pumpkin to make sure the glitter will stick. After that cover your Continue reading “DIY Glittered Pumpkins” »
You see log homes all the time on the internet, but they don’t quite appeal to your taste? That means you haven’t seen the projects done by Land’s End Development. This company helps its clients build their story, not just their houses. An important part is turning the needs and wants of the home-owners into a real and habitable space in the middle of nature. This amazing two-story residence, located near Trout Lake, will make you fall in love with it right away. The shade of wood used in the Continue reading “Amazing Two-Story Residence” »
Log houses are not just a great example of building with natural materials, or a destination for a short holiday, they can also be great homes for one to live in permanently or at least for the warm/cold season. Matt and Jeff Balmer are the architects of this wonderful structure made out of logs. Their business has grown from making custom log furniture to designing and building beautiful houses. And they should be proud of their work! The residence you see in the picture is located in Sylvan Lake and could be your cozy nest. Continue reading “Absolutely Wonderful Sylvan Lake Cabin” »
When you aren’t connected to the DIY community and the DIY way-of-thinking, a barrel is just a barrel. You don’t see past the obvious function of storing that a gallon drum has and that’s a pity. But no need to feel down because we are here to offer you a fresh and creative approach to things around you. This nice collection of ideas in which you can repurpose your gallon drum is going to help you improve your home and lifestyle. The impressive design you can obtain out of a normal barrel is astounding. A sofa, a chair, a cabinet, Continue reading “55 Gallon Metal Drum Project Ideas” »
