As wintertime approaches, all of the furry little friends outdoors will seek warmth. However, sometimes this means finding warm places inside people’s homes. For mice, this is the perfect time to find the best hiding spot with the best food. People tend to get worried about having unwanted guests during the holiday season. It’s a...

Have you ever needed to open a can but couldn’t find the can opener anywhere? Or perhaps it broke the second you tried to use it. Either way, you have a can that needs to be open and nothing to open it with. That, however, is where you are wrong: You can open a can...

Like many countries, Japan is facing a housing crisis. Unlike those countries, Japan’s is for the opposite reason: They have more homes than they have people. For this reason, they started giving away abandoned houses – but are they really free? Here’s what you should know. Why is Japan Giving Away Abandoned Houses Japan has...

People didn’t always have refrigerators to keep their food from spoiling. A lot of the time, people had to rely on the finite resources that the land was able to provide. Forcing people to get creative about how they store their food. Their imagination has brought convenience and survivability to a whole new level. However,...

Imagine if you could turn any water into drinking water, right in your own home. With this DIY solar still, your wish can actually come true. Keep reading to find out how you can make your own backyard solar still. How To Make Your Own Solar Still The sun is a powerful resource that humans...

Providing sustenance for people in need is an ongoing debate, with no clear solution on the horizon. So one man decided to make a difference on his own. John Fallon turned a traffic island into a garden and farms thousands of pounds of produce. He then delivers it to homeless shelters in Massachusetts.  Turning a Traffic Island into...

Have you ever dreamed of owning your own off-grid, self-sustaining, decedent home? A place far away from society that has everything you need in order to be happy? Designing an off-grid farmhouse that’s able to sustain itself indefinitely is no easy task. However, the hard workers at Dwell have accomplished what might be considered a...

Hidden somewhere in the forest in the Pacific Northwest is this small, mysterious cabin. The stump cabin is the tiny forest home of your dreams. (1) The Stump Cabin Though we don’t know much about the stump cabin, we do know that it is nestled next to a river in a forest in the Pacific...

Imagine if you could heat your home and cook a meal completely for free, no electricity or gas costs required. With this window box solar heater, both of those dreams can become reality.  Window Box Solar Heater and Oven This window box solar heater is essentially like a mini-greenhouse that you attach to your window....

Stained glass has been used for thousands of years to beautify buildings and as a form of story-telling art. (1) This woman has built herself a stained glass cabin where she can relax, work, and feel inspired. The Backyard Stained Glass Cabin Neile Cooper is an artist who creates stained glass art and jewelry. She...

There is no doubt that people will have to abide to the same precautions they’ve been practicing since March going into December. It’s going to be difficult this year as people are obligated to stay inside. People are desperately searching for answers this winter. However, there is a company that is making it easier to...

When it comes to making the transition to renewable energy, there is one concern on everyone’s minds: the cost. If renewables are more expensive than oil or gas, using them for large-scale power generation is not feasible. A recent report, however, has found that solar power cost is lower than every other form of energy...