Turn old drawers into porch planters
Got a broken dresser or maybe you’ve seen a discarded set of drawers on the street? Those drawers can serve as beautiful planters on your porch! Simply restore those old drawers, add some table legs and you’re drawer planters are ready to accommodate your pretty blooms! You can even use an entire dresser if you have one that […]
Easy-build, gravity-based, PVC aquaponic system
Want to grow your own vegetables or even some fish for food? You don’t need to have an enormous space to make it happen with this PVC aquaponic system! This aquaponic system is very efficient and makes producing your own food possible and even easier. By growing vertically, you can produce twice as much produce as you […]
How to Build a Greenhouse from Old Windows in 14 Easy Steps
Every day of the week, someone is busy replacing their ‘old’ timber framed windows with ‘whiz-bang, no maintenance’ windows. And every day, thousands of glasshouse kits are sold. DIYer Cheft, made the connection and built a greenhouse from other people’s trash. One of those is showing how to build a greenhouse from old windows. This greenhouse project […]
Gorgeous Succulent Planters in 11 Practical Steps
Do you want some small, easy to make, succulent planters for your home? Empty wine bottles are one of the most elegant materials you can use! The examples you see below show just how perfectly wine bottles and succulents go together. Cutting bottles can be difficult at first. If this is your first time doing a project with […]
Beautiful Stepping Stones: Practical 7-Step Recycling Guide
Have you broken a piece of your favorite china? Here’s one way you can still ‘keep’ those precious teacups and saucers – make gorgeous stepping stones! It’s an easy cement project even the big kids can help you with. You can get stepping stone kits from your local hardware store or you can simply use Quikrete (if […]
Turning a Suitcase into a Pet Bed: Cheap 7-Step Project
Some large items are not very easy to dispose of. Instead of throwing them away and adding garbage to our already polluted environment, it’s best to just recycle. What you consider trash can be turned into treasure. We have several pieces of old suitcases sitting in the attic. I came across them again while I […]
Cheap Bike Rack From Recycled Pallets: 7-Step Project
Here’s an easy recycling idea for the bike enthusiasts… a bike rack from recycled pallets. If you don’t have a bike rack or stand for storing and keeping your bikes organized yet, then build one using pallets! This pallet project is very simple and it doesn’t matter if you’ve got big bikes or kiddie bikes (or both). […]
Speedy Soap Box Derby Cart: Fun 5-Step Project
Playing with toy cars builds a child’s fine motor skills. They develop hand-eye coordination and dexterity in both hands. Sometimes, they even learn more by competing and working as a team. Do you have kids who love cars, who want to enter a soapbox derby competition, or just love being active outdoors? Make them happy […]
Fun Kids’ Armoire: Affordable 9-Step Upcycling Project
Here’s a nice idea for the kids, especially the girls – an old entertainment center turned into a dress up closet! We’ve already featured a DIY play kitchen out of an old entertainment center, but this is a repurposing project you can do if your youngsters enjoy dressing up more than cooking! All you have to do with your […]
Flexible Plastic Bottle Greenhouse: Cheap 8-Step Solution
Want to have a small greenhouse in your yard to grow some veggies? Then use plastic bottles to build one! Not only are you keeping construction expenses to a minimum, but you are also helping save the environment. To build a large-sized plastic bottle greenhouse, you’ll need around 1,500 pieces of 2-liter plastic bottles. Can you […]