Roofing materials that are recycled, better looking, and easier on your budget
Our home needs a new roof. It’s been asphalt shingling, and it’s fine, but if I can manage to keep it in budget I’d much rather use a greener material. Or even just a cheaper material. Or something that looks nice! Really, I guess I want to jazz my roof UP!
Use your wedding lights as balcony decor
After her wedding, AndiLani put her wedding twinkle lights, grapevine balls, and lit-up pumpkins to good by using them outdoors.
Always be prepared: How much water do I need to keep on hand in case of emergency?
If disaster strikes tonight, if Godzilla comes down your street, crushing the pavement, ripping up water lines and making travel difficult, will you be prepared? Part of running a household means making contingency plans. How will you stay safe and healthy in case of natural disaster, monster infestation, disease outbreak, service interruption, alien invasion, civil unrest, or war?
Windowfarm: how I built a self-watering vertical garden
I’m using my big windows to power a hydroponic garden I hacked together with plastic bottles and a few supplies from Amazon. It is automated, and takes care of the hard stuff for me.
Rick and Annie’s handbuilt treehouse in Australia
What would it be like to inhabit a normal-sized home that’s actually a treehouse? Now we know. We picked up a friend of ours and offered her a ride, and we didn’t know we were in for such a treat when we got to her destination!
Do or don’t: Bright front doors and painter’s remorse
I want to paint our front door a BIG bright color, but my partner’s got reservations. Some help from the community would really help us make a decision about this.
Embrace word-nerdery: 6 ways to Scrabble it up at home
Scrabblers are hardcore. Celebrate the game that takes skill, smarts, and strategy with these ways people’ve used Scrabble as a decor theme — from fridge magnets to an incredible backyard game.
A rainbow dinette, one red-and-blue-and-yellow house in Illinois, and a home built into Arizona boulders in this week’s reader photos
It’s our weekly roundup of reader photos and interesting Offbeat Home-ish links from around the web. This week we’ve got the lowdown on air conditioned doghouses, an upcoming steampunk fest in Massachusetts, and era-appropriate Disney princess cosplay. Click on through!