18 Comments May 23, 2017 What are your favorite eco and animal-friendly household and beauty products? Hey Offbeat Homies! My household has recently starting to make the switch to natural and non-animal tested products. Does anyone have some suggestions on your favorite products that aren't hurtful to the environment or our animal pals? Read More 1.3k 35 Comments February 22, 2017 Use soap to save money and escape the Cleaning Industrial Complex! You know how you go into the cleaning aisle at the supermarket and there are about a thousand different products? You have products for your dishes, products for your floors, different products for the kitchen and bathroom, because of course, there are different kinds of dirt there… These products might be very good at getting rid of dirt, but what they are truly excellent at is cleaning out your wallet. So how can we do clean our homes without giving huge corporations money in exchange for chemicals and brainwashing? Well I'm writing this because I think I've found the answer… Read More 21 Comments April 12, 2016 What do we need know about dealing with a dust allergy? My partner is seriously allergic to dust (yes, he takes allergy medicine, as well as daily medication for asthma control). What can the Homies tell us about their experiences with mattresses and allergies or about air purifiers and allergies? Are there any good products we should know about that can help us deal with dust and allergens in the home? Read More 2.0k 17 Comments October 21, 2015 How to make your own Borax-free laundry soap This recipe is Borax free, Naptha free, perfume and dye free, and about as gentle as it gets. It's great for babies, people with allergies or sensitive skin, and doesn't leave residues. Natural laundry soap is great for hard and soft water towns. And if you DIY it, it costs five times less than commercial detergents, and you can use less of it! Read More 1.4k June 5, 2014 A kitchen sink organizer made of antlers I wanted to get the sponges and other scrubbing devices out of the sink and out of the way, in such a way that they would only drip into the sink while drying. Most of the organizers I'd seen were supposed to sit in the sink, taking up valuable sink real estate (I have a small sink). So I built this solution instead! Read More 1234
1.3k 35 Comments February 22, 2017 Use soap to save money and escape the Cleaning Industrial Complex! You know how you go into the cleaning aisle at the supermarket and there are about a thousand different products? You have products for your dishes, products for your floors, different products for the kitchen and bathroom, because of course, there are different kinds of dirt there… These products might be very good at getting rid of dirt, but what they are truly excellent at is cleaning out your wallet. So how can we do clean our homes without giving huge corporations money in exchange for chemicals and brainwashing? Well I'm writing this because I think I've found the answer… Read More 21 Comments April 12, 2016 What do we need know about dealing with a dust allergy? My partner is seriously allergic to dust (yes, he takes allergy medicine, as well as daily medication for asthma control). What can the Homies tell us about their experiences with mattresses and allergies or about air purifiers and allergies? Are there any good products we should know about that can help us deal with dust and allergens in the home? Read More 2.0k 17 Comments October 21, 2015 How to make your own Borax-free laundry soap This recipe is Borax free, Naptha free, perfume and dye free, and about as gentle as it gets. It's great for babies, people with allergies or sensitive skin, and doesn't leave residues. Natural laundry soap is great for hard and soft water towns. And if you DIY it, it costs five times less than commercial detergents, and you can use less of it! Read More 1.4k June 5, 2014 A kitchen sink organizer made of antlers I wanted to get the sponges and other scrubbing devices out of the sink and out of the way, in such a way that they would only drip into the sink while drying. Most of the organizers I'd seen were supposed to sit in the sink, taking up valuable sink real estate (I have a small sink). So I built this solution instead! Read More 1234
21 Comments April 12, 2016 What do we need know about dealing with a dust allergy? My partner is seriously allergic to dust (yes, he takes allergy medicine, as well as daily medication for asthma control). What can the Homies tell us about their experiences with mattresses and allergies or about air purifiers and allergies? Are there any good products we should know about that can help us deal with dust and allergens in the home? Read More 2.0k 17 Comments October 21, 2015 How to make your own Borax-free laundry soap This recipe is Borax free, Naptha free, perfume and dye free, and about as gentle as it gets. It's great for babies, people with allergies or sensitive skin, and doesn't leave residues. Natural laundry soap is great for hard and soft water towns. And if you DIY it, it costs five times less than commercial detergents, and you can use less of it! Read More 1.4k June 5, 2014 A kitchen sink organizer made of antlers I wanted to get the sponges and other scrubbing devices out of the sink and out of the way, in such a way that they would only drip into the sink while drying. Most of the organizers I'd seen were supposed to sit in the sink, taking up valuable sink real estate (I have a small sink). So I built this solution instead! Read More 1234
2.0k 17 Comments October 21, 2015 How to make your own Borax-free laundry soap This recipe is Borax free, Naptha free, perfume and dye free, and about as gentle as it gets. It's great for babies, people with allergies or sensitive skin, and doesn't leave residues. Natural laundry soap is great for hard and soft water towns. And if you DIY it, it costs five times less than commercial detergents, and you can use less of it! Read More 1.4k June 5, 2014 A kitchen sink organizer made of antlers I wanted to get the sponges and other scrubbing devices out of the sink and out of the way, in such a way that they would only drip into the sink while drying. Most of the organizers I'd seen were supposed to sit in the sink, taking up valuable sink real estate (I have a small sink). So I built this solution instead! Read More 1234
1.4k June 5, 2014 A kitchen sink organizer made of antlers I wanted to get the sponges and other scrubbing devices out of the sink and out of the way, in such a way that they would only drip into the sink while drying. Most of the organizers I'd seen were supposed to sit in the sink, taking up valuable sink real estate (I have a small sink). So I built this solution instead! Read More 1234