Make better use of your kitchen’s resources to waste less food and save more money
Wasting food is a bummer. It’s a waste of money, it’s a disappointment, and it can be prevented. Here are eight ways to waste less of your precious, tasty, delicioso food.
The ultimate list of new homeowner “must haves” to launch your fresh life
My dude and I just bought a house, and we’re moving up from only owning what fit in our car. Now: what, exactly, will we need?
Library furniture in the living room and boosting your wifi with something from your fridge
Every Monday we do a roundup of reader photos and interesting links from across the web.
In the Clicky Links this week, you’ll find a trailer for a documentary about cosplay, a way to combine an appliance and closet door to up the storage space, and a designer’s idea to make a table out of anything.
A fairy door, a rainbow of produce, and one very attentive dog
Meet a bullhuahua — a pit bull/chihuahua mix — who lives on a super stylish orange couch. Learn about underground automated carports, and about how squatters can take legal possession of their squats.
Guerrilla art: neighborhood beautification without the blech
Have you thought about yarn bombing your neighborhood playground? Is there a building on your street that needs aesthetic help? Use this street art inspiration to plan a happening.
Library cats, bunnies, and guinea pigs in the pantry — photos from our readers
It’s an animal-filled Monday Montage, and we’ve also got a homemade reading tent and a radical balcony gardening solution. In the links, nerd out on office supplies and learn what people make from 200 plastic bags.
New in reader photos: an encouraging garden plaque, a tidy rock garden, and a link to an Alice in Wonderland-themed eatery
Come with me this Monday and tiptoe through the Offbeat Home Flickr Group to enjoy uploads from our readers. Uncommon ’60s doorknobs, a classy-as-fuck dinner party, and a too-cute fabric tenty playhouse await.
How do I keep critters from eating my garden before I can?
Since it’s gardening season, I was hoping for some advice on humane and eco-friendly pest control in the garden.
How on earth do I keep these insane squirrels away from my pumpkins? How do I save my blueberries from the birds? How do I do this without spraying toxins or harming the animals?