Do It Yourself
It might start with a quick fix-it project. It might start with wanting to save money. It might start with an interest in crafting something on your own. It might start with a desire to buy fewer consumer goods as an environmental statement. It might start with a personal challenge to be more self-reliant.
No matter how it begins, the drive to Do It Yourself is an important one, and has positive effects for your wallet, your psyche, and the environment.
Here you'll find all our content on DIY living, including awesome projects, repair help, and musings on the topic. Dive in, get inspired, and start DIYing!
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Most Popular Articles of September: Sleepbox in Moscow, Spicy Raspberry Sangria, and More (Slideshow)
Two years ago, Lloyd wrote that he liked the idea of the Sleepbox, but wasn't convinced it would work, due to concerns about its...misuse. But now it's a big hit in a Moscow airport.
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The Week in Pictures: Living Map of Central Park, a Bike with Metal Tires, and More (Slideshow)
We've featured a lot of vertical gardens on TreeHugger, many of them superb but none quite like this one, grown as a living map of New York's Central Park.
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10 Awesome and Cheap DIY Projects for Geeks
I've been going into craft mode lately. I think it stems from a combination of clinging to summer weekend fun and knowing the holidays are quickly approaching and I need to whip up some gifts. With that in mind I've
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Maker Faire NYC: Make Your Own Vegan Soap
I am one of three boys in my family; it's only now that we are all out of the house that I find the perfect solution for my parents' long struggle to keep clean and or seemingly self-multiplying toys from taking over the house: Feto
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Maker Faire NYC: Handwoven Sandals and Pot Holders
Among the many handmade crafts on display at Maker Faire were the products of the Loop of the Loom weaving studio, which specializes and offers classes in the Japanese Zen art form of Saori. Made with a philosophy of free
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Star Wars Stormtrooper Helmet Crafted Out of Adidas Shoes
Do you have an old pair of sneakers you never wear? Are you a Star Wars fan? If you said yes to these two questions, then do we have a craft project for you! Take a page from craftster/blogger Freehand Profit who has created a storm
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Build An Easy-Watering Vertical Herb Garden (Video)
This guy clearly hates watering. And shirts. Having shown us how to build a self-watering container garden, Mike (aka the Urban Organic Gardener) reveals his latest creation—an easy-watering vertical herb
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A Solar-Powered Chicken Coop For Dummies
Urban farming is all the rage these days, and chickens are increasingly chic. Many of us who dream of harvesting fresh eggs every day don't have the first clue about how to get started, or how to take care of a flock of
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How to Build a DIY Solar Oven (Video)
From a heat-storing solar grill to solar ovens created for an international market, we've seen plenty of commercial models of sun-powered cooking devices. And from a solar oven death match to an oven created from old
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Why Masturbation is an Economic Act
From the economics of happiness to David Korten's focus on real wealth, it's no secret that many greens believe we must move beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a primary indicator
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How To Make $4 Grocery Panniers For Your Bike
Saddle bags for your bike can be expensive. The canvas grocery pannier shown on the bike above runs at $45 (granted it's vegan, but still...). Instead of laying out $45, you can spend $4 and get two that will work just as
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How to Build a Tiny, Off-Grid House for $2500 (Video)
From life inside a tiny, 7'x12' portable house to touring an infamous roundhouse, we've been pretty fascinated by the DIY tiny house movement. Here's a great video on how to build your own tiny, cordwood, off-grid
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How to Grow More Food: Grow Fewer Plants, Do Less Stuff
The garden above looks pitiful, doesn't it? I'm a little embarrassed to confess that it is mine. When I wrote about the single most important tool in a square foot gardeners' potting shed, I noted that I was planning on taking
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The Bacon Candle: Your Life May Depend On It
It's The End Of The World As We Know It. What are you going to do? Your flashlight batteries are dead. Hell, your candle wax is even running low. All you have left to eat is bacon. Well, at least there are worse ways
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Crocheted Bike Makes Quite the Cycling Fashion Statement
A friend of mine was walking down the street in Soho NYC today and spotted this bike. We've heard of some very creative yarn bombing, but this one takes the cake! Someone pointed out that it looks like the work of Agata Olek, and
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How To Build A Underground Shelter With A Shipping Container (Video)
The abundance of shipping containers means that they've popped up as housing, as schools, funhouses, shopping malls and as emergency shelters. And now for the survivalists among us, there's the underground shipping container
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Infographic: How Much Backyard Is Needed To Feed A Family of Four?
With food prices at an all-time high (and stirring up social unrest worldwide), you might be considering growing your own food, but wondering how much land is actually needed to provide you and your family food for a
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Extreme Composting: Watch Black Soldier Grubs Devour Burger in 5 Hours (Video)
Yesterday I posted a video on how to build a DIY grub composter, and I have written before about a commercially available grub composter that turns waste into animal feed in hours. But little did I know that there is a whole
