Simone Giertz's Pet Chair Lets a Dog Sit Beside You at Your Desk
Simone Giertz, the Swedish inventor and YouTuber, built a desk chair with a second seat attached so her dog could sit right beside her whil...
DIY, Making & Creative Projects
There is satisfaction in making something useful with your own hands. Browse creative projects, repairs and inventive uses for ordinary materials. Before trying an idea, consider the tools, skill and safety precautions it requires; a striking finished photograph does not show every step of the work.
An Off-Road Wheelchair Designed for Shared Outdoor Adventures
First published August 3, 2020. Outdoor access depends on terrain, equipment and the surrounding infrastructure. A wheelchair suited to on...
Elsa Tiny House: 323 sq ft on Wheels With a Porch and Greenhouse
First published June 13, 2020. The Elsa is a tiny house on wheels built by Olive Nest Tiny Homes, a small family builder. The house itself...
Allwood Solvalla Cabin Kit: Size, Build Time and Real Costs
The Allwood Solvalla is a flat-pack studio cabin made from Nordic softwood and sold on Amazon. It gives you a single room plus a small cove...
How to Make a Jellyfish Succulent Hanging Basket
A jellyfish succulent is a hanging basket planted upside down: a rounded dome of compact succulents forms the "bell" of the jelly...
DIY Pergola With Swings and a Fire Pit: Plans, Costs and Tips
Originally published 2020-05-15. Yes, you can build a backyard pergola with hanging swings around a fire pit yourself, and it does not have...
Allwood DIY Cabin Kits: Sizes, Prices, Build Time and Hidden Costs
Yes, you can buy a small wooden house kit online, and in 2019 Amazon listings for kits from the retailer Allwood Outlet caught the internet...
Allwood Solvalla Garden House Kit: Size, Price and What's Missing
The Allwood Solvalla is a flat-pack garden house made of solid Nordic wood that two adults can put together in roughly a day. It offers 1...
Robert Rogalski's Sculpted Indoor Cat Tree and Bedroom Tree
Robert Rogalski is an artist known for hand-made miniatures, puppets and whimsical characters, and one of his larger projects caught the in...
20 Bus and Van Conversions Turned Into Homes on Wheels
A converted bus or van is a vehicle stripped back to a bare shell and rebuilt as a small home: insulated walls, a bed, a kitchen, storage, ...
IKEA Bag Wedding Dress Hack: How One Bride Handled Bathroom Breaks
Going to the toilet in a full wedding gown is one of those problems nobody mentions until the day itself. A bride named Tina came up with a...
Creative Home Design Ideas, From Bookcase Doors to Pirate Ship Rooms
The most memorable homes usually have one feature that makes visitors stop and smile: a net to lounge on above the stairs, a bookcase that ...
17 Everyday Reuse Ideas: Old Maps, Jeans, Bags and Books Reused
The best reuse ideas rarely start in a craft shop. They start with something already in the house, a bag, a box, a worn-out shirt, and a qu...
Amarildo Silva's Tire Pet Beds: Upcycling for Street Dogs
Archive feature, first published 2019-02-14. Amarildo Silva Filho is a young Brazilian maker who turns worn-out car tires into padded, bri...
40 DIY Photography Hacks: Cheap Tricks for Light, Bokeh and Filters
You do not need expensive gear to take striking photos. Most of the effects people pay for, such as soft light, creamy background blur, dre...
39 Kitchen Hacks That Save Time, Food and Mess
The best kitchen hacks are not gimmicks. They are small habits that save time, rescue ingredients that would otherwise go in the bin, and m...
How to Start a Fire With a Lemon Battery and Steel Wool
The idea sounds like a magic trick: push some metal into a lemon, add a bit of wire, and a few moments later a tissue is smouldering. It co...
25 Winter Car Hacks to Prepare Your Car for Cold Weather
The quickest way to prepare a car for cold weather is to cover three things before the first freeze: make sure the car itself is ready (tir...
Simon Dell's Garden Mice and Their Log Pile Village
When British wildlife photographer Simon Dell spotted a house mouse standing upright in his freshly mown lawn in 2018, he did not reach for...
24 Clever Life Hacks From Reddit for Home, Pets and Kids
The best life hacks are rarely high-tech. They are small, cheap tricks that solve an annoying everyday problem with something you already ow...
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Cartoonist Pablo Stanley turned John Lennon’s Imagine into a webcomic in which each line of the song is paired with a drawing of people fr... -
Brad Pitt did not write the famous list of twenty marriage tips that circulates under his name. The real author is Gerald Rogers, a Brigham... -
First published January 14, 2017. Many people who describe themselves as empaths say they feel tense, tongue-tied or worn out around someo... -
"Who are you?" is the question at the heart of I Am Nature , an 81-second campaign film made for the conservation group WWF and p... -
When Disney released the first teaser for its new version of The Lion King on 22 November 2018, during the Dallas Cowboys' Thanksgivin...
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Originally published 2017-12-02. "If you love her, don't destroy her" is the title of a widely shared 2017 letter by the Leb... -
If you want a home workout that needs no equipment, five moves cover almost the whole body: the plank, the squat, the bird-dog, the glute b... -
Brad Pitt did not write the famous list of twenty marriage tips that circulates under his name. The real author is Gerald Rogers, a Brigham...
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In early 2018 a young Thai woman named Atittaya Chumkeaw drew attention online for something simple: she kept posting happy photos with her... -
Originally published 2017-02-09. Letting go means deciding to stop carrying something that drains you: an expectation, a grudge, a habit o...