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16 Brilliant Outdoor Ideas For Your Home. 10 Life Hacks to Help You Cut Plastic Out of the Picture. Plastic is so ubiquitous that it can be found in or associated with nearly every tangible item in existence.

10 Life Hacks to Help You Cut Plastic Out of the Picture

Just think about how many different things you used today that either were plastic or came packaged in plastic, you’re guaranteed to come up with at least five. It’s no secret that we all have a rather sordid relationship with plastic: it’s incredibly convenient, but it’s equally wasteful. In the U.S., we go through around 1,500 plastic water bottles every second, and it takes around 100 years for these bottles to break down. While some people look to recycling as the solution for plastic waste, the reality is only nine percent of plastic in the U.S. ever reaches a recycling facility, and the rest ends up in landfills or more likely waterways and the ocean.

There are around 270,000 tons of plastic waste floating on the surface of the oceans; plastic bags and plastic microfibers and beads make up a vast majority of this waste. Guy Had The Most Shabby Backyard. What He Transformed It Into Will Leave You Amazed. Carrying out a DIY project at home is tough, but what this man created in his backyard may be the greatest DIY ever.

Guy Had The Most Shabby Backyard. What He Transformed It Into Will Leave You Amazed

Back in March 2011, reddit user VonBubenberg’s dad decided that he wanted to change his unsightly backyard into a swimming pond. The reddit user took pictures of the steps that led to the completion of this amazing project. The amazing part is that the father works in IT and the son is a business student. Neither are experts at projects like these, but the result is completely astonishing. Cool Garden Paths That Are Off The Beaten Path. While you might think that all garden paths are created equal, you’d be wrong.

Cool Garden Paths That Are Off The Beaten Path

In fact, we’ve found a collection of 10 cool, unique and creative garden paths that are simply cooler than the rest and featured them in the gallery below. Enjoy! Wood Slabs. 23 Stylish And Easy DIY Home Decor Ideas Especially For The Christmas 2014. - Colors And Joy. Here are some cute and easy DIY home decor ideas for Christmas 2014.

23 Stylish And Easy DIY Home Decor Ideas Especially For The Christmas 2014. - Colors And Joy

I am sure you are in touch with our Christmas 2014 decoration sections, which is sharing amazing ideas and content about home decorations for Christmas. There easy DIY home decor ideas will help you in your Christmas decoration and will save you lots of money as well. Christmas is all about sharing, caring, love, decoration and celebrations. Please have a look at these beautiful DIY decoration ideas for your inspiration. Landscaping Ideas and Hardscape Design. When to Start: Late winter or early springAt Its Best: Spring to early fallTime to Complete: 2-3 days hose shovel long length of wood level old carpet or pond underlay butyl pond liner sharp knife large stones mortar trowel pond plants aquatic soil pond baskets gravel Mark Out the Pond Using a hose, mark out the pond with sweeping curves for a natural effect.

Landscaping Ideas and Hardscape Design

Calculate the area of liner you will need by adding twice the total depth (D), plus 18 inches extra, to the length (L). Then add twice the depth (D), plus 18 inches extra, to the width (W), and multiply the two answers (see also Step 2 below): (2xD + 18in + L) x (2xD + 18in. + W). Top 31 Amazing DIY Paintings For Your Blank Walls. Our walls are like blank canvases waiting to be filled with wonderful paintings and works of art.

Top 31 Amazing DIY Paintings For Your Blank Walls

We like it wild: bottle gardens. As much as we love to garden, sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all.

we like it wild: bottle gardens

If there’s a way we can shorten our to-do list, we’ll take it. This week’s project, a no-fuss recycled windowsill herb garden, has knocked watering the plants off our list. Self-watering planters like these aren’t a new idea; we remember our own childhood craft books that taught us how to poke holes through Dixie cups or invert two liter plastic bottles to grow our own little bean garden. This grown-up version is much better looking and works great for small herbs and plants. 36 Genius Ways To Hide The Eyesores In Your Home. Cleaning File lt. b103.9 - How To Make A $454 Homemade Air Conditioner For About $15. This Is Totally Awesome, And So Easy To Make! 15 Lifehacks For Your Tiny Bathroom. How to Make a terrarium. A Step-By-Step Guide To Capturing Sunshine In A Bottle. Suck.uk.com thecocobean.wordpress.com1.

A Step-By-Step Guide To Capturing Sunshine In A Bottle

An air-tight glass jar 2. Amazing Oasis: These 15 Easy Life Hacks Are Guaranteed To Make Life Easier. Wednesday, February 5, 2014 There are so many simple ways you can improve your life… and most of them you won’t even realize until you read this article.

Amazing Oasis: These 15 Easy Life Hacks Are Guaranteed To Make Life Easier.

20+ Impressive DIY Water Feature And Garden Pond Ideas. Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse Yards and gardens with sections that feature water are the dream of many a home owner.

20+ Impressive DIY Water Feature And Garden Pond Ideas

Whether it be a pond, fountain, waterfall, or stream, water is a striking and beautiful addition to a yard, garden, or even interior. Elaborate or simple, water features can be both soothing and eye-catching additions to homes, particularly when they feature running water. Although some may cost thousands of dollars, many can be created easily and inexpensively with just a little elbow grease.

Here are some awesome do-it-yourself water feature projects from the expensive to the thrifty. Tipsy Solar Fountain Low-Maintenance Water Feature. View topic - cooling your tent or van. The basic idea for the bucket cooler is just a smaller version of Yellowdog's cooler made from a rubbermade garbage can. An evaporative cooler will reduce the tempature by 20 to 30 degrees.