Home Design, Garden & Architecture Blog Magazine The 22 Dreamy Art Installations You Want To Live In | Expensive Homes These amazing home ideas are something that you will enjoy. They give you some amazing feeling like you’re flying inside your own house. That feeling is amazing and unreal. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
Ecological Bricks - The Temas Blog « IDB Loan for Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rican Wilderness Areas / Prestamo de BID para turismo sostenible en áreas silvestres de Costa Rica | Home | Implications of the Stern Review for LAC, Part I » By Keith R | December 24, 2006 Topics: Environmental Protection, Waste & Recycling | 13 Comments » (2 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5) Loading ... It’s been interesting to see how much the articles on the Brazilian and Honduran buildings made using PET bottles have captured the imagination of so many readers. “Ecological Bricks” for Low-Income Housing in Argentina One example involves bricks developed by Argentina’s Experimental Center for Economical Housing (Centro Experimental de la Vivienda Económica – CEVE). In a project funded in part by Germany’s technical cooperation agency, GTZ, CEVE developed a brick made of used food (primarily candy) wrappers and plastic (primarily PET) soda and water bottles. For more information (in Spanish) on the CEVE project, click this link. – Keith R
Health Tips - Home Remedies That Work at WomansDay Nobody is naysaying the wonders of modern medicine—what would we do without a medication like penicillin to treat infections? But, as it turns out, everyday items have secret curing powers, too. Next time you don’t want to fork over money to get a common wart removed, consider using duct tape. Already popped two aspirin but can’t get rid of the headache? Duct Tape to Remove Warts In 2002, a group of doctors compared duct tape’s effectiveness with liquid nitrogen in removing warts. Vapor Rub to Cure Nail Fungus While there are no studies to prove coating infected toenails with vapor rub once or twice a day is an effective treatment for nail fungus, a basic Internet search results in a number of personal testaments to the medicinal ointment's fungus-killing powers. Oatmeal to Soothe Eczema “This is absolutely true, as oats have anti-inflammatory properties,” Dr. Yogurt to Cure Bad Breath Bad breath comes from a number of places, the two most common being the mouth and the stomach.
Pintuck Pillow Tutorial Rebecca from Sew Festive Handmade shows you how to make this pretty Pintuck Pillow with an easy smocking technique. You’ll want to make more than one! Learn more about Rebecca in her introduction, and let us know if you sew one up for your home or for a gift. This beautiful pillow cover is made for a 20″ pillow and is a simple introduction to the smocking technique! It’s elegant and classic, and would make a great Mother’s Day gift (it’s so soon, you know!). Supplies: 21″ x 42″ piece of linen or linen-blend19 x 19″square of muslin12″ x 19″ piece for backing14″ x 19″ piece for backingRulerWater-soluble pen or disappearing ink pen or tracing wheelPinsCoordinating thread 1. Mark your fabric at one inch intervals using your ruler and marking method of choice along the entire length of fabric. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. I hope that you enjoy your new pillow cover. « Introducing ~ Rebecca from Sew Festive Handmade Mother’s Day Gift Ideas »
Clever Corner DIY Solutions Posted by ScrapHacker.com on tisdag, augusti 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment Let creativity sprawl into each and every corner of your home – literally! Narrow corners are surprisingly often overseen and deemed ”impossible” to make something out of…Challenged by this ‘fact’ (further enforced by the lack of pre-made corner solutions from furniture retailers) I thought I’d gather a bunch of corner D.I.Y ideas proving the ‘corners are impossible’ notion wrong… DIY from ‘Craftaholics Anonymous’ – TUTORIAL HERE D.I.Y from DesignSponge – TUTORIAL HERE Pics via here & here Pics via here & here Pics from StellaBleuDesigns Corner table/shelf DIY Ideas, clockwise from top left: Stacked table DIY idea spotted here, red table spotted here, green DIY corner table from Martha Stewart & lastly naturally clever design from PelleDesigns, spotted here With those ideas in mind, I hope you feel inspired to inject some love and functionality into a forgotten corner or nook around your house.
Build a Homemade Mosquito Trap Mosquitoes are more than just annoying pests in your yard or garden. Mosquitoes carry many diseases including West Nile, encephalitis and malaria. There are many commercial products to rid your landscape of these dangerous insects. Most of these products are quite expensive, however. A homemade mosquito trap is a simple, cost effective way to protect your yard and family from unsafe mosquitoes. How it WorksMosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide (CO2) that we exhale. Your homemade mosquito trap will use yeast to create CO2. MaterialsTo build your homemade mosquito trap, you'll need: 1 plastic two-liter drink bottle, emptied and cleaned. Putting it Together Cut the top off the two-liter bottle just below the point where the top merges into the cylinder. Using The TrapYour homemade mosquito trap will work indoors or out. You'll need to replace the yeast mixture about every two weeks.
10 Clever Kitchen Lifehacks Lifehacks are just tips on how to simplify your life, save time and reduce effort for easy tasks. They are helpful home remedies. As we’re always on the hunt for the smartest tips for your homes, we think it is high time for this kind of posts. Let’s take a look at ten really great ideas and don’t wait to try them yourself. #1 Use magazine holder for rolls of aluminum foil, plastic wrap, parchment paper, etc #2 Put ice cream in a zipper bag can keep it soft. #3 Re-use your broken hangers #4 Cutting board scrap bin #5 Fill awkward corner cabinets with pots and pans, using hooks or lazy susans. #6 Use a small curtain rod to store lids for easy access. #7 Great idea for the large empty wall in your kitchen. #8 Chalkboard + measurement hack. #9 Chalkboard for the kitchen. #10 Seal a plastic bag with the top of a water bottle or any plastic bottle and the lid.
Jelly Roll Floor Pillows Hi everyone! It’s Val over at PinkPlease! bringing you another double recipe. Taking a spin off my last Moda Bake Shop recipe, Just Playin’ Around {Baby Changing Pad & Matching Play Mat}, I wanted to show you another fun creation you can make using the circular quilt pattern. With just one Jelly Roll (plus some extra fabric for the back and piping), you can make two matching oversized floor pillows. I am teaming up with the Fat Quarter Shop to help you with your Sherbet Pips collection (or any other Moda fabric) so that you can make a few pillows of your very own. One Sherbet Pips Jelly Roll by Aneela Hoey 2 1/2 yards of fabric for the pillow bottom 1/2 yard of fabric for the piping 6/32″ Cotton Piping (95″ long for the small pillow and 140″ long for the larger pillow) 2 packages of 1 ½” Cover Button Kits (You will need to make 4 fabric covered buttons) Stuffing (4 bags of 24oz. poly-fil will fill both pillows. Fishing Wire or Super Strong Beading Thread. Creating the large pillow 1. 2. 3. 4.
Lines on Your Palm Can Reveal Romance or Heartbreak Continuing our occasional series on the meanings of the lines of your palm, this issue looks at just how much the heart and relationship lines on the palm really reveal about the quality of our love lives. The heart line runs horizontally across the upper palm, surrounding the mounts of Mercury, Apollo, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. This line indicates the strength of emotions, quality of relationships, timing of important relationships such as marriages and love affairs and whether these relationships bring happiness or heartache. Ideally, the heart line should be clear and without breaks This kind of lines suggests someone who will be the dominant partner in a relationship. Breaks in this line spell broken relationships, while islands along this line spell tragedies of a broken heart. Little lines that branch out above the heart line going upwards indicate strong and happy relationships, while lines that branch out below the heart line are said to be less fortunate.
Blood and Ink: Front Pages From the Civil War 1860 edition of the Charleston Mercury. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. (Newseum collection) 1861 "Extra" edition of the New York Illustrated News devoted to events at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie. 1862 edition of The Union Sentinel, a handwritten newspaper published on lined notepaper by students in Warren, Conn. 1863 edition of the Union-occupation newspaper Stars and Stripes printed on wallpaper. 1864 illustrated edition of Harper's Weekly. 1864 "Extra" edition of the Atlanta Daily Intelligencer detailing the capture and burning of Atlanta. Location: Mezzanine Level WASHINGTON — Experience the story of the Civil War as Americans in the 1860s did — through the front pages of newspapers. "Blood and Ink: Front Pages From the Civil War" showcases more than 30 historic front pages from the Newseum collection spanning the length of the war, from the birth of the Confederacy to the death of President Abraham Lincoln.
72 Uses For Simple Household Products To Save Money & Avoid Toxins Limiting the amount of products you bring into your home will not only cut down on costs at the grocery store but will keep you and your family healthier. Below is a list of some common uses for seven household products. Add some drops of essentials oils like lavender, rose, or sweet orange to any of them for extra pleasure! Here are a few more tips to help you go green and save money! Cut up old bath towels. Reuse these as rags for cleaning your house rather than paper towels, which are expensive and contribute to 3,000 pounds of waste in landfills each day.When you grocery shop, leave your list at home. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com
Remarkably Domestic — Creatively managing the chaos of home 18 remarkable tricks to make your food last longer Saving money on your food shop doesn't stop at the supermarket. Allow your hard earned pennies to go even further by reading up on these simple yet effective tips that'll extend the life of your grub for longer. That way, your keeping money in your pocket AND saving trips to the supermarket. What's not to love? Sign up to studentbeans.com for free brownies, popcorn and flapjacks - and that's just the start... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Once something goes rotten in your fridge or cupboard, bin it. 8. 9. 10. Swirl berries in a mixture of one part vinegar to 10 parts water. 11. 12. Take advantage of reductions at the supermarket by sticking them in the freezer. 13. 14.Reduce unpopped kernels by cooking popcorn in a bowl topped with a plate. 15. 16. 17. 18. Best before dates are about quality, not safety.