The coronavirus pandemic is certainly taking its toll. Many of us are beginning to resent the walls of our homes and apartments and are dreaming of getting away somewhere else. Of course, the ideal getaway spots during a pandemic are nature cabins R…
Photographer Forms Landscapes Using Just Human Bodies
The human body has been sculpted, painted, and photographed for hundreds and even thousands of years. Never before, however, has it been photographed like this. In his series “Bodyscapes” photographer Carl Warner uses the human body to create various desert and rocky human body landscapes. The results are stunning. Human Body Landscapes Using photographs of…
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Canadian Woman Grows Banana Trees in Her Backyard
All plants (like people) have their preferred climate. In the wrong environment, many kinds of greenery would perish. In the case of fruit trees, they won’t even bear fruit. That’s why it’s important to research before investing time, energy, and money into tending to trees that won’t ever bloom. However, Lucie Hérard decidedly ignored that. Bananas are considered tropical…
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Banana Peel Fertilizer + 8 More Banana Peel Uses In The Garden
All avid gardeners know that the three most important nutrients for plant growth are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). Together, they make up the trio known as NPK [1]. For this reason, all commercially-made fertilizers will contain these three nutrients in various amounts. Fertilizing your plants is very important if you want them…
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How one couple built a 300-square-foot expandable tiny house on just $25,000 using scraps from a film set and the town dump
Financial freedom is something that we all aspire to achieve, but for most of us, it is something we can only dream about. This New England couple decided to take back control over their finances by building themselves an expandable tiny house using entirely recycled materials – this is how they did it. Scrap Metal…
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How to Make a Stove Out of a Coke Can for Camping and Hiking
When you’re roughing it in the wilderness, it’s always good to have a few tricks up your sleeve. With a few cans of coke, you can create a single-burner stove yourself with these easy steps. Beyond camping, this technique could be very helpful in cases of emergencies or blackouts. You can use this stove indoors…
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Self-Sustaining Floating Home Offers a Perfect Getaway
In 2015, a new kind of home hit the headlines: a self-sustaining floating house called the Floatwing. There are few things as relaxing as sitting on a dock or in a boat and listening to the gentle waves around you. So many people love to plan vacations and getaways centered around pools or the beach. Water…
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18 Self-Seeding Flowers, Herbs & Veggies You’ll Never Have To Plant Again
Do you love gardens and want one of your own, but you don’t actually love the act of gardening itself? Lucky for you there are such things as self-seeding plants that once you plant them, they will continue to grow again and again without the need to replant them every year. 18 Self-Seeding Plants You…
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11-year-old Builds Her Own Playhouse in an Old Camper
Kids, like most adults, enjoy their space. Forts and clubhouses are magical areas where kids could play and relax and feel entirely themselves. There’s something special about having your own tailor-made space in an adult-run world. In a way, kids were the groundbreakers of the tiny house movement. Lauren Nelson, an 11-year old from Attica,…
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Their Dream Was a Working Farm (But They Weren’t Farmers)
Many people who live in the city choose to have a place in the country to get away from the hustle and bustle. Whether it’s a cabin in the woods, or a beach house on the ocean, a vacation home to get away on the weekends is a welcome escape for many city-dwellers. One New…
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This Stunning ‘Dream Home’ Came From a Surprisingly Affordable Kit
Love the idea of a kit home, but don’t want to live in a teeny-tiny space? Lucky for you, there are options to build your dream kit home that are gorgeous, affordable, and spacious. This couple did it and so can you. Couple Builds Their Dream Home from this Affordable Kit Though not massive by…
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Man shows the inside of his tiny home in the woods
Just a few years ago, Kris Harbour’s daily routine consisted of waking up at five o’clock in the morning, sitting on a train for two hours to get to work, working for a full day, and sitting on a train for another two hours home. He had fun on the weekends but never found he…
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Couple with no savings, no mortgage plan to build their dream home
Dreaming of owning a home but unsure how you will ever be able to afford it? This couple in Australia knows the feeling – so they put their heads to figure out how to use the system to make their dreams come true. This is how, without any savings, they can afford to build their…
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Flowers and Plants You Can Grow in October
As summer winds to an end and autumn is fast approaching, most of us are thinking about harvesting rather than planting. Luckily, there are still plenty of plants you can grow in October to keep on flexing your green thumb even as the weather gets cooler. Plants You Can Grow in October Not all plants…
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Take a tour inside the tiny house that sold for $1.8 million
The housing market was yet another sector of the economy that got hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020 when the economy took a nosedive and unemployment skyrocketed, housing sales dropped by an average of seventy percent [1]. It appears, however, that as businesses, workplaces, restaurants, and stores have opened up, the housing…
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Company will pay you $1,000 to go camping for 2 days without internet
If there’s one thing that the majority of us have been spending more time on since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it’s screens. Computers, smartphones, tablets – it feels like we’re always staring at least at one of them, if not multiple. This company wants to help you disconnect from the virtual world and reconnect with…
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If the Mosquitos Always go Straight for You, Here’s What You Need to Know
Summer in the northern hemisphere is a special time. For a few short months of the year, we get to shed our coats and sweaters and enjoy some warm weather and sunshine. While the hot temperatures and long days make many of us want to get outside and stay there as much as possible, it…
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Farmers Are Buying 40-Year-Old Tractors Because They’re Actually Repairable
New isn’t always better than old. No one knows this better than farmers with John Deere Tractors. As new tractors become increasingly costly to repair, farmers are turning back to older models that they can fix themselves. Farmers Buying Old John Deere Instead of New If a farmer buys a new John Deere tractor and…
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A Couple Buy a Collapsing Cabin For $7K in Joshua Tree and Revamp it Into a Desert Oasis
Converting an old, dilapidated cabin in the middle of a desert is no small feat. This couple took on that project, and now they have the beautiful Joshua Tree cabin that they always wanted. This was their process. The Beautiful Joshua Tree Cabin Looking at their little desert oasis, it’s hard to imagine what this…
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Mountain Refuge is a concept for a tiny cabin that could be built anywhere
A prefabricated plywood cabin-style micro-home designed to help inhabitants reconnect with nature? Yes, please. Introducing Mountain Refuge, the concept for a tiny modular cabin that’s changing up cabin living. Mountain Refuge: The New Prefab Cabin-Style Micro-Home Italian architects Massimo Gnocchi and Paolo Danesi are the pair behind the startup company Mountain Refuge. They have created…
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Would You Live in One of These Candy-Colored Tiny Homes?
For these people, living in a tiny home wasn’t different enough. No, they wanted to live in a home that makes you feel cheery just by looking at it. These candy-colored homes are so adorable they can brighten anyone’s day. 6 Candy-Colored Tiny homes These homes are small, portable, and come in every color imaginable….
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How to Propagate Succulents: Turning One Plant Into Hundreds of Babies
Succulents are such beautiful plants, with surprisingly low maintenance needs. There are so many varieties to choose from, with so many different colors. Best of all, they are easy to propagate, which means growing new plants from clippings of other plant parts. Succulents in particular spawn very easily and numerously. Want to know how to…
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Bicycle Camper Could Be a Micro RV for Your E-Bike
For many, international travel is currently out of the realm of possibilities. What’s to blame? The COVID-19 pandemic of crouse, which is why 2020 has quickly become the year of the road trip. Traveling across the country in your own vehicle, stopping at campsites, and enjoying the great outdoors is perhaps the safest way to…
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A ‘Fundamental Shift is Occurring’ as People Flock to Tiny Homes
Over the last several years, tiny homes have been increasing in popularity. Despite the growing interest, however, they have still remained more or less part of a fringe movement of people who want to escape the confines of materialism, or the “more is better” ideals of society. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the attitude toward…
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Spectacular Cannabis Bonsai Trees And How To Grow Them
People have been growing different types of bonsai trees for thousands of years, but did you know that you can grow cannabis bonsai trees? That’s right, the art of bonsai tree growing plus the science of marijuana growing have come together in this adorable decorative and functional little plant. What is a Bonsai Tree? For…
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This Man Once Set a World Record with a 3-Story Tomato Plant Yielding 400 Pounds of Tomatoes. Here are his tips
If I told you it is possible to grow three-story high tomato plants that are GMO and chemical-free, would you believe me? This Alabama man’s giant tomato plants are legendary in the state and they are completely organic. This is how he grew them. Completely GMO-Free Giant Tomato Plants Charles Wilbur set a Guinness World…
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Service Lets You Rent a Stranger’s Swimming Pool for an Afternoon
Summer fun often include lounging by a serene pool, but public pools are often anything but. You’re surrounded by people, splashing, chatter, and hopefully not urine. Just because your backyard doesn’t have pool doesn’t mean you have to let go of the dream of relaxing by one. Maybe, rent a swimming pool? Introducing: Swimply. Swimply: Airbnb…
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World’s Largest 3D Printer Makes Almost Zero Cost Homes Out of Mud
According to United Nations projections, the global population is expected to reach 11.2 billion by the end of the century, up from 7.7 billion in 2019 [1]. As our population grows, so too will the need for more affordable and sustainable housing- an issue we are already facing with our current population size. One company…
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How to Grow Basil to Produce a Bountiful Harvest All Season Long
Sweet basil is a culinary herb that’s at the heart of Italian cuisine, and it’s also the base of most varieties of pesto. There may be a discrepancy in how to pronounce it (“bay-sil” or “bah-sil”) but there’s no denying it’s delicious aroma. Although sweet basil may be the most famous of its kind, there…
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Artist Starts a Colorful Wedding Dress Business After Her “Fire” Wedding Dress Goes Viral
Art is all about self- discovery and the way it’s expressed is strictly up to the individual. Every artist has a unique story to tell, and what’s better than one inspired by love? Taylor Ann Linko had been working hard at her big break for many years. Ever since she was a little kid in elementary…
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