Pocket gardens occupy tiny spaces in your yard – the type of places most people would frequently overlook. Pocket gardens go in gaps between pavers, small planters, unused borders, and other nooks and crannies. They break up monotonous spaces by softening the environment with a touch of color and texture.
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Affordable Luxury Homes
Home design ideas that may seem completely unobtainable for most consumers are possible if you build it yourself and cut out the obvious budget killers (home entertainment rooms, gold embossed trim, etc.). The photos shown here are likely from multi-million dollar homes. But if you break it down, decide what features are most important, eliminate the unnecessary, and possibly reduce the scale… then some dream designs can be affordable if you do the work yourself.
Kitchen Cabinet Organizers and Add-ons
There are plenty of handy kitchen cabinet organizers and add-ons to choose from. They make cooking and working in the kitchen more efficient and enjoyable. Besides the options shown here, you can get knife racks, lazy susans, swing-out pantries, cutting boards (built-in, slide-out or free standing), tilt-down trays for scrub pads (behind false sink fronts), glass insert for hot pans, roll out vegie bins, spice racks, organizers for utensils and more. Most of these oganizers are affordable and easy to install by do-it-yourselfers.
Accent Tile
It’s easy to liven up your home with colorful accent tiles.
Communal Living with Nikki Silva
Learn how to make beautiful, non-toxic houses out of recycled materials for around $8/sq. foot.
Zero Energy Cooking: Rocket Stove Plus Retained Heat Cooking
Fuel Efficient Cooking with an Insulated Box
“What a great example of using a retained heat cooker! Cooking beans is the perfect example of the strength of using a thermal type cooker. All the goodness with 80%-90% of the fuel being saved.”