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How to Clean and Refurbish Antique Door Hardware
My house is… well, let’s call it “well-loved.” Door hardware aside, the house as a whole is wonky and inconvenient, quirky in a way that modern houses just aren’t, and whatever its quirks, I generally...
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DIY Drapes from Upcycled Sheets and Lining Fabric
Drapes are a surprisingly eco-friendly home furnishing! You might think of drapes as those heavy velvet beasts that hide the windows in your grandma’s parlor, gathering dust and waiting for Scarlet...
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20 Altered Playing Card Crafts
Did the dogs playing poker get a little too nibbly with your deck? Or maybe it was a toddler with a Sharpie? Or you’ve just discovered the set of cryptic marks that a certain cheating cheater who...
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Zero Waste Upcycling: One Dozen Glass Bottle Bottom Crafts
So many awesome glass bottle crafts call for just part of the bottle. Sure, your upcycled glass bottle vase, lamp, and oil dispenser use the entire glass bottle, but your upcycled suncatcher, hurricane...
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20 DIY Suncatchers from Upcycled Materials
Bring in the sun! A suncatcher is my favorite way to spread a little light inside. It’s quite possible that my collection of suncatchers huddled in front each of our sun-facing windows is… a little...
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15 Eco-Friendly Ways to Refashion Light Switch Plates and Outlet Covers
They may be small, inexpensive, and easy to replace, but that doesn’t mean that we need to throw them out every time we remodel a room! Light switch covers and outlet plates probably aren’t the...
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20 DIY Bird Feeders Made from Eco-Friendly Materials
In my family, we call bird feeders “Cat TV,” as in “Hello, Spots! I see that you’re once again meowing in my face at 6:00 am. Would you like me to turn the TV on for you?” Then I get up, go open the...
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Leaning into the Discomfort, Part Three: 20 Ways to Upcycle 2-Liter Plastic...
Okay, I’m a plastic 2-liter bottle convert. That’s not to say that I’m actually buying beverages in plastic 2-liter bottles, because plastic bottles are still THE WOOOORST (for proper inflection,...
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DIY Cushion Cover from a Blanket
My family is SO hard on our stuff. We are the illustrated definition of not deserving nice things, because at any given time we are either muddy, actively painting, hosting five foster kittens from the...
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20 Eco-Friendly Projects To Create Word Art That Isn’t Cheezy
Did you Live, Laugh, Love in 2008? Did you have a weekly commitment to Instagram your letterboard in 2020? Do you now, or at any time, have a sign inside your house? If you answered yes to any of those...
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