Every part of boats - from sails and oars to the vessels themselves - can be useful long beyond their life at sea as furniture, decor, gardens and sheds.

Recycle fabric scraps, old ugly sweaters, tablecloths and even cat food cans into beautiful eco-friendly clothing and accessories with these 13 easy tutorials.

Some brave homeowners are fighting back against the rising Mississippi flood waters with homemade dams and levees made of dirt mounds.

How weird would it be to gaze deep into a cool, inviting swimming pool and see an entire family walking around on the bottom, smiling and waving at you?

Make your garden lush and green and protect it from harmful pests like aphids and slugs with these 12 easy DIY homemade insecticide sprays and fertilizers.

The cigarette butts that litter outdoor surfaces are an environmental burden. But even these unappealing items can be made into something beautiful.

A spectacular garden does not require a flower bed or even a yard. These four unusual gardens utilize normally-overlooked spaces to grow a bit of sunshine.

Transform your empty beer, wine and liquor bottles into lamps, bird feeders, shelving units, wind chimes - even a solar water heater or a house.

9 artists make a statement with styrofoam, turning a material that is made to be discarded into a more permanent medium for all kinds of art projects.

The closest most graffiti taggers get to being green is using spray paint without CFC's, but some green graffiti artists are taking their art to a new level.

A great way to dispel your candy guilt is to fashion eco friendly items out of these colorful wrappers. Here are unique crafts one can make with candy wrappers:

Whether you're looking for ideas for holiday decor or need plans to build your own closet shelving system, these 12 websites deliver tips & inspiration.

With 18 diverse project ideas to choose from, transforming humble wooden shipping pallets into eye-catching garden, decor and household superstars is a cinch!

Old airplanes, shipping containers, silos and beer bottles are just a few of the surprising reclaimed and recycled materials that can be used in green building.

Some of those bizarre-sounding recipes for cleaning and personal care - like cleaning copper with ketchup - really do work.