Forget harsh chemicals - lemons and baking soda combine to create a powerful, natural, non-toxic whole-house cleaner.

What would you do if you got lost in the woods? Here are some easy, cheap DIY ways to prepare, including emergency kits and contraptions and crucial skills.

Learn about 14 ways you can reduce your dependence on the grid, like collecting and purifying rainwater, building a root cellar and switching to compost toilets.

Make your home greener with natural cleaner recipes, energy-saving tips and DIY home tutorials.

You can pack a lot more than you'd think into a tiny house or micro studio apartment when you use tricks like these, using unused space for storage.

What do we do with all of the obsolete phone booths still standing around the world? Here are 14 creative ideas.

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.