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Home hacks including DIY organization, storage solutions, cleaning tips and beyond.
Energy-Efficiency Tips for Building and Renovating
Today, more and more people who decide to build or renovate their house choose to go green and improve the energy efficiency of their homes as well. In this day and age, it’s extremely important to be environmentally aware, because of the constant climate and environmental changes caused by pollution, resource exploitation and unsustainable energy consumption. So, if you’re planning to build a new home or give your old house a makeover, here are some energy-efficiency tips you should consider.
By Carolin Petterson8 years ago in Lifehack
How to Build a Green Home
Most people who are about to build or choose a new home are quite aware of many challenges they are about to face. Finding a house that they can afford which meets most, if not all, their demands and which is as inexpensive to maintain as possible is not an easy task. Still, it’s definitely not impossible.
By Carolin Petterson8 years ago in Lifehack
Ideas to Take Your Small Room to the Next Level. Top Story - October 2017.
If you have a small room then you know the struggle of really "taking your room to the next level". Well, we have the solution for you. Check out some of these ideas to totally upgrade your room.
By Lauren Pearce8 years ago in Lifehack
Sustainable Home Flooring Options
Insulation is important for our environment, but also for our finances and for our comfort. Provided that you’ve equipped your home with a proper wall, ceiling, and window insulation, there is one more thing left to tackle here — installing energy-efficient flooring. There are numerous solutions here, which is why we’ve come up with this guide that will hopefully help you choose an option that fits you perfectly.
By Carolin Petterson8 years ago in Lifehack
DIY Home Upgrades That Cost Less Than $100. Top Story - September 2017.
Pinterest has become infamous for starting a huge trend in DIY home upgrades - many of which might require you to have professional-level skills to do. If you're good at what you do, and don't mind shelling out a ton of money, those Pinterest-style DIY home upgrades and projects can be worth sharing and photographing.
By Katie Marchbank8 years ago in Lifehack
How to Decorate Your Outdoor Space
A backyard could probably be the most valuable asset of modern homes. While living in a spacious flat is quite nice, owning a house with lots of outdoor space is even better. The best thing about outdoor space isn’t the fact that it elevates the entire look of your home, but the opportunities that come with it — you can use it as an outdoor cinema, a place to prepare your barbecue, a spot where you can drink your coffee or your safe haven where you can relax after a long day. No matter what you do, your outdoor space needs to be decorated properly, so here are a few ideas you might want to explore.
By Carolin Petterson8 years ago in Lifehack
Ultimate DIY Fails
It takes a special spark of madness to attempt any ambitious DIY project, but it takes a special spark of madness — plus some stupidity — to perform one of these ultimate DIY fails. Fails like these are a special mixture. To prepare this cocktail of ridiculousness, take one part stupidity, one part laziness, and another part mad genius. The same kind of madness that drove Nikola Tesla to propose his generators of untamed electricity.
By Cato Conroy8 years ago in Lifehack
