Articles & Ideas for Home

How to Build a Culvert Bridge with Stones
How to Build a Culvert Bridge with Stones
John Shaw-Rimmington
How to Build a Purple Martin Birdhouse

How to Build a Purple Martin Birdhouse

Will Shelton
Build a DIY U-Shaped Raised Garden Bed

Build a DIY U-Shaped Raised Garden Bed

Sara Bendrick
65 Tips to Save Money Through Self-Reliance

65 Tips to Save Money Through Self-Reliance

Kale Roberts
How to Turn a Barn Into a House Sustainably

How to Turn a Barn Into a House Sustainably

Carola Kittredge
Wrap It Green: Alternative Gift Wrapping Ideas

Wrap It Green: Alternative Gift Wrapping Ideas

Susan Wasinger
44 Ideas for Homemade Christmas Gifts from the Homestead

44 Ideas for Homemade Christmas Gifts from the Homestead

MOTHER EARTH NEWS Editors
DIY Hot Tub & Stock Tank Hot Tubs

DIY Hot Tub & Stock Tank Hot Tubs

Greg Kossow
Outdoor DIY Brick Oven, Stove, Grill and Smoker

Outdoor DIY Brick Oven, Stove, Grill and Smoker

Owen Geiger
DIY Small-Greenhouse Plans for Winter Growing

DIY Small-Greenhouse Plans for Winter Growing

Spike Carlsen
How to Use Metal Mordants

How to Use Metal Mordants

Sasha Duerr
Multipurpose, Low-Cost DIY Greenhouse Ideas

Multipurpose, Low-Cost DIY Greenhouse Ideas

Troy Griepentrog
DIY Cabin Plans: Build a Cabin with a Loft

DIY Cabin Plans: Build a Cabin with a Loft

Steve Maxwell
Using Mordants With Natural Plant Dyes

Using Mordants With Natural Plant Dyes

Sasha Duerr
Small Adobe House Plans

Small Adobe House Plans

Hi Sibley
Building a Vermiculture Compost Toilet

Building a Vermiculture Compost Toilet

Kiko Denzer
Homemade Drip Irrigation System

Homemade Drip Irrigation System

Kurt Jacobson
Trash to Treasure

Trash to Treasure

MOTHER EARTH NEWS staff
How to Get Rid of Hard Water Build Up

How to Get Rid of Hard Water Build Up

Jenny Underwood
Oshibana: What to Do with Pressed Flowers

Oshibana: What to Do with Pressed Flowers

Sandi Schwartz