DIY Projects – For The Home

Candle making is one of those homestead skills that pays for itself fast. A pound of wax and a few basic supplies turn into candles that would cost...

Every homesteader reaches a point where buying another plastic bottle of dish soap off the grocery shelf starts to feel wrong. It is one small...

You are halfway through mixing a batch of cookies when you reach into the drawer and find an empty roll. No parchment paper. This happens more often...

It may seem unusual, but a closet is an excellent location for an interior garden. Many people who try to create garden spaces indoors, especially...

This is one of those mistakes that you notice when it's already too late. Maybe you spent years building a beautiful garden and then you discover...

I got into all these beeswax projects purely by accident. I was trying to find a way to use less plastic. I was tired of plastic bags, plastic...

In 1992, Hurricane Andrew tore through South Florida with winds exceeding 165 mph. When the devastation cleared, investigators made a shocking...

Take a second and try to remember the last time you thought about toilet paper. Probably your answer is “not that recently,” and this is totally...

Usually when we think of flour we think of bread, biscuits, pie crusts and cookies. But flour has some surprising characteristics that lend it to...

For years, I prepared medicinal herbs on the kitchen counter between baking bread and washing dishes. It was inefficient and risked...

There are many variations on water filters you can buy, but in an emergency, you can improvise your own. This is especially important during a power...

Rats and mice are more than a nuisance. They are a genuine health hazard, a structural risk, and a food security threat that homesteaders and...

Thinking of tossing out your old furniture? Hold your horses! Here's how you can repurpose old furniture on your homestead. Those cast-offs might...

A root cellar is a storage space built underground to preserve perishable items like fruits, vegetables, and other root crops for an extended time....

It's blisteringly hot and the background noise in your home changes. You pause and realize the worst has happened: your AC has died. You race to the...

How many times have you found yourself without hot water without electricity? It could be a power outage, the hot water heater failing, or a water...

So, you've decided that chaos is the right path for you and you want to make a garden out of all those water bottles that you're using on a...

As homesteaders, we understand the importance of self-sufficiency and using what we have. One of the most significant resources at our disposal, is...

During a grid-down scenario, the loss of electricity presents an immediate problem of food spoilage. While generators, battery banks, and other...

This article features the most common tools needed for basic home maintenance things like hanging pictures, wiring main plugs, cutting and fixing...

Homemade stoves are an economical solution for preppers living off the grid. The good thing with these heating and cooking fixtures is that they are...