Home Improvement Today

One of the glories of my garden right now is my ‘Blue Chiffon’ rose of sharon. The plant’s flowers have a frilly center that qualifies them as “double” (a status much valued in the gardening community). I also love their bluish color, which is further enhanced by where I’m growing them. I grow mine near [...]

A new technology called “electrowatting” can literally allow people to charge their phone, or other devices, while walking. Normally, when walking, we lose any extra energy that we generate. However, according to sources, this technology harnesses the excess heat that we generate and converts it into electricity. A small panel placed at the bottom of [...]

Hawaii is such an exotic famous place where everybody dreams of an unforgettable vacation. Here the tropical views enchant your body and soul too.Now you and your friends can take advantage of this wonderful Jewel of Maui which is a beach-front luxury estate, located in Kapalua, on Maui Island. Maui Island is the second-largest of [...]

There are a lot of green building techniques to make a house more energy and resource efficient than a conventional building — one of these, Passive House, has been showing up in the news more recently as a leading green standard and certification of an energy efficient building. B Read more…

Hello all, just joined, and looking for an answer to this ongoing problem. Bought this house just over a year ago and until now I’ve just accepted the water coming in my basement during bad storms, but I’m looking for something to prevent it. I have a concrete stairway leading to a basement entrance, it [...]

Kyle Bean’s portraits are made entirely of pencil shavings. That’s right: this UK-based illustrator and art director put his pencil down for this series and used the portion we usually throw away! See another illustration below: