All of that leftover metal, wood, fabric, and tile can find a new home—if you know where to look. If you’re doing your own renovations or just working on some projects around the house, you'll find ...

Turning something ordinary into an extraordinary holiday decoration is just about as fun as it gets, and it's a great way to make more meaningful festive accessories for your home, too. These DIY ...

Take a nature walk with your kids to gather leaves, flowers, and berries. Craft braided T-shirt wreath forms and adorn them with natural elements for a rustic and charming touch. Give old CDs and DVDs ...

Discover how to create a detailed motorized scooter model using mainly cardboard and recycled materials. This step-by-step ...

Quite a few clever DIY crafters and designers have published their alternatives, all of which involve making tree-shaped crafts out of old stuff that they already own. As a home improvement editor, I ...

In this video, we kick off a project to build a wall with nine different color options. The focus of this episode is the Barbie brick, made from Barbie DVD cases mixed with white. We encourage viewers ...

Many people recycle old aluminum cans so that they are diverted from landfills and reused to make a variety of items. But if you’re a fan of DIY projects, you might consider saving those cans and ...

In honor of Earth Day, inventor and author Cy Tymony shares projects from his new book Sneaky Green Uses for Everyday Things. From a robot recycling bin to a nuclear energy simulation, many of ...

Cool off on those hot summer days with your own DIY sprinkler! Cool off on those hot summer days with your own DIY sprinkler! Making one is easy and only requires a few ingredients. Grab an adult and ...

As a home improvement editor, I witness the amazing panoply of DIY crafts and decor that come to the surface of the blog-o-sphere this time of year. Ornaments made from old car parts? Check. Mantel ...