The home of architect Margit-Kristine Solibakke Klev and her husband, Arnstein Norheim, is built inside an enormous greenhouse. Tagged: Exterior, House Building Type, Gable RoofLine, and Glass Siding Material.
Earth sheltered homes are not just for hobbits. An expert explains why they're are more affordable, sustainable and durable than more traditional housing.
The Dodo serves up emotionally and visually compelling, highly sharable animal-related stories and videos to help make caring about animals a viral cause.
There’s nothing more organic than a home that blends in flawlessly with its environment. Whether it be mountains, rocks or trees, these awesome homes fit right in.
You could be in danger of dying within a few hours in severe weather conditions if you don't have an emergency shelter to protect you from the elements.
Here's how to nurture your home to keep it clutter-free
“More than a third of the average American’s after-tax income is devoted to shelter, usually rent or mortgage payments. If a person works from age 20 to age 65, it can be fairly argued that he or s…
Three beautiful ginger babies were brought to the shelter. Within a few hours, they arrived in their foster home where they were greeted by not just one, but many cat residents who started taking care of them in rotation. The kittens were around 20 days old, still bottle babies. Within a month...
I remember driving through Taos, New Mexico with my husband noticing an unusual cluster of homes—a colony of small mounds, with windows peering west—their eyes wide open, built right into the side of the hills. I remember thinking, what an odd...
One of the main tenants of survival is knowing how to build a shelter. And these shelters are simple and efficient enough that everyone should know them.
Tagged: Exterior and Stone Siding Material. Photo 1 of 13 in Stay in a Swiss Vacation Home That's Literally Inside a Mountain. Browse inspirational photos of modern exteriors from houses to cabins, apartments to shipping containers.
A seven-week-old tabby kitten named Jelly caught the eye of the staff at a local county shelter. Not just because of his playful antics, but because of his unique eye that needed special attention.
Unique wooden cabins on stilts or lodges hanging high up in the tree branches: these are the 10 most special treehouses in Belgium!
Je tilt het bestek zo uit het dak van een klassieker. Na het horen van het brandende nieuws over Alfa Romeo, moeten we even onze rust pakken en bijkomen. En uiteraard is er geen betere manier om dat te doen dan met Fundablog. Ditmaal hebben we echter geen luxe stulpje voor ons, waarin tientallen auto’s […]
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I really love imagining what it would be like to live in completely different ways. When I was a kid, many of my favorite books had vivid descriptions of offbeat homes; my favorite comes from My Side of the Mountain, in which a boy runs away from home and builds a life living in a hollowed-out oak tree with a pet hawk. This is the book I thought of when I learned about Dan Price, an artist who lives in a hole he dug.
Next to giving a cat a forever home, there's nothing more enjoyable or rewarding than fostering an animal from your local shelter or rescue group. Unsure if you're the fostering kind? Here are some things you should know before fostering.
This is simply one of the most joyful gardens we've ever seen. More than 20 years ago, Anna and Allan Joyce (a landscape architect and architect, respectiv
These 21 Tiny Homes are designed with a sense of architecture that makes them highly coveted by their owners. I would move into these homes right now.
New development is rarely approved outside the thermal baths in Vals, Switzerland; the local community–understandably–is concerned with keeping the baths’ views unobstructed, and with preserving the original character of the locale.This concealed, underground mountain house is a beautiful compromise. The patio is built on the incline, allowing plenty of light to enter, but you wouldn’t notice the […]
The gorgeous green-roofed Edgeland House is a modern earth-bermed residence in Austin, TX that was inspired by traditional Native American pit houses.
The living room features a bench filled with small polyurethane balls that conform to the shape and weight of the sitter. Tagged: Living Room, Chair, Bench, and Coffee Tables. Photo 9 of 17 in This Lush, Underground Home Is a Hideaway Fit For a Hobbit.
As they had during World War I, people on the home front during World War II picked up their knitting needles almost as soon as the war began in September 1939. Only two months later, these girls a…
Just a pair of fun, inspirational/creative-works, photos...these were sent in by readers- thanks! Below, I've also recommended three of MY FAVORITE BOOKS on UNDERGROUND HOUSINGS/DWELLINGS....my book has a few ideas as well ("Humble Homes"). A tiny underground house from Nordland, Norway. I can't find anything more on this place, and would LOVE to see the interior- well, aside just being able to see the guy in the photo peekin' through the window. While not an underground house, I just love this little cave-like tiny dwelling below as well.... If you're into the underground houses, or would like to read more.... -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
A shelter cat with the saddest face had given up hope, sitting quietly in the cage until a couple came to rescue him. What a difference adoption can make in just an hour!Meet BenBen the cat! Courtesy: @benbencatcat A sad little ginger stray came to the shelter with a crushed spine, s...
Danish retailer Vipp is known for its unique design esthetic in a variety of home decor products, and that same esthetic has guided its ambitious new venture: prefabricated shelters meant to be placed in bucolic settings in order for its inhabitants to rest and recharge amidst the beauty of nature. Explore these beautiful prefab homes, […]
Dallo studio francese Puig Pujol un progetto incastonato nella montagna
Last week, we saw a lodge in Chile that looked like a hobbit hotel and this week we bring you a woodland home with a similar aesthetic. Though this domain
A cat stretches on a glass door in the animal shelter in Berlin Tuesday June The new animal home in the German capital is one of the largest and most modern institutions of this kind worldwide Every year about animals in difficulties are rescued by the Berlin animal welfare activistsbrAnimal ArtKeep your furry and feathery friends close, whether they are a galloping stallion or a dog taking a selfie. Our gallery is here to turn empty walls into a cute and quirky display of animal art.Psst! Did you know chimpanzees, elephants, and dolphins are some of the most intelligent mammals out there?The PrintThis photographic print leverages sophisticated digital technology to capture a level of detail that is absolutely stunning. The colors are vivid and pure. The high-quality archival paper, a favorite choice among professional photographers, has a refined luster quality.Paper Type:Photographic PrintFinished Size:18" x 24"Arrives by Sat, Apr 27Product ID: 6432756Related TagsAnimals, Top, Animals (Color Photography), Other Subjects, Domestic Animals (Color Photography), Photography Collections, Photography Subjects, Photography Styles, Photography Collections, Art (Color Photography), Associated Press Collection, Cats, Tabbies, Animals Photography by Style, Animals Photography by Type, Animals by Style, Art, Subjects, Animal Close-Ups (Color Photography), Collections, Animals (Photography), Domestic Animals, Color Photography, Photography, Close-Up (Color Photography), Close-Up (Photography), Cats (Color Photography), Animal Close-Ups (Photography), Back to School, Cats (Photography), Domestic Animals (Photography), Close-Ups, Domestic Animals by Style
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When Dan Price returned to his home state of Oregon in 1990 he was determined to avoid mortgages or rent (he and his family had just finished caretaking a mansion with a heating bill of $500/month). He found an unused meadow in Joseph, Oregon and began renting it from his neighbors for $100/year (in exchange for cleaning downed trees and repairing fences). His first underground structure was actually built to shelter his home/office, namely his copy machine, essential for publishing his zine “Moonlight Chronicles” which he started in 1992 (it was sponsored by Simple Shoes for a decade). In his
Back in the day, actual house plans were widely promoted in the nation’s largest shelter magazines. Today: A time capsule house for sale that was originally featured in Better Homes & Gardens as one of Six Idea Homes of the Year for 1958. And yes, it’s quite a beauty — inside and out! This beautiful…
This is simply one of the most joyful gardens we've ever seen. More than 20 years ago, Anna and Allan Joyce (a landscape architect and architect, respectiv
We built our own cordwood house by hand following best practices. These are our experiences with living in a cordwood house for the first time during the cold months of winter. Learn how cordwood stacks up to traditional construction in cold climates and winter weather.
Little Raven, a Tamaskan husky pup, needed a friend to grow up with but her human mom Christina knew that you can't just pick a best friend for someone. Instead, she took Raven to a shelter in Lubbock, Texas to do it herself!
In the old days you’d find several types of earth-sheltered houses around the world, including Native American houses such as the Navajo hogans, Sioux earth lodges, pit houses of the West Coast and...
Archaeologists in Italy have found a collapsed rock shelter which has revealed that Neanderthals kept an organised and tidy home with separate spaces for preparing food, sleeping, making tools and socialising. The study shows t
You would expect the Shelter Island weekend house of design pros Andrew Corrie and Harriet Maxwell Macdonald to have amazing interiors—after all, the two c
Readers share their tried-and-true techniques to help birds get through the harshest months
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-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Mexican reporters that marijuana can never be legalized because- "There is just too much money in it." These guys who were busted recently are merely the competition. And the money you see piled up on...
Summer has a visit with the peach kitty, and explains why he seems to prefer outside cat life to living with humans.
