Articles for tag: Creative Uses For Everyday Things, Fireplaces, Fires, Gift Ideas, Go Green, Outdoor Living

My Tips For Making DIY Dryer Lint Fire Starters For Your Fireplace Or Campfire

I like to repurpose things whenever I can, and I’m always wanting a fast easy way to start a fire in our fire pit -- so I came up with this simple idea for DIY fire starters using dryer lint, tealight candles, and toilet paper tubes. It’s a good way to repurpose dryer lint and cardboard tubes from paper towels & toilet paper. Plus, these dryer lint fire starters work really well! Here's how I make them...

DIY Porch Makeover: See How I Turned Our Small Front Porch Into A Cozy Outdoor Living Space With Breezy Porch Curtains!

We have a small front porch, but it gets a good breeze and provides a nice place for the baby and dogs to play outside. Outdoor living spaces are important to me -- so our front porch is the first place I decided to tackle with a makeover! See how I transformed our small boring porch into a cabana-like space -- complete with porch curtains, a walk-through baby gate, wireless speaker, area rug, and much more.