Little jobs on your to-do list can rapidly add up, requiring large chunks of time to ...
Home & Home Improvement
Plastic Bottle Village
An ambitious new project in Panama hopes to construct an entire village, between 90 to 120 ...
Frugality; The Path To Prosperity
Prosperity; we all dream of having a bit more in our lives, it’s just working out ...
Paving The Way
Here is an amazing machine – it can pave a whole street at once! Imagine using ...
Bedding, Fresh Food and Pets
How do you make your life easier and save a few dollars in the process? You ...
Great Ideas From Real Life
Last week’s Oily Rag column comprised some great ideas from members about how to fix everyday ...
Garage Door Art
These home owners have really decided to do something different when it comes to their garage ...
10 Easy steps to save energy
Prudence and practicality are now the adopted norm that many homeowners and business establishments practice with ...
Clever Reader Tips
The oily rag community prides itself on sharing great ideas and making life easier and more ...
Burn marks on the kitchen bench
I received an email over the Christmas holidays about a problem with an electric iron size burn on the surface of a Formica covered work bench. The person was quite distressed in that the surface was old (around about the 1980s) but she did not want to go