Urban self-reliance: homestead in Oakland’s small rented lot by Kirsten Dirksen on April 13, 2015 Sheila Cassani began farming her rental home while a college student. She started with a small vegetable patch, but it …
Livework family of 3: small home-studio DIY revamp by Kirsten Dirksen on February 3, 2014 Architect Sarah Deeds used to live alone with her cat in a 700 square foot attic floor apartment. To create …
Self-reliance in LA: backyard farm + radical home economics by Kirsten Dirksen on May 20, 2013 Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne have been farming their yard in Los Angeles for over a decade. In addition to …
DIY restoration of abandoned 18th century home in Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on April 22, 2013 When Michele first entered his newly-rented apartment in Barcelona, it had been abandoned for 35 years so looked nothing like …
Architect & carpenter craft tiny backyard 120-sq-ft studio by Kirsten Dirksen on April 9, 2012 When architect Sarah Deeds wanted to set up a home office, there wasn’t an extra room in the 500-square-foot one-bedroom …
Good old city-fence redwood becomes tiny cottage studio by Kirsten Dirksen on February 9, 2012 When San Francisco artist and builder Jay Nelson sees someone tearing down a redwood fence in his neighborhood he asks …
Jay Nelson’s travel micro-campers: from bike home to tiny boat by Kirsten Dirksen on February 6, 2012 “I don’t know if I could have a car without a bed in it.” San Francisco artist Jay Nelson has …
Hyperlocal shopping: lessons from Hester Street Fair by Kirsten Dirksen on September 6, 2010 It may be a sign of the times that when a tv star wants to get creative she opens a …
Hester Street Fair: homemade, homegrown, hyperlocal shopping by Kirsten Dirksen on September 2, 2010 For over a century Hester Street has been home to New York City’s biggest and oldest pushcart markets, so when …
How to make homemade ravioli by TheJoyofDIY on July 16, 2010 There are pasta making machines and food processors, but if you don’t have either, don’t bother buying them. You can …
