Going green can be handy, especially when you can do it yourself and save both time and money. Doing it yourself allows you to reduce your carbon footprint while learning by doing. You will find it to be a fun and fulfilling process and a great step towards healthier and greener living. Here is a list of great websites that can guide you through almost any project you can think of (or didn’t think of!), so check out some of today’s most popular DIY websites:

1. GreenUPGRADER

While Green Upgrader offers tips and tricks for greening every part of your life, the DIY blog makes change easy and accessible: fold used cereal boxes into gift packaging; upcycle mini blinds for a chic lampshade—or find links to stores and products that help you upgrade to green. They believe being Green doesn't have to be difficult and it shouldn't feel overwhelming. I think we can all agree that we, as a community, need to take better care of the earth, our home. What's not as easy to agree on is how to go about it. Instead of telling you how to live, they provide you with options that can help you live a Greener life. They want to make sustainable living accessible to everyone, because they believe that if everyone makes at least a small change, the impact will be big! The topics they feature have varying levels of eco-friendliness, from Light Green products that only offer minor improvements, to Dark Green items that represent a paradigm shift in sustainable living.

2. CRAFT

CRAFT is dedicated to the renaissance that's occurring within the world of crafts. Celebrating the DIY spirit, CRAFT's goal is to unite, inspire, inform, and entertain a growing community of highly imaginative and resourceful people who are transforming traditional art and crafts with unconventional, unexpected, and even renegade techniques, materials, and tools; people who undertake amazing crafting projects in their homes and communities.

3. Dwellinggawker

Dwellinggawker is a photo gallery that allows you to visually search and discover ideas to inspire your living or work space. They publish photography submitted by design and architecture bloggers from around the world. Their editors review submissions daily and choose the highest quality, most beautiful images to showcase.

4. Instructables

Instructables is a web-based documentation platform where passionate people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. The seeds of Instructables germinated at the MIT Media Lab as the future founders of Squid Labs built places to share their projects and help others.

5. 5min Media

5min Media is the leading syndication platform for broadband instructional, knowledge and lifestyle videos. Their library includes tens of thousands of videos across 20 categories and 140 subcategories, which are professionally produced and brand-safe. They feature content from some of the world’s largest media companies as well as the most innovative independent producers. Their website has video recipes, yoga and fitness routines, tech tutorials, DIY projects for home and garden, health videos on specific conditions, beauty and fashion tips, video game walk-throughs and much more.

6. Apartment Therapy

The Apartment Therapy mission is helping people make their homes more beautiful, organized and healthy by connecting them to a wealth of resources, ideas and community online. They believe a calm, healthy, beautiful home is a necessary foundation for happiness and success in the world. Creating this home doesn’t require large amounts of money or space. It requires inspiration, connection to resources and motivation to do something about it. The basic elements of good home design can be learned and achieved by all. Simplicity and luxury are not mutually exclusive. Their goal is to connect people to the resources they need to improve their homes, while reducing their reliance on stuff.

7. Pinterest

Think of Pinterest as a virtual pinboard — a place where you can create collections of things you love and "follow" collections created by people with great taste. People use Pinterest to collect and share all sorts of things -- wedding inspiration, favorite T-shirts, DJ equipment. You name it, people are pinning it. They know you have great taste in something and their mission is to make Pinterest the best place for you to share your taste with the world.

8. DIY Network

DIY Network, from the makers of HGTV and Food Network, is the go-to destination for rip-up, knock-out home improvement television. DIY Network's programs and experts answer the most sought-after questions and offer creative projects for do-it-yourself enthusiasts. One of the fastest growing digital networks and currently in more than 53 million homes, DIY Network's programming covers a broad range of categories, including home improvement and landscaping.

9.Do It Yourself

DoItYourself.com is the leading independent home improvement and home repair website. It has been repeatedly honored among the Best on the Web, and was named "One of the Top 50 Sites in the World" by Time Magazine. In addition to its extraordinarily broad list of topics, it operates the most active home improvement forums on the Internet, enabling consumers to get personalized advice from professionals in over 100 subjects.

10. Mother Nature Network’s Remodeling and Design

The mission of MOTHER NATURE NETWORK can be found at the top of every page on their site:  “Improve Your World.” But while many sites limit “your world” to only "your planet,” MNN defines it in much broader terms. Just as your world encompasses many different aspects—your family, your health, your lifestyle, your business, your community……AND your planet—so too does MNN.  With a goal of providing the most accurate and up-to-date news and information available, their Remodeling and Design page covers the latest green news, photo galleries, videos, blogs, and much more. As opposed to scientists, activists or experts—MNN is designed for the rest of us—everyday people who simply want to make our world better.

What's your favorite site for DIY ideas? Here are some more of our favorites!

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