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A couple transformed a simple shed into a cozy library. The 'escape from reality' cost more than $18,000.

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Jess Ciesla inside her shed-turned-library.
Jess Ciesla inside her pink shed, which she transformed into a library.

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You Can Help Make a Real-Film Lego Camera a Reality

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Lego Camera Zh1

How Fresh-Out-of-College DIYers Built the Star Wars Lightsaber of Your Dreams

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Extending Lightsaber Herotech

YouTuber Transforms Car Into the Ultimate Bubble Machine

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A red car with a DIY bubble making machine mounted on top creating a large bubble

This Doom-Playing Fleshlight Buzzes With Delight Every Time You Kill a Demon

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Aaron Christophel's Video on a fleshlight playing Doom

The device's satisfyingly clicky buttons appear to work well with the classic FPS.

I spent thousands renovating a 2,000-square-foot home — but these 5 cheap upgrades actually made the biggest difference

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Stone fireplace with wood leather couch and gray chair next to it and white walls
Renovating our rental home cost thousands, but some of the cheapest upgrades were the most effective.

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We're budgeting $400,000 to flip 5 train cars into Airbnbs. It all started with a 1970s caboose we bought on Facebook marketplace.

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Newly yellow painted Chessie Systems caboose
Nightly stays in a historic train caboose from the 1970s will be available soon..

Courtesy of Ray and Karen Devite

This couple's DIY 'Skoolie' bus conversion took 4 years and cost $20,000. See inside their 'mid-century' dream home.

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Joshua Beaman and Anna Morgan in front of the school bus, with an image of the interior of the converted
Joshua Beaman and Anna Morgan in front of their school bus, and the interior of their converted "Skoolie."

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2 friends spent less than $50,000 to start up an off-grid tiny home. Here's how they're funding the lifestyle.

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Savannah is on the left and holds a chicken. Casey is on the right and holds a rake.
Savannah, left, and Casey, right, live in the Southeastern US.

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We bought a house with an indoor pool. We thought it would be awesome but $30,000 later we wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

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A man and woman sitting at the edge of an indoor pool in their home.
Kaitlin and Josh Chmil bought a home with an indoor pool in 2020.

Courtesy of Kaitlin Chmil.

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