This retreat center’s storage building features an attached cob oven and natural paints. Learn modern cob house building for a mortgage-free home using low-cost and local materials by following how to ...

Building your own home or even your own furniture can be daunting, especially if you have little experience with power tools, and no foggy idea about selecting materials and how to put them together.

Ready to build something cool? These 26 free woodworking plans are packed with projects for all skill levels. No guesswork, just sawdust and satisfaction. Got the itch to build your next project, but ...

Mark Kennedy is a veteran columnist. His human interest column "Life Stories,” which has published since 1992, appears each Monday in the Region section of the Times Free Press. He also writes the ...