<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:40:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/homeimprovements/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Our (Almost) Heavenly Cantina 😋]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is very hot. And quite hard to reason, plan or focus. For those of us in very hot climes, without air conditioning or the like, it is time to pace ourselves and to limit what we try to get done in a]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/our-almost-heavenly-cantina</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/our-almost-heavenly-cantina</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW3w55E9m2dpuZgVrNq2aY9mKbv7awNMj3y1JE1niKfdAMrmUgHqXStAuL3Becd3DM3Ex97zsL2SEuraMy4qS7yBJHDNG1CT4DYWhYZAafGr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Un-chimneying Of Our Medieval Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chimney issue had been raising its ugly head for several months, periodically for much longer, as particular seasons, weathers, temperatures, qualities of wood and moods of house occupants could affect]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/the-un-chimneying-of-our</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/the-un-chimneying-of-our</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114308]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:58:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmerTZW6j4rpPh6WNsGJRJc6osWWzh1nqiSPBKZEfByvoP/image_4947399b_ca28_47bc_ae46_eb49b584ad3d4227959864385058808.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee Nook decorating 2023 vs 2024 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here I made a comparison on how I decorated this part of our parent's house during a Christmas season 2024 vs 2023 December 2024 This is the most recent decoration I made last Christmas on the stairs of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@allyson19/coffee-nook-decorating-2023-vs-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@allyson19/coffee-nook-decorating-2023-vs-2024</guid><category><![CDATA[homedecor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[allyson19]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4C4Jhmqaac4gKT5XSRYMh1NZfyZTjkqDM5o4vh6uYeVYzkSo3ntXNmqZswJR1yH5iGBaWTphVP7C7NvBKeA1n5SM3WMzdbK6vB4XXFtkHXQAzxXa6a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Securing Boundaries!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, Hive Diyers.... Here's some deep Do-It-Myself-ing, as I make further improvements to my chapel room balcony doors, in my Italian medieval quarter home. note: see ADDENDUM in the comments below the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/securing-boundaries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/securing-boundaries</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189641]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE5J6VbJ67CY9DYvM4DkxL33HiESuCx5sSSMLLGp1r1FuuGB2FGWJxBJnbv2EA5MUWoTYYndsXhxiSx14bkcUkLm5cvfSV4teJc11iaSmHw9cWjfeHc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repairing and reinforcing my doors and boundaries!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gorgeous human creatives! Here is a presentation about the repairing and glorifying of my doors: the job took a couple of days, and is connected with a general improving-of-boundaries on multiple levels]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/repairing-and-reinforcing-my-doors-and-boundaries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/repairing-and-reinforcing-my-doors-and-boundaries</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:18:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPynbmkqfBZKRLvvx2836f6EmVLxgMFGd5U8SRDRz1ULruEyDrqkBtmywLy6XstppCZHue1SsrvkXSzhXzxYpGLFSGRXxpa39RR3mMDNuc81FuPPXLSNWK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transforming my medieval cellar room.... part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ciao DIY friends.! My door and room are progressing - with much effort and concentration! For the past few days I've been wrestling with lots of smaller jobs and details. This half of the room was the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/transforming-my-medieval-cellar-room</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/transforming-my-medieval-cellar-room</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189641]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 17:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmarqLgxayzraDkFrKmxengDfTQQzgkhiCEfzEUphj4qFi/img_20221209_114722.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[fixing a very old electrical socket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hallo DIY friends! This project has been hanging off the wall quite precariously for some time, since one of the screws that held it to the wall broke through the ancient plastic... It is a relatively]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/fixing-a-very-old-electrical</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/fixing-a-very-old-electrical</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189641]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 06:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYkRzjLicKszh6T6rxZBkmHkfpWvAAQBnE6UhcjLzk88q/img_20221005_141005.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DIY: The family-sized toothbrush holder. If you can't find it on the shelf, then build it yourself!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day guys and girls of Hive and especially to the DIY people out there. My name is Zak Ludick from Cape Town South Africa. Today I am going to share with you a little side project that has been following]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@zakludick/diy-the-family-sized-toothbrush</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@zakludick/diy-the-family-sized-toothbrush</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189641]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zakludick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 08:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmSKEmpGzUBmbRiidCJV6yDqoDTw4c2ACp9cRLoonK15JK/img_0.3740615450181194.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[house renovations in the medieval quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear DIY friends, Here are some snaps of this particularly messy process to remove a large work surface, which I began spontaneously this afternoon. I'm cleaning up all the disfunctional corners of the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/house-renovations-in-the-medieval</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/house-renovations-in-the-medieval</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmQejoK8ZA5x8QiWhTUmzwASPJEdaB5WDQuEdrWEGokMrs/img_0.05740117386227186.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing a door which drags on the ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beautiful friends-who-love-building, Here are some snaps of a quick project which has made a massive difference to everyday life at the arthouse: There are three big sets of doors with glass on this floor]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/fixing-a-door-which-drags</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/fixing-a-door-which-drags</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmZekyFfRYn1Gzt8yzrZKBDo8EQ2hE9dk14hoP8srwH6gv/img_0.258109046904548.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The chaos of prepping my medieval quarter house for selling....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hallo dear DIY-lovers! I thought that you might enjoy some snaps from my medieval quarter home, which I'm currently in the full-on chaos of pulling together for selling. This photo is the central cantina]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/the-chaos-of-prepping-my-medieval-quarter-house-for-selling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/the-chaos-of-prepping-my-medieval-quarter-house-for-selling</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC6chxTFCNRYMvTGPtTXDK15Kdric5wWnkYke7zvL6Y3UwSXk3ko5zV85sUieMpTzMLQMz7Lo1tmvUwMrTTvUA5uZErET3xXEmvgbe43jdwfEjST3wD7EW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest bedroom: quasi finito!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beautiful creative friends! My guest bedroom is coming to completion: I am SO happy! The spongey mattress pieces ended up fitting perfectly, as did the two blue blankets which cover them 😍 And I carefully]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/guest-bedroom-quasi-finito</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/guest-bedroom-quasi-finito</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 17:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmTsw9jmukWnY1bmQJQrDeZnEbYjFT1SBRqpkRdQJQdNxc/img_0.7946449809434292.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bed-base! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The base is mostly secured now, in my beautiful new guest room sleeping extravaganza!! Now I have to just stabilise the board which will sit on top of this part, over the new shelves... ...which I'll do]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/the-bed-base</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/the-bed-base</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 06:33:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmT7YyJS4iH86EbGZY8BMt3iwTvjdNYExhZiRoKPhxGGaA/img_0.5973726273138987.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Room transformation...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ciao dear Building-enthusiastic friends! Today I acted on an intuition and inspiration, to change one of the rooms at the back of my art studio - from a materials and packaging storage space, into a guest]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/room-transformation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/room-transformation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 17:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmXFbzfawAKvYMH7brexs16mCkzjSkCBWNTzLkCh95HnQd/img_0.6494165907082222.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[INSTALATION OF ENGINEERED VINYL PLANK FLORING IN THE SUNROOM ]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know when you start installing the floor, the project you're doing is nearing completion. We have used this type of flooring throughout our home. Using vinyl flooring of this type has its advantages]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@thebigsweed/instalation-of-engineered-vinyl-plank-floring-in-the-sunroom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@thebigsweed/instalation-of-engineered-vinyl-plank-floring-in-the-sunroom</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-189641]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thebigsweed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:39:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Vr2idq9ytiGy4LHgNRhCdttFy5oS2khC6iMBzcuiAc6fQxBAMcszd5xTrf8NYjVjWY1Z5QfgmmPFQDDMeoqFnZJ8mFh6TtxQGesTmVPKCBoDRcJ54?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heart-Art-Hearth - part two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beautiful Soul Friends! This is the visual part two of the podcast post I just did via Aureal, on Heart-Art-Hearth: I wanted to post this part directly in the Natural Medicine, because for me the greatest]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/heart-art-hearth-part-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/heart-art-hearth-part-two</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120078]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:36:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE5J6VbJ67CY9DYvM4DkzYDkvx1GLcFdU7q3hCcPj8w2sxt8zqADQ61u98FTN7sH8FPWCjFYQ8cey99bGyBvmrjw2o1ozqRLvw9U6GPTMEuDCnMc8Si?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BEFORE AND AFTER - Sanctuary Room Finally Repaired and Beautiful! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my most treasured Sanctuary Room, in my Italian Arthouse - which I bought for a song 11 years ago, when the medieval quarter was almost totally abandoned... And this is what it looked like when]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@clareartista/bfore-and-after-sanctuary-room-finally-repaired-and-beautiful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@clareartista/bfore-and-after-sanctuary-room-finally-repaired-and-beautiful</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE5J6VbJ67CY9DYvM4DkxSLBNDszXaSK6orNsBaSFXawLUR6Q4ikDPQaqUPN1GKf39fbTfEmVrR1q7r6i4AAKz8oxDmMgcXPyb3cNQ6zGKegm9wGRNE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working on Some Repairs in Mother-in-Law's Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[In previous posts I talked about the medical emergency my mother-in-law had. She is doing better now. One of the issues that was affecting her respiratory conditions was her room itself. For years, her]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hlezama/working-on-some-repairs-in-mother-in-laws-room</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hlezama/working-on-some-repairs-in-mother-in-laws-room</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-130560]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hlezama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2021 02:11:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqhuud9tuzJVmxUgLh55rgwwRrBRP3dm7Si4MYSR3kuEwSXFV7RQCMDMzrFqaZxwXnPgo4q5Wb4LsXv1bgi2aKqmoWoS8JmLNKGnkXpJ9B74RDxJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counter Improvements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi fellow Ranters, The other day we got our counters swapped out! Counter Improvements It's remarkable what something like a new countertop will do to improve an area like a kitchen. We've been trying]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@cmplxty/counter-improvements</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@cmplxty/counter-improvements</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cmplxty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGbqaXrSnS1g3VDY72hnAo8wJ1etYtD9B1RSGpkJpPPNhPU53WZeor5WToKxavUV3swgUvQr2cXQBxk4jry5tjPpBFVhAey2VutsKopYD5twHknty1962x6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ideas in the corner for your home]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to share you my diy projects ,before i start my project I always make some drawings to see what will happen and what ideas/design need to improve. My clients want to use space in the corner So she]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@philbluehouse/ideas-in-the-corner-for-your-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@philbluehouse/ideas-in-the-corner-for-your-home</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-129017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philbluehouse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJjW31y64F7m3mamGWSQ3E7Lysiaw2U1rXocubaEvnsEi9w4D85n744oPwg459kzHCtfj3jCTjHj774skbF1UJP6F7jvjwPAyNwNFdYtc1wd33s1Q2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>