A home improvement I'd love to do before next Winter is to install a wood stove for added heat and comfort. Some are very fancy, but I'm looking for something simple (1,2).
Did you know that Catitecture (architecture and interior design for cats) was a thing!?! The video at the end is a must watch.
Even huge corporations see that there are alternatives to plastic straws, and more people are asking for them. (this link contains a disturbing video link, please be aware).
Speaking of fires.
Here's a sneak peak of the furniture we picked up from my grandma's house this week. It was my dad's bedroom set growing up in the 50s and 60s, then my grandma use it in her bedroom for many years. Now it's ours.

You can see it got made our own, with toys and plants quickly taking up residency. Don't mind the roll of paper towels, they are still one bad anti-zero waste habit we have.