Preserve your Plants with an Automated Terrarium - For those of us who aren’t blessed with a green thumb and who are perhaps a bit f... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/30/preserve-your-plants-with-an-automated-terrarium/ #ultrasonicatomizer #automation #homehacks #terrarium #esp32-c3 #plants

Keep Track of the Compost with LoRaWAN - Composting doesn’t seem difficult: pile up organic matter, let it rot. In practice... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/23/keep-track-of-the-compost-with-lorawan/ #temperaturesensor #classichacks #cubecellab01 #solarpanel #homehacks #compost #ds18b20 #lorawan

How a DIY Chicken Coop Door Opener Went From Simple to Complex - How hard could it be to make a chicken coop door that can be configured to open an... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/how-a-diy-chicken-coop-door-opener-went-from-simple-to-complex/ #chickencoopdoor #homeassisstant #homehacks #smarthome #esphome

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Cat at the Door - This Pet Hacks Contest entry from [Andrea] opens the door to a great collaboration... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/12/2025-pet-hacks-contest-cat-at-the-door/ #2025pethackscontest #homehacks #contests #mmwave #lora #ble

Piano Doorbell Adds Music To Your Home - Regular ding-dong doorbells are fun and all, but it can be nice to put something a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/08/piano-doorbell-adds-music-to-your-home/ #musicalhacks #homehacks #doorbell #esp32 #piano

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Weigh Your Dog The Easy Way - If you need to weigh your pet, you’ll soon find that getting an animal to stand on... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/01/2025-pet-hacks-contest-weigh-your-dog-the-easy-way/ #weighingmachine #homehacks #contests #loadcell #dogbed

Hot Rod Backyard Bath on Steel Spring Legs - In a fusion of scrapyard elegance and Aussie ingenuity, [Mark Makies] has given a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/31/hot-rod-backyard-bath-on-steel-spring-legs/ #steelwelding #leafsprings #homehacks #hardware #springs #how-to #clamp #news #bath #junk #weld #tub

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Keep The Prey At Bay With The Cat Valve - Some cats are what you might call indoor cats, happy to stretch out in the lap of ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/30/2025-pet-hacks-contest-keep-the-prey-at-bay-with-the-cat-valve/ #2025pethackscontest #raspberrypi #homehacks #contests #prey #cat

2025 Pet Hacks Challenge : Poopopticon Is All Up In Kitty’s Business - After seeing this project, we can say that [James] must be a top-tier roommate. He... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/2025-pet-hacks-challenge-poopopticon-is-all-up-in-kittys-business/ #2025pethackscontest #linefollowing #catlitterbox #homehacks #contests #infrared #esp8266 #esp32

Automated Blinds Opener On The Cheap - We love seeing hacks that involve salvaging parts from what you have on hand to ma... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/27/automated-blinds-opener-on-the-cheap/ #automatedblinds #magneticencoder #homehacks #repurpose #reuse

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: A Water Fountain For Your Cat - Part of the charm of having a cat in your life is that by their nature these anima... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/25/2025-pet-hacks-contest-a-water-fountain-for-your-cat/ #2025pethackscontest #drinkingfountain #homehacks #contests #cats

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Keep Your Hound Toasty Warm With This Heated Dog Bed - It’s been a universal trait among the different faithful Hackaday Hounds who have ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/23/2025-pet-hacks-contest-keep-your-hound-toasty-warm-with-this-heated-dog-bed/ #2025pethackscontest #heateddogbed #homehacks #contests #dogbed

Making Sure the Basement Stays Dry with an ESP8266 - The hack we have for you today is among our most favorite types of hack: a good, h... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/17/making-sure-the-basement-stays-dry-with-an-esp8266/ #microcontrollers #floodingmonitor #humiditymonitor #arduinoide #homehacks #hardware #esp8266 #bmp280 #aht20

The Screamer Is Just Like The Clapper But Even More Annoying - Remember The Clapper? It was a home automation tool (of sorts) that let you turn a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/the-screamer-is-just-like-the-clapper-but-even-more-annoying/ #screamdetection #classichacks #theclapper #homehacks #clapper #esp8266 #esp32

Wireless Doorbell Extension Features Home-Wound Coil - Today in the it’s-surprising-that-it-works department we have a ding dong doorbell... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/16/wireless-doorbell-extension-features-home-wound-coil/ #ding-dongdoorbell #wirelessdoorbell #homehacks #solenoid #coil

Smart Terrarium Run By ESP32 - A terrarium is a little piece of the living world captured in a small enclosure yo... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/15/smart-terrarium-run-by-esp32/ #microcontrollers #homehacks #plantlife #terrarium #plants #esp32

2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Automatic Treat Dispenser Makes Kitty Work For It - Treat dispensers are old hat around here, but what if kitty doesn’t need the extra... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/14/2025-pet-hacks-contest-automatic-treat-dispenser-makes-kitty-work-for-it/ #continuousrotationservo #2025pethackscontest #treatdispenser #esp32wroom #homehacks #contests #catwheel

A Brain Transplant for a Philips Smart Lamp - As the saying goes, modern problems require modern solutions. When the modern prob... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/14/a-brain-transplant-for-a-philips-smart-lamp/ #microcontrollers #smartlight #homehacks #esp32-c6 #zigbee

A New, Smarter Universal Remote - The remote for [Dillan Stock]’s TV broke, so he built a remote. Not just as a repl... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/06/a-new-smarter-universal-remote/ #wirelesshacks #homeassistant #homehacks #smarthome #remote #esp32

Tablet Suspension System Avoids Fatigue at Bedtime - You know how it is. You’re all cozy in bed but not quite ready to doze off. You’re... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/03/tablet-suspension-system-avoids-fatigue-at-bedtime/ #steppermotor #tablethacks #suspension #homehacks #3dprinted #esp32