REX: The Reuse Everything Experiment
This project makes us feel a bit better about teardowns. (That's the jargon for when a small house is levelled and replaced with a much bigger house.)Shannon Quimby, "one of the nation’s top renew-...
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Bamboo Cooking Accessories by the Pampered Chef
We are loving our new set of bamboo cooking utensils from the Pampered Chef (they were a gift from Mom).
We're loving it so much, we started thinking it might make a nice gift. However, we've neve...
"Ooo, nice."
Wisdom Within: The Week's Best Comments | May 17-30, 2008
Bilge Lounge Chair by uhuru
"Ooo, nice."
-Chzzy
Seven more after the jump, including:"that would take up a whole lot of space, considering it’s just for umbrellas."
"A bit too high-concept f...
Baggu Bags
Yes, it's another reusable bag. Wait!
Before you roll your eyes, take another look. Although we've been talking about reusable bags for some time now -- and places like San Francisco have banned th...
ICFF 2008: Bean Rockers from Knoend
San Francisco-based Knoend, whose slogan is "ecodesign for everyone", debuted their new line of ergonomic seating at this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair. We loved the way the Bean R...
10 Best Non-VOC, Low-Toxic Interior Paints
Over at ATNY today, Aaron posted about an interesting New York Times article discussing local and federal laws governing VOCs and insight about various "green" paint products. A niat serendipitous dis...
Gardening Questions for Jennifer: Little Light and No Outdoor Space - What Can I Grow?
We asked you last week for your gardening questions for our friend and kitchen gardening expert Jennifer Bartley. Here's the first question - one that we've heard frequently from many of you! This is ...
Is That Grass Fed Beef In Your Pocket?
Has anyone bought meat from La Cense Beef?
We're asking because the construction site across the street from the Apartment Therapy offices is covered in these posters directing passers-by to winagra...
Blogging The San Francisco Chronicle: Green at the ICFF
Some members of AT's team were at ICFF this year—you can read a few of their dispatches here or here or here. We'd noticed a strong green bent ourselves, so it was illuminating to see the fair ...
Glow in the Dark Lunar Cabinet at Inhabitat
This lunar cabinet makes those glow in the dark constellation stickers our roommate stuck on our ceiling during college look really, seriously second rate.
How do you make a cabinet glow in the dar...
Survey: Got Lawn?
Ah, springtime. A warm breeze; budding trees; the tweeting of birds. And the infernal sound of lawn equipment.
Here in California, we're in the middle of a drought... but with all the green grass a...
Grist's Smart(ish) Cities Series
So ... how smart is your city? How good is the public transportation? How affordable is the housing?...
Water-Efficient Showerhead: Earth Massage
Our old bathrooms and old showerheads meant short showers since the hot water would come out in full force and run out quickly.
So, we just picked up an Earth Massage showerhead and life is better -...
Mulch and a Backyard Makeover
In the process of cleaning up and redoing our backyard, the amount of garden debris that we've collected has far outrun our weekly curbside composting pickup. In a recent dead tree branch and overgr...
Recycled Metal Tiles from Eco-Friendly Flooring
Wow. Just how amazing is this recycled aluminum tile backsplash? (And don't miss the other one below the jump.)...
The New Farm Bill: What's In It?
So - how about a little Friday afternoon politics? We've been following the passage-veto-override of the new Farm Bill with some interest. The infighting amongst our two major political parties has be...
Review: Freshaire Choice Paint from The Home Depot
As we mentioned yesterday, we're in the middle of a painting project using Freshaire Choice paint. (That's Home Depot's new zero-VOC paint.) So, what do we think?...
HP's Green Printer
We know you're trying your best to go paperless. So are we.
So we don't mean to tempt you. But, if for some reason you're in the market for a printer (hey, we aren't judging), you might want to loo...
Green Terrazzo? Trend Q Engineered Stone
Terrazzo is a favorite surface of many modernists, but its environmental qualities leave a lot to be desired. Sure, it's durable, but that comes at the cost of a formulation that's essentially toxic ...
Blogging Seattle Times: Prefab Apartments in Seattle?
Ever dreamed of living in a prefab home -- all sleek and modern? But then you thought to yourself "I rent and I don't intend to buy, and only homeowners with lots of money get to live in a Glidehous...
Plastic Bottle Decor by Michelle Brand
Fashioned as screens, curtains or room dividers, Michelle Brand strings together the flower-like bottoms of plastic bottles for her repurposed creations....
Mail Back Electronic Clutter
We have a drawer at home with old cell phones, a camera battery or two and a broken ipod. We could use this drawer for something else, but often get hung up on exactly where to take these things. A ...
Look! Yogurt Container Lampshade
As if we didn't miss real European yogurt enough as it is (we have yet to find a yogurt stateside that nears the delicious creamy quality of french concoctions), we see this mod-a-licious overhead lam...
Trader Joe’s Lavender Dryer Bags
We’ve been meaning to blog these for a while but we wanted to try them out for ourselves first and see if they worked and our Trader Joe’s (apparently the most popular TJ’s in LA) has been out o...
Pop Quiz! Beneath the Label
Here's a quick and fun diversion: take a quiz and see how well you know the ingredients and policies behind some very familiar household brands. We promise it doesn't take as long as some of the carb...
Green Obsession: Lavender
OK, so maybe it's more of a purple-ish obsession?
Regardless, lavender is in bloom in Berkeley and we can't get enough of it. It's beautiful, but not in the way other conventional flowers are beaut...
AT on... Disclosure, Full and Otherwise
We’ve started a painting project using Home Depot’s new Freshaire Choice paint. We’ll post a review after applying the second coat. In the meantime, a snippet of text alongside the Greenguard ...
Look! A Recycled Bird Feeder
Saw this nifty bird feeder on our walk home from BART just the other day. Looks like it was made out of a plastic bottle, some twine, and a few other unidentifiable plastic parts.
When I was younge...
Home Scents by K. Hall Designs
A friend introduced us to candles from k. hall designs, based in University City, Missouri. Made of pure vegetable wax, we are loving the "moss" scent right now......
New from Twist: Biodegradable Naked Sponge
We've been satisfied users of the Twist Euro Cloths since Janel blogged them last year. The sponge cloths have significantly cut down our paper towel usage, but we've still been using old-fashioned ...
How To: Go (Mostly) Paperless
For the first time in our lives, we're more paperless than we thought possible - both at work and at home. Although we still print the occasional paper, we've cut down a lot. Click below to find out...
BKLYN Designs: Bamba Chair from EcoSystems
This is the Bamba Chair. Its design follows the consideration to be as sustainable and environmentally-friendly as possible. The flat-pack design features a seat and back that are cut from the side...
Happy Memorial Day from Re-nest
Happy Memorial Day everyone!
Today is a day to honor those men and women who've given everything for their country. So we hope you take some time with your friends and family to do just that. Of co...
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