This week we were all over the place at Re-nest! Readers really liked living vicariously through Trent's post on 23 Natural Swimming Pools, but then got down to business admiring the FrogLight, lear...
Not one to skirt the issue of the environment, Christiane Högner reuses this one to create a flirty lampshade. It's part of a green show opening today in Belgium.
There's also a man's shirt transfor...
We came across this project for one of our clients and just had to share it because it’s so cool and easy. The solar LED pavers are powered by the sun during the day and provide light night. They a...
These LED Lamps from Glide are made from a sturdy, hand-cast resin, and they're LEDs, which means they should pretty much last forever. They also snap together in a variety of formations -- sort of ...
I'm totally a dog guy but this line of renewable bamboo furniture for cats has me pretty excited. If only my pup was comfortable hanging out on a 10" x 22" bamboo shelf on the wall....
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Having a green home includes redefining all those little products in the get-ready routine. If you're getting all dolled up for something fun this weekend (and not preparing for Hurricane Ike like hal...
You've probably heard this already, but that antibacterial hand soap in your bathroom (not to mention the hand sanitizer you carry around in your purse) might not be that good for you after all.
A...
This cardboard desk and two-seater bench (which doubles as a toy chest) from Kids Gallery is cute, recyclable and under 50 euros...
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DC Architecture Week starts today, Friday, September 12. Events include workshops on how to select and work with architects, a day-long student design competition and architect-led tours of histori...
Often when we see the work of designers who repurpose or recycle old objects to fulfill new functions, we might think to ourselves, "why didn't I think of that? I bet I could copy that idea." Afrodit...
Bay Area readers! In case you didn't see this yet, AT:SF is giving away 10 pairs of tickets to West Coast Green.
You don't want to miss this event. This year's scheduled speakers include Al Gore, A...
We may have sold a lot of things at our stoop sale, but at the end of the day there were still two end tables, one bag of clothes, and two boxes of kitchen stuff. We wanted to donate it, but we don't ...
Costco has a new line of dish soap under their house brand, Kirkland Signature.We tried it—even though that meant buying more than a gallon of a product that we didn't know if we would like....
We’ve written a lot about eco-friendly countertops, and the options continue to expand. We particularly like it when a countertop incorporates a unique recycled material such as glass bottles or eve...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a chart with a hundred words must be worth a million, right? Our math is fuzzy, but you get our point ...
The image above is just a corner of the gigant...
As a cycling enthusiast, I love anything recycled from bike parts. When I saw a photo of this sleek, modern rug from recycled inner tubes, I had to learn more....
For us, weekends lend themselves to lots of shopping. We find ourselves perusing stores for things we don't really need—last weekend, it was a pair of shoes, a new shirt, and a pepper grinder.
We ...
It's one of those things we remember learning at some point during grade school -- wear a black T-shirt out on the playground and it will get hotter than a white T-shirt.
Same goes for your roof a...
We've always been frustrated that it's so hard to evaluate a product like shampoo or laundry detergent. That's getting easier thanks to a new website called GoodGuide. Here's what we learned about t...
Ah, the great dishwasher debate: We like to revisit it as often as possible, because it always sparks interesting conversation.
These days, most experts agree that a using newish dishwasher is mor...
We're getting a new kitchen set up and we've been thinking about the recycling issue. We paused by these jute bags at World Market, struck by their flexibility and rough good looks. We may hang them i...
We've blogged about TerraCycle before and know that the worm poop fertilizer is popular for gardeners on AT. We recently discovered Terracycle's Urban Art Flower Pots and are thrilled that even we g...
Last night, we were lucky enough to eat our way through the "Let Us Eat Local" event, sponsored by Just Food, which celebrated seasonal New York ingredients and local food advocates. The setting (Wate...
We love vintage quilts. It's probably hardwired into the DNA-code somewhere -- Mom is a quilter, so was Grandma.
So we're falling in love with these vintage quilted coasters. They're like little mi...
What's the first step you take when your boyfriend moves into your 400 square foot apartment? Read this post from AT: Chicago. The next? Purge.
Here’s how we—responsibly—got rid of stuff. (An...
This year's Build It Green Tour of Homes in Portland is happening Saturday, September 20. The tour runs 11 AM to 5 PM, and you can visit as many of the 20 homes as you can......
Yesterday, Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, announced the launch of Wikia Green. Similar to Wikipedia, the site will act as a database of information that can be instantly updated to reflect the mos...
There's Spring cleaning but what about Fall? Living in a college town, nothing feels more like the start of a new year than the beginning of a new academic calendar. So here are 14 green-do's for Fal...
Our dog is black from the tip of her nose to the tip of her tail. If she's not wearing her collar, she might as well be invisible when the lights are off. And now that it's staying darker in the morni...
Clotheslines, dryer balls, eco-friendly detergent, dryer sheets ... we love to blog about laundry issues here at Re-nest.
And, to tell you the truth, it's probably my fault. I like laundry -- it's...
A few tips from the September/October edition of Oregon Home magazine can help you realize the potential of the space that's already enclosed within your home—attic remodels are green by default...
We love prefab here. So this made us smile.
It's like a Mini-Me version of Michelle Kaufmann's MkLotus -- and wouldn't a prefab dog house be sort of green-ish for all the same reasons a true prefab...
Add some art to your home in an unexpected place: cat toys! The Catnip Jackson Pollock Fish, manufactured by Ducky World Products, is stuffed with "the best catnip in the world." The catnip is pre...
This may not make for savory lunch fare, but it should, because this is all about how there's a lot of stuff that we use that doesn't need to become "trash" and can become "food" for the earth (and ...
Rose has become a local expert in green living, as explained in the recent house tour of her lovely solar home. Her garden has so many plants, flowers and trees that it almost hides her house! Bel...
At first glance, this looks just like a regular incandescent bulb. Take a longer look and you'll notice that it doesn't look quite right. The thin wire filament is not a wire at all. It is an LED.
p...
You might recognize this photo. It's from a recent house tour, Lynne's Green Historic Restoration.
This photo was taken just outside of her kitchen -- you're looking at Lynne's truth window. A trut...
We've always wished we could compost, but without a yard—and with New York City's notorious rat population—we'd long given up on the idea. That is, until this sign caught our eye...
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Miroslav Tichý took up photography in the mid-1950s, building his own cameras and enlargers from shoeboxes, tin cans, recycled glass and other waste materials:The rewind mechanisms were made of elast...
Considering the fact that it's been in the 80s for the past week or so here in the Bay Area, it's hard for us to believe that people are actually talking about "harvest parties."
Harvest? As in fal...
It's Pet Month here at Re-Nest and while many of us love our dogs, cats, birds & other furry friends, other folks are prohibited by landlords, white carpet or allergies. Maybe it's just me, but the gi...
Are we crazy, or is there something charming about these lamps made from hand-me-down cookware?
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When it comes to resourcefulness, one of the greatest traits for green living, few things resonate as soundly as the DIY movement.
And Faythe Levine, profiled in this NYT piece, is a "pillar of the ...
For the most part, we've stopped eating out of plastic. We still own some reusable sandwich containers; but, other than that, our kitchen is on its way to being plastic-free. We know that BPA is onl...
With the SIGG lunchbox still out of stock, our dreams of an uncrushable lunchbox have been delayed. Is this shiny number the solution?...
What if you started monitoring the local air quality around your community -- checking local parks, street corners, etc. -- and then found that the very worst results were coming from your own home?...
German architect/engineer Werner Sobek's R128 and H16 homes are prefab with a twist. These structures aren't available through a manufacturer; they're custom homes designed using lightweight, modula...
We've mentioned how much we love our wooden spoons - sometimes the simplest kitchen utensils are the best. Here's a slight riff on the basic wooden spoon, with one potentially helpful modification...
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Our little sister was an early green crusader and insisted on bringing her lunch to school (Catholic school at that!) in a cloth Crown Royal Whiskey bag. This Apple-a-Day lunchbag by Spool Sewing i...
How many more reasons we can give you to stop buying bottled water? Oh fine, here's one more - Klean Kanteens now come in color, er, "kolor".
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Sometimes we're appalled by the prices we see on cat furniture. Those cat condos are not cheap and, unfortunately, they're not attractive either. But, cats seem to love 'em.
If we were going to dro...
What is sustainability in design? For Artek, which is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60, and Marimekko, with numerous 1950’s patterns still in production, the answer is h...
Spotted at Cost Plus: baskets and boxes made of rattan and recycled newspaper. Closeup after the jump......
My sister got married this past weekend and rather than having a wedding cake she asked some of the guests to make cupcakes of their choice. We needed a lot of cake stands to hold the cupcakes so we d...
After you're done making that table out of old magazines, how about a few vases out of some unwanted books?...
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For as long as I've lived here and probably much longer, Austin residents have recycled in these tiny blue bins. They're the size of cardboard boxes, and recyclables must be separated. Cans, bottles,...
During our regular neighborhood walks, we have seen so many mattresses tossed to the curb over the last week. It must have something to do with the school year starting up -- an out with the old, in...
A friend of ours came back from a weekend away raving about the rejuvenating effects of an outdoor shower......
In case you hadn't noticed, we're about a week into Pet Month here at Re-nest. We're having a blast and, as always, would love to hear about any tips or tricks (or favorite products) that help you l...
We love Amenity's bedding and wondered how they could match the cuteness of their 2007 collection. We needn't have worried. These '70s-inspired ducks, frogs, and squirrels are a perfect marriage of na...
We love Jan from Poppytalk, so when we found out she'd curated September's featured items at Fawn & Forest, we rushed over to see what she'd found. She didn't disappoint. These yoyos, made of sustaina...
We've covered graffiti in the home and green house tours, but how do you feel about eco-graffiti? Done by artists, these moss experiments are billed as "a healthy alternative to spray paints." We'r...
Through November 1, 2008, Minnesota-based weeHouse is selling their solar-powered SMALL prefab homes (350 square feet) for $99,000 ($109,000 for states west of Colorado). The house comes with an "of...
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