This week we were all over the map! Re-nest readers were interested in how to stop their bedroom from making them sick, what to do with old buttons and old incandescents. They were also asking: Which ...
Wow, all of a sudden we’ve seen a lot of upcycled plastic bottle light fixtures. First it was our post about Michelle Brand’s bottle bottom lights, and then we started noticing this creative reuse...
Some of the AT city sites are having fun imagining how they would decorate the Obama White House. Naturally, another question came to mind: How should President-Elect Obama (and Michelle, of course) w...
Stone Impression's new line of environmentally friendly accent, mural and border tiles are made of an advanced composite using recycled materials including post-industrial metal shavings, water bottle...
Here are our best finds for today's Scavenger Roundup: A shabby chic antique dresser, a rolling wooden shelving unit, a vintage record cabinet, and a mid century lamp.
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Bike parts are obviously mechanical--and that means they're graphically bold and symmetrical. So it makes sense that the parts, taken away from the whole, are very appealing to the eye and have a dram...
When we talk about buying locally -- usually the word "local" indicates that the product was grown or built within a reasonable distance of your home. The problem is, we tend to waver on the definitio...
Record bowls have spun us around and around on the blog circuits, and we've seen mix tape walls and cassette closets, but change purses have left us counting our pennies to save up for one of our very...
Wallpaper that glows (instead of lights?), paper cup DIY iPod speakers, clean, green bath toys, and a beautiful modular home.
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As seen in last week's Seasonal Spotlight, it's olive time here in California!
posted originally from: TheKitchn...
As a professional organizer, we find dry cleaning bags to be irksome for a couple reasons. The environmental waste is obvious. But from a closet organizing perspective, we see a lot of clothes org...
We often think of recycled products as fairly colorless: browns, greens, and grays come to mind. Designers Nathan Wierink and Tineke Beunders of Ontwerpduo disprove that assumption, finding color in...
While in Austin a few weeks ago, we spotted an interesting choice of landscaping material right outside of Aviary: recycled glass. We love the sustainability factor, as well as the look of the mixtu...
The recent Sundance catalog features a lot of lovely eco-friendly items such as recycled glass dishware, repurposed décor and reclaimed wood tables – just in time for our Dining Room month and the ...
Item: Loopt Bag
Brand: Flip & Tumble
Value: $6
The Loopt Bag, Flip & Tumble's latest design, is a super durable tote, perfect for the grocery store, your local farmer's market, or the mall. It's spac...
A school with its own farm, a bicycling program, solar power, and an organic chocolate factory? Attendance must be through the (sustainable, bamboo) roof....
As the holidays approach, the number of dinner parties we're invited to increases each week. We always struggle to come up with a hostess gift that is a bit more unique than a bottle of wine. We spied...
Yes, we know. Another environmental footprint calculator? Unlike more general calculators, this one is tailored to your home and uses the information from your bills to recommend ways to save energy...
Do you know the six sins of greenwashing? Going "green" can be a bit confusing. It's tough to tell if a product will really help you make a positive impact on the environment or if it's just jumping...
Party season is gearing up - and with it comes hosting duties. And with the hosting duties comes the expense of not only buying the libations and edible treats but the goods to serve them in and on. W...
Those of us who scavenge for unique, vintage lamp bases know that an acceptable shade doesn't always come as part of the deal. It's useful, then, to have a few tricks up our sleeves for embellish...
Green guru, Danny Seo, and mattress company, Simmons, have just launched a high-end eco-friendly line of mattresses, Natural Care Elite. Those of you in the Los Angeles area can try out the mattress y...
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If you haven't heard of Stony Field Farm's yogurt, you're probably not a fan of dairy products. Last night, the CE-Yo of Stony Field Farms came to my campus and gave an inspiring lecture on "How to Ma...
Come in, take your coat off, and relax. We've got a bunch of ways for you to sit in style in today's Scavenger Roundup. Molded plywood chairs and vintage loungers, after the jump!...
Last week, thousands of bus-hopping citizens in Austin watched as their drivers went on strike, fighting for better health benefits.
While we understand the rules of unions and why strikes work for ...
When Katja and Adam Thom call their Georgian Bay cabin "off the grid," they aren't kidding. It's eight miles from the nearest road and only accessible by boat or seaplane.
In the past, we've question...
Ever walk into a bathroom where you're confronted with these two choices?
I reach for the automatic hand dryer, but then I wind up having second thoughts. Is it really more green than using (possibly...
Eco art pillows with bold designs, beautiful green lights from Here There Designs, certified recovered wood furniture, and a cool new prefab home (for 179k).
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We just got an email about the AMLI 900 apartments, recently opened in the South Loop. Among it's many listed amenities, there is a BIG one...the entire complex is smoke-free - what do you think? Hot...
Having a sushi-making party? Blue Ocean Institute, the folks who bring you one of the most useful and frequently updated wallet seafood guides, now has a pocket guide to ocean-friendly sushi that you ...
So it's a week past the election and you're still looking out the window at your lawn sign. Recycle? Save for posterity? Re-nest offered a few ideas, but now you've got one other option -- get it ou...
We were recently over at our local grocery store perusing the selection of laundry detergent when we overheard a couple people discussing the merits of certain detergent formulas ("...this one isn't ...
"Repair" has been nominated as the fourth R, and we couldn't agree more. In this type of economic environment, reusing, reducing, and recycling may not be enough. The ability and willingness to repair...
Perfect for the urban gardner, the Boskke Sky Planter ‘turns gardening on it’s head.’ The Sky Planter elevates your plants upside down and requires refilling only once or twice a month. The revo...
Our dish collection is something we've never really loved -- leftover plates and bowls from college, mixed with a few odds and ends from IKEA. It's all totally functional though. But, we tend to lose ...
During our green kitchen redesign, finding stainless steel anything to match our appliances proved cost prohibitive. These stainless steel shelves are more reasonably priced than many, and made by a c...
This DWR Alto Desk in SF is almost too sleek for us. But in the right apartment it could be killer (especially alongside that DWR Walnut Mag table).
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We'd been dreaming about a night at Hotel Boheme in San Francisco ever since we read about it at AT:SF over a year ago. And, this weekend, we finally made it happen.
If you ever get a chance to sleep...
If you've always loved their cookies, now you can indulge your sweet tooth knowing there's a new badge that scouts can earn called, "Going Green, One Step at a Time."
(And for your dessert pleasure,...
When I saw this image of a billboard promoting water conservation in Denver, I knew I needed to share.
It's so clever. And the visual impact of that tiny little square really says it all. I wouldn't ...
A visit to Montreal's Biosphere over the weekend reminded us of the forward thinking of R. Buckminster Fuller. He designed the US Pavilion for Montreal's World Expo of 1967 (pictured up top). The do...
Recycling is a great thing, but making the actual process of doing so isn't always glamorous. We really like the looks of these screenprinted jute recycling bags from World Market. Click through th...
If you're like us, you might have a large spool of CD-Rs that fail to load or recognize on our drives after years of being stored away or that are scarred with scratches. Instead of throwing them out,...
Back in July, Gregory gave us suggestions on how to re-use green tea leaves as a natural deodorizer to freshen up the home. We like this idea of re-using the leaves for a completely different purpose ...
According to the New York Times, if things go Mayor Michael Bloomberg's way, New York City residents could look forward to paying 6 cents for plastic bags when they forget their reusable tote. This is...
Our friends recently moved into their new town home and invited us over for dinner. We stopped at our local coop on the way, hoping to find a green gift for their new home....
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We're not homeowners yet, but we dream of flooring. Often. Which is only slightly disturbing, unless you knew what we dreamt about. Well, here it is folks: reclaimed milled barnwood. This is truly the...
In our Scavenger Roundup today, we found a gigantic mirror in New York, a couple of sweet CB2 pieces in Chicago, and a DWR Icon Pendant and vintage lounge chair in San Francisco.
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"I often find myself trapped by the questions and thinking to myself, 'You know, this is a stupid question, but let me ... answer it.' So when Brian Williams is asking me about what's a personal thing...
Here's some stuff we thought you'd be interested in: eco-friendly recycled yarn for all you knitters and crafters, a PEVA shower curtain roundup, the very cool KitHAUS K4, and an unlikely and efficien...
Plastic utensils as wall covering, discarded light bulbs as a chandelier, and scrap fabric-covered shelves are just a few of the green ideas we spotted that might be worth trying......
Hi Re-nest readers!
In case you hadn't noticed, we love Green House Tours. But, in order to keep them coming fast and furious, we need some help. We need your tips. But, even more importantly, we'd l...
Hong Kong inventor Keikko Lee (shown in photo) designed a thin light that runs on solar power. Similar to a post-it note, the light sticks to the window during the day for solar charging and then ca...
Elizabeth's post from a few weeks ago on costing out a home-cooked meal got us thinking about the average cost of running our kitchen appliances. Did you know that a slow-cooker on the high setting us...
The holidays are just around the corner. Why not go green when sending your greetings this holiday season? Tiny*Prints has recently launched a complete line of green cards that are as eco-friendly a...
Liz just wrote us with an excellent question on cleaning her oven without harsh chemicals. She says:
I recently had a tart pan leak in my electric oven, and some stuff burned to the bottom of the ov...
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