Re-nest readers were hot this week for free, downloadable posters at ReadyMade magazine, a tip on using citrus to deodorize the kitchen, an idea on reusing plastic dry cleaning bags, and a discussion ...
Taking a page – literally – from Stephanie and Trent’s 9 Days of Gift Wrapping, Bugs and Fishes has a great idea for recycling various papers to use as large font name tags. We love the look of ...
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So you've seen all the articles on alternative Christmas trees (4 Modern Alternatives, 7 Bizarre Alternatives) but just couldn't do without the warm pine scent and the ornament adorned greenery. That'...
This DWR Mag Table is in excellent condition ... and it's only $75 in Chicago. If you're still subscribing to magazines (and haven't made them all into tables already), this might be for you.
More li...
For my family, traditions have always been a part of the holidays, and they don't revolve around things at all, but spending treasured time with one another. Though our family has changed over the yea...
Here's what we're looking at on this drizzly Friday morning: A really cool Eco Community in Seattle, a thorough review of solar X-mas lights, a hot or not over at Treehugger (do you like the Chipboard...
You recycle. You carry a tote bag when you go to the grocery store. You haven't used a plastic water bottle in years. But there's still that one habit that you haven't been able to change...
Post you...
Put all that paper you shred at home and at the office to good use....
Here's a chair we'd like to see and sit on in person. Mario Stadelmann's Paperchair is made from discarded newspaper that have been cast into these modern seating solutions. Available in a variety of ...
I've avoided reviewing products with non-stick cooking surfaces for a while because of the suspected health hazards of cooking on surfaces treated with non-stick coatings like Teflon (PTFE) and its as...
Phillip Jeffries specializes in handcrafted wall coverings. No vinyl here, just natural materials like raffia, paper weaves, grasscloth, hemp, linen, and even gold leaf. The look is simple and free ...
The last time we wrote about In2Green's cotton blankets, they had a cool product made from recycled yarn, but not a lot of options for color or pattern. Now their line has grown from just a few styl...
Check out this rug from FLOR. Is it the perfect gift for the golfer in your family? Or a kitschy waste of material?
More details, a link, and a survey after the jump....
Somehow we missed this activity when we were kids, but this magazine Christmas tree is a great looking and super easy idea! We all like things made from magazines so check out the instructions below t...
It's the season of giving, and we know (via comments) that some of you will be making donations to charities rather than giving gifts this year. Or maybe you're asking that friends and family make don...
And the nativity scene is just the beginning ... Armando Ramirez has turned recycled auto parts into everything imaginable, including figures of a Web Programmer, Piano Man, Helicopter, Chess set and ...
This Modernica Original Case Study Daybed Sofa is like new! And it's $1,000 in San Francisco. Better act fast.
Get this, plus 28 more great finds after the jump.
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If your mailbox is anything like ours, it's been jam-packed lately with holiday catalogs from anywhere and everywhere--despite the fact that we don't purchase anything from catalogs and are on the do ...
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Name: Dent Pitcher and Cups by Esque
Shop: Branch Home
Value: $370
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Dent Pitcher and Cups by Esque from Branch Home...
While browsing through some house tours at the AT city sites (one of our favorite ways to pass the time) we happened upon this image from Jason and J.R.'s Well-Connected Home.
We really like the idea...
Manuella Viera-Gallo's art installation, Domestic Violence, lived up to its name over the weekend at the opening of "Talent Preview '09" at New York's White Box gallery....
Yay for day 6 of our 9 days of green gift wrapping! We think newspaper (especially the comics) is an obvious choice when looking for a wrapping paper alternative. ...
Supporting our local communities with either our time or our money helps to strengthen where we live and makes the community a richer place to be. As you consider gifts this year, think about gifts t...
Furoshiki are Japanese cloths that are used to wrap gifts and other items such as bento boxes. They can be used as book bags, grocery bags or to wrap any small items for transportation. They’re al...
Aaron has shared a project with us before - he sent us photos of his terrarium back in June. He's back for the holidays with this impressive 13 foot tree made up of...
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Adam Neale and Megan Freitas' Inverness home is a mix of modernism and Bernard Maybeck's Arts and Crafts-era building style. Chronicle design editor Zahid Sardar calls it "sensible" and even goes so ...
We like posters. We love free posters with green-tinged messages....
Amongst all the recent worldly turbulence, I’ve somehow found myself very satisfied with my life, possessions and day-to-day activities. Perhaps it’s just seeing life from a different perspective,...
We've seen plenty of funky Christmas trees this season -- but the one we just stumbled on (it's made of recycled catalogs) takes the cake. Also: Michelle Kaufmann helps Santa Barbara rebuild green aft...
If the recession has you cutting back on your charitable giving this year, then fulfill your giving quota by donating blood. What's more green than giving the gift of life - it's something you can't b...
Have guests coming for the holidays? Need some extra sleeping surfaces? This DWR Twilight Sofa Bed is $300 in New York!
Get this and more links after the jump. (Editor's picks are in bold.)
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Name: Bamboo Knife Box
Shop: VivaTerra
Value: $89
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Bamboo Knife Box from VivaTerra. Designed in a European studio k...
Yesterday we put a call out for stories about amazing gifts that weren't things -- the kinds of gifts you can't wrap with a ribbon or put under a tree. We've already received a few very interesting an...
What material isn't used in the wreaths on display at Brooklyn's K-Dog & Dunebuggy coffee shop?
A.) Holly
B.) Socks
C.) Rocks
D.) A discarded hamper lid...
Next time you're at the grocery store, you don't have to feel so guilty about forgetting your reusable totes. Ask for paper, and turn it into gift wrap....
This modern Murphy bed is LEED & FCC certified, has been created with eco-friendly woods, developed to be urea free and formaldehyde free AND we cant complain about the super simple styling...jump be...
We've written extensively about Ting's mat made from recycled leather belts, a brilliant idea we wish were a little more affordable. The London-based designers recently introduced the logical next s...
It's rare enough to think about using airplanes in industrial design. It's even rarer to recycle their parts for furniture. That's actually a fabulous idea. That's what Deborah is. A recycled computer...
"Urban Homesteading" is a term we've been hearing in the news and around the web more and more often. What does this concept mean to you? Would you describe yourself as an urban homesteader?
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"It could be the greenest product in the world, but if it came here from China, it doesn't really matter."
- Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor in chief of Natural Home magazine
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We know this is probably a little odd -- but, to us, nothing smells more like Christmas than a fresh orange, just peeled. We always got oranges in the toes of our stockings, and have been known to eat...
For those of you who've seen this month's Architectural Digest with Brad Pitt on the cover, you may have already seen this beautiful house built in the Colorado Rockies. Like most homes in Architectur...
Tons of great stuff in our Super Scavenger today (including this David Hicks Settee Sofa with Reupholstered Fabric for $1,000 in New York).
All the links are after the jump!...
An ad for an antique store in a small-town paper read, "Antiques: The ultimate way to go green!" Well, it's true--it's nice to breathe life back into a piece of furniture, art, or trinket that has alr...
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Name: Luminescence Placemat and Table Runner
Shop: Lulan Artisans
Value: $156
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Luminescence placemat and table runne...
What if you wrapped your gift in another gift? Well, we'd be jealous of everyone on your list!...
Guess what we did with the plastic bag after we picked up our dry cleaning?...
Brace yourself: This is almost as sappy as the sappiest Hallmark card, but here goes:...
As you prepare to pack and ship fragile gifts to your loved ones for the holidays, here's a sustainable alternative to bubble wrap and foam peanuts; popcorn! Economical, sustainable, and efficient, p...
There is a lot of creative repurposing going on out there, like these Repurposed Truck Spring Kitchen Stools. So what's your favorite repurposed object in your home?...
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Blue potatoes, red carrots, purple cauliflower – the rainbow of offerings at Weiser Family Farms is so vibrant right now that we couldn't limit this week's market report to just one fruit or veg...
This year, everyone in our family agreed that we are blessed with plenty of things in our lives. While we're not averse to gifts of handmade sweets and savories, we're keeping the stuff to a minimum a...
Could there be such a thing as an eco-friendly font? You be the judge. Also -- check out this lamp made of cocktail umbrellas, a cool new architectural shading product, and the dirt on washing your cl...
Last week the New York Times featured a cute article about a green inspired gingerbread houses. We love this second place winner – it’s so different from the traditional gingerbread house and it k...
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When I came across this article on 7 Greener Options for Give-Away USB Flash Drives, I immediately thought of my days in marketing where clients would routinely make requests for USB drives as giveawa...
Forget the table, we'll take the dog! Just kidding, of course. We don't actually think the little guy is for sale. But the formica table is -- $50 in New York.
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We're cutting down significantly on gift-giving this season, for two reasons: there's that economic crunch we're all feeling, of course, but we're also enjoying focusing on what really matters--family...
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Name: Movario Trio Handshower
Shop: GROHE
Value: $116
Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Movario Trio Handshower in Chrome. This low-flow and eco-fri...
Many of us are becoming less and less dependent on paper maps. If you have some lying around that you never use, why not give them a second life as wrapping paper?
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A truckload of, well, toy trucks, is on display in a window in New York's West Village. We've discussed how to display collections before, but passing by this one was a reminder that all kinds of obje...
As the holiday season progresses and we get closer and closer to the first day of Hannukah, Christmas eve, and other December celebrations, it's nice to take a moment and reflect on the season.
We've...
We are huge fans of I.D. Magazine, so we were intrigued by their list of New + Notable Green products. From bamboo rugs, to efficiently burning grills, they've rounded up the best in green design......
Similar to the reuse of packaging we posted just a short while ago, Spanish waste management and consulting firm, Grupo Hera, sent out these bottles of cava as gifts (I'm a teetotaler, so I had to loo...
Brooklyn's Brave Space Design has just announced a new design from Gregory Buntain — the Prism Stool. Made from walnut scraps left over from the production of their popular Tetrad Mega Shelvin...
Much as we adore kitsch around the holidays, this year for our own home we're thinking about decor made from found or recycled materials. This gorgeous Christmas tree, displayed in Montreal, is made...
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