Apartment Therapy Re-Nest - Archive for the week of 2008-12-21

Fun with Flooring
Best of 2008

Whether you're into bamboo, linoleum, or straight up earthen floors ... we explored all of it this year. Jump below for our favorite flooring posts....

June: Most Popular How Tos and Tips
Best of 2008

June was full of great green tips - some focusing on improving your home with greener cleaning supplies and fixing the grout in your bathroom, while others focused on the outdoors such as how to stay ...

June: Most Popular Posts
Best of 2008

1.27 Household Uses For Citrus Fruit 2.A Green Success: The Paper Towels are Gone! 3.Container Gardening in Mother Earth News 4.The Dirt on Dish Soap Jump below for the rest of the list......

Gardening
Best of 2008

It might be hard to think about gardening at this time a year (depending on where you live) but Re-Nest had some great posts this year on keeping your garden green in more ways than one! Whether it be...

The Homies: Best Green Design Blog of 2008?
submit your nomination...

Nominations close tomorrow. Voting Starts Tuesday! Only 10? Give us more! This is your chance to link to us with your favorite green URL. We're taking nominations for the best green home design bl...

May: Most Popular How Tos and Tips
Best of 2008

In May we covered a lot of ground. Want to know how to keep your whites naturally bright, or how to grow your own alfalfa sprouts? Jump below for our favorite how tos and tips from the month of May....

May: Most Popular Posts
Best of 2008

1. 27 Household Uses for Citrus Fruit 2. Green Food Storage 3. A Moss Yard 4. House Tour: Michelle Kaufmann's Very Own Glidehouse Jump below for the rest of the list......

Most Popular Green Tours
Best of 2008

House tours are one of our most popular features for you readers, and I’m no exception – I can’t get enough of them. We’ve toured apartments, historic renovations, vacation homes, high-tech, p...

April: Most Popular How-To's and Tips
Best of 2008

Nothing was too small (fabric scraps and broken CFL's) or too large (recycling appliances) or even, invisible (phantom power), here at Re-Nest in April. Jump below for the the best how-to's and tips ...

April: Most Popular Posts
Best of 2008

1. Household Uses for Lemons 2. A Green Success: The Paper Towels are Gone! 3. Rocio Romero LV Prefab Home in Napa, California 4. Good Question: Green Alternative to Febreze? Jump below for the...

The Trickiest Questions and Best Answers
Best of 2008

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9 Days of Green Gift Wrapping: Eco Gift Paper
Day 9

Just in time -- the last installment of our 9 days of green gift wrapping. If you want to go the more traditional route and use gift wrap, try one of our recommendations ......

March: Most Popular How Tos and Tips
Best of 2008

During March, when spring cleaning seemed to be in full swing, Re-Nest editors and readers had one thing on the brain: dryer balls. This month was all about keeping that laundry fluffy. We also shared...

March: Most Popular Posts
Best of 2008

1. Green Dilemma: Old Toilets 2. Green Search: A Good Shower Curtain 3. Good Question: How To Dispose of Non-Recyclable, Toxic Materials? 4. Bathroom Month: The Grout Chore, Part II Jump below ...

Personal Health
Best of 2008

From putting together a green "Get Well Soon" gift basket to reusing green tea, here at Re-Nest we can all breathe a little easier (thanks to Stephanie's post on a healthy bedroom) with these and mor...

9 Days of Green Gift Wrapping: Repurposed Bags
Day 8

Don't think we forgot about the 9 days of gift wrapping! Here's our 8th installment. Why not reuse a bag? See what we mean after the jump....

February: Most Popular How Tos and Tips
Best of 2008

In February we had quite a few tips that had to do with the bedroom -- how to green your love life, soften sheets, wash pillows -- and a few that didn't. Jump below for the the best how tos and tips...

February: Most Popular Posts
Best of 2008

1. Dr. Bronner Stresses Me Out, Man 2. Good Question: Paper Recycling Receptacle? 3. 2-Bin Recycle Center from The Container Store 4. Soften Sheets with Baking Soda Jump below for the rest of t...

Cleaning With Food
Best of 2008

Our mother told us never to play with our food, but what about cleaning with it? We don't think she'd be opposed. This year, Re-Nest offered plenty in the way of utilizing common food items as green c...

January: Most Popular How Tos and Tips
Best of 2008

Last January, Re-Nest was full with tips for fixing up the home like refinishing bathtubs, stopping drafts and installing carpet tile. There's also tips on how to keep kitchen scraps in the freezer or...

The Homies: What Are the Best Home Blogs of 2008?

There's awards for all sorts of blogs, but no one ever pays enough attention to the home blogs, so we're starting a little impromptu reader nominated and voted awards ceremony this year, and we're cal...