This week's hottest post was a super green tour of a sustainable town house in Chicago. We've also got advice on meat eating from Mark Bittman, a water-conserving showerhead, and DIY seltzer water.
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The first few years of life are important to a child’s development – and including a healthy, earth conscious lifestyle is no less important than any other aspect of their life. With seemingly dai...
I love my local yoga studio to which I go weekly, but there are days, particularly the cold and rainy days when I dread riding my bike, that I'd prefer to practice at home. Here's a great little green...
Just in time for the final days of Bedroom Month, DKNY sent us some bedding from their brand new Pure Comfort collection to sample. It's all 100% organic cotton and comes in nature-inspired colors lik...
You know what every five year old is thinking when he gets this: "Soooo much better than clothes." ...
It's easy to covet furniture made from reclaimed wood but it's often prohibitively expensive. And Broyhill Furniture isn't a brand that's referenced too often on AT - they're not quite known for hi...
We've always felt that wooden accessories are great. They are partly made out of sustainable materials, and wood is just plain good looking. Since USB flash drives are so small and can get taken apart...
No matter how many times we tell our husband that yogurt containers aren't recyclable in our city, we still regularly dig them out of the recycling bin. And we notice most of the tenants in our bui...
The furniture made by OHIO Design is breathtaking – from their clever Primco Table, to their book matched and clean lined Sophia 30 Credenza. All OHIO furniture is made with recycled and FSC woods, ...
While I don't plan on doing this myself anytime soon, nor is it as elegant as Afroditi Krassa's Yellow page Cardholder, this self made cardholder DOES recycle one of those yellow pages you have sittin...
It looks like wallpaper, but it's really a recycled glass mosaic from TrendUSA. In the "Wallpaper Collection" the FEEL line is made from 80% post-consumer recycled glass bottles. Starting at $23/sq. f...
The skies have been a little grey here in Texas the last few days (it's like real winter, which we're sure you folks north of us know all too well), and that leaves us all pining for a burst of color....
Homeowners associations have been known to do a lot of sketchy, environmentally-questionable things -- ban clothes lines, limit solar panels -- but this seems extreme. Two homeowners associations in t...
We enjoy oysters, (last Saturday night, it was a half dozen Blue Points), so were delighted when we spotted this DIY shell mobile hanging in a bookstore. ...
Name: Marc and Lana
Location: Lexington, Massachusetts
Years lived in: Just about two
Enter Big Dig House Gallery
Last fall on a tour of Lexington's mid-century modern homes, we were lucky enoug...
Dutch company, LADAK, pairs moving blankets with other materials including recycled sweaters, jeans, even parts of mattresses. The blanket is then further embellished with ribbons, decorative fabri...
Tomorrow my husband and I are leaving for a weeklong visit to Kenya, which means we're facing about 36 hours of travel. And that's just the trip there! We are looking for good ways to stay nourished a...
Way back in early January, Maxwell posted a (somewhat controversial) predictions list for 2009. Whatever your opinion is of what's in or out, we personally loved the idea of Mid-Century Modern furni...
This is easy: Take a 90 second quiz at Kohler's new water saving web site, and they will donate $1 in water-saving products to Habitat for Humanity (one of our favorite non-profits).
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Constructed from 100% recycled paper and with recycled plastic bottle caps, reusable EcoHangers are billboard hangers sold to drycleaners in lieu of ubiquitous wire hangers.
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There were a couple people who have tried starting seeds inside only to have their cats knock them over or eat them! While my dog wants nothing to do with our plants, we do turn the heat down signific...
Winter means a lot of time spent indoors. This could spell cabin fever for some, but when we're stuck inside with two or more people, it means... board games!
There tends to be a lot of production i...
Lots to look at today: Check out an argument for plastic bag fees, a look at a better clothes dryer, bad CFLs (not all are created equal), and how hot air balloons might power your house.
All the lin...
We love the idea of cocktail hour, and this cork bar set is the perfect mixer of fifties flashback and today's green thinking....
Did you know that cooking can be very, very dangerous? And we don't mean the minor dangers of errant knives and splattering oil. In some areas of the world, like Darfur and refugee camps in Chad, the ...
One tenet of healthy (and, let's face it, recessionary) eating is to take your lunch to work. We'll add that it's definitely tastier than the pre-made salad from your office cafeteria. We've roun...
Shipping this February, a whole line of products from Caldrea in a new scent called Sea Salt Neroli. The fragrance is a mix of lemon verbena, cardamom, sea salt and neroli, which is the blossom of the...
One of each! It's high citrus season at the Hollywood farmers' market, and this week we visited every single grower, breathing in the citrus-infused air and discovering the bounty of standard and heir...
Name: Lisa & Ron Elkins, 2 Point Perspective, inc.
Location: 2120 N. Bissell Street, Chicago IL 60614
Size: 1800 sq/ft
Years lived in: 4, Owned
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There are a couple new lines of carpet from Mohawk are easier to clean (with just water and no harsh chemicals), require 30 percent less energy to make and last just as long. One is made from recycled...
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Yesterday we were struck by the simplicity of an idea emailed to us. In an effort to live more lightly on the Earth, reduce waste, and return focus to basic needs and simple pleasures, how about eatin...
How do you leave yourself reminders? We stick yellow post-it notes to the front door. "Cupcakes are in the fridge." "Doctor appointment -- 10am." That's why we like these round notice boards by Kotona...
We're absolutely guilty of this: letting the shower run until it warms up. So we were pretty excited when we spotted this small and cheap device that stops shower water from funneling down the drain.....
Created by North Vancouver-based InHabit, these small buildings are versatile enough for many places and many uses. Above we see an InHabit dwelling being delivered by helicopter to a forested recre...
No, it's not terribly high-concept or cutting edge, and it probably won't win any international design awards. What it is, however, is a simple, solidly built toddler bed made of sustainably harvested...
Look at this great tip from reader Lisa, who found a good way to corral the condiment bottles in her fridge. Her solution is easy, free, and it even recycles.
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Do you have a 20 minute break today? Then you may want to spend it viewing this thought-provoking talk on foie gras by chef Dan Barber. I was privileged to hear this talk back in July 2008 when I ...
SchubLaden – meaning ‘drawers’ in German – is a German furniture company that specializes in reusing salvaged one-off drawers. The structure of the furniture is typically made MDF or solid wo...
These smart cabins are built with SIPs (known for fast setup and high thermal efficiency), setup in "mere hours" and are reasonably priced....
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We're sitting here at our desk, bouncing on a surprisingly green impulse buy this weekend: a Savasa Eco Body Ball. It's January, which means our resolution to "get in shape this year" is off to a stro...
Happy Monday. Here's some stuff we're reading about this morning: a beautiful patchwork coffee table, paper wrap (instead of bubble), rumors of a huge solar program in LA, and a nifty little eco gadge...
Our boyfriend's mother, a seltzer water addict, recently did something about all those plastic bottles: she got herself an old school seltzer bottle....
We received an email alerting us to the work of this brilliant uArts Philadelphia student. The Easy Chair, designed by Lorenzo Buffa, is made of salvaged strand bamboo and can be used as a table or ...
We received a book store gift certificate for Christmas so we're in the market for an inspiring design book. We just spotted this one in the current issue of Metropolitan Home. Tiny Houses by Mimi...
That's Bring Your Own Bag. Starting January 1, 2009, Quebec's SAQ (Société des alcools du Québec) completely eliminated disposable bags from their check-out routine. Customers are asked to bring t...
If you're looking for artwork that is both beautiful to look at and safe enough to hang near a crib or play area, these prints, featuring iconic graphics by Alexander Girard, might just fit the bill. ...
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