Not until recently did we really understand the appeal of desert living.
But thanks to several trips out the desert, sometimes exploring desert trails, other times just living it up in architectura...
This week people were going crazy over Trent's post on tables that were once car hoods. Everyone is also checking out the green house tour of Erica Tanov's beautiful Berkeley home, a post on reusing t...
Yesterday ATLA featured Maya*Made’s clever dress display and a link to her inspirational blog. Maya*Made’s got a great collection of wonderfully repurposed burlap goods, and our favorite items are...
Yes, flowers and stripes and polka dots are nice, but who says that shower curtains need to be so tame all the time? Perhaps you'd like a...um...hot shower instead. The leggy image on this PEVA sh...
Stephanie's blogged before about the 100% green furniture from Loll but they keep coming out with new products! From a lovely Alfresco dining collection to a swing, some great stacking chairs, and eve...
Earlier in the week here at Re-Nest, Jen shared her great idea to simply fix what's broken rather than buy new. So goes the story of our entire bicycle, a rehabbed 1980s touring bike. From shifter cab...
THIS WEEK
• The Company Store Organic Bedding Sale
• Structured Green Floor Sample Sale
• Amenity Home Linen Pillows Sale
• EConscious Market Sale
• Velocity Sale
• West ...
Just a few things to brighten your day this Friday morning: A jacket that is also a tent, rugs made form recycled plastic bottles, easily installable solar panels, and beautiful green patio furniture....
We've often seen--and started using--green beauty products, but this is something we haven't seen much before: green beauty tools....
Since we're in San Antonio and this also happens to be bathroom and kitchen month here at AT, we thought we'd share a video clip illustrating the utility and efficiency of dual flush toilets as shown...
This vase by Marc Ligos was born out of a workshop by Surtido, an organization promoting up and coming Spanish designers. While this is a ceramic piece attached to the desk lamp arm, it gives us an ...
click thumbnails for larger picsAccording to its LEED for Homes score, the Gottfried family's East Bay craftsman is the greenest private home in America. Fortunately, when they decided to retrof...
This is our favorite reusable shopping bag. Available at home/ garden/ hardware superstore Canadian Tire, the bag is big (16½ h x 14 w x 7" d), strong, and cheap ($0.89)......
Redesign Alert!
Have you seen Dwell's shiny new website yet? If you haven't, you should cruise right on over to dwell.com right now (well ... after you see what we've got going on here). Their new de...
We recently spotted Art School Girl’s cute Heart Keys at our favorite local flower shop, Asrai Garden. Intrigued by the clever keys laser cut from vintage book covers, we checked out Art School Girl...
There's something so lovely and natural about this Pear Box. Hand-carved from sustainable wood, we can see it sitting on our living room bookshelf, or maybe in our kitchen — a pretty hiding p...
You may have heard the term xeriscaping or xerogardening and knew it was a green concept in landscaping but do you actually know what it means? I didn't before recently. Here are some of the basics, a...
Last night while making dinner, we kept count of the number of times we turned on the faucet to rinse our hands. Once after cutting each of the veggies (total count, 4); three times in the course of c...
I'm a total sucker for bright patterns in small packages. Today's Etsy find presents another great way to recycle old fabrics or sheets: make them into coasters! These colorful coasters are hand-q...
Every time we cruise the aisles at our local bookstore, we're more and more impressed with the number of "green" books staring back at us.
One that was recently sent to us for review is True Green Ho...
Now I'm no bird keeper. In fact the last memory I had of handling birds was as a young child thinking that my pet love birds needed to get out of their cage so that they could take a walk. An open win...
Anyone else have the wedding invitations pile up? After reviewing a friend's wish list recently, we've decided upon a pretty metal compost bucket.
But what if they didn't include any green goods on...
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Spring is around the corner and we've been posting more and more outdoor spaces and questions from readers ready to make their small outdoor spaces enjoyable in ...
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Flea marketing and de-cluttering may seem like totally irreconcilable passions, but we've found that they can actually coexist happily in a home where salvaged ...
Ever since we saw these recycled Sol beer glasses from Marfa Brands over at Apartment Therapy, we've been mildly obsessed with finding an online source (Marfa doesn't sell them through their website)....
We totally realize that these turntables fashioned out of various woods (mostly burl, with some oak, walnut and even plywood) is going to appeal to 99% of the A/V crowd out there, but we suspect the 1...
Did you know that you can sanitize your sponges by nuking them in the microwave for one minute or running them through your dishwasher?
We admit that we've heard of this method before, but it always ...
Last week West Elm launched the opening of it’s Manhattan store with a fantastic looking auction of David Stark designs. All the household objects were crafted out of West Elm’s recycled cardboard...
We saw this amazing light sculpture over on Moco Loco, and were shocked to see it was made of cardboard! The piece is called by SUP.SOG and it's designed by Jungmo Kwon. Using the most basic ...
Made by a Canadian design collective known as Castor Canadensis, The Recycled Tube Light comes in two flavors: a slightly longer one for hanging horizontally, and a smaller desktop version that can si...
From my office building downtown, it's easy to track the progress of this particular luxury high-rise, soon to be Austin's tallest building. In a city known for its sprawling hill country and wide-ope...
Cork is making a comeback in a big way. We've seen it pop up all over the place — in flooring, wall displays, stools, and lamps. Cork is harvested from the bark of a cork tree (without injur...
Unlocking our bike, we noticed the (only) key was getting pretty sticky, so we popped into a shop, where we faced $90 sticker shock.
Then we reprimanded ourselves. Why not try fixing it before we run...
Just a few things on our radar this morning: A quick green cleaning tip from CasaSugar, a really green, cutting edge home that doesn't look unattainably modern, an interesting light bulb fact, and a c...
Back in 2007, we featured these great recycled chopsticks table lamps. After spotting several retailers with these or similar items, we have now found Kwytza Kraft. The company is the brainchild of Br...
Does everyone have a piece of furniture like this? A basic that you have grown to love and one that you will most likely hang on to forever - because it simply works. Move to a new place and in whatev...
We're into purging excess "stuff" around the house, especially around the springtime, but we're sometimes at a loss for what to do with all the stuff we no longer need. Print out this handy guide fr...
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If you're like us, and have been dreaming about how to score your own rustic getaway after discovering Hopkins & Porter's Modern Cabin Renovation, now's your cha...
Name: Erica Tanov
Location: Berkeley, CA
Size: 3,500 sq/ft
Years lived in: 2 yrs. (owned)
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Erica Tanov is most well-known as a women's clothing designer, with stores in Berkeley,...
We’re supposed to replace toothbrushes about every three months, and at our house they quickly start adding up – good thing they’re good for more than scrubbing just your teeth. So, before you s...
If you've ever noticed how heavy wine bottles are in comparison to other glass jars, you're not alone: The New York Times notes today in its Green Inc column that whereas a beer bottle today is 30%...
While traveling for work last week, I picked up a copy of the most recent National Geographic at the airport. I read it from cover to cover--something I don't normally do with magazines--and was truly...
Sometimes the simplest of ideas go overlooked: instead of buying new glass canisters, just wash out old food jars when they're empty to store your bulk food items. We've been doing this for awhile,...
We once went to a house party where they wallpapered walls in Reynolds Wrap and had a disco ball and DJ, (oh, our college days..). Now, we can't help but feeling guilty anytime we use tin foil--we alw...
Lynn sent us a good question: I am recovering the seats of 4 dining room chairs (40+ years old). I'm not sure yet about the condition of the padding under the current upholstery. If necessary, wher...
Recycling stations don't have to be ugly. These sorting areas from Crown Paint (left) and Martha Stewart (right) are outfitted with pegboard and basic recycling supplies, adding some color and creat...
It seems like we get new phone books delivered to our door about as often as the weather changes, which in DC — as you know from the 20 degree to 70 degree jump this past week — is quite...
This weekend's delightfully warm weather in Boston got us daydreaming about our annual primping session for our back porch. In the past we've used white Christmas lights to add some romance to the p...
Take a close look: Doesn't that sort of look like the hallway of your old junior high? No worries, there's good reason.
This is the Wilmarth School -- and it was actually an elementary school until 1...
Olla gardening is an ancient method of plant irrigation - considered the original drip irrigation system, Ollas are unglazed clay pots buried underground along side plants. The pots are filled with wa...
So, about two years ago my husband — in a fit of minimalistic vigor — got rid of our microwave. At the time, I remember being a little unsure about that decision. " But," I sputtered, ...
The number of windows that get replaced in the name of efficiency and green upgrades is overwhelming - it's good to see some of those old windows put to use in the shape of a fabulous greenhouse!...
Here's a handful of beautiful kitchen utensils made from highly sustainable coconut shells. We've mentioned the sustainability of coir before, but didn't think to put naturally-rounded coconut shells ...
What ever happens to all those leftover printer sheets running through an industrial press for some contracted commercial job? Well, if Todd Temporale and Frank Viva have anything to do with it, the...
Sit down to a dinner lit with a fixture like this, and we're pretty sure that somehow the wine would taste better......
We're having some fun this morning watching a pretty entertaining video on making your own worm composting bin, checking out some stylish green furniture and a beautiful container home, and thinking a...
Our recent post about DIY cardboard furniture creations ended up being one of our most popular recent posts here on AT Los Angeles, possibly a sign of the times revealing people's interest in low cost...
When friends ask us for advice about easy to keep plants, besides succulents, we often mention epiphytes, aka air plants. The Tillandsia, a member of the Bromeliad family, are readily available at loc...
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The Obama First Daughters, Sasha and Malia, have a new swing set on the White House lawn! The wooden swing set is made by Rainbow Play Systems and is made in th...
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