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Green Style: Olle Lundberg's Water Tank Pool

This is from Olle Lundberg's cabin: "Mr. Lundberg salvaged materials from other projects, including steel sash windows, an aluminum coffee table and a pool that was a livestock water tank and has re...

100 Pounds of Potatoes, Outdoor (Pallets) Furniture, and More
Hot Posts for 04.17.2009

Here are the posts that were hot this week at Re-nest: How to grow 100 pounds of potatoes, how to turn pallets into outdoor furniture, new soap in old bottles, and a buzzworthy storefront. Get all th...

The Incase Bamboo iPhone Case
Made from Sustainable Materials

You know you need protection for your iPhone. Since iPhones spend a lot of time in either pockets or hands, they can get easily scratched. It's one thing that most people hate, having scratched gear, ...

Hot or Not: Recycled Plastic Burial Vaults

These recycled plastic burial vaults from Eonian replace those made from resource hungry concrete and copper. So, if you're into a traditional burial but trying to stay green, is this an option? Vot...

Lime's Guide to Recycling

Following up on our ...

Survey: Do You Bike to Work?

With spring finally here, we’re getting excited to break out the bike and get riding. Riding a bike is a great way to be fit and green, and now there’s even more incentive — the government...

Look! More Recycling Than Ever

We couldn't help but stop and marvel at how, week after week, the recycling bins at our apartment complex have been overflowing.What's better, is that it seems like the huge trash dumpsters have stopp...

The Weekend Green Guide: Sales & Events
Online and In-Stores 4.17.09

THIS WEEK • EcoHome Improvement • Gaiam April Coupon Codes • The Company Store Organic Bedding Sale • HerbTrader Sale • Structured Green Sale • Amenity Home Linen Pillows...

Are Trash Compactors Green?

We hadn't seen one of these since the eighties, but leafing through an issue of House Beautiful, they had an article on how the machines have come a long way...and even argued that they're green. What...

The Greening of Southie
Dwell Magazine Online 4.15.09

Considering how much we write about green building and green homes here at Re-nest, it's shocking to consider the fact that we've never really highlighted the workers who build them. That's why The Gr...

Fishing in the City: Boston Ponds Stocked for the Season!
Boston

Bostonians, you don't have to travel far from home if you'd like to do a little fishing this summer! Many lakes and ponds right in the city are annually stocked with fish by the Division of Fisheries ...

Recycled Newspaper Cosmetic Bag at Uncommon Goods

Sign of the times? While we hope this isn't the fate of newspapers, we couldn't help feeling a little Style-section worthy if we carted around this cosmetic bag......

Mobility, Access and Public Transit

Last year, we moved a little over a mile west of our previous apartment. This year, we're moving back to our old neighborhood. There are lots of reasons for the move, but one key issue is access to ...

Green Style: Reading Place

This photo immediately appealed to us. The open book, the ledge lined with plants, the view out into the garden. Just add a cup of coffee and we'd never leave....

Offshore Energy in Northern California
The San Francisco Chronicle

How long before we see windmills dotting the horizon as we enjoy our beach vacations? According to an article in The San Francisco Chronicle, federal officials are going to discuss just that at a hea...

Look! The Greenest Media Cabinet Ever

While it's a completely different animal of "green" than we're generally used to, this concept by Andrej Statskij sure has got us both scratching our chins and heads in curiosity and interest. The ide...

Survey: Using Tax Refunds to Go Green?

The average tax refund last year was around $2500 – that’s no small chunk of change! Yesterday was tax day, and we’re curious, will you be using your tax refund to green your home?...

Ekobo: Ecology Meets Design

The French company Ekobo creates the most beautiful bamboo tableware we've seen, over 300 handcrafted products in delicious colors. (They're like the eco-friendly version of Fiestaware!) The proce...

Cinto Stackable and 100% Recycleable Chair by Humanscale

I've written about the environmentally friendly aspects of the Herman Miller Chair before, but I would probably never buy one for home because of the cost and size. The Cinto, by the Humanscale Design...

Seventh Generation: Interview with Jeffrey Hollender
The New York Times 4.15.09

Recently The New York Times chatted with Seventh Generation's President and CEO, Jeffrey Hollender, to ask him about the revolutionary company. From their humble beginnings as a small Vermont compa...

Is Prerecycling the New Recycling?

We'd never heard the word "prerecycling" until a few moments ago when we were reading a post over at Alternative Consumer about the Sodastream, a home soda maker. ...

Hot or Not? Veolia Green Bathroom

This concept green bathroom by industrial design student Thomas Nicodeme was designed for Veolia. The urban bathroom is designed to save water and help with waste management. Survey after the ju...

Hangar Prefab: Fab Prefab in Europe

Last month I had the pleasure of visiting architects Juan and Sara Matiz at home in Chelsea, where they live in a remarkable small loft with their two children (which we photographed for our next bo...

Kitchen Cure Tip: Save Wilted Vegetables For Stock
The Kitchen Cure Spring 2009

As you clean out your fridge (and perhaps the top of your fridge, too) for this week's Kitchen Cure assignment, are you finding vegetables that look decidedly less perky than that upright stalk of cel...

Look! Austin Earth Day Festivities!
Austin

We're no stranger at trying to make the earth a better place here at AT. Any search will produce many "green" idea posts, from gardening, to recycling to cleaning products and even green home decor. ...

Green Style: Stacked Hardwood, Loft, NYC

Saw this today and found it inspiring. Green style to us also means bringing the outside inside and reconnecting with the earth, even it's firewood in a NY loft. There's more of this simple eyecand...

What Do You Think? Chia Herb Garden

Yes ...the same Chia that brought us the Chia Pet! Just recently, I received a Chia Terra Cota Gourmet Herb Garden for a birthday present. (I've been going on and on about wanting fresh herbs in the ...

Week 5: Getting Into The Thick Of It
Tips & Tricks

There's a lot going on in my apartment complex. Two people have moved out and so there are painters and electricians and plumbers and floor refinishers coming in and out of the building at all hours o...

Green Toys Inc.

With all the bad news about toxic toys, we’re really happy to see an environmentally-friendly toy company. Green Toys' phthalates-free and BPA-free tool sets and gardening kits are made from recy...

Hot or Not? Kebab Lamps by Committee

Fancy some trinkets with your lamp? UK design firm Committee creates totally original "Kebab" lamps made of various objects piling up on a totem stand. They've made a few of them, and each one is ...

San Francisco Studio Apartment Gets 15 Miles Per Gallon

This cozy studio, dubbed the "Peggy M," is almost entirely outfitted with freebies via Craigslist, including an upright piano. While the bio diesel house-van gets a rather unimpressive 15 MPG, it's no...

Look! Anthropologie's 'Buzzworthy' Storefront

We've long admired Anthropologie's creative storefronts and the innovative reuse ideas in their displays, but yesterday we noticed they might also be pushing (or capitalizing on) a more social agenda....

TreeHugger's 1st Annual Best of Green Awards

Best Stair: BIP Computers by Alberto Mozo We were so excited to see TreeHugger's 1st Annual Best of Green Awards, the "best of the best, the greenest of the green, in the world of culture and celebr...

Rewarding Good, Green Behavior

Over the weekend we went to the thrift store Buffalo Exchange and bought a polka dot silk top for $7. After our purchase, we received a token worth 5 cents, which we then donated to the charity of our...

Macbook Briefcase, Affordable Green Prefab, and More
Slinks for 04.15.2009

Check it: Recycled glass chandeliers, affordable green prefab, a Macbook briefcase (made out of a Macbook box), and the 2009 AIA COTE top ten green projects. Get all the links after the jump....

Thai Garbage House

Interior view of the roof Thai architect, Rachaporn Choochuey, stumbled upon this house on the edge of the largest garbage disposal site in Bangkok. Talk about making something from nothing......

How To: DIY Padded Hangers

click thumbnails for larger pics Last weekend we decided to do a project out of our new favorite book, A Guide to Green Housekeeping. We used a wire hanger from the dry cleaner, an old T-shirt,...

Folded Bamboo & Paper House by Ming Tang

We bookmarked this captivating shelter a while ago but finally felt inspired to post it today. This bamboo house prototype was designed by Ming Tang for Urban Re:Visions Re:Construct Design Contest...

Good Question: How to Recycle Milk Cartons (w/ Plastic Lids)?

(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com) This question comes from an a...

Look! Wooden Beaded Electrical Cord

Here's an interesting idea... adding large wooden beads as a decorative element to electrical cords, effectively hiding away the unsightly necessity with some colourful baubles that compliment the res...

PotMaker Seed Starter

Want to recycle and start a garden? Try out the PotMaker – it makes plant pots out of recycled newspaper strips. It’s ideal for starting seedlings and is really easy to use – just roll newspaper...

Design the 4th Bin
The Search for an E-waste Recycling Logo for New York

Paper, Plastic, Glass, and... Electronics. Wouldn't it be great if there was an easy way to recycle your e-waste, like a 4th bin? Well, there just might be in the near future. Valiant Technology ...

Train Car Home in Portland

This rail car home in Portland was created from a 1949 Portland sleeper car. It's a surprising roomy at 807 square feet and 10 foot ceilings. Did I mention it's for sale? See the price after the jump....

Green Building: What Are the Downsides to Adobe?

While munching on pizza the other night, conversation drifted to the topic of adobe homes. Living in our hot, dry Texas climate lends itself to homes built from mud. We went over the pros: the bricks ...

Ouno Design: Upcycled Decor from Vintage Materials

More beautiful, colorful and sustainable textiles: Ouno Design (pronounced "OO-no") makes gorgeous limited edition one-of-a-kind upcycled home accessories from vintage materials, including antique a...

How To: Make a Notebook From Scrap Paper and Cardboard

The recycling bin for paper is always overflowing in the printer room at our office. What that means is that there's perfectly good blank sheets of paper...that can pretty easily be turned into this c...

Help Us Give 1% To The Planet
Tell Us Your Non-Profit of Choice!

Last year you helped us give thousands of dollars to Habitat for Humanity, your non-profit of choice. This year we're asking you to help again. For three years Apartment Therapy has been teaming up...

Hot or Not? Trio Dish Drier by Jordan Bailey

We've seen this general idea before: Let the water dripping off of your drying dishes irrigate some plants. In this case, herbs. Read all about it here, then vote. Via Yanko...

Farmers' Market Report: Spring Peas and Beans
Los Angeles

Little green mountains have started popping up all over our farmers' market. Unlike some of the market's year-round offerings, snap peas, snow peas, and fava beans are available for a limited time and...

Tool Sharing

Sharing is always good: zip cars, bicycles, houses, food... Now we know about tool sharing, too. Some cities have organized "Tool Libraries" (libraries unto themselves; others may be part of a regula...

Getting the House Hive Ready for the Bees!
Beekeeping on a Brooklyn Rooftop

click thumbnails for larger pics About this time last year, I ordered a copy of The Urban Homestead by Los Angeles residents Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen. I wanted to take part in growing or rai...

Look: Fresh Veggies with Resolution Gardens!
Austin

Last week AT readers weighed in on their opinions of fake plants versus real ones inside the home. While some people are okay with fake flowers if they don't have a green thumb, what's a homeowner to...

Sustainable Red Ball Rocker by Knu

After reading up a little bit on this Red Ball Rocker by Knu, we realize that it's a knock-off of a very popular design from the 1960s. But it's new to us! And we think it's fantastic ......

Loofah-Art Scrubber

Talk about a nice Easter gift – instead of a chocolate bunny we received a new grape cluster shaped kitchen scrubber by Loofah-Art. The loofah is sustainably grown made with 100% natural loofah and ...

How to Grow 100 Pounds of Potatoes in 4 Square Feet

On many occasions, we've been tempted to grow our own potatoes. They're fairly low maintenance, can be grown in a pot or in the ground, last a fairly long time if stored properly, and can be very nu...

Putting Green: J.T.'s Platinum LEED Certified Golf Course

With the Masters going on in Augusta over the weekend, golf coverage was inescapable. While I'm not the biggest fan of the sport, and am usually dismayed by the amount of water golf courses use to kee...

New Soap, Old Bottle

Yep, that's 409--in what used to be a bottle of Sprite...but is it a great green idea or a get rich quick scheme?...

Simply Sustainable on the Izu Peninsula
Blogging Dwell

Remember when we asked you if you could live in a 250 sq-foot apartment? Well, what about a 20-by-8-foot wooden box with ten foot ceilings? ...

Before and After: Pallets Used For Outdoor Furniture

We love it when readers send in their industrious ideas for building furniture. We've blogged using shipping pallets as furniture before, but reader cathinca actually made it happen. Here's how her ...

Good Reading: Sunset's One Block Diet Blog
Sunset

One of our very favorite blog reads lately has been Sunset's One Block Diet. The premise is simple: the magazine is based in Northern California, where "locavorism" is just a way of life. But the edit...

Olive Oil Shoe Polish
and Other Safer Cleaning Alternatives

In a pinch, I often polish leather shoes with olive oil. I always feel a little sheepish doing it because it garners surprise from friends and family. But it really is an effective and natural way t...

Question: Fake Flowers or Nothing?
Austin

While at a friend's house this week, we couldn't help but be envious of all the gorgeous plants and flowers throughout their home. Spring is in full swing here in Austin, and the house had such a fre...