Here's what readers were clicking on this past week...
• Tumidei Spa: Furniture and Ideas for Small Spaces
• 7 Outdoor Showers for Summer
• Good Question: How to Give Up Plastic Wrap...
We found this image in one of Danny Seo's old 2007 blog post entries. Not sure if this is what it still looks like, but we love it anyway. It makes us want to get our own craft/art room together! ...
Bummer alert! Our world hasn't been exactly rocked by this news, but just in case you were wondering, the air in Los Angeles is pretty bad. So is the air in Salt Lake City, and Pittsburgh. Actually...
We've spent our time focusing on the bedroom this week (ooh la la!) and although it's the one place in our home that should feel like a retreat from the rest of the world, it's easy to let it be a cat...
Ok, we'll admit it: eliminating vampire energy is probably our hardest non-green habit to quit. It's hard enough to remember to get everyone in the house to remember to turn off all the lights, let ...
The Natural Resources Defense Council is giving out a food award that recognizes individuals — farmers, business leaders and green thinkers — who have demonstrated extraordinary contributi...
Remember the days when Mother's Day meant getting out the craft paper and making a awesome card? Given the turbulent economy and our desire to be green, why not break out the glue stick again and st...
Add this one to the list of crafty reuse of baby food jars: how about putting your nose to the grindstone this weekend to make a project that comes directly from the recycle bin? That's exactly what...
This past Tuesday, workers removed the last remaining incandescent bulbs in Grand Central and replaced them with compact fluorescent bulbs — thus officially completing the transition to "green...
Who knew hermit crabs were considered a green pet? But don’t fret dog and cat owners: you’re on the list, too. Find out the other top 10 eco pets after the jump...
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Judy needs help getting rid of those pe...
"The major thing is that you make durable things. If you buy a couch from IKEA with FSC-certified wood and you throw it away after two years, it is much worse than a non-FSC wood couch that you keep f...
Vintage industrial metal cabinet - $800, top left Room and Board Hawthorne sofa - $800, bottom
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago and New Yo...
We visited the Biosphere last fall and were pleased to see the 2007 Montreal entry for the student Solar Decathlon competition has made its home there. The house is open for guided tours includ...
These vintage clip boards are arranged in a grouping and are used to display small art works. The idea is versatile enough for rotating a collection of small prints and the vintage boards make for a...
Many of us likely associate tree houses with childhood fantasies. Still others never gave up the dream. This tree house built by a team of builders and designers at The TreeHouse Workshop is a retre...
We make it a goal any time we walk away from our laptop+external monitor setup to not only put the system to sleep, but also to turn off the monitor to save energy. It's a small step, but we're all ab...
This gorgeous Scandinavian loft is wonderfully simple yet chic. This photo in particular enhances the natural light and the beautiful wood floors.
Via Pure Green...
Edibles are all the rage these days, and it's a trend we really, really like — especially when our neighbors share big bags of cherry tomatoes. But what does that mean for birds and bees? Whe...
How'd you sleep last night? Like a baby? Did you have sweet dreams and wake up this morning refreshed, maybe just a few minutes before the alarm clock? Or was your sleep fitful? Did you toss and turn ...
Yesterday we were browsing the Apartment Therapy Flickr pool looking for a little design inspiration for our deck, and what did we come across? Long time readers Art & Chel’s beautiful deck. Ther...
Chamomile, top left; Lemon Balm and Yarrow, top right; Peppermint and Lavender, bottom left; Holy Basil and Thyme, bottom right
There's something so satisfying and enriching about growing your own he...
Sleeping on a bed of nails might be more comfortable than you initially thought. Check out this creative bench after the jump......
Name: Jora and Bryan
Location: San Diego, California
Size: 3500 sq.ft.
Years lived in: 1
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Owners Jora and Bryan remodeled a hillside home into their MidCentury-style dream ho...
We know that all you Re-nest readers want to make this world a greener place — and we're sure that you have fantastic ideas on how to achieve it in your community. So when we stumbled upon The...
Spring is here, and that means it's time to take a close look at the tile in your tub or shower. If it looks like the image above, it's time to call your landlord......
When a co-worker recently suggested we share one wastebasket between the two of us, I gave her a funny look — until I realized she had a great green idea in mind......
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Cindy needs some advice on helping her ...
Just thought we'd take a moment and say Happy Birthday to Natural Home magazine, one of our favorite places to go for green inspiration. They're celebrating their 10th anniversary by reminiscing ab...
Room & Board Media Console - $900, left Mid Century Teak Rolling Bar - $145, right
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago and New York. Click he...
Are you starting a garden this spring? For the last several years, the only gardens we've been planting have been in containers. But growing food in containers shouldn't be a drawback; urban gard...
click thumbnails for larger pics Lucy Renshaw is inspired by junk. She works with recycled fabrics and reuses found materials to create everything from lamps to large furniture. She combines te...
We have vivid memories of a bird that repeatedly bumped into the kitchen window in our childhood home. It was genuinely heartbreaking and a hard memory to forget. We'd never heard of "bird deflec...
Baby wipes are just a fact of life for those still in diapers and sure we've told you how to make your own (using old receiving blankets and from paper towels), but what if you aren't the DIY kinda p...
We bookmarked this image awhile ago because we adored the colorful stools. A nice mixture of old and new things.
Image: Polly Wrefard via sfgirlbybag...
DWR Eames Hang It All for $140 Jens Risom Sofa for $500
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in San Francisco. Click here for full listing below the jump...
We just got back from a week-long island vacation, and we saw more cheap, inflatable balls, rafts, and tubes (surely headed to the landfill — how many tourists are really packing them home?) tha...
Chapter seven might be my favorite chapter. Not only was it designed to give you a little slowdown, so you could catch up before the end, but it also deals with with the bedroom, which is a fabulous s...
Marlton Dining Collection, $116.99- $323.99
We’ve been on the hunt for some outdoor furniture for our deck, and this weekend made a stop at Target to do some research. We were so excited when we fo...
Re-Nest has been chosen as one of TIME's Green Design 100. This is the first time TIME Style & Design has singled out a Design 100 focused entirely on the best and brightest in environmentally c...
Nansulate Coatings claim effective insulation, corrosion resistance, mold resistance and led encapsulation all in an easy-to-apply paint like product. Too good to be true?...
The bugs have already begun to rear their ugly little heads in our small garden. Since chemically-laced pesticides are out of the question (and rightly so; they can infiltrate the water, stay in the s...
We've always thought that fold up bikes were along the same line as cell phone belt clips...nerdy, fussy, and unnecessary. But this bike, the IF-Mode by Mark Sanders, might have us reconsidering......
We've been reworking a few things on our end lately, and we want to make sure that we're staying in step with you, our terrific readers. We want to be reading what YOU'RE reading. So, share your t...
We know that this is way nerdy, but when it comes to green building materials, we really love countertops. Yep, countertops. Why? They're always made from the coolest things, like recycled paper, f...
Ginetta Chandelier from SLAMP in Black - $400 - top photoVintage Bertoia Chairs for $250 each - bottom photo
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chic...
Do you wish you were more disciplined about limiting the length of your showers? Well, we decided to show you a couple of eco-oddities that would aid you in your struggle to conserve resources...
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Earth Day (April 22nd) in the U.S. was yesterday last Wednesday and we got alot of Earth Day friendly ideas to mull over. Over the past five years we have seen an exponential jump in the number of win...
More color for April! Another find of the past few months has been Kate Henri pillows and rugs. Walking past the Kate Henri booth at the Gift Fair, I HAD to stop and take pics. I loved the color a...
Are you thinking about starting a garden this year? Do you just have room for a windowbox or perhaps one little pot? Are you trying to choose between a pot of flowers and a kitchen herb or vegetable? ...
This image comes from Castebar Cabin in the UK. We love the easy variety of paisley prints and the tree post bed. Feelin' cozy now.
Image via Airspace...
As it turns out, this recession is doing some good things for our planet and some bad (or good, depending on how you look at it) things for landfills. According to an article from the Associated Pres...
Mid-Century Modern Sofa with Cane Side Panels for $420 - topSide Moebius Table from DWR - $490 - bottom left
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Los ...
We fell in love with Mark Giglio's new wallpaper patterns when Re-Nest (our sister site featuring green design for the home) first featured them a few months ago. Unfortunately they weren't available....
Wonder Thunder’s most popular item seems to be their awesome produce bags, but they’ve got a lot of other fun food themed housewares – all made with natural fibers, water-based inks and shippe...
If you listen to Martha Stewart Living radio, you undoubtedly have heard of Dr. Brent Ridge, one-time host of the radio show "Ask Dr. Brent." We love Dr. Brent's website/blog Beekman 1802, which is...
Italian furniture designer Tumidei Spa has some unique interiors which maximize the use of space. Whether you're in the market for this type of furniture, or just want some inspiration, there are pl...
Yesterday, while paying the electric bill online, we realized we have been in our current apartment for more than a year — meaning that, thanks to our city's utility site, we could compare our...
In the March/April issue of Preservation we came across a short article on restoring and greening a historic fixer-upper. Rebekah and Stephen Hren embarked on a serious project when they decided to...
Love Habitat for Humanity's mission but can't donate the time? It turns out that there are more than 500 locations which accept — and sell to the public — donated building supplies......
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Andrea needs some help breaking a plast...
Fans of Amy Butler's fabrics and designs have a new reason to get excited — she's teamed up with Welspun bedding, and will be debuting a line of 100% organic comforters, duvets, shams, decorat...
Scandia Nett Lounge Chair - $1500 - upper rightDorothy Draper-Style Chest - $800 - lower right
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in New York and Chica...
It's not necessary to have harbored a childhood obsession with The Borrowers series of books to appreciate the awesomeness of these olive-oil-tins-turned-kitchen-appliances. It's not necessary, but it...
Take a look at these vintage soda bottles, recycled by Monika into easy-pour bottles for her oil and vinegar. This is a great idea for this week of the Kitchen Cure, as we ask you to finish deep-clean...
While looking for information on microgreens last week, we came across a fantastic chart from the Splendid Table explaining all the different stages of growth for salad greens and other edible plants....
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In our final installment we meet up the the Janssen's again. You may remember them from our previous look at their home office on the road as well as their previous entry int...
This house conserves energy, sequesters solar heat, pumps groundwater up to both heat and cool, is made of structural insulated panels (not convention framing), has a saline pool, sleeps a half doze...
This is quite the undertaking. We recently got an email from Sighn of Multi Polar Projects telling us about his potentially impossible current feat: to make 1 million hand-cut ITSOK ("it's ok") pie...
We first found out about Kara Weaves when looking for window sheers and 100% cotton for the home, and we fell hard. With pieces for the bed, kitchen and bath plus gold-tinged window treatments, these ...
RE:cover Chairs by Fredrik Färg
Exhibited at the Milan Furntiture Fair, Fredrik Färg’s furniture aims to reflect the beauty of classic, timeless shapes. Färg takes his inspiration from classic c...
Outdoor showers aren't necessarily green by default, but it could be argued that it keeps the mess outside (reducing cleaning) and a low flow shower head is certainly more efficient than using your ...
Green Roof of the Garden Street Lofts
We heard about the Garden Street Lofts in Hoboken and were inspired to check it out. We wanted to learn more about the design and the materials that went into t...
Has the Spring Cure taken hold of you? We've been working toward a more balanced household, and this weekend we went on a rampage removing excess stuff, and revamping the way we clean the kitchen (yes...
A staple in most homes, citrus fruit, including oranges, lemons and limes, makes a beautiful, fragrant display that can piled in a bowl. We also like to use them in a flower arrangement. Peeking o...
In the case of an emergency, I've actually had visions of tying sheets together. But then I learned this simple (and much quicker) safety measure......
We've talked about Navy showers here before. But, honestly, to us there is nothing worse than being cold in the shower ... and unless you live in a tropical climate, turning the water off while sham...
Last week when we gave you the first Cure download, a reminder sheet for your groceries, reader Eliza said she would also like a way of remembering when each leftover was cooked. We realized that some...
In part three of our series looking at couples who took their lives and work on the road, we hook up with Rich Luhr, the founder of Airstream Life magazine...
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Adding shimmer to the surrounding snow, Argentine industrial designer Manuel Rapoport covered his Bariloche, Patagonia house with tin cans from dry milk and tomato sauce. Rapoport found the leftover...
We love offering DIY recipes — recipes for things like butter, instant oatmeal, chocolate pudding, yellow cake, crackers and jam. You can see a huge list of all our DIY recipes here. But is it m...
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