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Kombucha, Plant Walls, Natural Food Coloring & more...
Hot Posts for 5.9.09

Here's what Re-nest readers were clicking on this past week. • How To: Make Your Own Kombucha • Green Style: Matthew McGregor-Mento's Plant Wall • 27 Household Uses for Citrus Fruit ...

Green Style: Spring Flowers from Jess2Nola

It's the weekend, and it's spring. And all we could think about in searching for our daily Green Style was something with flowers... and then we came across Jess2Nola's flickr page. She has a whol...

Test Lab: ECOS 100% Natural Laundry Detergent Packs

What is that odd looking thing? That's what we thought when we opened a box of ECOS laundry detergent packs expecting powdery detergent. These little "detergent packs" are pre-measured doses of dete...

Inspiration: Converted Sheds

Yesterday we wrote about a few high-end pool houses and pavilions; today we're visiting their working class cousins, humble garden sheds. They offer the potential for a small but useful converted spac...

Look! Why Are My Nasturtiums Stringy?

Remember the Rosso’s Biodegradable Pots we got and recently started it's Nasturtium seeds? Pretty quickly it started to sprout, but now 2 months later, it's, well, really stringy......

Great Idea: Discarded Metal Turned Fireplace Frame

We saw this over at Design*Sponge, and thought it was a spark of brilliance. Jessica Lynch of Slow Shirts turned this abandoned metal piece structure she found near her home on Guemes Island in Was...

iPhone App Makes Being Green Easier

Can an iPhone app help you be more green? Two media companies in California think it can and have partnered to create the definitive green iPhone app... ...

Hot Tip: Do More With Your Coffee Grounds
Natural Home Magazine May 2009

If you're anything like us, there is at least one cup of coffee between you and the front door every morning. We've been collecting our coffee grounds to help out some of our plants that like acidic...

Scavenger AM
Chicago, New York, Washington DC and Boston

Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, and DC, and Boston. Click here for full listing below the jump......

Green Gift: Local Honey

We went to a wedding last weekend and were delighted at the crafty, locally-produced favor we received... ...

Plant a Recovery Garden, Save on Your Organic Grocery Bill

I don't dare do the math on my garden: divide the total amount of money put into the garden each year by the number of tomatoes, melons, peppers, bunches of sage, etc. we ended up eating. Given all th...

Good Question: How to Repurpose Old Card Catalogs?

Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green@apartmenttherapy.com Dear Re-nest, I work at a university l...

NEWS: Grist.org Locked Down!

This just in: one of our favorite sources for green news and inspiration is in some pretty dire straits. Grist.org president Chip Giller has locked the place down. The Seattle staff is living in the...

Looking for a Resource to Help You Reduce and Reuse?

Between spring cleaning and our Cure outbox, we've found ourselves with a wide variety of excess stuff that we want to pass along to a good home. Because it can sometimes be hard to figure out exac...

Behind the Scenes With Taza: How Chocolate is Made

We felt like we'd won the golden ticket when we were invited to go on a behind-the-scenes tour of Taza Chocolate in Somerville, Massachusetts. You didn't have to ask us twice! Taza has been prod...

Green Style: Smooth Wood Blocks in Our Living Room

How about velvet smooth wood blocks that last a lifetime? This is a pic of our living room floor, with an amazing set of blocks Ursula received from our friend who used to teach in nursery programs...

Re-nest Recall: Pet Hair Magnet

It hurts us to have to write this — because we really thought we'd struck gold — but we've given up on the Pet Hair Magnet. We haven't been using it too much for the last year or so, becau...

Roundup: Spring Cleaning at Etsy

It's spring cleaning month here at Apartment Therapy, so we've rounded up our favorite handmade wares from Etsy... Read the full post here! Via AT:SF...

North Eagle Treehouse Renovation by Jeremy Levine

This isn't a typical tree house - rather than tear down trees on the existing site, designer Jeremey Levin chose to include three trees as central parts of this outstanding renovation and addition. ...

A Community Bike Space Near You

The ReCYCLEry is a local not-for-profit organization in North Carolina that provides a community workspace centered around bikes: education, salvaging old bikes, and creating bikes for transportatio...

Coming Up! Interview with HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse

This morning we had a short interview with Carter Oosterhouse — host of Carter Can and green building expert from Red Hot & Green on HGTV — on budget-friendly ways to be green this sum...

Inspiration: DIY Food Projects

Remember this post about whether it's more cost-effective to make or buy various pantry staples? Well, we've been conducting a little experiment of our own and have been making everything at home, fro...

Scavenger AM
Chicago, New York, San Francisco and DC

Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and DC. Click here for full listing below the jump......

All-in-One Recycling Center From Mode

We currently have two white plastic bins tucked underneath an open counter for our recycling. Ugly, but they do the job. So our first reaction to this All-In-One Recycling Center was that it was fan...

Top Ten: Ways To Clean With Vinegar

We've posted many times about the cleaning powers of vinegar. Our new favorite book, A Guide to Green Housekeeping, inspired us to buy distilled vinegar by the gallon, and we've begun using it for n...

Good Question: Squirrel Digging Up My Plant Pots?

Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green@apartmenttherapy.com Critters have got Karissa scrambling fo...

It's Spring Cleaning Month on Re-nest!

Rise, shine and pick up those scrub brushes, Re-nesters, because it's time to spring clean your home! We're gonna dig in and dig deep this month, and come June your home will feel more beautiful, org...

Survey: Do You Always Wash Cold?

We pretty much always wash our clothes in cold water, no matter what material or color they are. However, every once in awhile we're almost persuaded by the label on a new shirt that reads: "Machine W...

How To: Build a Bee House

Bees have made headlines a lot in the past year. (In a nutshell, bee populations are down between 30 and 50 percent worldwide. Kind of a big deal, considering one-third of our food supply comes from...

Convert: New York Green Roofs

click thumbnails for larger pics Tina at SwissMiss posted one of her latest design projects today: Convert — a site and identity for a New York company that creates Green Roofs. The beauti...

Green Style: Matthew McGregor Mento's Plant Wall

Cambria and I visited this wall this very morning. It's alive and you'll see the whole apartment soon in an upcoming tour. But check this out: Over 400 plants are planted here in 80 square feet an...

AT on ... Green Regrets

Typically I'm not one who gets any joy out of the green guilt trip — I don't like to give them, I don't like to get them. However, that doesn't mean that little green regrets don't haunt me no...

The Spring Cure: Throwing a Party
Week 8- Tips & Tricks

Welcome to the home stretch, the party is about to begin! If you're like me and have a bit of perfectionist in you, your home is probably not exactly the way you want it to be, even after eight weeks ...

ECOsurfaces: Recycled Tire Flooring

Rubber flooring is great for its resilience, durability, cushion and ease of maintenance. ECOsurfaces has made rubber flooring even better by making it out of recycled tires and recycled EPDM. ECOsu...

Hot Tip: The Best Plants for Indoor Air Quality

We've blogged about this before, but thought it worth revisiting. According to researcher Kamal Meattle, an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home, can result in ...

On a Budget, Compromise Affords Indulgence
Hot Post From One Year Ago...

When we looked for a house, I had three simple criteria: it had to be small, close to work, and I would not stand a lawn that needed regular mowing and watering — truly silly in soggy Portland...

Simple Green: Repel Mosquitoes With Rosemary

You may not have the early summer joys of mosquitoes just yet, but in the south, the spring weather brings plenty of humidity, so we're already slapping at our limbs and cursing the little blood suc...

Couple Generates Only 1 Bag of Trash in 2008!

We live in a three-family household and come trash/recycling day, our curb is pretty crowded with bags and bins. We've often thought that if Boston charged for trash pick-up we'd all be a lot more ...

Rain Catchment Systems
The Los Angeles Times 4.18.09

Is $2,000 worth it for a rain barrel system that's not as involved or expensive as underground cisterns, but slightly better-looking than an above-ground tank? A California writer weighs in on the p...

Scavenger AM
Chicago, New York, Washington DC and Boston

Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, DC and Boston. Click here for full listing below the jump......

Green or Not: Fur?!

According to the Fur Council of Canada, fur is green. They say: "At a time when we are all trying to be conscious of how our lifestyles affect nature, fur is an excellent choice. Like leather, sued...

Greenfeet.com

There's nothing flashy about Greenfeet.com. It's a pretty basic online-only store that sells pretty basic green home goods. And we really, really like that. Whether you're looking for a gigantic com...

Recycled Beauty: Boylan Soda Bottles as Bud Vases

In Week Three of the Kitchen Cure, part of your assignment was to do something beautiful for your kitchen. Here's a shot of our dining table over the weekend—not exactly the kitchen, but close. And ...

Spring Cleaning & Using Things Up

Part of spring cleaning for us includes not only window washing, scrubbing, dusting and rearranging. It also includes using things up, not buying more. Our top things that need streamlining this time ...

Green Style: The Goode's Nolita Penthouse

Urban green style! This rooftop home in Nolita is a fully planted green roof by Chris and Lisa Goode, who started Goode Green Roof Design. See more and read all about it here....

Housing for Homeless in LA
LA Times 4.25.09

We've spent the last 10 minutes or so clicking through a slideshow of images from various apartment buildings in Los Angeles — all of which were designed to help and house the homeless populat...

The Spring Cure: Throwing a Party!
Week 8 - Intro

This is it. One more week. Now is the time to work very, very hard, because you will soon be back on your own again. And what a good week to work! Spring is in full bloom all over the country and it's...

AT On… Straw Bale Construction

Last summer we attended a weekend long workshop on straw bale construction – which really meant we helped someone actually build their straw bale house. We were hoping to use straw bale construction...

Foundation4: Thoughtfully Designed Goods

Flowerball Pendant by Heath Nash We came across Foundation4 a couple weeks ago at the Brooklyn Flea market when we noticed the awesome Heath Nash hanging lights in their booth. Upon meandering a bit...

Reclaimed Kitchen Sink Pavilion

When we first saw this structure, we thought "Cool, another creative use of recycled material." But on closer inspection, we realized what the structure was actually made of... kitchen sinks!...

Roundup: The Best Green Cleaning Tips and How-Tos

It's May, my friends, and you know what that means, don't you? Spring cleaning! Time to open the windows and let the air and light back in. And don't worry — we've got you covered. We've r...

Etsy Find: Eco-Friendly Homes for Creatures

By now, we're all aware to look out and care for the birds, bees, bats, and butterflies in our outside living spaces, and here's an Etsy shop that specializes in reclaimed and detail-oriented homes ...

Scavenger AM
Chicago, New York, DC and San Francisco

Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, DC and San Francisco. Click here for full listing below the jump......

Green Roofs in Bermuda
Catching Rainwater, Conserving Water

We recently went to Bermuda on vacation, and flying in we noticed the limed, stepped roofs of all the houses. We thought it was simply beachy aesthetics, that is, until our taxi driver explained the...

Good Question: Dishwasher vs. Hand Washing?

Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green@apartmenttherapy.com Jim needs some help deciphering what's ...

Modern Cape Cod Beach House by ZeroEnergy Design

click thumbnails for larger pics This large beach house on Cape Cod is the weekend and summer home for a large Boston family — the home owners often share the space with their adult childr...

Inspiration: Michelle Kaufmann's legoSolaire

Leave it to Michelle Kaufmann to bring the fun back to green prefab. This is the legoSolaire, a super-realistic lego replica of the newly reopened Smart Home: Green + Wired exhibit at Chicago’s M...

May Open Thread
we're posting active conversations...

Welcome to the Re-nest Open Thread! May is all about Spring Cleaning. Ask questions. Share thoughts. Join the discussion. ...

Hot Tips: Two Reusable Swiffer Tutorials

Our husband really enjoys using the swiffer mop and dusters - hooray! But refills (even the non-Swiffer brand drug store versions) are expensive. And, throwing the dusters and mop pads in the garb...

Free Craft Patterns from Amy Butler

In a recession, even the un-craftiest of us all might begin showing signs of interest in getting crafty. If you find yourself thinking "I could do that myself for so much less" or "I could make some...

Green Style: Rammed Earth House by Rick Joy

Tuscon Mountain House by Rick Joy made out of rammed earth and winner of the 2004 Smithsonian Architecture Design Award. (pic: www.schoener-wohnen.de)...

Etsy Find: Recycled Bike Clocks by 1byLiz

We think this would be a fantastic present for about 20 of our friends — our serious bike-riding friends. By gifting it, we'd be supporting their very green habit and supporting a green Etsy c...

Shakleebaby and Shakleekids

We've blogged about Shaklee cleaning products before, but now they've introduced Shakleebaby. Seems like every brand is jumping on the baby wagon lately... [Via Ohdeedoh]...

Yard Sale Treasure Map
Making Yard Sale Hunting More Fun and Efficient

Yard Sale scavenger-ing just got easier. Yard Sale Treasure Map is a Google-hacked website designed to be a source for all Craigslist.org posted yard sales. Enter your zip code, search radius and d...

Green Porno: Isabella Rossellini Reveals All...
...about the sex lives of insects and whales. Happy Monday to you, too!

Time to expand your green knowledge. We must admit that we had actually never seen an episode of Sundance's Green Porno until recently, and now we're totally fascinated! Leave it to Isabella Rossel...

Hot or Not? BreezeDry Ambient Clothes Dryer

The new BreezeDry clothes dryer brings the freshness of line drying inside by using ambient air to dry your hanging clothes. Your clothes will dry in about 90 minutes at a significant energy saving...

Green Food Storage
Hot Post from One Year Ago...

Last night, as we spooned cold stew out of one of those semi-disposable plastic food storage containers, we felt like we had reached the height of hypocrisy. ZipWare, GladLoc, whatever it was &mdas...

Hot Tip: Baking Soda Remedies In the Garden

It's "container garden" this and "grow your own vegetables" that here at Re-Nest, and we have to say that all the tips are definitely helping our miniature front-patio farm, where we saw our first g...

Inspiration and Tips from Mod Green Pod
Austin

We've all probably had that unfinished project lying around our home every now and then. Like a chair you bought off Craigslist that would be absolutely gorgeous if only you found the time/inspirat...

4 Natural Food Coloring Ingredients

Want colorful cupcakes, but hate to use artificial food coloring? Here are 4 natural ingredients that ensure your baked goods taste as good as they look... ...

AM Scavenger
Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Boston

Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, DC and Boston. Click here for full listing below the jump......

Green or Greenwash? Aquafina's "Eco-Fina" Bottles

Aquafina is bragging about their new plastic water bottles, which apparently use 50% less plastic than before. They claim they're now saving 75 million pounds of plastic every year. ...

Video Tour: Vanessa's Green House
Vanessa (aka Green as a Thistle)

Remember Vanessa from Green as a Thistle? We used to follow her blog quite religiously. However, after 365 days of greenness, she took a little blogging break to write a book. Now she's back to postin...

May Open Thread
we're posting active conversations...

Welcome to the Re-nest Open Thread! May is all about Spring Cleaning. Ask questions. Share thoughts. Join the discussion. ...

House Bricks Made of Cow Poop

EcoFaeBrick found a way to use waste matter to build homes in Indonesian regions where cow dung is abundant (and constantly being produced!). Using cow dung for bricks avoids the environmental damag...

Green Style: Rammed Earth by Rick Joy

IMG class="topimg" /> Tuscon Mountain House by Rick Joy made primarily out of rammed earth - "an age-old building method that has seen a revival in recent years as people seek more sustainable b...

Five Favorite Cardboard Creations

click thumbnails for larger pics Frank Gehry started it back in the 1960's (see photo 2). Now, we see cardboard popping up all over throughout the design world. We've gathered five of our favori...