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
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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...
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...
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...
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......
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...
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...
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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...
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......
We went to a wedding last weekend and were delighted at the crafty, locally-produced favor we received...
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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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It's spring cleaning month here at Apartment Therapy, so we've rounded up our favorite handmade wares from Etsy...
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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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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......
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...
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...
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Critters have got Karissa scrambling fo...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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......
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
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 ...
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......
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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......
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.
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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...
Welcome to the Re-nest Open Thread! May is all about Spring Cleaning. Ask questions. Share thoughts. Join the discussion.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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