Here's what Re-nest readers were into this week:
• Test Lab: Mrs. Meyer's Laundry Detergent
• Green Tour: Matthew and Emma's Eco Environment
• Hot Tip: Do More With Your Coffee Groun...
We were just here today, on the fortieth floor, where the views go out for miles in all directions. It's really a lovely and unconventional building - much more European in feel that you'd expe...
Just spied these awesome new cat beds by Vurv Design and Kilowatt studio over at moderncat. We're particularly prone to ooohing and ahhhing over good-looking pet furniture. Probably because the stuff ...
If you were to only read one Spring Cure post over the last 9 weeks, you'd want to read this one. We've saved the best for last and have some truly inspirational spaces to show off...
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This Saturday and Sunday Chicago will be hosting the Green Festival at Navy Pier. The Green Festival is a great event for everyone — green professionals and regular folks looking to learn more...
We discovered T.O.M.T. when we saw them on TIME's Green Design 100 list (which Re-nest is also on!). T.O.M.T is the work of Brooklyn-based Rodney Allen Trice who takes found objects and turns them ...
You've probably heard the news: GM is hoping to close up to 1,200 car dealerships in the near future while Chrysler plan to cut 789 of their 3,200, putting thousands out of work and leaving vacant b...
Fresh spring air: take it outside and bring it inside. Our #4 tip involves taking your home items — like duvets, wool blankets, and rugs — outside to air them out, and our #5 tip involv...
With spring cleaning in full spring, we're looking beyond just the countertops and turning to the bathtub. And we're not just talking keeping the mildew to a minimum: what about the products we reach ...
Rechargeable batteries meet the digital age. We generally don’t rely on batteries too much these days, all our electronics plug into an outlet, but for times when we do — remote controls, f...
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Boston. Click here for full listing below the jump......
We know many of you are trying to bring your own lunch to work with you these days, and we're here to help! This weekend, let's get our acts together and make sure we have a plan for the week...
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Paying homage to its Vermont roots, Ethan Allen has come up with American Artisans — a stateside produced furniture collection — that uses sustainably harvested Appalachian hardwoods and...
We've had the same yoga mats for years and years, and they've seen better days. So recently we've been considering retiring them and purchasing some new ones. However, we weren't sure what to do. They...
We must admit that if we walked by this dresser on the street, we'd probably keep on walkin'. But not Lokate, who could see the piece's potential despite its sad state: a sunken middle drawer, only th...
If you ever wanted to have a green USB flash drive, you'll want to have this one. It's a USB flash drive that's actually made out of recycled cardboard. Now, when technology evolves, you can just re...
This is a pic that we took for our new book at David Alhadeff's house in Williamsburg. His style is decidedly mixed, between new design, vintage and stuff he's found, but all of it is low impact an...
Name: Matthew and Emma McGregor-Mento
Location: New York, NY
Size: 650 sq/ft
Years lived in: 6 months
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When Matthew and Emma bought their 6th floor apartment in the East Village,...
It can be really tough to find curtain panels that reflect your style AND your budget. In that case, making your own simple panels can lead to a much happier ending. We spotted these DIY instructions ...
A few months ago, we joined a local CSA for the very first time. It's fantastic: We're eating more vegetables and a wider variety of things than we wouldn't normally buy at the store. The only downsid...
Old upright pianos can be found for free on Craigslist and in the classifieds. These once-loved-but-now-long forgotten hand-built mammoths take up precious space and are the nightmare of most moving...
It's been awhile since I've thought about rounding up air purifiers, but I'm more than ready, since I've become a bit of an air purifier nut over the years and have two in the office and two at home...
May is National Bike Month and The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike to Work Week from May 11-15. If you haven't gotten the chance to participate yet this week, try it out tomorrow, Bi...
We love what Danny Seo (whom we'll be interviewing at the end of the Month — stay tuned!) has done with these vintage, chipped teacups. He uses them inside his medicine cabinet as storage cont...
La Casa de Tiburon, looking into La Cangreja National Park.
It was this time four years ago that I traveled with a group to Costa Rica, and yet the value of that trip seems to grow as time goes on. T...
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. Click here for full listing below the jump......
click thumbnails for larger picsComing this June, a new line of bedding from Midwest Modern designer Amy Butler for Welspun. We just got a long look at the collections today and are excited to h...
We know that the Pop-Up Sponges from Trader Joe's aren't exactly a new discovery (in fact, the Kitchn and AT:NY blogged them long ago); however, they're relatively new to us, and they're our favorite ...
The Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia unveiled 10 recycling trucks decorated with bright, bold graphics inspired by the historic textiles collection of The Design Center at Philadelphia University....
As we transition from our winter to summer wardrobe, we've been assessing our closet as a whole with an eye to reducing and reorganizing. While looking for alternatives to those ubiquitous white pl...
When we first saw Jeanine's dining room, we loved her creative reuse of chairs and the way she made the old look new again: "Most everything in our house is from yard sales, flea markets, and craigs...
We know that having such a fondness for an inanimate object is a little strange. But growing up with a mom who pickled every vegetable in sight and spent entire days during the summer months turning l...
This week in the Kitchen Cure we're talking about menu planning. Yesterday I promised I'd give some suggestions for seasonal menus from around the country. Leave us your suggestions in the comments, ...
Inspired by his mother’s production of rattan furniture, Kenneth Cobonpue has created amazingly beautiful, innovative modern furniture using natural fibers and materials. Integrating organic mater...
Still have the winter doldrums? If you're having a rough time getting into the spirit of spring cleaning, feast your eyes upon these amazing photos. Beautiful, light, and airy spaces that prac...
This winter we started making most of our own bread from scratch and it's been wonderful. Now that it's nearly summer and our house gets hot enough without doing any cooking inside, I'm dreaming of ...
Multiverse installation with 41,000 LEDs
LEDs ("Light-Emitting Diodes") have long played second fiddle to CFLs, but according to The New York Times the lighting industry is looking to LEDs to "light"...
Whether you're rocking a full-fledged veggie garden in the backyard, have a stellar natural landscape in place of the front lawn, or are coaxing edibles and bee-friendly varietals from random containe...
Does a suburb without cars seem like an oxymoron? It isn't anymore......
We have seen bubble wrap abuse many times before. While we love the convenience of shopping online, receiving a small package shipped in a box that is about 10 times bigger than the actual package and...
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......
When we were kids, we wanted a bunk bed so badly. We had our own rooms, but begged and begged Mom for a bunk bed. Begged until we (me and my younger brother) were sharing a room. I slept on the top bu...
We can't imagine ever abandoning our beloved childhood teddy, but apparently some heartless folks do. This is where "textile taxidermist" Tara Logsdon comes in. Tara saves unloved teddies from their...
Storage bins are such a basic organizing tool that it just makes sense to, first of all, make them ourselves; and, second of all, use one of the most common sources of household cardboard to do so. ...
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Our friend's family have a house up in the Berkshires, and we feel lucky to visit them each summer (Here are pics from last summer). The house is one of a small bunch which or...
Can you build a green home in the suburbs? Here's an answer from a Wall Street Journal column by Roger Lewis:
"No matter how green individual homes are, suburban sprawl is intrinsically anti-green. I...
And now we are at the end. Congratulations! How did you do? How are you doing? This week our plan is to try and pull as many more of you up on the stage as possible, share your work and honor this cla...
In March David Stark participated in the annual event, Dining by Design, created by the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. The event featured students, top professional designers and renown...
We are saying this to ourselves as much as anybody. Spring cleaning can be a big chore. If you're anything like us, you don't want to do it half-way. (Or, kudos if you think going half-way is a p...
There's a great store on Etsy called Carolina Cottage that really showcases what is possible through Decoupage. See some examples for inspiration after the jump, and find out how to do it yourself.....
We told you last week that we interviewed HGTV's Carter Oosterhouse for his tips on budget-friendly green living this summer. Check out the video of our interview above, and jump below to read more...
Summer is approaching quickly, and that means long nights on the back porch, armed with cool drinks and good books. What better way to soak it all in than low-slung in a hammock? And what could mak...
Herbs, oatmeal, a little oil, and no chemicals. Here's how to whip up a beauty basics recipe......
There are some that worry that "Big Organic" lowers food quality and weakens standards — that it has lost its roots as an eco-friendly system connecting consumers with the land where their foo...
We don't know about you, but we've never really thought much about Styrofoam. Sure, it's perfect for packaging fragile stuff and we all know that it's something that we need to recycle. Sure, kids lov...
Rather than buying an empty lot and building her modern green dream house, architect Annette Wiley took her existing 50s-era tract home in Corona del Mar, Ca and remodeled it (always the greener opt...
Garlic is such a staple in our kitchens that we sometimes take it for granted. In Spring, however, with the Hollywood farmers' market full of young, green garlic at every turn, we pause to acknowled...
If you could save between 60 and 80% of the electricity you normally use through your computer, would you be interested? How about if you could download and IM while your computer was in sleep mode? T...
Over the weekend we visited our mother and she gave us an armful of tulips from her garden. We put them in a vase with water, and they lit up our house. We took lots of amazing pics in the s...
We love the look of clay plaster on interior walls. So warm. So rich. It just doesn't get the love it deserves. And we don't see it used enough. You can imagine our surprise and delight when we hear...
In honor of spring cleaning month, we wanted to highlight a great idea to make your cleaning products (among others) stand out. If you're anything like us, your small space doesn't have a spot for cle...
Suburb of Chicago, and home to Northwestern University, the City of Evanston has signed the Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement, which pledges to reduce the city’s green house gas emissions to ...
Chez Larsson's home from AT:LA
It's the second week of May, which means we have 3 full weeks left of Spring Cleaning goodness! (Yes, I said goodness.) For the rest of the month we'll be providing y...
I've been a devoted and happy user of Seventh Generation Free & Clear Natural Laundry Detergent for quite some time, but when I couldn't find it on sale, I decided to give another earth-friendly det...
It was one of those things that happened without much fanfare. In fact, it happened, and it took us a few months to realize it had happened. We bought a pack of Trader Joe's Super Amazing Kitchen Cl...
We're convinced there is actually no such thing as a "black thumb" when it comes to gardening. Some of our container garden plants are thriving (mostly just the herbs) and others (fruiting plants, s...
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, DC and Boston. Click here for full listing below the jump......
Whether scouring the internet for a Craigslist find or searching for green wares, this search site — which gives 50% of their revenue to your charity of choice — is worth bookmarking.......
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We've rounded up doors and windows that have been repurposed in the home. Now we can add Kulla Industrial Design products, which are made with plastic window s...
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Mike needs some advice on garden-less c...
We talk a lot here about buying green — both directly and indirectly — and green consumerism. We think about it a lot and, naturally, we're always pleased to read a thoughtful take on th...
Outdoor spaces are where all the best mystery happens when you're a kid. Tall grass becomes a jungle, a bit of mud or a flower bed becomes a dinosaur excavation site and common household pets become...
Back in December, we noticed that Warren Buffet was investing in prefab amid an international housing crisis. Now his modular housing business, Clayton Homes, has launched the i-house, a model that ...
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