Here's what Re-nest readers were interested in this week:
• Spring Cleaning Tip #10: Make A Cleaning Schedule
• What's Inside Palmolive Ultra
• The Plugless Sink: A Modern Basin
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We always like it when we see objects used in a creative way, like this ladder-cum-bedside-table. An interesting eye-catcher. (Via Decor8)...
Name: RachelW
Location: Chicago
Type of space: Wooden Alley-Side Deck
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Nine months of the year Chicago weather is cold and harsh, so once...
We're usually pretty skeptical of all this "As Seen on TV" stuff — you know, the Sham-Wow and whatnot. However, Mom was given one of these Topsy-Turvy Tomato Planters last year at Christmas. She...
Recently BethZ posted about ways to recycle a broken mirror. So, when we spotted this mirror on photographer Allister Ann's blog, we stopped to take a closer look...
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We love checking out talented green designer Kelly Van Patter's store in Silverlake, Kelly Green Design. Full of eco-friendly accents and home decor, the store also offers a ton of home design inspi...
Spending time in your backyard or on your patio is great... until the mosquitoes come out. Even with Citronella candles and bug spray, it can feel like a losing battle. So we're intrigued by these...
With the switch from analog to digital TV, there will be plenty of antennas headed for the landfills. I actually found this in the corner of my yard, mangled and overgrown with brush but the questio...
Name: Sudha
Location: Apharetta, GA
Type of space: Balcony Garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I tried reusing and re-purposing used milk cans and yogurt containers...
Take a look at this stunning home on the Great Barrier Island where there is no access to municipal water or electricity. Yep, you guessed it: every one of the island's thousand permanent residents ...
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......
It was misting this morning, so on our way out the door we moved our watering can to the front steps, where we have a lilac, snapdragon, and geranium. We love that this saves water — and a trip ...
Do you need a juicer for all those summer cocktails? Well, this one looks pretty good; it is basic and simple, and it does what you need it to do. There's a twist, though...
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In line with our Outdoor month here at Apartment Therapy, we were looking for some inspiration on Marie Claire Maison. To our delight they also highlight patios...
We're totally intrigued by this portable "log cabin." From the front or back, it looks like a pile of lumber — but the sides reveal the interior of a sleek modern dwelling....
It is said that every cloud has a silver lining. Given our current economic situation, wouldn’t it be great if that silver lining came in the form of people taking time to get reconnected with thei...
We placed the word "nursery" in this post's title so as to not confuse it with the phrase "the great outdoors," but this South Austin business is so much more than just a nursery. While we can't wa...
This room designed by White Webb was at the 2008 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York. The wall is made of aluminum tin can lids! Glitzy and green.
(Via Kips Bay.org. Photo by Bjorn Walla...
Here's another way to monitor your water usage in the bathroom: use a plugless sink! It's a modern take on the old traditional basin bowls. In order to get rid of the water in the sink, you h...
As much as we talk about green cleaning products here, we also recognize that it's important to have the right tools. Sometimes, when you're not using caustic cleaners, the grime doesn't just melt awa...
While we love the idea of an outdoor room where one can relax and dine as comfortably as indoors, we tend to resist outdoor spaces that look too "furnished," with matching sets of bulky wooden chairs ...
Everyone loves a beautiful garden – including creepy crawly bugs. Bugs can destroy all the hard work you’ve put into your garden – including eating those juicy tomatoes before you do. You gott...
Only cool fish need apply. This Floating Garden was designed by Frenchman Benjamin Graindorge, and it's not even on the market yet. Plastic and ceramic versions are scheduled for release in Spring ...
Looking for a company involved with green business, energy generation, energy efficiency or transportation? This new interactive map, recently launched by the Environmental Defense Fund, provides jo...
From Visualingual in Cincinnati, an easy way to get some gardening underway - seed bombs! These come 5 to a muslin bag and feature a mixture of wildflowers that...
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Last weekend, while taking a break from harvesting vegetables in my mom's garden, I looked up to see my stepdad carrying a rather strange contraption. He had a long rope and two white planks with no...
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Click here for full listing below the jump......
A vinyl-lover’s dream-come-true, these journals are made from old records so you can keep track of what you're hunting for — or how much money you blew at the music store last weekend......
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We love DIYs, and M...
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A grassy green lawn requires lots of water and those that look like golf courses are often treated with earth-unfriendly chemicals. There are lots of grassless o...
Some people might find Paul Zaloom's decorating style a bit overwhelming. The words busy, wild, and playful all come to mind. However, while some might consider Zaloom's collections of art and knick k...
Apartment Therapy reader whitneyhtown sourced the colorful globe lights from this post for us...
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Name: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Location: Humboldt Park, Chicago
Type of space: Green campus owned by the City of Chicago
How did they do it?: Landsca...
A little inspiration goes a long way. Lena Corwin had this beautiful photo on her blog on Monday of her friend's backyard space. The big windows, the tall plants, the firewood, the cobblestones, t...
This June the network of Apartment Therapy sites is stepping outside, literally, to bring you a series of spotlight posts about remarkable outdoor projects and spaces. Apartment Therapy has already po...
Just last night, our landlords returned from a two-week trip through Spain. They garden in the small space behind our apartment. Right now about eight tomato plants, two eggplants, and two snap peas,...
When decorating for the outdoors we tend to err on the side of spending close to nothing since most things get ruined when we forget to bring them inside. So we're constantly on the lookout for afford...
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Mia & Maggie was conceived by product designers frustrated by their own shopping experiences for high-quality, innovated pet products. Beautifuly designed, the o...
We are definitely fans of Danny Seo's inspiring design style that encompasses form and function. When we spotted his green makeover of actress Kerry Washington's West Hollywood pad in this months O Ma...
The owners of this Brooklyn brownstone have turned what was once a forgotten space into a great place to entertain and relax. See how they did it below......
If you live in New York and you're thinking about recycling that plastic tofu container or takeout box, think again. Did you know that only plastic bottles are recyclable in the city? It can get a...
What happens if we do nothing?
That's what the ABC special, Earth 2100 asked last night. We watched the last 45 minutes or so, and for a while there, we'll admit, depression took over. The narrator...
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......
When I first moved to New York and started looking for an apartment, I'd look in newspaper boxes for a copy of the "Village Voice." But the boxes were always empty. (Or stuffed with empty coffee cup...
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It can seem hard to be green when you live in an apartment in a big city. Particularly if you live modestly and don't drive a car everyday, you can come to feel that your environmental footprint is...
We're really digging the graphic look of this Upcycled Ottoman by Gus*. The fact that it's upholstered with surplus jute coffee bags is also pretty sweet....
click thumbnails for larger picsLiving in a small apartment may require utilizing every inch of space available to live comfortably, including the walls and ceilings. That's why hanging planters...
Where there's a before shot, there's always an after! We promise you want to see what this table makes a diy transformation into! It could used for creatures with 2 legs or 4 and be tailored to ma...
Margaret Roach has become a friend since we met her a few years back at Martha Stewart Living, where she was the editorial director for many years. Here, she's just released pics of her garden in u...
As this recession continues to seriously affect families and individuals, we're seeing more and more how it impacts spending habits. People must be cutting back. But where are they doing it? Apparentl...
We've blogged about our love for the Hammam towels from Toast, but we've finally uncovered an online source that doesn't involve international shipping. Usually, we go for more fluffy towels, but thes...
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Every year we have the same gardening dilemma: to keep or not to keep plant markers? We really dislike those plastic things because they uglify otherwise lovely ...
Danny Seo is helping us kick off Outdoors Month by giving us some ideas on eco-friendly backyard entertaining. Check out this quick 4-minute video for his tips, including a great-smelling way to sta...
To most non-scientists, the ingredients listed on the back of non-natural cleaning products or personal products are completely foreign. Wired Magazine's series "What's Inside" deconstructs the ingred...
Buckingham Palace recently made the switch to LED bulbs.
By now you know that LEDs are fast becoming the preferred energy-efficient light bulb, and even Buckingham Palace is getting on board. The Ne...
You may have noticed that we've taken down the sidebar links to other websites and blogs. We're currently working on updating them and finding a better way to include them on our site. We hope to br...
We noticed this recycled Cabo glassware at Crate & Barrel last weekend while shopping for a friend's wedding shower gift. The temptation to pick up a few pieces was great, but we held out... and now...
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Click here for full listing below the jump......
We love the old-world-meets-new-world look of these, and the fact that our cracked wine glass will go to good use. The best part? They're a fairly simple DIY project. Here's the how-to......
Future Friendly's tag is: "When I choose Future Friendly Products, I can help contribute to a greater good. That's because each Future Friendly Product is designed to either help me use less energy,...
Brought up on Helpful Hints from Heloise, we didn't know a home "how to" book could be so...cool. Hand written and illustrated by Raleigh Briggs, Make Your Place is a gem of a book full of informat...
What would you do to make your community a greener place if you had $20,000? Green roofs? A better recycling program?...
Last month we brought you an event taking place in Austin that combined both helping the community and recycling. Called the Fence Me In Project, the aim of the project was to gather the community ...
If you saw the story in the NYTimes on Friday about the rise of LED lights, you know how powerful the promise is that these things hold. Above is a swanky new lamp that we spotted at Brooklyn Desig...
Finally! The warmer weather and clear skies are on their way with the end of spring and the arrival of summer. This month's theme is all about your green tips, resources and inspirations that blur th...
Recycled Plastic Cup Chandelier by sunfish820.
Image: sunfish820; Etsy.com...
Can't take a vacation this summer, but need a change of scenery and some down-time? This is basically the grown-up version of camping in your backyard. Nadia and Kevin spent three weeks living in this...
When we finished design school we came home with tons of art supplies. After a few months of the supplies sitting our closet, we gave them to a teacher friend, knowing she’d be able to put our foa...
They're paying people to ditch their lawns in Las Vegas ... but what if you live somewhere outside of Sin City? Why would you give up your lawn?
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The Ecofaebrick (cow dung brick) just won the $25,000 top prize from the University of California at Berkeley's Global Social Venture Competition. The price? About the same you'd pay for an ordinary...
The gentle, curving lines of the Leaf Lounge by German manufacturer Dedon is designed around a leaf's natural shape. (Obviously.) Kind of Thumbelina-ish, but we like it. The Lounge also comes with ...
While we're hoping that our own container garden produces more than just one pepper this summer, we are bracing for an onslaught of tomatillos (which were lucky enough to get a spot in the ground ra...
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......
If you're visiting New York City this summer or you're an urbanite looking for a green way to spend an afternoon, Bike Around Downtown is offering up bike rentals all summer long: for free!...
Melamine plates are such a great alternative to paper if you're planning a picnic. They're lightweight, reusable, and usually dishwasher-safe. We showed you some in our summer sale roundup last week...
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Bridget is wondering about the best way...
For the most part, we're trying to transition away from plastic food containers entirely. We've switched about 90% of our containers from plastic to glass. However, there are still some instances when...
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You might be familiar with Modern Shed, a Seattle-based company and flat-pak prefab structure of the same name. While the Modern Shed has insulated walls and pr...
click thumbnails for larger picsA little bit of greenery never hurt anyone - and from what we've heard even the most die-hard brown-thumbed gardeners can do pretty well with a small terrarium. H...
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