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• Inspiration: Wood Slice Walkway
• Ben the Bin: Stylish Modular Recycling
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MIchaela Scherrer is an interior designer. Her spaces are clean and peaceful, a lovely balance of organic and modern elements. (Via Desire To Inspire)...
Yesterday, we posted on the best green dishwasher detergent. Today, we're taking things even farther and introducing you to some scrubbers that could eliminate your need for dish soap altogether. Thes...
Brent Comber's alder tables are highly covetable, but at around $2000 a pop, not exactly affordable. PointClickHome editor Anne E. Collins decided to take matters into her own hands and create a side ...
Having trouble keeping your plants happy during a drought? There are ways to get your garden through heat and dry spells without keeping the sprinklers on all the time…...
This awesome eco-renovated loft in Milan just gave us another reason to live in Italy. (We'll add it to the ever-growing list we plan to present to our husband at some undetermined point in the futu...
For some communities, it's more than idea, it's a reality. Community tool sheds provide a place to borrow garden tools, often for free. Imagine the benefits of borrowed tools beyond purely the cost ...
Name: Eileen
Location: Whitesone, NY
Type of space: Deck
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: When friends of ours upgraded their kitchen we became the proud owners of their...
Lately we've all been hearing more and more about ways for a more homemade life, looking toward recommendations for putting up food and stocking our pantry. But in case you haven't heard, canning &mda...
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, DC and Boston. Jump below for all the links......
If antlers by the pound aren't your thing, there's always the handmade soap (by the owner's dad) at this Brooklyn shop which specializes in all things from the Industrial Revolution period......
We received this press release in our inbox yesterday:
At long last! You can avoid the tars and nicotines that keep you addicted to real cigarettes and still enjoy the satisfaction of smoking! T...
I have to admit that I have been quite slow to jump on the "reuse" bandwagon when it comes to food packaging. Childhood cafeteria memories of sheepishly eating leftover spaghetti out of yogurt ...
Most of us have scavenged a thing or two — a coffee table abandoned on a curb, a perfectly good trivet sitting in the free pile at a garage sale, etc. But how many of us take our scavenging seri...
We just saw a tweet from gochrisgo of Brooklyn Roof Garden, declaring that these custom garden markers made from vintage silverware are stunning. And we agree...
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Design Milk just featured this cardboard kids' furniture series called Carton. Cardboard, especially for childrens' furniture and play houses, is super chic and we've featured a lot of it here at O...
Otherwise known as "garbage architecture," Jan Korbes used reclaimed antique floor and leftover construction wood to create this "boxy" set of stairs. (Via AT:Chicago)...
Name: Ali
Location: Athens, Georgia
Type of space: An edible estate!
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We're on a journey towards living a more sustainable and cost-effec...
Most people we know are guilty of this one: You decide to paint a room. You go out and buy the amount of paint you think you're going to need. You end up with at least one extra gallon that you barely...
In a store where the term "bulk" usually implies 50+ pounds of an item (does anyone really need that many canned peaches?), we stumbled upon two test tube shaped packages of awesomeness! In them were ...
Even though here in Chicago the thermostats have only surpassed 80 a few times, we have some neighbors who have their A/C on – all the time. While we recommend trying alternative cooling methods, ...
Dawn Bassett's Seattle design shop LiT has caught our attention: they create colorful, contemporary lamp shades out of old, ugly lamps, turning what would have otherwise ended up in the trash i...
We've blogged before about a life without physical books. How about a life with only online magazines? Joining the likes of Greenlight Magazine, Coco Eco Online magazine is a 134-page online only gr...
Name: Aysun
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Type of space: Garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our Mediterranean garden is located near the Iznik lake in the city of Burs...
Earlier this week, we needed a place to celebrate a special occasion. We'd heard of Austin's Eastside Cafe before, and knew that they used local ingredients and even had their own garden--but we'd nev...
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, DC and Boston. Jump below for all the links......
No need for a coffee table conversation piece, the walls do all the talking here......
While taking a look at great backyard ideas, we can't forget people who don't have the luxury of having a small plot of land to call their own. For those of you stuck to using your green thumb in you...
This little beauty was plugged in when I found it next to the Arno. You can see the plug station below the jump.
What would pass for eco thinking in the US is a regular part of Italian life. In par...
So, apparently the greenest way to wash dishes is with an efficient dishwasher? Unfortunately, we still do ours by hand (not by choice). So all of you who are lucky enough to live in a home with a dis...
As part of My Great Outdoors, we've seen some rooftop gardens from you urban dwellers who don't have a backyard. Well, The New York Times is showing off some ambitious city gardens today—and one's f...
On of the big theories in green thinking is that "every little bit counts." Rather than just give up on environmentalism because you can't make your home into a solar-powered lair, you're encouraged t...
Woh. New Jersey architect and artist Adam Kalkin's prefab homes are made from recycled shipping containers, and they're relatively cheap, mobile and fully recyclable. (Via Fast Company)...
Recently, my partner and I have been looking more seriously at the open houses and for sale signs in our neighborhood. We've always rented, so the idea of updating or changing anything (other than the...
Recently, as you may have noticed, we've had willow branch structures on the brain. Last week we wrote about The Willow Farm's beautiful fences and tunnels, and then we featured willow play structures...
Reestore just keeps surprising us with the clever and creative reuse designs. Ben the Bin by Reestore is a new product that makes recycling easy and fun. Ben is a cute stackable, washable recycling ...
When we first saw Alyssa Ettinger's newest design, the Mason Jar Lanterns, we thought they were so pretty. The jars are made of porcelain and hand-cast in Brooklyn in molds made from antique mason j...
Our hall closet needs exactly this treatment. The plaster is failing, it's dark and cluttered, and the space is not being used efficiently. This simple DIY redo included some paint, bead board, hook...
Getting ready for summer entertaining means polishing up your patio furniture — some of which may have gotten rusty over the winter. Here's an easy, non-toxic way to get rid of the rust on ch...
Between local blueberries at the farmers' market and organic strawberries on sale at the grocery store, we were noticing that we were starting quite a collection of those plastic berry containers. We ...
Buy second-hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, DC and Boston. Jump below for all the links......
Avoid these easy missteps, and watch your garden grow! Jump below for our Top 5 mistakes to avoid, and add your own......
Jordi Canosa is an amazing interior design photographer, whose work has appeared in European design magazines and advertisements. These outdoor spaces are taken from homes in Italy, France and ...
This London home by Pitman Tozer Architects was designed for architect Luke Tozer and his family. At the front, the house is only eight feet wide. Even so, the home manages to feel open and airy. It...
If you're not into making your own pillows from extra reusable tote bags, then these pillows from FLUF might be a good green alternative....
I think I've found where I'm going to have my next set of invitations made- and it's not a bricks and mortar store. It's an online retailer called Paperlesspost.com, and they specialize in onl...
We just read that there is going to be an early harvest at the White House today: some of that big, beautiful vegetable garden is getting harvested by kids from Bancroft Elementary, the same kids who ...
Simplicity. That's what we love about this photo. Light, easy, neat. This is from an apartment designed by stylist Jakob Solgren. (Via Emmas Designblogg)...
Name: Kim
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Type of space: Garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I spend at least 15 hours a week in my garden in the spring and summer. In t...
Awhile back we blogged about ReadyMade magazine's move from Berkeley, Ca to Des Moines, Iowa. They've been gone awhile now, and not too long ago one of editors dropped us a line to tip us off to a b...
Eclectic and cozy, Jasna documents her evolving kitchen for all to see. Embroidery hoops in progress, a kitchen table that was once country white is now seafoam green...
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Do you see what we spied tucked away in this alley? We did a double take as we walked by…...
Many of you have been blessed with a green thumb, as we've seen by the Great Outdoors you've shown us this month. But there are those of you (admit it) that won't be winning any Green Thumb Wa...
This wonderful wood sliced walkway was photographed by Katy Elliott during a trip to the Portland Flower show earlier this year. Assuming you had some rot resistant wood, this would be a great use o...
Name: Sarah
Location: Sydney, Australia
Type of space: Deck garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Our whole outdoor area is a true work in progress. On a very tight b...
It's a windy day in Texas, and on windy days our disdain for leaf blowers grows even greater. Our walk from the bus through the city was polluted by the roar of those machines, but more annoyingly, ...
Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great Scavenger finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, DC and Boston. Click below for all the links......
This “natural bling” chandelier is sure to have guests oohing and ahhing... and then eating. ...
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We were delighted to open our Treehugger email this morning to discover an article listing their eleven favorite eco upholstery fabrics, including their criteria for a "green" fabric...
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One of our favorite guilty pleasures is to curl up with the laptop on a Sunday morning and catch up on all the stuff we missed on our favorite blogs during the week. The highlight is almost always the...
For a long time, we kept a stack of old baby washcloths (of which we seemed to have a million) in the kitchen to use in lieu of paper towels for cleaning up spills and squeegee-ing sticky kids. But ...
Never heard of chicken bog? It's a traditional South Carolina dish made from chicken, sausage, onion, and rice—the whole thing a bit soggy and stewy (hence the "bog"). This version is a souped up on...
We're not sure what these vertical balusters are made of (driftwood? tree roots?), but we think they're beautiful and create such a focal point on this outdoor patio. It's designed by Piet Boon, a...
We snapped this photo during a leisurely bike ride through our neighborhood yesterday afternoon. The not-quite-finished house stopped us in our tracks. The architects, Leger Wanaselja, are responsib...
Oh yes! We are loving The Cozy Farmhouse's simple thought of "random assortment of things that makes me happy" noted in the Apartment Therapy LA Flickr pool. We often talk about this idea on Apartment...
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As of November Chicago’s local green building supply store, GreenMaker is now part of the nation’s largest chain of green building supply stores, Green Depot...
Building a green roof on your home is an incredible way to save money, reduce your energy bills, and even get a tax abatement. And now you can learn how to Green-It-Yourself: Greenroof Workshop is...
When it comes to fans and efficiency, blade size matters. The blades on these fans range from 6 feet to a staggering 24 feet! The larger the fan blade, the slower the fan has to turn to create the s...
Name: Nancy
Location: Burnaby, British Columbia
Type of space: Patio Garden
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: This year I did not lease a community veggie plot; instead I...
Our poor little container garden is getting fried by the Texas heat, which hit triple digits last week. It seems that they wilt every day without a splash of water. But one day, someone else took th...
Buy second-hand and keep stuff alive longer. Check out these great finds in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, DC and Boston. Click below for all the links......
We went away this past weekend. Along the trip, we stopped our rental car at two big box stores to pick up groceries and some supplies. We’ve lived in New York City for the past 5 years, and now, ...
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
Mike sent us this question the other da...
This stunning Arlington, Virginia house is the first Virginia home to gain LEED Platinum certification. Although it has 3,825 square feet, annual heating and cooling costs are $180 and $125 res...
We're having fun these days peeking in at Dwell.com as they pull some gems from the archive up to the front page. This amazingly energy-efficient Ann Arbor home, designed by Tonino Vicari, is from the...
Though the Greener Gadgets competition ended in February, we just had to share one of our favorite designs from Rob Podell: this stylish indoor drying rack. Made from bamboo laminate, and designed...
We've always loved the look of round, colorful lanterns hung in a garden - so festive! This modern version is absolutely perfect for a summer dinner party outdoors, because they can be hung anywhere...
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