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How To Wash a Pillow, Best Flea Markets, and Cool Bikes
Hot Posts for 7.18.09

Here's what Re-nest readers were clicking on this week: • How To: Wash a Pillow • A Tiny House Interior Idea • Travel Guide: The Best Flea Markets and Antique Fairs • How To: St...

Green Style: Dutch Barn Frame Home

This home in Pine Plains, NY designed by architect Preston Scott Cohen is hiding a transported, fully restored and re-erected Dutch barn frame. It's a beautiful, interesting fusion of old and ...

What's Your Ideal Getaway?

It's the weekend again, and it's promising to be a pretty warm one here in New York...which always makes us want to get out of the city. We've had the good fortune to take brief trips this summer &...

Jon Brooks' Home: A Sculptor’s Handmade Retreat

There’s not a clean line to be found in the house and studio of sculptor and furniture maker Jon Brooks, whose chair sculptures were featured in the 1988 Tim Burton film Beetlejuice. Most of the mat...

Green Mini-Escape: Neighborhood Exploration

A favorite street to run along – it’s lined with beautiful Landmarked houses With a busy work schedule, we haven’t had much time to take much of a summer vacation. So instead, we’ve been taki...

Ruda System: 13 Parts, 30 Pieces of Furniture

Sometimes, less is more... quite literally. Rodrigo Valdivielso's Ruda System has 13 individual parts that can be configured into ~30 different configurations. That's at least 30 different pie...

Hyperlocavore: A Yardsharing Community

Hyperlocavore is a website designed to connect people in their community for the purpose of yard sharing. Think community gardens on private property, or a DIY CSA... ...

Nightwood: Reincarnated Furniture

We first noticed Nightwood at the Brooklyn Flea's Fall Furniture Festival back in the fall. Now as we set about to redo our living room, we remembered Myriah Scruggs and Nadia Yaron pitch perfect t...

A House Made of Dirt
Mother Earth News Archives

Just the sight of an adobe home makes us want to visit the mountains of New Mexico. Take a look at this home, which tricked us. It's not built with adobe, but with bags filled with dirt and "mortared"...

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

Buy second hand and keep stuff alive longer, like this Mid Century Dressing Table for sale in Chicago. My other favorite Apartment Therapy City Scavenger finds for the day include these vintage blu...

How To: Stop Your Bedroom From Making You Sick
Hot Post From One Year Ago

We sleep, on average, about 7 hours a night, which means that we spend way more time in our bedroom than we do in any other room of the apartment. And, naturally, we spend more time in our bed than on...

What's the Best CFL or LED Brand?
Good Questions

Q - What's the best LED or CFL brand out there, in your readers' opinion? The one with the most natural-looking, the warmest light? There are just so many brands to choose from, and I don't want to...

Roger Black's Ranch: A New Yorker's Texas Escape
The New York Times

Former Rolling Stone Art Director and current publishing consultant Roger Black lives in a Gramercy Park apartment in New York City. About once a month, he makes the 9-hour journey to his 3,000 acre...

Simple Green: Borrow Camping Gear

You may or may not have noticed, but we're on a real sharing kick these days. We don't want to share something like our our car (unfortunately we have to use it everyday), but when it comes to things ...

Personalized Water Bottles by Lima Bean Kids

It's great to see so many kids using reusable water bottles at the playground and out and about, but (as Tammy pointed out) there are a few popular brands and it's easy for bottles to get mixed up w...

Green Ideas: ReUsies

If you're not into washing your plastic sandwich bags, ReUsies are another good option. A couple of Seattle moms started the company when they realized just how many plastic bags their families went ...

Areca Palm Leaf Compostable China

Disposable plates used to be a standard of the season. But it's becoming increasingly common to use permanent dishware, biodegradables, recyclables, and even compostables. One such compostable dish ...

Green Style: The Good Hotel

This San Francisco hotel features design elements like headboards made from locally reclaimed wood, light fixtures made of glass bottles, and a toilet top sink. While striving to be environmentally...

Holmes True-HEPA Allergen Remover
In The Test Lab

Product: Holmes True-HEPA Allergen Remover Designer: Holmes Rating: Recommend We've posted about air purifiers before, but we'd never actually owned one. We were always curious about them, because ...

Walkabout California: Local Inn-to-Inn Hiking Escapes

In our household we love to hike, but one of us (psst—it's my husband) doesn't love the hassle of backpacking and would rather sleep in a warm bed than a cold tent. Inn-to-inn hiking trips seem like...

De Fietsfabriek: Dutch Cargo Bicycles

While on a search for a new bike, we came across this Dutch bike company, De Fietsfabriek, recently opened in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. Dutch for "the bike factory," De Fietsfabriek bikes a...

Is Prefab For You? One Man's Quest to Find Out
Sunset Magazine

We came across an interesting article in Sunset Magazine about one man's journey to build his own prefab house. Aaron Jones had always been interested in prefab homes, and finally settled on a ...

Fresh Sheets: How Do You Make The Freshness Last?

Who doesn't love freshly laundered sheets. They might even help you sleep better. But with an Energy Star rated machine using 18-25 gallons of water per load (compared with 40 for standard machines)...

Wal-Mart Pushes for Green Labels
The New York Times 7.15.09

Is Wal-Mart turning over a new leaf? It looks like they're trying. According to The New York Times, Wal-Mart is on a mission to go green, developing a universal rating system that scores each of th...

Inspiration: Watching Friends Go Green

Do you ever feel like your green efforts go unnoticed? Well, we're here to tell you that even if it feels as if nobody's listening, chances are they're paying very close attention. Yesterday, a fri...

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

I love my 2 favorite Apartment Therapy Scavenger finds for the day: this antique pine dresser is only $30 in D.C., and I'm a sucker for this pristine Danish Modern Sofa bed in San Francisco. Get al...

Moof: A Greener Bike

Do you receive Maxwell's weekly email? If you do, you know that he's currently obsessing on bicycles. Our thoughts usually turn to bicycles only in summer which is why, when we're looking for a bike...

How Can I Naturally Freshen My House?
Good Questions

Q - What can I do to naturally freshen my house? We've got kids, animals, and lots of activity, but I hate aerosol fresheners like Febreze because I feel like I'm spraying chemicals around my house...

Re-vive Table Legs by Cohda Design

We came across this great product at Core77 and had to share it with the Apartment Therapy community. The Re-vive table legs turn just about any flat surface of varied size and thickness into a...

Green Home Environmental Products

This isn't going to come out sounding quite right, but... Green Home Environmental Products seems sort of like the Wal-Mart of green home stores. Need a rain barrel? They've got it. Recycled-content t...

Tryon Farm Guest House in Michigan City, Indiana

We blogged Tryon Farm (a green community in Michigan City, Indiana) a couple of years ago, but we hadn't really noticed their amazing guest house until now. Located just ten minutes away from L...

Big Blue Bins: New Addition to Boston's Visual Landscape

For months, we knew they were coming. But when the big blue recycling bins landed in Jamaica Plain recently we were amazed by how LARGE they are. Due to their size people are having a hard t...

Ledge Veg: Window Box Gardening

With an estimated 600 acres of window sill growing space across the country, the UK's National Trust just launched a campaign encouraging apartment dwellers to plant window box vegetable gardens. Whil...

Green Style: Sandbox Studio's Bright White

We liked the open and airy look to this room, and the "flea market chic" details like the tree branch, the pallet bed frame, vintage quilt, mismatched chairs, and old books....

Travel Guide: The Best Flea Markets and Antique Fairs

Summer traveling is the perfect time to visit some of the nation's greatest flea markets and antique fairs. Whether you've got an expert eye for antiques or are simply looking for a funky flea find...

Green Community: The Sharing Solution
A Book Review

Sharing seems like a pretty natural thing to do. We've been doing it since we were just a couple years old. It doesn't seem like the sort of thing anyone needs to teach us how to do. It doesn't seem l...

Flea Market Find: Vintage Classroom Posters

At a flea market on my recent trip to Beijing, I came across a surly gentleman with a big stack of old educational posters he claimed were from the 1950s. Some were pretty gross, but others were beaut...

Vintage Airline Food Carts by Flight 001

Be your own air steward with these vintage airline food carts. Flight 001 has gathered up these food carts, taken them out of the plane and covered them with bold graphics to be used in your home......

U.S Green Building Council Headquarters
Metropolis Magazine June 2009

As Metropolis writes, the U.S. Green Building Council's new headquarters in Washington, D.C. "tells you everything you need to know about where the green-building movement is today and where it...

Copper Pipe: Antibacterial, Recyclable, and Versatile

We've blogged about some great copper pipe candles before, but there are plenty of other great uses for copper pipe. Not only is copper naturally antibacterial, it's recyclable, easy to cut, fun to ...

How To: Wash a Pillow
Most Popular Posts

It's a good idea to wash a pillow every year or so. Mom used to take them to the dry cleaner, where the stuffing would be taken out, bathed in chemicals, and then put in a fresh, new case. But we ...

Simple Green: More Natural Cleaners From the Pantry

It's no secret that we're fans of all-natural cleaners, especially ones that we already have in stock at home. But read on for a short list of surprising cleaners...ketchup included!...

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

Here are my Top 2 Apartment Therapy Scavenger picks for the day: perfect for a lazy afternoon, this hammock from Pottery Barn is up for grabs in San Francisco, while this Vintage Danish Modern Sofa ...

The Un-Green Internet? Paperless Is Not Carbon-less

So you've gone virtually paperless. You've canceled your magazine subscriptions, you jot notes on your IPhone, you pay all your bills online. Your home, and your home office, is a model of pristine ...

How to Refinish a Cork Countertop?
Good Questions

Q - I have a buffet with a countertop of cork. It's over 50 years old and the cork is quiet mottled (it was painted white). How can this be refinished?... - posted by Susan K. Please help out b...

Green Tour: Helen & Frazer's Solar Powered Beach Shack
Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Name: Helen & Frazer Cunningham Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK Type: Beach Shack Size: Dolls House! Years lived in: Owned for 4 years Enter Helen & Frazer's Gallery Visiting the shack is not...

Alma Urban Crib by Bloombaby

We think we might have found the perfect crib for families trying to get by living in small homes with a baby. Cribs can take up a lot of space when they're not being used. See how little this one g...

Travel Inspiration: Decor in Siena and Pienza, Italy

Today I want to go back to Italy and share some more pics from our vacation. The focus is two restaurants that were really good and also had awesome decor in and around them. The first one is in Si...

Reincarnated McMansion Project: The Ultimate Up-Cycling

You know we've always been proponents of living well without, necessarily, large amounts of money or space. That's why the Reincarnated McMansion Project really caught our attention. It's a program ...

Homemade Sauerkraut: A Century-Old Family Tradition

I've escaped to the family farm for a bit this summer, just in time for making sauerkraut. It's an annual summertime tradition carried on by my parents as it was by my grandfather, great grandf...

Green Style: Creative Reuse in Kensington

We like the creative update seen on this house in Kensington, Brooklyn. The owner's architect used salvaged framing lumber and worked with the existing design of the house to create a backyard...

I Love You Blogs and Coffee

Tell us how you really feel, Re-nest readers. We just came across this new print from MadeByGirl, and it's hitting a sweet spot for us. Considering that we a) work for a blog and tend to love blog...

Bisephenol A in Home Canning?

We just about died when we read this headline over at Treehugger this morning: "Is There Bisphenol A In Your Home Canning?" We're impatiently waiting on a shipment of Mom's homemade organic strawberry...

A Tiny Weekend Retreat From Automatism

Since July is all about travel and escapes, we wanted to share this post on an eco-friendly weekend retreat for two. Recently featured in Marie Claire Maison, this boat shed-turned-cozy cottage not o...

Survey: Do You Slow Travel?

Rather than squeezing in all the “must-sees”, a slow vacation consists of an staying an extended period of time in one place to really get to know the area and immerse your self in the culture. ...

DIY Projects from BODIE and FOU

One of our favorite design/decor blogs, Bodie and Fou, recently posted some gorgeous DIY project ideas: an easy 'Inside Out' bathroom cabinet; simple clothespin string lights; an oversize contempora...

Hot or Not: Lawnge Chairs

These lounge chairs designed for public spaces are made from metal and are covered with artificial grass. They fit in well with the natural environment and provide a comfortable space to relax. But ...

Private Library and Writing Studio in Long Island

Okay, so when we hear the phrase "private library and writing studio," our quiet little rational heart suddenly bursts open and and sings a longing, wistful ballad. Oh, the things we could do ...

Reusable Tote Messages: Do You Have a Favorite?

It seems as though more folks are remembering to bring their reusable totes to the grocery store--and we're seeing them quite often around town as people use them to tote their lunches, grab library b...

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

My top 3 picks from Apartment Therapy's City Scavengers include the Capellini Cloud Shelf by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec in white up for grabs in Chicago; this Offi Mag Table in D.C; and this extra-lon...

A Summer of Service: A Different Kind of Staycation

You might be considering a staycation this summer, sticking close to home both to save green and to live green. If so, you might think about heeding First Lady Michelle Obama's call to participate in...

Good Question: Green Gift for a Non-Green Host?

Include a pic of your query and your question gets posted first! Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green (at) apartmenttherapy (dot) com Dear Re-nest, My husband and I are ...

Discarded Chair Dragon by Benjamin Jones & Anna Hecker

Discarded is part of the FIGMENT Festival art installation on Governor's Island. Artists Benjamin Jones and Anna Hecker made the 30' long sculpture from chairs and furniture found on the street...

Inspiration: Somerset Community Garden
South Providence, Rhode Island

We love the idea of community gardens — probably because we don't have enough room to really grow anything in our own yard. The Somerset Community Garden in South Providence, Rhode Island is an ...

Garden 2009: Midsummer Squash Vine Takeover!

How is your garden growing? Consider this a quick check-in on how your baby tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and other garden goodies are doing. So many of you showed us your awesome gardens in the My Gre...

Furniture Made of Old Airplanes and Fighter Jets

Looks like turning old airplane parts into furniture isn't just a one hit wonder. Roughly 200 airplanes are retired every year. Most go to a scrap metal graveyards to be picked apart for worthy...

Stainless Steel LunchBots

Not to be confused with these Lunchbots, LunchBots offer an alternative to plastic for food on-the-go. Perfect for school lunches, it's summertime so we're thinking this could be our new vade mecum...

Green Style: Green House by Zen Architects

This house located in Melbourne, Australia was designed by Zen Architects to highlight their client's passion for the sun and her garden. The garden is integrated into the building to create a livi...

Top 10 Green Building Products of 2009
Sustainable Industries

Every year business magazine Sustainable Industries publishes a list of the Top 10 Green Building Products, and they recently released their new 2009 version. The winners were selected based on the...

Multifunctional Ironing Board by Therese Glimskär

We always love surprising design and multifunctional tools in our home. If we could buy this ironing board today, we would. Can you guess what else it does? Check it out ......

Studiomama's Tiny Beach Retreat

We're dreaming of a beach retreat like Nina Tolstrup's 388-square-foot home on the shore in the northeast of Kent, England. The space is sparsely furnished (with her own Pallet Chair design!) and uses...

The Veggie Van: Fresh Food Justice

"Lack of access to food in a community is an indicator of material deprivation." Columbus, OH based Veggie Van is a mobile farmers' market that brings food justice in the form of fresh, local and or...

A Tiny House Interior Idea

We spotted this sweet and inspiring story over at A Tiny House Blog and wanted to share it with you. April and Keith had some unexpected life changes in 2008 but took a positive perspective and decide...

Modern Firewood Furniture by AK47 Design
Making Firewood Storage Fashionable

Though the summer heat makes it hard to think about wood burning stoves and firewood, these stylish firewood storage would look good year-round. This impressive collection of design ideas all focus ...

Roundup: Eco Domes, Yurts and Shelters

The Nomad Yurt by Ecoshack After posting a Green Style last week on Eco Domes, we became intrigued and wanted to see what else was out there. See our roundup below......

Gardening With a Black Thumb
...And Why It's Ok to Scale Back

We had great expectations at the beginning of the summer (read: before we had near-record highs above 100 for 23 straight days). In almost twenty containers, we started everything from tomatillos to b...

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

We're big fans of buying second-hand and keeping stuff alive longer. Here are my favorite picks from today's city Scavengers: an orange West Elm Parsons desk (an Apartment Therapy favorite) for sal...

GreyWater Gardens: California Relaxes The Law

While we love the idea of a greywater garden (like the one we saw at the Dwell on Design home tour), the extensive plumbing restrictions here in California have prevented that from becoming, forgive t...

Good Question: Is Memory Foam Good For The Earth?
Hot Question From One Year Ago

Include a pic of your query and your question gets posted first! Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green (at) apartmenttherapy (dot) com Dear Re-nest, I've seen many questi...

Eco-Friendly Furniture & Products by Lucy Renshaw

British designer Lucy Renshaw creates colorful furniture and home accessories out of recycled fabrics and repurposed materials. In making her origin designs, Lucy Renshaw combines experimental ...

Green Mansion Remodel
San Francisco Chronicle 7.12.2009

We're often skeptical of big "green" houses. At what point does the size negate the solar panels, etc? But, we feel differently about remodels (as opposed to new construction). This remodel in Tiburon...

Dumpsters Turned Swimming Pools!
ReadyMade

In a similar spirit of the Pool Barge, the folks at Macro Sea are creating swimming pools from dumpsters with a plan to reclaim urban spaces for some summer splash time. Their first pool lives ...

S(ch)austall by FNP Architekten

We're a bit slow on the draw with this one, but we had to share this little house with you anyway. By Stuttgart's FNP Architekten, the house is made up of 21st-century guts within an 18th-century sh...

TV TrickleSaver Saves You Time ...and Energy!

We try and turn off all the unneccesary power-suckers in a standard routine every time we leave the house. The lights go off, the computer goes into sleep mode and the TV, DVD player and cable box eac...