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Posts By Jess Watson

Five Other Uses for Tea Towels
studiopatró

Tuesday, we listed a bunch of different cotton tea towels for use in the kitchen. With so many great varieties of design, it would be easy to end up with a surplus, but thanks to their versatility, they can be much, much more than a dish drying towel. Here's a list of 5 other uses for our favorite kitchen cloth.

Etsy Finds: Cotton Tea Towels

Tea towels seem to be the kitchen towel du jour, but as Susie recently pointed out, not all towels are created equally when it comes to absorbency. Based on her advice, here's a roundup of 100% cotton tea towels. Some are from flour sacks others are organic, but all are cute enough to grace your kitchen when not in use.

The Green X-Ray House
South San Francisco

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A home remodel in and of itself is a daunting task, but tack on making the home green as well and it can quickly seem too overwhelming to bear. Fortunately, it doesn't have to be. The City of South San Francisco recently renovated a bungalow style three-bedroom home originally built in 1952 to show its residents just how easy it is to make green home improvements...

A Green Solution to Those Pesky Moving Boxes
ZippGo

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Moving is near the top of my "Things I Hate to Do" list right behind the arduous weekly trek to and from the laundromat. The excitement of a new abode is often subdued by the packing and unpacking, lifting and loading, and the boxes, oh those boxes. If only there was something to make this process a little less frustrating and a little more green...

Agua Table by Domingos Tótora

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While a glass top resting on an array of boulders may infuse a certain rustic sensibility into your decor, massive stones are probably not the most practical table base to have in your home (or carry into your home for that matter). But would you think differently if those rocks were actually made from reclaimed cardboard?