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Here's a gift we'd happily receive this holiday season: A limited edition BPA-free Kor water vessel. Proceeds from the sales of the bottles go to nonprofits working to protect the environment.

We don't use honey for much more than sweetening our tea. However, it's another one of those super-versatile household ingredients. We wouldn't recommend cleaning with it, but you might want to put an extra jar in your medicine cabinet.

We're not always fans of the vintage-sign-as-art look. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But we really think these remixed signs by Italian artist Fabio Zanino fall into another category completely.

This adorable bin (perfect for storing toys, little shoes, etc.) is made from 100% cotton canvas, and the elephant is made from eco-spun felt made from recycled water bottles.

It's one thing to live in a 140-square-foot house.

It's another thing to live in a 380-square-foot house with your partner and your 9-month old son (and a dog).

But that's what Kelly Breslin, Ryan Conder, and their son Thurston are doing right now in Los Angeles.

As simple as this sounds, it can be a rather controversial subject. Do you turn your computer off at night, when it's not in use? It saves energy, but some people argue it's not good for the computer.

Now that it's fall and the Green Cure is in full swing, some of us are looking at our closets and making hard decisions. What stays and what goes? Trent recommends giving away the summer clothes that you know you didn't wear this year. You could have an early fall stoop sale, or you could try something new.

We've outgrown our two bookshelves, and have been looking for another one. We'd love to try out this solution.

How could any kid resist this little eco-gadget? It's a light switch that gets angry when it's been left on for too long. It frowns and turns bright red and makes saving energy a fun thing to remember to do.

R. J. Ruppenthal, author of Fresh Food From Small Spaces: The Square-Inch Gardener’s Guide to Year-Round Growing, Fermenting, and Sprouting, is sharing some of his how-to information on how to grow fresh food when you have zero land. We're all ears.

Here's something pretty simple you can do this holiday season: Whether you're hosting friends and family at your home or giving wine as a gift, choose a bottle that's been sealed with a cork, not one with a screw cap.

We've got a lot of events and dinners coming up over the next few months, so we're gathering ideas. What are you planning to give as a hostess gift this year?

During the holidays, we like to have friends over for dinner, and we like our table to look nice. But we don't like to spend a lot of money, and we don't like to buy things that we'll never use again. So we were thrilled to find these 4 tabletop ideas from Real Simple.

We know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but some of you may already be getting a jump on holiday shopping. So sorry to go all Bah! Humbug! on everyone, but we thought this was a very appropriate topic to discuss here at Re-Nest: gifts that we give when we just don't know what else to do.