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Remember that table made out of magazines? Well, here's a box made out of a newspaper. The perfect thing to do with all those pages of the Sunday paper.

Instead of buying people more stuff this holiday season, why not buy (or even better, make) them something they can eat or drink? Think cookies, breads, candies (or our favorites) jams, salsas, and other home-canned goods...

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This Recycling Frame from Matteriashop isn't going to work for those of us who have mastered the take-your-own-reusable-bag-to-the-store routine. But we can't help but like it. And we know there are plenty of people who are still toting their groceries home in plastic or paper bags, so this could be a nice solution for them.

Here's what the TAB Dining Table looks like when it's a, well, dining table. Check below the jump for what it looks like when it's something else entirely ...

Move over No Impact Man, Mark Boyle is living in a solar RV on an organic farm ... and he's given up cash. Take that! (Just kidding, Mr. Beavan. There's more than enough room for both of you!)

The trend of making furniture out of salvaged wood—often from some pretty unusual sources—doesn't seem to be going anywhere. We're glad...

We have a set of placemats very similar to these (ours came from Cost Plus World Market) that were given to us as a Christmas gift last year. They're the best, so we wanted to share...

Annemarie and Matthew Hall are landscape architects in Laguna Nigel. Most of the time they're working on million-dollar jobs for their L.A. clients. But when they're not, they're testing sustainable landscaping ideas out in their own yard...

Have you ever checked out Cosa Verde? If you haven't, we highly recommend it. It's like Etsy for treehuggers. We just found these kitchen towels (and we've only just started browsing)...

Q: I was doing some cleaning today, and noticed for the first time that on the side of my fridge (the side almost touching the wall, that, yes, I should have dusted long ago) had a ton of old magnets clinging to it. They're not very pretty, most are advertising for products or realty businesses, and I don't really need any more refrigerator magnets. What can I do with these? I'd rather not toss 'em in the trash, and I wonder if any readers would have some re-use ideas for me...?

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When we're in the kitchen, we're already so pleased with ourselves for not eating out and for using the produce from our CSA that we don't think much about how much energy we're using. But there are ways to save energy in the kitchen ...

We've talked quite a bit about terrariums around here recently: They seem to be back in style, and they're a nice way to bring some green into your home. So here's how to make one yourself in a mason jar (or whatever type of glass container you've got)...

We probably don't need to explain this green power socket concept to you—the details are right there in the illustration. Turn the socket off when it's not in use and eliminate vampire energy from your home.