apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Jen's magazine table was a great way to recycle those old magazines. Here's another version, a coffee table, by designer Vered Zaykovsky.

For your own kitchen or maybe as a gift, here are two great items for your home made from natural slate.

Paint companies have caught on and we now have plenty of zero VOC paints to choose from (See a roundup of them here). But there are plenty more ways than paint selection to green your painting.

Stone Impression's new line of environmentally friendly accent, mural and border tiles are made of an advanced composite using recycled materials including post-industrial metal shavings, water bottles, demolition wood chips and recycled glass.

If you haven't heard of Stony Field Farm's yogurt, you're probably not a fan of dairy products. Last night, the CE-Yo of Stony Field Farms came to my campus and gave an inspiring lecture on "How to Make Money and Save the World."

During our green kitchen redesign, finding stainless steel anything to match our appliances proved cost prohibitive. These stainless steel shelves are more reasonably priced than many, and made by a company known for environmentally sensitive products.

Our friends recently moved into their new town home and invited us over for dinner. We stopped at our local coop on the way, hoping to find a green gift for their new home.

Though it's getting late in some parts of the country, in many places, there's still time to get those cloves into the ground for a bountiful garlic harvest come spring.

Bruce Nelson and Carolyn Matthews of Northeast Portland prepare for their retirement with the addition of a 700-square-foot green cottage designed to be a flexible space that may evolve into their future residence or provide rental income. In the meantime, it's a private study and overflow space for friends and family.

This low-flow toilet from China doubles as an aquarium! (Don't worry, the fish don't get flushed down the drain). Great for small spaces where having a pet might otherwise take up too much room.

Survey after the jump.

I've had luck catching mice by placing an empty tuna can in a garbage can sans liner under my sink. They climb in and can't get out. This idea smells better.

Revitalizing my dream of greening an Airstream, this re-purposed trailer has it all when it comes to being "green", and is on exhibit at Prospect .1 New Orleans.

Three affordable bird houses to match your own green home!

Finally, I can stop being jealous of cat owners for the bamboo cat loungers thanks to these bamboo dog feeders and a bamboo dog bed frame.