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Posts tagged “Slinks”

Macbook Briefcase, Affordable Green Prefab, and More
Slinks for 04.15.2009

Check it: Recycled glass chandeliers, affordable green prefab, a Macbook briefcase (made out of a Macbook box), and the 2009 AIA COTE top ten green projects. Get all the links after the jump....

Dumping "Sustainable," Upcycling Egg Crates, and More
Slinks for 04.10.2009

A few things worth checking out today: A discussion on the usefulness of the word "sustainable" in design, a recycled bouquet, an egg crate lamp, and recycled wood mirrors. Get all the links after th...

Plastic Bag Distraction, Green Dwell Home II, and More
Slinks for 04.08.2009

Lots of fun stuff to browse through today in the green blogosphere: A debate about plastic bags (are they just a distraction?), a very cool bookshelf, a look at Green Dwell Home II, and Green Patriot ...

HGTV Green Home 2009, Strip Washing Challenge, and More
Slinks for 04.06.2009

Start your Monday off right: Take a peek at HGTV's 2009 Green Home (and maybe win it?), tour a paper recycling facility, take a strip washing challenge, and get some answers to this question: Can comp...

A Greener Coffee Pot, Green Pillows, and More
Slinks for 04.02.2009

Start your Thursday off right: A greener coffee pot, an honest review of green pillows, hot refurbished furniture, and a sweet little eco-capsule home. Get all of the links after the jump....

Guilt-Free Swiffer, Beautiful Water Filter, and More
Slinks for 03.31.2009

Here are a few things to think about this morning: Is there such a thing as a guilt-free Swiffer? Are we in a library renaissance? Can a water filter be beautiful? And is "Be nice or leave" the new "K...

A No 'Poo Movement, At-Home Dry Cleaning, and More
Hot Posts for 03.27.2009

Here's a little sample of what was hot at Re-nest this week: A discussion of the "No 'Poo" (shampoo) movement, a look at a few at-home dry cleaning options, a debate over liquid vs. bar soap, and a su...

DIY Victory Garden, Multifunctional Furniture, and More
Slinks for 03.24.2009

Plenty to sink your teeth into today: Take your cues from the Obamas and start your own Victory Garden (with some help from CasaSugar), daydream about a tiny vacation home, and gaze at 10 pieces of ex...

10 Masterpieces of Cardboard Design, Egglings, and More
Slinks for 03.23.2009

Here are a few things for you to take a peek at on this beautiful Monday morning: A fascinating post on packaging waste (by the CEO of TerraCycle), some tips on recycling beauty product packaging (and...

PLACE Houses, Shipping Container Skyscraper, and More
Slinks for 03.18.2009

Just looking at a few really cool places we wouldn't mind visiting: a beautiful prefab home in the Pacific Northwest, a wine cask hotel, a home covered in recycled tin cans, and a super bizarre shippi...

Reusable Sandwich Bags, Beautiful Bird Feeders, and More
Slinks for 03.16.2009

Here are a few things we're digging today: A good listing of reusable sandwich bag resources, some beautiful modern bird feeders for your garden, recycled skateboard stools, and cute, eco-friendly pil...

Tent Jacket, Easily Installable Solar Panels, and More
Slinks for 03.13.2009

Just a few things to brighten your day this Friday morning: A jacket that is also a tent, rugs made form recycled plastic bottles, easily installable solar panels, and beautiful green patio furniture....

Green Santa Fe Home, Quick Green Cleaning Tip, and More
Slinks for 03.11.2009

Just a few things on our radar this morning: A quick green cleaning tip from CasaSugar, a really green, cutting edge home that doesn't look unattainably modern, an interesting light bulb fact, and a c...

Vermicomposting Video, Vinyl Clocks, and More
Slinks for 03.09.2009

We're having some fun this morning watching a pretty entertaining video on making your own worm composting bin, checking out some stylish green furniture and a beautiful container home, and thinking a...

Beautiful Rainwater Harvesting, Bath Water Filtering, and More
Slinks for 03.06.2009

Here are the things we're looking at this morning: a gizmo that filters your bath water, a good-looking rainwater cistern (finally), solar lights at IKEA, and a SmartSwitch. Get the links after the j...

10 Ways to Reduce Household Waste, a Repair Manifesto, and More
Slinks for 03.04.2009

We've got a theme for this morning's Slinks: Trash. First, we've got 10 easy ways to reduce household waste, then a trip to the San Francisco dump, then a Repair Manifesto, and finally a story about ...

A Mushroom Growing Bench, a Desk That's a Bed, and More
Slinks for 03.02.2009

All kinds of strange and wonderful things in the green blogoshphere this morning: A desk that becomes a bed (sort of), furniture that grows mushrooms, patio furniture that is beautiful and sustainable...

Reusing Toothbrushes, Flatpack Green Storage, and More
Slinks for 02.25.2009

Here are a few things we've got our eyes on this morning: a gazillion uses for old toothbrushes, good looking flatpack green storage, another cool prefab shed/guest house, and some retro art on sustai...

Amenity Bedding, DIY Rain Barrels, and More
Slinks for 02.23.2009

Happy Monday! Here are a few things to start your week off right: DIY rain barrels (perfect for Northern California, where we are getting tons of rain!), a zero-energy vacation home, a living home com...

Eco Lighting, True Modern Kids' Furniture, Recork America, and TerraScreen
Slinks for 02.18.2009

Here are a few things to spend some time on this morning: Eco lighting from Metaform Studio,True Modern sustainable kids' furniture, Living walls interiors, and more cork recycling. Get all the links...

Google Powermeter, Snail Mail's Death Knell, and More
Slinks for 02.11.2009

Here are a few things we're looking at today: Zumbox wants to kill snail mail for good, Google debuts an energy monitoring app, Jetson Green looks at a cool, stylish bit of prefab, and Treehugger unco...

Solar Blinds, Composting Tainted Food, and More
Slinks for 02.09.2009

Here are a few bits of interesting reading to start your week off right: another highlight from the Greener Gadgets Competition, solar blinds, Umbra answering a question on composting tainted food (pe...

Green Housing in Atlanta, Wool Lamp Shades, and More
Slinks for 02.05.2009

If you're one of those people who sends Valentine's day cards, green LA girl has a whole selection of eco-cards for you to choose from. Also: Take a look at a green housing option in Atlanta, repurpos...

Eco Guilt and Ikea: Is It Green?
Via Inhabitat

Adding a little substance to the debate from Kyle's somewhat controversial post back in September, Inhabitat has taken a balanced, in-depth look at Ikea's sustainable practices and future goals to f...

A Food Waste Challenge, LED Desk Lamps, and More
Slinks for 02.03.2009

Here's what caught our attention this morning as we clicked around: a food waste reduction, challenge over at Crunchy Chicken, a review of LED desk lamps, Botanist Benches, and a printer that uses cof...