Apartment Therapy: entertaining

Cohda's Re-Vive Dining/Desk Legs

We often come up with great ideas for our apartment, but our non-existent handyman skills prevent them from ever becoming a reality. (You ever wonder who hires those people who'll put together IKEA...

Pedal Powered Beer Pub by Hopworks Urban Brewing

The folks at Hopworks Urban Brewing have come up with a green and stylish new way of serving and transporting beer: by bike! They've built a pedal-powered bar on the frame of a cargo bike that holds...

How To: Make LED Lights for Party Decoration

Our DIY wedding is getting closer, but the challenge of lighting remains. The dinner will be held on a gravel road, lined by olive trees, with the nearest power outlet a good 200 yards away. We've a...

Ceramics by-louise: Just Use The Container It Came In

Our house is pretty casual. People help themselves to glasses, butter's plopped on a plate, the milk's served in the carton, we think there's extra ice in the freezer. It'd be nice to have those fe...

No-Dig Deck Using Dek-Block Piers

We've been dreaming of a patio for outdoor entertaining for quite some time, but the cost and materials have been a bit overwhelming. But then yesterday we stumbled upon a product at the hardware st...

Green On the Go: Top Ten Reusable Utensil Sets

After years of thinking it would be a good idea, we finally got our act together and purchased some lightweight, easily packable utensil sets. We're carrying them around everywhere to use at lunches...

Canvas: New Line from Ochre

Yesterday, I got a tour of the new line Canvas from Ochre owner Andrew Corrie. As a board member of Aid to Artisans, Andrew's interest in sustainable, quality furnishings and handcraft has formed a f...

Hot or Not: Watermelon Drink Dispenser

For those of you who love the idea of having a drink dispenser for entertaining but don't want to store it between parties, this DIY's for you! Great for summer parties, this drink dispenser and bev...

Simple Green: The Pizza Box is the Plate

I actually do this all the time when we order pizza: simply tear the box in half, divide the pizza in two, and eat it right off the cardboard. (It helps that I'm a voracious eater and can consume, ...

Biomass Stove Converts Heat to Electricity

Being developed mainly for third world countries, the SCORE (Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electric) stove converts heat into acoustic energy and then into electricity through a linear altern...

How To: Make a Mason Jar Lantern

We plan on using mason jars at our wedding as vases, but now we'll have something to do with them after we're done. We've blogged before about Alyssa Etting's porcelain mason jar lanterns, but these...

Vintage Airline Food Carts by Flight 001

Be your own air steward with these vintage airline food carts. Flight 001 has gathered up these food carts, taken them out of the plane and covered them with bold graphics to be used in your home......

How To: Decorate with Orange Rind Votives

We've blogged about Beekman 1802 before, a great blog dedicated to natural, seasonal stylish living. Since oranges are in season, I thought we'd share a quick tip from their blog on creating Orange ...

Roundup: Best Eco-Friendly Entertaining Ideas

Happy 4th of July! We hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend planned, sitting and talking out in the sun with great food and great friends. Since the 4th is a popular time of the year to throw ...

Biodegradable Party Kit from Branch Home

Just in time for your 4th of July shindig, Branch Home introduces their Biodegradable Party Kit with service for up to 50 people! For $48 you get a large kit with plates, bowls, and trays made from...

My Great Outdoors: Bev's Inspiring Country Garden

Name: Bev Location: Sperryville, VA Type of space: Country garden We had the great pleasure of spending a long weekend at Bev's Virginia farm (named Buckeye Farm) a couple weekends ago, and fell in ...

My Great Outdoors: Rachel's Container Garden in Progress

Name: RachelW Location: Chicago Type of space: Wooden Alley-Side Deck Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: Nine months of the year Chicago weather is cold and harsh, so once the ...

Survey: How Are You Greening Memorial Day Weekend?

Memorial Day is a great holiday to honor the men and women who have served and protected our country. The weekend is also one of our favorite 3-Day weekends - the weather is warming up, and typicall...

How Do You Protect Your Outdoor Furniture?
Austin

We confess, Austin normally has gorgeous weather — the kind of weather perfect for relaxing on porches and decks. We found ourselves on a friend's beautiful screened-in porch this weekend, on...

Simple Green: Focus on Reusables for Picnics

This gorgeous spring weather makes us resent having to be inside for any length of time — which is why we're dreaming up the perfect picnic. We're thinking blanket, homemade bread, local veggies...

Heeding the (Green?) Registry

Anyone else have the wedding invitations pile up? After reviewing a friend's wish list recently, we've decided upon a pretty metal compost bucket. But what if they didn't include any green goods on...

Fair Trade, Sustainable Utensils Made With Coconut Shells

Here's a handful of beautiful kitchen utensils made from highly sustainable coconut shells. We've mentioned the sustainability of coir before, but didn't think to put naturally-rounded coconut shells ...

Green Entertaining: Host a Jam Party

Last week, we attended a brunch at a friend's house, where we got to sample homemade jams. Canning has always seemed complicated, but after tasting "Summer Strawberry Jam '08," we're tempted to give i...

Board Games
Going Green in the Fun Department

Winter means a lot of time spent indoors. This could spell cabin fever for some, but when we're stuck inside with two or more people, it means... board games! There tends to be a lot of production i...

Good Question: Green Alternative to Cocktail Napkins?

We're actually asking this question: This weekend we’ll be hosting a cocktail party and we're on the fence about what to do about cocktail napkins, or any paper product for that matter. We have eno...

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