Restored Church Converted Into Home
High ceilings, dramatic rooms, period details and stained glass are just some of the benefits of living in a recently restored church. This one was recently restored by a couple in Kyloe, Northumber...
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LED Spark Light Sculptures by Daniel Becker
We're big fans of atmospheric lighting (we rely on lamps in our living room and never use the overhead lights). So we're right on board with Daniel Becker's Spark system, a series of energy-efficie...
Living Without a Fridge: Could You Do It?
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Can you live without a fridge? Some people do. The New York Times wrote an article about a number of people who are choosing to ditch their energy consumption —even Energy Star consumption&md...
Green Extreme: Mark Boyle Living Without Cash
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!)...
A Ribbon Apartment in Manhattan
Young designer Alan YL Chan took on the difficult task of personally renovating his 400 square feet dark, cramped and deteriorating Manhattan apartment – all while living in it and only 3 years ou...
Inspiration: Crate Bookshelf by 20.87 EStudio
Cross the re-purposed milk crate trend with the "boxes into shelving" trend and you come up with this bookshelf by 20.87 Estudio... ...
Casa Familia: Eco-Tech Coastal Living
Name: Casa Familia Location: San Diego, Calif. (Point Loma) Type: 1950 home Kevin wrote in to share this this "reinterpretation of quintessential Southern California courtyard houses", a coastal r...
Moto Designshop Designs a House with an Elevator Garage
One of the worst ways to wake up it to realize that your car isn't parked in the appropriate alternate side parking spot. You rush out, jammies still on, eyes still crusted over, and then drive arou...
30 Ways to Live and Stay Green in a Cold and Frozen Climate
When Emma sent us this question a while ago on ways to stay green in cold, frozen Canada, we had requests to turn the question into a full post. Sure, it's easy to be green in a temperate climate w...
2012 2010 Olympic Gold Made Out of Old Circuit Boards
From Metal to Medal
Vancouver won its bid to host the 2012 2010 Olympic Winter Games and they're rolling out all the punches. It's Ottawa Mint facility has already produced all 615 gold, silver and bronze medals for th...
Call to Action: Vote to Make Your Community Greener
While we wait patiently for climate change legislation to move through the halls of the U.S. Congress, it's easy to think there's nothing we can do. But thinking that is wrong! Chances are you've got ...
Inspiration: Beer Bottle Partitions
Beer bottles – what can’t they be used for? During the renovation the historic and now defunct Milwaukee Blatz Brewery, salvaged and original Blatz bottles were turned into warm amber pivoting p...
AT On... Not Going It Alone
Recently, I was listening to my mother describe the quilt square she had sewn for 350.org's International Day Of Climate Action on October 24 (that's tomorrow!). As I learned about the quilt and saw i...
Luxuries vs. Essentials
We brought you some great small kitchen advice from local architect Cindy Black on Wednesday, and were a little surprised by the passionate outcries against removing your dishwasher to reclaim space...
Look! Upcycled Music Stand
What's It Made From?
Before a recent trip home to pick vegetables, my mom (and as I've said before, my green hero) told me excitedly over the phone about a new music stand that her husband made for her. But when she expla...
Debunked: 10 Green Home Myths
This Old House
Being green at home has been gaining momentum, even being dubbed as a fad by some folks over the last few years. Even with all the increased attention on the movement there are still tons of myths f...
13 Ways To Repurpose Old Clothes
Vintage clothes get made into one-of-a-kind boutique pillows We've spent the past few days cleaning out the closet, giving away or donating things that no longer fit or that we no longer wear. But t...
A Week Without Garbage
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We've blogged about the Green Garbage Project, one couple's attempt to live for an entire year without throwing anything away. While their endeavor is certainly admirable, it's not something most of u...
Inspiration: Solar Decathlon 2009
Yesterday kicked off the 4th Solar Decathlon. We look forward to seeing what creative and forward thinking designs the students come up with not only because they look cool, but also because they ca...
Look! Go Green By Minimizing
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Just in time for the Fall 2009 Green Cure... A big goal for us this year was to clean and organize our home, and part of that meant minimizing. So, once we went paperless, we had a lot less need for...
Inspiration: Squint Limited's Colorful Patchwork Furniture
We've blogged Squint's Patchwork furniture before on AT:NY where its unique designs cover our favorite Egg Chair, and the contrast between modern lines and traditional crafting converge to create so...
31 Ways to Celebrate Fair Trade Month
Happy Fair Trade Month! Whether you're an avid supporter of Fair Trade or are curious to know what it all means, there's a new Web site offering daily doses of food talk, impact stories, events, and g...
Fancy P(l)ants: Domsai Terrariums by Matteo Cibic
Disguised as astronauts, these plants come in hand-cast porcelain and mouth-blown glass from Italy — making these one-of-a-kind cacti fancy p(l)ants indeed…...
Etsy Find: Upcycled Vintage Plates by Le Petit Boutique
We love these bright and clever upcycled plates – used to eat from or purely for display they’re an unique way to insert a pop of color into your home…...
Simple Green: Living With Less
And Explaining Why You Do It
Recently, our home has been getting a preview of the Fall Cure—we've been paring down and organizing like there's no tomorrow. But we have loving family members who want to give us things we don't t...
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