Are you overwhelmed by the different options when it comes to insulating your home? You probably understand what an R-value is and that the attic is probably the first place to begin. But when it c...
BEFORE: Particleboard cabinets, dingy backsplash, colorless. My husband and I moved into our current rental apartment one year ago, and while we loved the fact that the kitchen was separate, roomy an...
Unless you're a professional painter, you probably use your paint accessories (read: putty knives and scrapers) every few years when you move into or out of an apartment, purchasing cheap or disposa...
A home remodel in and of itself is a daunting task, but tack on making the home green as well and it can quickly seem too overwhelming to bear. Fortunately, it doesn't have to be. The City of South ...
Just the other day we were starting to think about winterizing our home for the season, when we got a great tip from one of our favorite home improvement gurus, Lou Manfredini. Lou suggested that as...
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...
After renovating most of my own home, there are certainly some things I'd recommend doing myself, and somethings that are better left to the pros. The renovator of a 1920's bungalow in L.A. recently...
Cherokee Studios is the place where many of rock's legendary musicians have recorded the albums that have gone on to garner Platinum status. But the former recording studio, now converted to live-wo...
There is nothing more frustrating than gutters that are clogged during the fall and then ice-damaged during the winter. It's bad for your house and a nuisance to repair. RainTube, one of Sustainable...
It’s Fall Cure time on Apartment Therapy and Re-Nest, and one of this week's tasks is to fix something yourself. This morning Cambria provided a How-To Home Repair list from Apartment Therapy's ar...
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...
A serene bathroom is not only beautiful but functional. Unfortunately, for most of us something in the bathroom always causes us problems, whether it's a running toilet or a dripping sink. But bef...
Here in Chicago, the cold winters can make for high heating bills and lots of energy use, so we were happy to hear Governor Pat Quinn announce that a chunk of federal stimulus money will go to Illi...
An example of 8-way hand-tied springs True upholstery ateliers —or as they are more commonly known, upholstery studios— consist of a wide range of services. They normally offer everythin...
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...
Dutch design group Platform21 (remember their IKEA hack contest?) recently held a remarkable repairs competition and posted a Repair Manifesto that opposes throwaway culture, encourages people to vi...
The Fixers' Collective in the Proteus Gowanus gallery in Brooklyn is an art project turned community group that, well, fixes things. The collective began as part of a yearlong exhibition called “M...
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…...
There's nothing more disheartening than looking at an over-the-top green remodel. All we can ever think about is how we'll never be able to afford anything like it .... ever. So a tasteful, small-scal...
We've said it before: reupholstering furniture is a very green practice. Molly Worth of Chairloom is a 3rd-generation reupholsterer based out of Philadelphia. We first met her at the Brooklyn Flea...
Another testament to the transformative power of paint: this dresser-turned-kitchen-island. With a fresh coat of paint, a few new accessories and a proper top, it makes a perfect budget-friendly kit...
Q: My husband and I recently purchased a 1960's era ranch style home in the Bay Area. We would like to spruce up our bathroom while a) not spending a lot of money, and b) trying to be as green as we c...
A chair found on the street and then reupholstered! It takes a certain penchant for thrifting —not to mention an eye for design— to pull off curbside "shopping." And it also takes a littl...
We've featured Jennifer Levy's smart solutions before — she repurposed a Marais stool as a sink pedestal. Jennifer has sent us pictures of her office makeover which she completed using a combi...
We like art, small spaces and the great outdoors. So you can imagine why these amazing painted shacks and trees by artist Samuel Francois made us smile…...
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