Apartment Therapy: pets

1,001 Uses for White Distilled Vinegar

We love white distilled vinegar. We don't love the way it smells. But we love it. It's pretty cheap, it's non-toxic, environmentally-friendly, and you can use it to do (literally) like a thousand thin...

Compost It! Tumbleweed Pet Poo Converter

Did you know you can compost pet droppings? Although it shouldn't be mixed in with regular compost, poo from dogs, cats, or rodents can still be converted into rich fertilizer for your garden. ...

Top 5: Green Things for Your Cat
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We've got two indoor cats and we find it strangely fulfilling to figure out the healthiest and smartest ways to care for them. It's sort of silly. They're pretty low-impact as it is. They bathe in t...

Look! Recycled Fence Doghouse

Over the weekend, four- and two-legged patrons enjoyed the Barkitecture event in downtown Austin, which raised money for local animal rescues, and the creative doghouse designs had everyone barking. T...

Community: Picking Up After Pets

In a city as pet-friendly as ours, where dogs are just as regular at local coffee shops as their parents (no, we don't call them "owners" here), there is one problem. A recent campaign to encourage Au...

Look! Homemade Backyard Chicken Coop

We're not handy enough to ever harbor hopes of building a chicken coop this adorable ... not in our wildest dreams. But that doesn't mean we can't appreciate Beth and Craig's amazing homemade coop. Di...

Green Your Pets

Last night we found ourselves in the grocery store at midnight with a friend picking out food for her dog. She passed over the regular stuff and went straight for the organic. Seems like Olive was...

The Return of the Backyard Chicken
The New Yorker

We've had our own obsession with chickens on Re-Nest, and we found this week's New Yorker article on the resurgence of chicken keeping completely in line with our thinking on the matter. The author,...

Urban Homesteaders: The New Normal?
Popular Mechanics

There are all sorts of levels of urban homesteading. We'd argue that if you grow your own tomatoes and can the extras for winter, you're a bit of a homesteader. But then there are the more dedicated/e...

Etsy Find: Upcycled Suitcase Pet Bed

We don't currently have a cat (a fact my poor husband is very sad about, but alas, our landlord has rules), but if we did we might have to set them up in some sweet vintage style with this hot pink ...

Molly Mutt Dog Duvets

We don't even have a dog, but we can still appreciate what a good idea the Molly Mutt Dog Duvet is. We've seen how dirty dog beds get, so a dog bed cover (er, duvet) that can be removed and washed is ...

I'm Allergic to My Pet! What Can I Do?
Good Question

Q: We live with pets... and we're allergic to them! It's an interesting dilemma because having a healthy home is so important to us; we use zero-VOC paint; we take our shoes off when we walk through t...

Found My Animal: Accessories for Adopted Animals

We recently got an email from an AT friend, Bethany Obrecht, whose home we photographed for our upcoming book Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small Spaces (due out in Spring 2010). Her company, Fou...

DIY Armoire Aviary

The owner and creator of this armoire-turned-aviary didn't always keep such an elaborate home for her birds. Her zebra finches were previously confined to a small cage with hardly any room to fly. S...

Reclaimed Cedar Chicken Coops by Modern Coop

Some of our editors have a thing for chickens. They've tried to work through it, but they just keep coming back for more! Here's the newest addition: these sporty, mobile chicken coops by Modern C...

Unexpected Green-ish Find: Dogloo Indigo Igloo Dog House

Went shopping with Dad yesterday for a new dog house (they've got a new puppy). We spent a good 30 minutes weighing all the options at Petco before deciding on the Dogloo Indigo Igloo Dog House. When ...

Green Obsession (Still!): Chicken Coops by Urban Hens

Yes, we're still obsessed with chickens. If anything, ever since our neighbors got a chicken, the obsession has gotten worse. We hear it clucking every time we walk out to our car. We want one (or two...

Mia & Maggie: Modern & Eco-Friendly Pet Store

click thumbnails for larger pics Mia & Maggie was conceived by product designers frustrated by their own shopping experiences for high-quality, innovated pet products. Beautifuly designed, the online...

Kid Friendly Table Transformation

Where there's a before shot, there's always an after! We promise you want to see what this table makes a diy transformation into! It could used for creatures with 2 legs or 4 and be tailored to ma...

Cat Beds by Vurv Design and Kilowatt Studio

Just spied these awesome new cat beds by Vurv Design and Kilowatt studio over at moderncat. We're particularly prone to ooohing and ahhhing over good-looking pet furniture. Probably because the stuff ...

Re-nest Recall: Pet Hair Magnet

It hurts us to have to write this — because we really thought we'd struck gold — but we've given up on the Pet Hair Magnet. We haven't been using it too much for the last year or so, becau...

Top 10: Cutest Eco Pets

Who knew hermit crabs were considered a green pet? But don’t fret dog and cat owners: you’re on the list, too. Find out the other top 10 eco pets after the jump... ...

A Biodegradable Dog TentFrom the Dwell Blog

Here's a fun project for hardcore design enthusiasts who are also hardcore pet lovers: a modular, collapsible, biodegradable dog tent. You know your Fido wants one....

Caboodle Cardboard Cat Habitats

Click Here to View All Photos We have a very small dog (kitten-sized actually) who does like to snuggle up somewhere cozy and enclosed now and then. So, even though we are not experienced in the ways ...

DIY: Recycled Cardboard Cat Scratcher

We know it's not Pet Month yet, but we couldn't pass up this DIY cardboard cat scratcher we just spied over at Modern Cat. Our cat Will, despite being presented with every type of scratching post ima...

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