We are huge fans of making butter at home. Making your own butter is so fast and so easy that we often make small batches of table butter for maximum freshness and taste. But we've also been making ex...
It happens to everyone: sometimes there’s an unfortunate odor in your house – maybe it’s coming from your garbage can, something that burnt in the kitchen, the bathroom or the litter box. Our ...
Tomorrow's trip to the farmers' market will yield plenty of local poblanos for salsas, soups, and breads. Can't you just taste the heat? This will be in lieu of New Mexico's famous Hatch chiles. Why...
Fall is upon us! Where I live, the days are already shorter, and it is certainly getting colder! Before it gets too cold (or dark) make sure your home is ready for energy efficiency and safety. We ...
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 posted on creating your own rain barrel before, but here's another great detailed how-to for the budget conscious that can be done for about $25 ... ...
As frustrated as any consumer with making sure to get every last drop out of a product, Consumer Reports pumped, poured, squeezed, shook, and tapped as much as could out of a variety of bottles and th...
When we saw that Amy Wells, set decorator for Mad Men, was sharing her secondhand shopping secrets in the LA Times, we knew needed to pay close attention......
Remember when we suggested cleaning your cast iron pan with kosher salt? Turns out, salt has plenty more uses in the kitchen and around the house. It’s not quite as versatile as baking soda, but it ...
Here's a current debate in our house: If a fan is on in a room and there’s no one around to feel it, does it cool the air?...
"In these economic times" has become a much-hated buzz phrase around our office, but the fact remains that we're all scaling back right now, and a full-blown hotel/spa/safari trip is probably not in...
This month is travel and escapes month across the Apartment Therapy sites. But, being green and traveling is a tricky combination. Getting to your destination creates one set of challenges; arriving...
Gwyneth's GOOP that arrived in our inbox today is all about products geared toward living a greener life - we always find it interesting to see what eco-entrepreneurs are working on. As Gwyneth says:...
They don't make much like they used to but we can still do our part, through good maintenance measures, to extend the life of lots of stuff at home. Not only does it save money to use things longer,...
While we've discussed what dishwashing detergent is best, what about their counterpart - rinse aides? Instead of buying a commercial rinse aid, there's something you probably already have in your cu...
A glance at the calendar and we know one thing for certain: It's wedding season. We've got weddings lined up from now til September — and that means we have a lot of wedding gifts to buy. We're ...
Canning has become quite the buzzword these days — people are canning up a frenzy across the nation, and co-op groups are popping up all over the place. Raise your hand if you thought pickles ...
Even though here in Chicago the thermostats have only surpassed 80 a few times, we have some neighbors who have their A/C on – all the time. While we recommend trying alternative cooling methods, ...
Getting ready for summer entertaining means polishing up your patio furniture — some of which may have gotten rusty over the winter. Here's an easy, non-toxic way to get rid of the rust on ch...
We've all stared down the price tags on organic goodies before, and wondered, "Is it worth the extra cash?" We tend to make that decision on a case-by-case basis, but more and more our answer is, "Yes...
When it's beyond repair, can't be refilled, and you've already replaced it... Recycle it! We all know that part. But what happens when you aren't sure if it can be recycled? What about those fake cr...
If you could save between 60 and 80% of the electricity you normally use through your computer, would you be interested? How about if you could download and IM while your computer was in sleep mode? T...
Chez Larsson's home from AT:LA It's the second week of May, which means we have 3 full weeks left of Spring Cleaning goodness! (Yes, I said goodness.) For the rest of the month we'll be providing y...
If you're anything like us, there is at least one cup of coffee between you and the front door every morning. We've been collecting our coffee grounds to help out some of our plants that like acidic...
We've blogged about this before, but thought it worth revisiting. According to researcher Kamal Meattle, an arrangement of three common houseplants, used in specific spots in a home, can result in ...
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