Building with Hemp: Hemcrete by Tradical
Yet another use for hemp! Hempcrete, a bio-composite building material made by Tradical — containing little more than hemp, lime and water — is carbon negative, completely recyclable and...
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Bazzeo: Kitchen Design for the Whole Home
We're excited because tonight we're headed over to Cisco Home to check out Bazzeo, a kitchen design that's been generating a lot of buzz. Bazzeo is the first eco-centric contemporary kitchen collec...
Baileys Home and Garden
To the folks at Baileys, it doesn’t really matter if something is old or new. They strive to sell things that are simple, useful and well made. This philosophy has resulted in a store that offers...
Bookhou
Toronto-based Bookhou was co-founded in 2003 by John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj, and showcases their beautiful handiwork. All of their work emphasizes natural handmade materials on a small-scale ...
Baby Jar Chandelier
Natural Home Magazine May/June 2009
Add this one to the list of crafty reuse of baby food jars: how about putting your nose to the grindstone this weekend to make a project that comes directly from the recycle bin? That's exactly what...
Best New Green Materials for Your Interior
New for 2009, these innovative interior building products are not only eco-friendly, but also better-performing and more attractive that those of last year. See 7 great new green products after the ju...
Bitter About V-Day? Follow This Green Guide
Blogging Grist
We mentioned how we might celebrate the sentiment of Valentine's Day with an earth-friendly card or some handmade cookies--but we weren't thinking about the Down With Love crowd. Fortunately, Grist ...
Blogging...Only Most Energy Efficient TVs To Be Sold?
Los Angeles Times
Did you know in a California that televisions account for about 10% of the average Californian's monthly household electricity bill? Y'all are watching too much Dancing with the Stars, aren't you? Wit...
Blogging...DIY Scarf Pillow
Design*Sponge
We have a number of graphic-patterned silk scarves we've picked up at thrift stores, but our attempts at wearing it are more "Oh no" than "Oh la la." So we we're excited to come across this post that ...
Batles' Potrero Hill Home Echoes the Past
San Francisco Chronicle: 11.26.08
Sculptor/artist Agelio Batle lives with his wife and two sons in a live-work space on Potrero Hill. It's a two-story home that was originally a Victorian, but had been altered over the years. After ...
Beyond the Crisper: Anti-Spoilage Refrigerators
Wall Street Journal 11.19.2008
How many times has this happened to you? You've decided to make a salad; so you reach into the refrigerator to grab a bag of carrots, celery, whatever -- and what you pull out looks more like a Gumby ...
Blogging Slate's Lantern: On CSAs and Surplus
If you join a community-supported agriculture (CSA) co-op, and they give you more food than you can use, are you helping the environment or hurting it? Slate's answer may surprise you....
Blogging... New York Magazine's Floral Home Office
Is it weird that we want to make sweet love to this room? Featured in this week's New York Magazine, this home office oozes romance. "The Fornasetti 'Fiori' wallpaper in Lisa’s office came from Col...
Blogging The New York Times: Greening Your PC
A computer left on all the time uses twice as much energy as a refrigerator. Click through for 7 tips for making your PC a little more eco-friendly....
Blogging Planet Green: Pellet Stove Buying Guide
With the price of natural gas and electricity going up, up, up, and the economy in general looking not so good, many are installing a pellet stove in anticipation of winter. We found a buying guide t...
Building a Fence: Alternatives to Concrete Anchors?
I've finally begun construction on my pallet fence which will enable our dog to roam our yard, sans supervision. My two main priorities: Build something the neighbors will approve of and minimize my i...
Blogging WSJ.com: An Inconvenient Bag
The bottom line according to the Wall Street Journal: that reusable tote bag, whether it's free or $25 or $300 on eBay is only green if you use it—a lot....
Blogging...CNN: Shipping Containers as Homes
If you've ever seen Shigeru Ban's nomadic museum, you know that shipping containers are a viable (and in Ban's case, breathtaking) space, so we were excited when saw that someone else is now using the...
Blogging Martha Stewart: 25 Eco-Chic Ideas for Your Home
Yep, even Martha's getting in on the green movement. And it makes sense doesn't it? She's proved herself to be pretty resourceful over the years -- and being resourceful is half the battle towards b...
Blogging the NYTimes: The Next Little Thing?
You've been hearing it from us for a while now: smaller is necessarily greener. Despite the trend for larger and larger homes, we've found perfectly happy people living in tiny houses by the Tumblewe...
Blogging Common Ground: Om at Home
Do you believe that keeping your home organized is part of keeping your home green? If you do, you'll like this ......
Blogging GOOD: CO2 World
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a chart with a hundred words must be worth a million, right? Our math is fuzzy, but you get our point ... The image above is just a corner of the gigant...
Blogging NYTimes: 3 Recycled Centerpieces by David Stark
Considering the fact that it's been in the 80s for the past week or so here in the Bay Area, it's hard for us to believe that people are actually talking about "harvest parties." Harvest? As in fal...
Blogging NYT: Handmade Nation
When it comes to resourcefulness, one of the greatest traits for green living, few things resonate as soundly as the DIY movement. And Faythe Levine, profiled in this NYT piece, is a "pillar of the ...
Blogging The Oregonian: An Interview with Ryan Walsh
We just spotted a great interview of the Portland architect who designed the house that won Dwell's "How Green Are You?" competition. His resourcefulness and willingness to try unusual approaches&mda...
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