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Re:modern: Sustainable Modern Living

Whether you're looking for eco-friendly furniture, recycled-paper wall tiles, or just a nice bamboo bowl, you'll have no trouble finding everything you need at Re:modern's online store. With its new...

River House Renovation: From Garbage Dump to Home
Blogging The New York Times 2.10.09

This 400-year-old damp, 4-room stone house along the Vltava River in Cesky Krumlov (112 miles south of Prague) was purchased for the equivalent of about $6,000 USD. At the time of the sale, it was ...

Recycled Container Community
Blogging the NYT

Raval Warehouse

We love Craigslist, don't get us wrong. We've bought some of our favorite things from Craig. Bikes, coffee tables, desks. But sometimes, while scanning our local listings, we find things and we think:...

Recycled Auto Part Nativity Scene, Chess Set and More
by Armando Ramirez

And the nativity scene is just the beginning ... Armando Ramirez has turned recycled auto parts into everything imaginable, including figures of a Web Programmer, Piano Man, Helicopter, Chess set and ...

Reimagined Great Depression Posters (Free Downloads!)
ReadyMade magazine

We like posters. We love free posters with green-tinged messages....

Reclaimed Doors by Liberty Valley

A major focal point of any home is the front door. I've always been captivated at home trade shows by the beautiful, solid wood doors. Now there is a green choice from Liberty Valley....

re-nest makes the TIME Magazine Design 100

Hey, we're in TIME Magazine! re-nest made it into their list of "the top 100 people and ideas behind today's most influential design."We're proud, of course, but we also wanted to thank our readers w...

Rejuvenation

We found the perfect place to explore on a rainy day. Rejuvenation, with stores in both Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, and a quite nice online store, has a selection that mixes old and new. High-qual...