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've been considering an upgrade in the kitchen — we need a better way to store our recycling. The system we have right now is pretty unattractive and not all that space-efficient. So we want ...
We hadn't really thought of IKEA's Trofast system as something to use outside of a kid's room until a reader mentioned repurposing it as a recycling station. Since then, we've noticed lots of differ...
Although IKEA might not always be the most sustainable retailer out there, we still think they're a good option for select pieces. Our editors are headed to a special IKEA event tomorrow to see the...
Currently in The Atlantic, there's an article by Ellen Ruppel Shell on the unsustainability of IKEA. In Buy to Last, Shell makes these points... ...
Re-nest reader Olivia (otherwise known as Powered by Tofu) sent us in a great How-To she just did: Ladder or cage? The great debate. I have been obsessing over the idea of using tomato ladders ra...
Adding a little substance to the debate from Kyle's somewhat controversial post back in September, Inhabitat has taken a balanced, in-depth look at Ikea's sustainable practices and future goals to f...
We suspect this post will kick off a maelstrom. We have a LOT of eco guilt about shopping at Ikea. But sadly, we do it anyway. Same old cycle of consumption...their stuff is affordable and fun so...
More details have emerged about IKEA's investment in cleantech... all $74 million of it....
Well, not yet. But in the next few years Ikea could be adding new products with names like SOLLARVIK PÅNNEL, and WÅTERD METÖRD. According to a recent report, our favorite seller of stuff is now loo...
Hanging out in the returns area at Ikea we were reminded a) we hate returning things, it always takes forever and b) oh yeah you can recycle toner cartridges, light bulbs and batteries at Ikea. pos...
Despite our best intentions, we still end up with the odd plastic bag or two. And they do have a purpose—they're great for transporting wet swimsuits and the like. But they're hard to keep in ...
We've been working on a project with butcherblock from IKEA and have a few insights on what makes them so affordable... and (perhaps) more green than other butcherblock....
Many times we've come home from IKEA with one of the store's disposable tape measures floating around in our bag. When we saw these pendant lamps from designer Chrissy Angliker, we wished we'd have...
IKEA's sold batteries for as long as we can remember, and we don't know much about their environmental impact other than 1) they are marked "mercury-free" and 2) they don't last as long as, say, a Dur...
Have any big plans for the long weekend? How about (responsibly) getting rid of some of that junk that's been cluttering your closets, not to mention that one drawer in the kitchen you can't even o...
We're not too proud to say we wish the lazy susan would come back in style. The deep wood finish of this one would look great in the middle of a round pedestal table, like IKEA's Docksta or, gasp, S...
In December, we covered 10 ways not to forget your tote bag (this is a good and simple New Year's Resolution!), why linoleum (and not sheet vinyl) is green, and IKEA's latest green claims… [...
In September, the New York Times wrote about IKEA Hacking; we assembled a list of 10 idiot-proof ways to go green; asked for (and found!) a few good, green homes, though we're still up for more; a...
Smart, smart IKEA. They're taking the thing everyone complains about, the hollow-core construction of their furniture, and turning it into a green benefit. Read on to see why IKEA claims their mod...
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