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How To: Turn Just About Anything Into a Lamp

Why buy a fancy planter light when you can turn a plant you already own into a lamp? Or how about that cool wine bottle that youâ€™ve been hanging onto? Or maybe a mason jar or a birdhouse? Yes itâ€...

Sulfites in Wine: The Myths, the Facts, and the Truth

â€œContains Sulfites.â€ Just two little words — yet so frequently misunderstood! Words you see on almost every bottle of wine. What are sulfites? Are they really bad? Do they cause wine headach...

Simple Green Entertaining: Buy Wine with Corks, Not Screw Caps

Here's something pretty simple you can do this holiday season: Whether you're hosting friends and family at your home or giving wine as a gift, choose a bottle that's been sealed with a cork, not one ...

Chill Designs: He Makes Wine. She Recycles The Barrels.

Ron Calvert makes wine in his home winery, located in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California. His wife Candace, meanwhile, decided to recycle the barrels Ron uses for wine making (that have a l...

Wines to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day

Earth Day (April 22nd) in the U.S. was yesterday last Wednesday and we got alot of Earth Day friendly ideas to mull over. Over the past five years we have seen an exponential jump in the number of win...

Hotel Made from Salvaged Wine Casks

The De Vrouwe van Stavoren Hotel in Northern Holland is constructed from four salvaged wine casks from Switzerland. Formerly filled with 14,500 liters of Beaujolais wine, each cask now holds a modest ...

Recycle: Terracycle's Cork Brigade

Cork is such a cool, versatile material. When we finish a bottle of wine, it hurts us to throw away a perfectly good cork. So, for years we've saved ours for various craft projects. But, what if you ...

Green Gifts: Glasses Made from Salvaged Beer Bottles

This weekend we got a totally unique housewarming gift â€“ tumblers made from salvaged beer bottles. The glasses come from Etsy sellers ReusefulObjects who salvages used bottles such as wine, beer & j...

Riddling Racks by Vintage at Heart

We love the handcrafted wood Riddling Racks at Vintage at Heart. Made from repurposed oak, the texture, the age, the small cracks, splits, and knots in the wood all give them character. Here we show...