One thing people who love DIY projects have in common (besides the fun and thrill of making something yourself) is the money savings involved in taking on the task yourself. In a DIY project, the mos...
Garbage Lamp: made of used, compulsively collected polystyrene drinking cups. ...
Yesterday we showed you ten ways to travel greener. Let’s say you’ve decided to go a step farther and vacation at an ecolodge, which is a hotel or vacation spot that follows the philosophies of s...
We've been seeing lots of great getaway posts this month at AT, from great resources to help us make our getaway to gorgeous places to escape to. Don't think you have to put a stop to your green livi...
While visiting Loft, a store that features sustainable furniture options in Austin, we fell in love with Environment Furniture's gorgeous and green furniture options. While not a new company, EFI is ...
Green @ Home month might be over, but that doesn't mean we haven't stopped looking for ways to improve our environmental impact on a day to day basis. As noted a few times, water use is a big issue he...
Companies around the country have been taking steps towards running more environmentally aware businesses. One step that companies can take is the use of biodegradable, compostable food packaging. Co...
Looking to spruce up the garden for the dog days of summer? Don't want to 'roid them out with a chemical fertilizer? Us either, that's why we use a nice organic fertilizer: ...
Mosquitoes and other flying insects can easily ruin time spent in your garden or backyard on hot, summer nights. In lieu of dousing yourself or your yard with chemicals, here’s an all-natural and s...
On one of our walks we spotted something unexpected at the house of the famed landscape architect and Venice resident Jay Griffith:...
This might be the saddest home furnishings creation we've ever seen. It gets more sad under the jump......
If you're looking for a native plant, one that can provide brilliant colour, that thrives in all types of light (including varieties that thrive in full shade and full sun), indoors and out, and that'...
We’ve seen a couple of different cardboard furniture post recently but the Room To Grow range really caught our eye. All their products are made from at least 70% recycled paper and are 100% recycla...
While running in for a bite to eat at a nearby Whole Foods, we stopped to check out this colourful collection of non-plastic garden pots manufactured from the husks of rice, other grains and starch-ba...
We ate, we composted, we have soil! Yes, my Green @ Home experiment has proved to be a rousing (to me) success, that I'll continue to implement in the future. The biggest challenges were what to do ...
As you might remember, I chose a simple project for Green @ Home Month. I wanted to build the habit of turning off lights as I left rooms. The overall experience helped me to focus on the little thi...
We're betting your first thought is "ewww..." After you get over your skiivies, stop and think. According to Molly Roemer, LA City editor of green blog site IdealBite, as quoted in Angeleno magazine...
Phew, is July really almost over? That sure went quickly. Before we all go off on our August adventures, let's take a look back at some of the simple tips we compiled in July for being Green @ Home...
As we wind down Green Month here at ATLA and turn our focus towards Escapes, our focus for August, we found an item that bridges both themes. We fell in love with the Nomad Tent, a 160 square foot te...
With all the wonderful focus on being Green @ Home and simple ways to get green here at AT, I wanted to share a great neighborhood built on green (and modern!) sensibilities here in Austin. Whether yo...
It feels like we're always replacing the lights we have strung up outside. Each time summer rolls around there are burnt out bulbs (if not a burnt out string) and we set ourselves up for the task of ...
The other day Rebecca demystified green symbology. Today's lesson clarifies those definitions that everyone seems to be batting around with increasing frequency... ...
Hands down, this is by far the most impressive one of its kind we’ve ever seen. The Cape Schanck house built by Paul Morgan [as a part time house away from the city for him & his family] features th...
Something has grown in the Melbourne Central shopping centre and it’s not the crowds at peak hour – it’s our very own vertical garden by Patrick Blanc. The Frenchman’s work has been mentioned ...
Thanks to Rowena who pointed out that Martha Stewart has blogged her favorite eco-friendly way to clean up her pets' accidents (specifically when they grace her sisal carpeting which is normally a tot...
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