Look! Recycled Glass Landscaping
While in Austin a few weeks ago, we spotted an interesting choice of landscaping material right outside of Aviary: recycled glass. We love the sustainability factor, as well as the look of the mixtu...
Posts tagged “green ideas”
A Straw Bale Home
Natural Home: November/December 2008
Meghan and Aaron Powers' 836-square foot cottage in Victor, Idaho, is noteworthy not just because it's a straw bale home, but because 90 percent of it is made from salvaged materials....
3 Unconventional Lamp Shades
Those of us who scavenge for unique, vintage lamp bases know that an acceptable shade doesn't always come as part of the deal. It's useful, then, to have a few tricks up our sleeves for embellish...
How To: Get Rid Of Your Lawn Signs
So it's a week past the election and you're still looking out the window at your lawn sign. Recycle? Save for posterity? Re-nest offered a few ideas, but now you've got one other option -- get it ou...
Re-Using Green Tea Leaves Around the Home
Back in July, Gregory gave us suggestions on how to re-use green tea leaves as a natural deodorizer to freshen up the home. We like this idea of re-using the leaves for a completely different purpose ...
"Chandelier" o' Junk
Maybe you're doing the cure and have a big pile of unwanted stuff in your outbox, with no one who'd like to take it off your hands. If you'd rather not toss it, we're all about this chandelier/install...
Lego Kitchen Crafts
This wooden utensil holder, inspired by the Duomo di Siena, is a great way to reuse those Legos you have laying around. We think that these kitchen ideas are so much fun that we'll probably dust off ...
Green House: Entryway
Body+Soul
We saw this beautiful entryway over at Body+Soul, the now defunct "natural" living magazine from Martha Stewart. The credenza is wheatboard — a material made from straw waste and formaldehyde-fr...
How To: Re-Use Vinyl Shower Curtains
We replaced our vinyl shower liner with a new curtain, but we felt bad about just chucking the old one in the trash. We decided to keep it to use around the house because it seemed like something that...
Roundup: Best CFLs
We know it can difficult to find a CFL that's right for you. They can flicker, they can't be bright enough... we've heard (and experienced!) all the stories. So, when we found this roundup of the be...
Baobab Cat Climbing Tree from Square Cat Habitat
Pet Design Month may have come and gone, but that doesn't mean that well-designed pet products escape our notice. We like the modern look of Square Cat Habitat's new Baobab climbing tree for cats. ...
Enos Trays from STAACH
We absolutely love the simplicity and sustainability of STAACH products. The furniture company just released these new trays, just in time for the holiday season. Like most of their other products, ...
Junk Mail Art
Our recycling is full of junk mail and election flyers. Hating to see all that colorful and heavy card stock paper just go to waste, we decided to create something from them. Here are the results of o...
Jessica Alba's Kid- & Eco-Friendly Home
InStyle: November 2008
The November isse of InStyle magazine will feature a spread on Jessica Alba's home, which she shares with her husband and 5 month-old daughter. While we're sure the house is huge, we can appreciate ...
Five Tips for a Greener Kitchen
ShopSmart: November 2008
You don't have to spend a lot to go green, but it's easy to make costly mistakes if you don't do your homework. There are no federal regulations for items marketed as eco-friendly so some green produc...
Benjamin Moore Natura Paint
The other day we went in search of an eco-friendly paint for our new home. We actually walked out with something brand-new -- Benjamin Moore's zero-VOC paint, Natura. In fact, the paint is so new th...
Best Felt from Branch
It's no secret that San Francisco favorite Branch holds a special place in our heart. And since felt is awesome and we love it, we thought we'd show you the best felt products that Branch has to offe...
Limited Edition Print Benefitting El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve
Home to over 400 species of birds, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve is a 300,000 acre park in the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico. In an effort to support the park, artist David Tomb has created a series...
I Didn't Know You Could Recycle That
EcoMetro
Most of us have reached the point where recycling is second nature. But even the most diligent might be overlooking household items that clutter up our space...toothpaste tubes, razor handles and even...
Ideabox's Island Cottage at Seattle Home Show
At 625 square feet the Island Cottage by Ideabox is going for a small footprint, in every sense of the word. Certified by Energy Star, the prefab features energy-efficient appliances and sustainable...
Good Questions: Handwashing or Drycleaning Silks and Cashmere?
AT:SF, I recently read somewhere that handwashing silks and cashmere is better than drycleaning. Do you guys do this? If yes, do you use any special soap for it? -MN...
Local Parks
Like most apartment dwellers, our home is lacking a private outdoor area. This has always been one of our only problems with renting (well, that and landlords who won't let you paint the walls; we hat...
Good Questions: Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergents?
Hi AT:SF, My question is about laundry detergents. What according to the people at AT:SF and the readers is the best eco-friendly laundry detergent? -MN...
Look! Cereal Box Drawer Organizer
Cereal boxes make great material for home office DIY projects, since their dimensions work with standard paper and magazine sizes (case in point: this cereal box magazine holder). Here's another ide...
Sustainable in Seattle
Metropolitan Home
Greg Smith designed his 2,200 square-foot penthouse in downtown Seattle with one goal: to create a sustainable living space that did not advertise the fact....
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