DIY: Recycling Your Candles

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

What do you do with those old candles that have burnt down to almost nothing, or who lost their wicks? You could toss them or you could turn them into new home made candles like Cara Hall. Cara demonstrates on her blog the Failed Feminist how to recycle your old candles into new candles like [...]

DIY Upcycled Wine Bottle Gas Lamp

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Matt Embrey .

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Upcycle an old wine bottle into an eclectic porch gas lamp…
While I haven’t tried this DIY yet I think it’s my new favorite. Erik Anderson of Gerardot & Co. (a team of branding experts, creative marketers and designers) came up with this DIY when he was looking for a Tiki Style lamp to fend [...]

Bringing Light to Trash

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Liz Grotyohann .

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I’m in the market for a new desk lamp, and these lamps from Breeze Block caught my eye last week while I was browsing Etsy. Now, I fear I am becoming a bit of a repurposing cynic after looking for recycled products day in and day out, but I like these lamps.

DIY: Give an Old Trunk a New Life

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

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When there’s something in the house that starts to look a little ragged, it’s hard to resist the call of IKEA. It’s so easy to hit up that Swedish wonderland and replace an aging piece on the cheap. Rather than send that beat up old trunk to the landfill, it’s pretty easy and fun to make your own, handmade cover!

GARBAGE Recycled Kitchenware Lighting

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Gilles Eichenbaum, also known as Garbage, is a Paris based designer and artist who melds antique household items into captivating light fixtures. Truly gorgeous.

Repurposed Leather Belt Flooring

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Ting London knows how to use belts! Artists and designers are powerful forces towards innovative and sustainable concepts and founder Inghua Ting has created a ballin’ set of products with this in mind.

I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Here are some easy ways to have a green Christmas this year, and they are easier and greener than crafting a giant Frosty the Snowman out of 2 liter PET bottles!

Zen in a Box: The Kibako Green Trunk

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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For those who like to compartmentalize, French company Pinel & Pinel bring you Zen in a box with the Kibako Green Trunk. Part of their collection of trunks that put everything you’d need in a box of some kind, the green trunk lets you garden in a trunk. Outfitted with an 80w Osram horticultural light, [...]