Handmade Options for Winterizing Your Home

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Becky Striepe .

Brr! It feels like the temperature dropped over night! According to the folks at EPA’s Energy Star, about half of our home energy use goes to heating and cooling our homes, and we use the vast majority of that energy on heat during the chilly months. Luckily, those crafty Etsy sellers have all sorts [...]

Art Glass: Bottles in the Sun

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Liz Grotyohann .

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Western Art Glass creates amazing art from reclaimed bottles: building a mobile from beer bottle bottoms, or wrestling a curving leaf from the side of a discarded wine bottle.

Reclaiming Old Furniture With a New Edge

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Laurent Corio designed this new take on an old piece of furniture. The trestle legs, reminiscent of a saw horse, give this old table a whole new aura. As an antique fanatic (maybe a strange pastime for a 28 year old male) I see mountains of decent furniture that just looks tired and lacks that [...]

Greener Gadgets: Bware Water Meter

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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The Bware water meter is a contestant in the 2009 Greener Gadgets Design competition this weekend in NYC. Bware is meant to actively provide feedback to the user keeping them visually aware of their water consumption. The gadget can be affixed to a sink, toilet, shower, or virtually any household water source as a passive [...]

Save the Economy, Save for Your Future and Save the Planet

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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The “thrift paradox” describes the problem of spending money to stimulate the economy without continuing down the path of consumerism that led us into our current economic state. The phrase was coined by John Maynard Keynes, yet there is a way to both spend and save at the same time…and you can be green about [...]

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!

Odds and Ends, Bits and Pieces Furniture

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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Using 16 discarded blankets and 34 old wooden beams Jo Meesters created a room full of colorful, soft, and appealing furniture.

Energuy Show’s You How to be Efficient at Home

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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This awesome site from the AEE of Quebec, Canada (Agency for Energy Efficiency) lets you interact with Energuy in a virtual household. You literally drag him by the arm to find all the ways you can save power in the house. Its pretty funny too.

Log Bowls by Doha Chebib

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

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These log bowls use leftover waste wood from storm damage, landscaping, and development work. They are lined with acrylic and gloss finish and come in a myriad of colors and sizes.

Amazing House Designs That Get You Close To Nature

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Some think that modern society’s biggest problem is our separation from nature and the only way to really be happy is to reconnect and become in tune with our surroundings. I know I definitely feel better when I’m out on a hike or a bike ride than when I’m sitting here behind the comp. [...]