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Give Your Household Cleaners a Green and Nontoxic Upgrade

by Tim Hurst on February 8th, 2010

Is your home hiding a toxic hot spot? If you’re using conventional products, the answer is probably yes.

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Handmade Options for Winterizing Your Home

by Becky Striepe on November 6th, 2009

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 [...]

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Art Glass: Bottles in the Sun

by Liz Grotyohann on September 17th, 2009

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.

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Posted in Art, DIY, Glassware, Yard+Garden 4 Comments

Reclaiming Old Furniture With a New Edge

by Doug Gunzelmann on March 2nd, 2009

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 [...]

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Greener Gadgets: Bware Water Meter

by Doug Gunzelmann on February 26th, 2009

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 [...]

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Posted in Gear+Gadgets 8 Comments

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

by Doug Gunzelmann on February 13th, 2009

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 [...]

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I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas

by Doug Gunzelmann on December 23rd, 2008

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!

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Odds and Ends, Bits and Pieces Furniture

by Doug Gunzelmann on December 18th, 2008

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

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Energuy Show’s You How to be Efficient at Home

by Doug Gunzelmann on December 12th, 2008

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.

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Log Bowls by Doha Chebib

by Doug Gunzelmann on December 9th, 2008

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.

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