If you are dreaming of simpler or off-the-grid living, a Yurt is a fantastic option. There are several companies making inexpensive Yurt kits that provide a very affordable all-season home, studio, or country home. If you can find a cheap piece of land a yurt is an excellent choice for your own off-the-grid dwelling, the kits can even provide a home as large as 5000 sq. ft. or more.

City: Vancouver
Population: 600,000
Green Cred: Vancouver is a metropolitan port city nestled between mountains and the ocean in the Pacific Northwest. Vancouver draws 90% of electricity from renewable resources, mainly Hydroelectric dams. The birthplace of Greenpeace.

Vancouver is frequently listed at one of the most livable cities on the planet. It’s a stunning jewel of a city with a mild climate and a high quality of living. With the recent 2010 Olympic games this past winter Vancouver has been with streamlined with convenient new transit lines, LEED facilities, and an overall facelift. Here are just a few of the green features of Vancouver.

To me, letterpress is the most perfect form of printing. Handcrafted and printed in small qualities, there isn’t really a way to capture the tactile quality of letterpress with mass production. Often printed on recycled papers in small runs letterpress items are a great green option for this hoilday season. This wonderful old world craft is experiencing a revival and designers all over have embraced it with exciting modern designs. Here are a few holiday picks.

The official launch of the holiday season for 2010 starts in just a few days, and my head is already filled with to-do lists, gift lists and goal planning for the season and year ahead. A recent tragedy and general chaos this year has left me feeling overwhelmed, but in spite of this I have been struck by how incredibly lucky I am, and it's inspired me to do a little more this season to make choices that are good for the planet and for humanity. Here’s a little list of my holiday resolutions on giving thanks and giving back.

Centerpieces can be a very fantastic opportunity to add visual punch to your decorating and entertaining. Create your own centerpiece by assembling glassware with found items, reused items or consumable items into something that is gorgeous and green. When scrambling to get your home ready for guests it’s nice to create something easy and elegant. Here's a little inspiration for your own DIY centerpieces.

I feel that in recent years tablecloths have sort of gone out of style and become something associated more with a stuffy older relative rather than with a hip host or hostess. So I've pulled together a little selection of modern tablecloths for inspired holiday table settings. The selection includes tablecloths made of recycled or organic materials and some that are handwoven or handprinted.

Every Tuesday in Apartment Therapy's 20/20 Home Cure is Buy Fresh Flowers day. It's an easy and rewarding task: just buy a pretty little gift for yourself and your home to refresh and energize your space. But to go the greenest route, choose organic and pesticide-free flowers.

It's November already and we are now heading into the full swing of the holiday season. For many, this means holidays dinner invitations that will require a nice gift for your host or hostess. Here are a few ideas:

I've been intrigued by sweater knit pillows for quite a while. When I've seen them in stores and online I'm never sure if they really look great or if I'm just more smitten with the idea. Here's a little roundup of a few cute pillows, but I'm wondering: have you been able to successfully bring sweater knit pillows into your space?

There's something about delicate textured porcelain that gets me every time. Wapa's Studio items capture what I love about porcelain and combine it with a raw handmade aesthetic. Based in Avichail, a small seaside town surrounded by nature in Israel, Wapa's Studio is the handiwork of artist Ady Shapira.