Cartoonish, colorful and overtly graphic, these new furnishings all embrace the current style focus on industrial elements in contemporary decor. But unlike the prevailing style of vintage-inspired industrial like farm tables, rusty gears and cabinetry made from reclaimed factory wood (think Restoration Hardware) these new designs embrace industrial shapes and ideas with contemporary elements like pop-art colors, glossy finishes and the style of the contemporary cartoon version of Andy Warhol's Factory. More

Installing a solar water heating system could reduce your water heating bills by 50-80%. The anticipated payback of a solar water heating system is estimated at 3 to 7 years, and could qualify you for a 30% federal tax credit. Velux's solar water heating systems have three systems available depending on the size and type of your house, and the number of people in your household: More

About a year ago, we were introduced to Dominic Wilcox's artwork at The Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon. His War Bowls were part of the exhibit, "The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects" and they were by far, our favorite. After researching the artist, we found that his melted toy bowls are just a fragment of his many talents. More

We've blogged about MINIWIZ's HYmini Wind and Solar Charger before, so we were excited to view their brand new line of sustainable energy products at CES. Among them are a recycled brick/wall system, a solar-powered home and garden light, and a wind- and solar-powered battery charger. More

I’m currently updating my bathroom (not enough to call it a renovation) and one of my biggest challenges has been fixtures. Luckily I discovered the wonderful world of HEWI. More

Looking to update some items in your kitchen and hoping to make a greener choice? Here are some options you might want to check out... More

The Bloomframe is now in production! The concept for a window that transforms into a balcony space spread across the internet — Apartment Therapy first posted it in November of 2005! — and it is now available from Hurks. More

Cardboard boxes are corrugated for strength. So goes it for corrugated sheet metal. And plastic. On top of that, these materials are readily available, efficient, and economical, too. Some designs that put corrugated materials to work: More

While we'd prefer to pack all of our lunchtime goodies in alternatives to plastic, like reusable sandwich bags, we can think of a few reasons we like having plastic zip bags around (most revolve around sheer convenience). Here's an option from Ziploc: their new evolve bags are touted as green! More

Though Laure first posted the Japanese Dome Home around this time last year, some much better images have recently surfaced thanks to Pink Tentacle. Made from polystyrene foam, the modular pieces of these igloo-like homes create buildings that are super-insulated, inexpensive, lightweight, easily assembled, and extremely durable (being both earthquake and typhoon resistant).

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