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Reduced, Reused and Recyled Roundup

We love repurposing items more than anything when it comes to our own personal decor stylings. It not only makes financial sense, but is earth friendly and you know how much we love that. Check out...

Grain Sack Style

The humble grain sack has made a comeback in recent years, elevated to the status of upholstery, throw pillow covers, and even a stair runner. Plain or striped sack cloth works well with French coun...

Leaves in Floating Frames

Keep the foliage around even after it's fallen from the leaves this winter. We love this example of framing pressed leaves in floating frames. It lets the light shine through and really accentuates ...

Dreamgate Wallband: Lightweight Cork Headboard Solution

Studio 1a.m. is comprised of the combined talents and designs of Donna Piacenza and Jody Work. You might remember their, This Table Will Self Destruct featured previously over at Re-Nest. They're ...

Decorating with Newspaper

If you still get a hard copy of the newspaper, you may want to save some of it from the recycling bin this month to make wreaths, baskets, or paper logs for the fire. Or, you can undertake a non-hol...

Restyle a Basic Wooden Dining Table
Five Ideas

Sick of your plain wooden dining table? Before you consider shopping for a new one, think about how you can work with what you've got to make something new......

Chairs Made from Clothing

This is the flip-side of our earlier post on bikinis, dresses and socks for chairs. Whereas those pieces were made to (literally) dress up furniture, these designs are upcycled from old jeans, belts...

Trend Watch: Rough Textures + Luxe Items = Natural Glam

Lately, we've noticed that the movement toward luxurious items that have a strong connection to nature has been growing - the high-end spotlight has shifted from super shiny, glitzy items to those tha...

Vintage Perpetual Calendars

There's something about perpetual calendars that's at once comforting and unnerving. Maybe it's the physical representation of time continuing to move forward, in the words of David Byrne, "same as ...

Illinois Dedicates $242 Million to Home Weatherization

Here in Chicago, the cold winters can make for high heating bills and lots of energy use, so we were happy to hear Governor Pat Quinn announce that a chunk of federal stimulus money will go to Illi...

The Scoop on Radiant Floor Heat

We are renting a home with hydronic radiant floor heat and recently started it up for the season. It's not a small decision, as the system is slow to heat up and slower to cool down. So, even though...

Look! A Visit to an Alpaca Farm

I visited an alpaca farm last week and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the alpacas and the natural-colored yarns that were created from their coats. The undyed fibers perfectly matched the various alpacas...

Found & Salvaged: Extra-Large Wall Art

Large-scale art can anchor a room, act as a great conversation-starter, and even make a small space seem bigger, but it's not always affordable. If you're looking for ways to make a big impact on a ...

7 Ways to Use Rope Light

What's not to like about rope light? It's cheap, easy to install, and available in energy-efficient LED format. If you're looking for a way to light your kitchen cabinets, add some ambience to a bed...

Repurposed Shelving

Yesterday's post on pipe plumbing shelves reminded us of a few other options for DIY storage. Crates, baskets, and old drawers can all be repurposed to make free (and green) shelving......

Small Space Solutions from a Tiny Prefab Cabin
CERSAIE in Bologna, Italy

Last week at Cersaie, we were intrigued by the projects on view at "Green Street," an exhibition that highlighted the way landscapers and architects are (or in some cases aren't) addressing sustaina...

Morgan's DIY Plumbing Pipe Shelving

Morgan of The Brick House is undoubtedly talented: a stylish home, really excellent blog and the creation of a wonderful, DIY bookshelf pulled together for - get ready - around $200. This wall-size un...

Home Office in a Shed by BillyOh

This standard-looking shed is only about 9 x 7 feet, but it's large enough to house a desk with double screens, a generously sized cabinet, and a task chair—everything you need for a functional ho...

Urban Tree Forge at the G-20 Summit

Remember our friend Jason's project with Urban Tree Forge? Well, they've been busy again. This time for the G-20 economic summit at the Phipps Conservatory. Urban Tree Forge was asked to create 12 o...

Painted Dresser as Kitchen Island

Another testament to the transformative power of paint: this dresser-turned-kitchen-island. With a fresh coat of paint, a few new accessories and a proper top, it makes a perfect budget-friendly kit...

Gourds-Turned-Vases

The term "gourd vase" often refers to any vase with a shape influenced by the vegetable. But here, we're looking at literal gourds made into vases, just in time for autumn......

Vintage Furniture Becomes a Bar

Now that the days are getting a little cooler, we're looking forward to entertaining at home and warming up our guests with a nicely stocked bar. Instead of buying a brand new liquor cabinet, why no...

10 Ways to Use Tin Cans

We always forget what a nice, industrial look tin cans have when they're stripped of their labels. Before tossing them into the recycling bin, think about repurposing a few of them for a project......

Pixelated Artwork Made from Paint Chips
Apartment Therapy Reader Project

Nite saw our recent how-to post on creating a pixelated painting and it inspired an email to us with some photos of an amazing bit of DIY artwork that he made from paint chips......

Amazing Tents & Tipis

Today is the first (official) day of fall and we're past the time when we should be writing about tents, but we're feeling a little wistful about the passing of summer. As we cross the threshold int...

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