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Posts tagged “sustainable”

Vacation To One Of The 15 Most Sustainable US Cities

There are thousands of wonderful places you might chose to vacation to this summer. You might be headed out in search of good food, family and friends or just seeing the sights. But would you be mor...

Would You Buy Land Strictly For Gardening?

We double plus love our noisy, busy downtown Kansas City loft. The space makes us feel super creative and fits our lifestyle perfectly, except for one small thing. The lack of green space. We don'...

Lucy Renshaw Furniture & Interiors

click thumbnails for larger pics Lucy Renshaw is inspired by junk. She works with recycled fabrics and reuses found materials to create everything from lamps to large furniture. She combines techniq...

Hutten & Palaste: Small Living Made Happy

click thumbnails for larger pics We'll be the first one's to admit that our German is a little rusty. And by rusty, we really mean it only goes as far as saying Volkswagen and Wienerschnitzel. But ...

An Architectural First: The Sliding House

Click on the Thumbnails to See The House In Motion When most people get tired of their home, or things feel a bit stale, we rearrange furniture and add in a few new throw pillows. But for this UK hom...

Roundup: Eco-Friendly Wood Furniture

Last week, we shared some tips on how to shop for eco-friendly wood furniture. This week, we thought we'd make it a little easier by rounding up environmentally conscious wood furniture that's been ...

How To: Shop for Eco-Friendly Wood Furniture

Buying wood furniture while doing what's best for the environment and your home is tricky. There are a bunch of factors to balance: forest depletion, how the piece will affect your home's air qualit...