Escapes Month is long over, but that doesn't mean we can't start planning for next year. Rachel just spent a weekend in this beautiful vacation home in Wisconsin and came home with a green tour to share. Get all the details here.

Elsewhere: the flavor vs. flow debate rages, we're still collecting readers' creative reuse ideas (and we still have T-shirts to give away), and we just found some really cheap bamboo placemats. Check it out.

Jennifer is making wine cozies out of shrunken, felted wool sweaters. What are your creative reuse ideas? Send em our way and get an AT T-shirt.

Jonathan just found some simple, elegant bamboo place mats. Guess where he got them? You'll be amazed by the price.

Weigh in on the flavor vs. flow debate, or just admire these salt and pepper shakers (a yard sale find)!