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Best of 3: Home Recycling Storage Solutions
From Re-nest: Our site that covers abundant design for green homes

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This week at Re-nest, we want to know which one of these recycling solutions you like best. Is it the sleek $179 stainless steel number? The one that’s obviously from IKEA? Or the inexpensive and lightweight totes?


Regarding other practical necessities: we’re also liking these multipurpose, colorful, and ecofriendly stools/tables crafted from New Mexico pine and finished with milk paint... and we’re also looking for advice from our readers on two other questions: first, do you know of a green and effective way to strip our kitchen’s terracotta tile floor, which has a embarrassing buildup of wax and dirt? Second, speaking of advice and the kitchen: have you purchased green cabinets lately? Pop over to Re-nest and let us know. Links after the jump.

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These colorful pieces can be used as stools or tables—and they're finished with natural milk paint. They're a great way to get a natural feeling into a contemporary space.

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Well, our old surefire standby, Lemon Pinesol, is out. So what should we use to get the wax and crud off the floor of the kitchen in our rental?

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We're seeing an increasing number of cabinet manufacturers making green claims. Have you purchased green cabinets? We'd like to hear from you with your experiences.

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i like the cheap totes. cute.

posted by jln3681 on September 25th 2008 at 11:32am
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The totes for sure!

posted by lovegreen on September 25th 2008 at 12:11pm
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I like the totes.

posted by eppie18 on September 25th 2008 at 12:37pm
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we bought similar totes for the office from DWR. They're a complete eyesore!! For home use, I would most definitely go with the IKEA option.

posted by sophisticatedsoul on September 25th 2008 at 1:30pm
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I was thinking of getting the totes but read some pretty horrible complaints about this exact brand. It seems that they are flimsy, too large, and don't stand up unless you lean them against a wall.

posted by timmy jr. on September 25th 2008 at 3:57pm
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more room to hide all of it under the sink.

posted by poptart on September 26th 2008 at 5:18am
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