apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

Like everyone else, we're paring back at Re-nest, looking for ways to use what we already have more beautifully and spend less on energy. We've spotted an ingenious way to make a shelf unit out of used wine bottles, discarded planks of wood, and a bit of hardware. We also spent time recently at the West Coast Green show, and we've been blogging the highlights. For example: we explain why Icynene spray insulation can save so much energy... and why some green-minded folks don't like it.

More creative reuse: striking art made from junk mail, and eleven ways to put empty egg cartons to work. Links—as always—after the jump.