Chandeliers by Madeleine Boulesteix
Madeleine Boulesteix makes lovely chandeliers from teacups and jelly bowls....
Posts tagged “green ideas”
Mandatory Water Rationing for the East Bay
Anyone out there get the call from EBMUD yesterday? It's official: mandatory water rationing begins August 1st. What are your top tips for conserving water? Check out some suggestions below the jump....
1 Hotel & Residences in Seattle
The folks over at Sustainable Style Foundation tipped us off on 1 Hotel & Residences, a luxury, "eco-sensitive" hotel and condo development on 2nd and Pine in Seattle, right up from Pike Place Marke...
Look!: Gallery of Repurposed Objects
Or, How a Waterwing Became a Lampshade. We don't read German, but by some midnight internet path as disappeared as Hansel and Gretel's breadcrumbs, we managed to find this German website with pictur...
The Great Compost Giveaway!
When we were pint-sized ragamuffins, Pops would pile empty garbage bins in to the minivan and drag our tiny behinds down to the horse stables to load up on good ole stinkin' horse manure. We'd haul ...
Michelle Kaufmann's House Tour on Re-Nest
Perhaps you, like us, missed seeing Michelle Kaufmann's own Novato Glidehouse over on Re-Nest?...
SF Flickr Finds: Little Green's Colander Light
You've probably seen Fethi Atakol's colander as lampshade -- but Little Green did it first. (Her photo in our Flickr account is actually a couple of years old.) Check out the one that's all lit up i...
Recycled Light Bulb Hanging Vases
Check out these hanging light bulb vases. We're somewhat gobsmacked at how great they look, and how easy they are to make....
Free Historic Bricks for Seattle Residents
This morning we read on Shelterrific that there are a lot of free bricks just waiting to be hauled off by Seattle residents. Reading about the demolition of the old Rainier Brewery made us flash back...
Mulch and a Backyard Makeover
In the process of cleaning up and redoing our backyard, the amount of garden debris that we've collected has far outrun our weekly curbside composting pickup. In a recent dead tree branch and overgr...
Plastic Bottle Decor by Michelle Brand
Fashioned as screens, curtains or room dividers, Michelle Brand strings together the flower-like bottoms of plastic bottles for her repurposed creations....
SF House Tour: The Janssen Family's Roving Abode
Name: Matt, Sara, and Bella Janssen Location: On the road, at time of post: Scottsdale, AZ Size: Approx. 200 sq. ft. (32 ft x 8 ft) Years lived in: 8 months >>Enter Slideshow We couldn't have dr...
Eco Friendly Nova Rice Hulls Pots from Sprout
Like many people who live in urban neighborhoods we don't have an actual yard to call our own, so we make do with potted plants. These containers are not only colorful but are also eco-friendly, becau...
Close-Up!: John's Strauss Glass Milk Bottles
So many contest entries, so much inspiration. Just one of the many things we've loved comes from Northwest #11: John's Mission Melange....
Glass Fishbowl Made of Recycled Windshields
We found this over at Uncommon Goods, and we'd love to see it in use, full of colorful fish. The two-handled shape reminds us of a Victorian punchbowl, and it in fact could be used as one, or as a v...
Sliding Barn Door and Wall from Cliff Spencer
We have been obsessively going through all of Cliff Spencer's online portfolio today. There's something about the craftsmanship of his pieces that really appeal to us. Not to mention he's a Califor...
Garden Update: The Vegetables are Growing!
We are such proud parents. Just look at how much the little seedlings have grown! The tomatoes won't be ready for a while, but our lettuce was just begging to be harvested.......
Solar Power in San Francisco
The Bay Guardian: 04.16.08
As renters we don't have much say in whether our building gets solar panels or not - it's completely up to our landlord. And seeing as he doesn't pay the electric bill here every month, we aren't expe...
Audit Home for Energy Efficiency
SF Chronicle: 04.19.08
Holistic isn't a word we often associate with our home. Yet it makes sense that all of a home's systems -- heating, insulation, ventilation, lighting -- are related to one another. In this weekend's...
Hot or Not?: DIY Lamp from an Old Washing Machine Barrel
DIY Lamp from an Old Washing Machine Barrel...
Napa Restaurant Owner Connects to Earth with Home Made of Soil
SF Chronicle: 04.12.08
Last weekend's Chronicle included an article on a woman who made her house out of soil. Sandy Lawrence, the owner of vegetarian restaurant Ubuntu in Napa, built a 3,136-square foot house on 90 acres ...
Angel Hair Baskets from MNLStyle
These decorative baskets are made from the threads of the abaca plant, a quickly renewable resource from the Philippines. The unique shapes and sizes are pleasing, as well as the subtle coloring rem...
How To: Use Your Green Compost Bin
The Kitchn recently posted about the great green compost carts that are now part of San Francisco's waste removal program. We've been reading up on what is and is not acceptable, and realized we still...
Feel More Human
We're not trying to claim an eco-friendly prize here, and our life is full of hypocritical idiosyncrasies, but we feel that we do our darndest....and isn't that the point? If we use our travel mug 2...
HGTV Green Home Giveaway Tour
We blogged about the new HGTV "Green Home Giveaway" a few weeks ago, and now we've got some photos to go with it. ...
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