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Recognizing the Need for Urban Garden Centers
It’s about time that retailers start to meet the needs of urban gardeners. Most city dwellers have access to a small backyard or just a terrace. The presence of taller buildings means that shades is...
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New Uses for Old Things | Wooden Pallets
April may be the month when the urge to spring clean takes over, but it’s also the month when we seem to give the most thought to our environmental impact. While you’re in the midst of purging and...
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Umbra Handisleeve and Dandisleeve
The Handisleeve by Umbra has an handle, which means that it is easy to hold and drink from. Some textile coffee sleeves can be slippery. It won’t happen with the rubber coated Handisleeve. I see it as...
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New Uses for Old Things | Loaf Pan Organizers
A couple of weeks ago we shared a few creative container garden ideas – including one that made use of old muffin tins. Tin loaf pans would work well as makeshift garden planters too, but they look...
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New Uses for Old Things: Holidays Cookies Wrapped with Office Supplies
This post is about finding a use for your old office supplies. If you still have an box of CD envelopes lying around, I saw on Better Homes and Gardens a way to transform them into cute cookie...
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Breathe Easy: Middle Colors Humidifier
Ah, January. That less-than-loveable month where frosty temps, post-holiday fatigue, cold and flu bugs, and dry indoor air (due to always-on heat) combine to create a cesspool of breathing challenges....
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Lucirmas Upcycles the Wine Bottle into a Table Set
Sometimes, you simply need to adapt the shapes of everyday objects to create new ones. If we omit the handmade process of the making, this is basically the visual approach of Lucirmas, a...
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Giant Plastic Bottle Fish Sculptures Shimmer on a Rio Beach
Photo credit: Victor R. Caivano / AP I woke up this morning to a sunny, hot summer day. It felt natural to look for beach stories since I sat next to my pool. I discovered one that it absolutely a...
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Three DIY Toys that You Can Do with Your Kids
photo: cupcake or ice cream truck by Martine Camillieri Crafting projects let you pass quality time with your kids. I wanted a project that I could do for my boy, who adore trucks. I found three...
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Combine: An Eco-friendly Picnic Set from Bold_a design company
photo credits: Combine Combine will launch April 8th, 2013 at Rio+Design during Milan Furniture Fair (also known as Milan Design Week). I spotted a preview on Inhabitat earlier today. Bold_a design...
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Bacsac Expanded its Line with the Colorful Batyline Collection
photo credits: Bacsac Batyline collection Here is a flexible way to add a splash of color on your terrace. The new planting pots by Bacsac are ideal for an urban garden. Like their predecessors (the...
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Office Design: Transparent and Cheerful Panels
Anyone who visited The Netherlands knows that the Dutch are not afraid of colorful spaces, even for the corporate office spaces. It is easy to add a punch of colors into an office space. For example,...
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