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How Do You Contain Your Recycling Indoors?

October 22, 2009 at 3:00 PM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (4)

Bon Appétit's Conscious Cook blog recently listed their Top 4 Indoor Recycling Bins, including this cute Knodd Bin with lid from IKEA ($24.99).

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FILED UNDER: going green, kitchen, organizing

The $0 Office Makeover

October 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (1)

Check out Jenny's gorgeous office makeover on Little Green Notebook – accomplished for virtually $0. What???

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FILED UNDER: diy, going green, thrifty solutions, work spaces

Giant Root Vegetable = Pretty Autumn Vase

October 18, 2009 at 8:00 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (1)

carrot vase flowers

Photo from D*S

If you're growing some hearty autumn/winter vegetables, you probably can't eat them all (do they multiply underground or what?).

Here's a cute idea for making a carrot vase (albeit that's one GIANT carrot) from the folks over on Design Sponge. Wonderful. 

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FILED UNDER: crafts, diy, gardening, going green

How to Save Money & Planet Making Small Changes at Home

October 8, 2009 at 11:00 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (0)

vegetarian soup

Vegetarian meals and cloth napkins

Ideal Bite's Alison Neumer Lara is here with us today, sharing some simple ways to bundle small changes into big savings in your wallet and for our planet.

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7 Ways to Recycle a Crib

October 4, 2009 at 8:20 AM by Cafe Kim - Comments (2)

baby cribWhat did you do with the crib after your little one outgrew it? Chez Larsson has seven creative ideas for how to repurpose a crib (using the slatted sides or bottom) in other rooms in your home.

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FILED UNDER: diy, furniture, going green

Do You Live The Green Life?

September 24, 2009 at 3:15 PM by Cafe Kim - Comments (3)

The following is a guest post by Ideal Bite's Mama Bite contributor Jennifer Orr.

I think I do a pretty good job of living the green life, but I do have my limits. Take toilet paper. Some people use a family cloth, washable rags that they disposed of a bucket after using and then wash daily. Um, yeah, not doing that. But I am a nut about recycling toilet paper tubes. My family ends up with a couple hundred tubes a year. That's a lot of cardboard, which is easy to recycle. I've even got my kids in the habit of putting them into a second trash can in the loo.

My husband is another story...

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Turn Reclaimed Materials into a Nice Home Office

September 11, 2009 at 7:30 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (0)

creative home offices, office spaces

Photo from Sunset

This nice little office is just one of the 21 creative home offices found over on Sunset, and it's mostly made from reclaimed materials.

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FILED UNDER: going green, work spaces

Turn a Ladder Into a Bookshelf

September 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (6)

ladder bookshelf

Photo from Dudecraft

I simply adore a good creative reuse project. Via Curbly, check out this ladder turned into a bookshelf. This would be great in a garage or workshop.

Got an awesome creative reuse idea to share? PM me with photos.

Related posts:

Creative Reuse Ideas for Everyday Household Items

Turn an Old Window into a Photo Display

Old Ironing Board = Cute Table

FILED UNDER: clutter buster, garage, going green, organizing

Lisa Solomon: Show & Tell Home Tour

September 1, 2009 at 7:00 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (3)

And now for another fine Show & Tell Home Tour — this house tour comes out of Oakland, CA. We get to take a peek around the home of artist mama Lisa Solomon.

Come on inside...

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FILED UNDER: going green, home tours, inspirations, kid spaces, kitchen, nurseries

Do You Still Use the Phone Book?

August 27, 2009 at 7:30 AM by Cafe Sheri - Comments (10)

yellow pages, phone booksOver on Grist, Claire Thompson asks the important question "Is it time to get rid of phone books?"

Personally, I can't even believe we don't have a national opt-out program in place for phone books. Are you kidding me? This seems so obvious a way to cut down on mega-waste...

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