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Reclaimed Wood Fence From Sunset Magazine
Posted by Meena Kapur
Tue, Mar 15
Boards salvaged from an old horse corral and railroad station become a warm Los Angeles fence. After sinking posts into concrete footings, both sets of boards were screwed to posts and finished with a sealer. Using old wood is not only Eart...
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DIY Shoe Rack
Posted by Anita Quincy
Fri, Feb 25
Megan from NotMartha.org, brings us this great DIY shoe rack. She buys her wood from a big box home improvement store. I would suggest looking in your house/ garage to find pieces of wood that you may be able to reuse for this p...
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Recyclable Furniture Worth Its Weight In Olive Oil
Posted by Bob Kurz
Mon, Mar 08
Cheap, mass produced “throwaway furniture” that once looked passable under forgiving showroom lights generally ends up crowding our landfills, but maybe we should stop pointing the finger at manufacturers. While the budget-fri...
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Mangled Skateboards Catch The Eco-Art Wave
Posted by Bob Kurz
Sun, Feb 28
Emerging out of the California surfboarding scene of the 40s and 50s, skateboarding enabled those who were forced by less than auspicious ocean waves to placate their need for speed by catching a ride down their closest sidewalk instead....
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Plant-Based “Root Chairs” -- The Future Of Greener Tree-Free F...
Posted by Linda Lucille
Sun, Jan 31
Americans like to pig out on a lot more than just junk food -- take wood, for instance. The Rainforest Action Network has determined that of the 15 billion cubic feet of wood that our world's citizens consume annually - in the form of suc...
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New Furniture From Scrap
Posted by Rob Emery
Sun, Nov 15
Are you tired of your old furniture? Is it too broken to spice up with a fresh coat of paint or to give to someone else? Consider converting it into something new. The little tables were made from scraps folks threw out. Since the designs...
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Green Toys for kids
Posted by Meena Kapur
Wed, Apr 08
I've been buying Plan Toys for my kids for years and just recently I found out what a socially conscientious company they are. They use recycled materials and water based dyes. After all the lead contaminated toys that were re...
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