I already do this. I've always washed my clothes in cold water. The only time I use hot water is when I want to felt old wool sweaters for a reuse project.

Several pubs that brew their own beer in my city have growlers. They are great if the pub doesn't sell it's beers in stores or if it's a brew that available only in the pub. The downs...

I have a repurposed plastic coffee can under my sink and use that as a compost crock. I was going to buy a cute little ceramic crock when we first started composting. One day my husband came home w...

I lived in a tiny efficiency before I was married. It was OK as a rental for one, but I wouldn't buy it. I agree it would make a nice vacation home though.

My dog knows that boxes and the stocking hold "stuff" and that on one day of the year his humans divide the "spoils" under the tree to the pack. The dog is part of the pack and he gets some of the ...

I have a wreath made of red feathers hanging on my door. Odd for my neighborhood, but not very strange for the rest of the design world.

Last year I needed something to pump up the candles in my windows for Christmas decor. Inspired by Anthropologie's holiday windows and my Danish heritage I made and hung p making paper snowflakes a...

My ornament collection started as an act of teenage rebellion. Our Christmas tree was always decorated with red glass balls and gold garland and a few handmade ornaments made by us kids throughout ...

My living room really sings at Christmas because it's already olive green and red (by happy accident I got compliments so I kept it.) Other than the tree, stockings and a few choice pieces I don't ...

My niece went through a bobblehead stage and I got several as gifts. They live in a row on my dryer. The rest of the laundry room is decorated with action figures so why not the dryer?

I bought a reproduction of the sign to my husband's subway stop a couple of years ago as a gift since. It's a little piece of his former home hanging in our office. Now if I could get an authentic ...

My dog has allergies to corn and wheat. I make his dog treats. Here's a favorite applye and banana http://co...

I made cloth draft dodgers for the closet doors that are on exterior walls. I put a tab on the top of my draft dodgers so I could attach them to the door

I have an HE washing machine and I make my own powdered laundry detergent. I Like to use oxygen bleach (it's green. It's made with hydrogen perioxide) which means I have to use a powdered detergent...

I agree with Faithbck, everything is a trade off. I visited a coffee plantation too. That made me want to I try to buy fair trade when I can (economy sometimes dictates otherwise.) I make brewing i...

While the home on that show are well designed and droolable I have to agree with New York Magazine, most are unattainable, even as inspiration because some of the things that make those homes so wo...

My favorite is a chico bag - no logo, just wonderful foldup portability. I did see some cheeky sayings on bags from Perptual Kid (I don't work for them): "I use this bag b...

I cleaned out my big stash of worn out kitchen towels. I cut them in quarters so I wouldn't put them back into regular kitchen towel rotation and use them for cleaning like paper towels. This work...

I know parents who do the same thing at McDonald's with a Playplace. They grab a cheap cup of coffee and chat at a table while they let their kids play on the giant Habitrail.

hilolp, have you tried vinegar straight up from the bottle and scrubbing it with an old toothbrush? A 5% vinegar solution kills bacteria and is generally what's in the bottle (check the label on yo...