I've looked into 'kitchen composting' a few times, as I am interested in composting but much like you, live downtown and don't have a suitable outdoor space to use. I would recommend you look up (p...

The door is from Home Depot. It's a metal door, which is great because I was able to use its magnetism to make the curtain attach on the inside (not to mention random fun magnets!)

Unfortunately I don't know the name of the grey paint that was used on the house. The house was this color when we bought it, and when I went buy touch up paint I had them match a chip of paint I'd...

Go for it! I saw the pics of your backyard on your blog, I love the concrete planter box, can't wait to see what the space looks like when it's complete!

thanks so much for all the great feedback, I'm so happy I could share the project! To answer a couple questions, I've been told black (along with other colored mulches) can contain harmful chemical...

Myshkin, my front door also opens into a living room, its not quite the same set up as yours, but this is the solution I came up with, hope it helps! (the box in the corner was there when we got th...