Energy is only one side of the story... hopefully most green bags are actually recycled instead of going to landfill, whereas the opposite is likely to be true with plastic bags. A goo...

According to a book I'm reading at the moment, the reduction in use of cork (the real cork) from cork tree forests in Europe is putting those forests under threat of logging. The book states that ...

Actually, their third tip on kitchen furniture and fittings is "Consider reusing clean existing cabinetry or buying salvaged." This guide seems to provide a handy checklist for looking at all diff...

There's an amazing dearth of information on the house itself, apart from the fact that it's made of shipping containers and contains whirlpool appliances. Makes you wonder just how green it really...

Yup, love the stovetop espresso. I just bought a little hand grinder for use with mine, so I can grind fresh... it is affixed to a small sealed container so the grinds can be stored.

I think you can do better than IKEA too. Even if the formaldehyde standards are good, chipboard is still a bad solution because of all the glue in it. Plywood is better from this point of view, a...

For aesthetics: 1, 2, 3 For greenness: 3, 2, 1 For price: 3, 2, 1 Guess the bags have it...

I like the fact they're all slightly different heights; not only is this pleasing to the eye, but might be good for those of us who are shorter or taller too!

Clever... but you still have to feed the hamster...

IKEA has one, but I'm not sure what it is called.

I use a stainless steel stove-top espresso maker (sometimes known as a 'moka'). No consumables required, except ground coffee, and many people including myself think it tastes better than filter c...

Thanks everyone for the comments. We are now considering re-using what we can of the few existing cabinets, and potentially building a few new cabinet frames from new or recycled timber. I'm not ...

That's super cool. I really love the aspect that you can supply your own bottles; imagine being able to point out to visitors that you drank 100 bottles of wine to supply the glass for the counter...

I agree with Snickidy, the size seems really excessive to me. How many kids and dogs are you really going to have? I think we have to remember the word "Reduce" in the Reduce-Reuse-Recycle mantra a...

One more point: some people have used old pallets successfully, sourced from transport companies etc. I don't know how this wood has been treated but it could be worth looking into.

I found some more on this since I am looking at doing something similar myself. CCA info - why to not use it: http://www.origen.net/a...

Be careful with what sort of wood you use. Permapine is treated with chemicals (the old sort uses CCA which contains arsenic - not good in your veggie patch!). Old railway sleepers are another fa...

I actually think this is great. I mean, we already have a bunch of regulations about building houses. Where I live, this now includes things like rainwater tanks and dual flush toilets. A house s...

I actually think this is great. I mean, we alrea

You can get these type of drying racks from IKEA. It's a rectangular metal frame with cross-bars which is suspended from ropes connecting to 2 pulleys you join to the ceiling. My only gripe is th...