My roommates and I have to sort recyclables and we end up with quite a few categories: paper, magazines, plastic bottles, glass, aluminum, cardboard, and plastic bags. These are kept in filing-typ...

As a nonparent (or not-yet-parent), perhaps I ought not comment, but I'm really disappointed to see the phrase "Mom-tested" being bandied about, especially on AT, especially in 2007. I realize it ...

I was tempted by it at Ikea this weekend, but it's yet another one of those switch-on-the-cord lamps. I hate that! It's so much harder to pretend that the cord doesn't exist. Dear A...

Mmadden, I agree, I've seen it featured somewhere as well. Whether that was livejournal, flickr, here, or elsewhere, I don't know.

Purple's my least favorite color too. Love your tools-storage bedside table.

Third on the not sure how it's reappropriated bandwagon. I've seen the Expedit used in many store displays for clothing (as well as everything else under the sun). But I umpteenth the...

When I was painting 3-4 years, the employees at Home Depot and our local chain, Menards, all had no idea what I was talking about when I asked for VOC-free paint. When I went in this spring, they ...

My brothers and I shared a room until I was about ten; they continued to share a room until leaving home. As much as I like to look at gorgeous kids' rooms, I remember how much pleasure we got out...

I don't want to see my neighbors' gas guzzling SUVs or overflowing trash cans or tacky lawn decorations or signs announcing the use of pesticides/herbicides that render their lawn untouchable. I p...

Don't just buy locally, travel locally. It might take a little more of an open mind and research, but think of the energy you'll save! Save long trips for when you get a week or more off and try ...

That was my question too, Clickchick. Sad that they're not.

I'm a sucker for hexagonal tiles, esp. in bathrooms. While they're not going to gleam ever, they never *feel* as grungy under the feet and disgusting as vinyl, or carpet, or even bigger tiles.

I email if I think I (or anyone else who's asked me to keep an eye open) might be interested, rather than waiting to be 100% sure. If anyone else is involved (in a communal space with roommates, p...

What is the source of that bedframe? Is it either a) as inexpensive as it looks like it could be, and/or b) super-eco-and-labor-friendly?

That's an Ikea curtain, I believe. If it isn't, Ikea makes a curtain that looks VERY similar.

I don't really have anything to say about the rooms, but YES! to the notion that AT talk about apartment dwelling with roommates. How about a contest for us? I live with two roommates I found on ...