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HOW TO: Make a DIY Cardboard Box Robot Costume for Halloween

HOW TO: Make a DIY Cardboard Box Robot Costume for Halloween

Need some inspiration to get started on some awesome DIY costumes for the kids this Halloween?  Cindy Young, mom of the adorable robot above and founder of green parenting blog One Part Sunshine entered

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GIVEAWAY: Win a 3M DIY Home Improvement Starter Kit!

GIVEAWAY: Win a 3M DIY Home Improvement Starter Kit!

 DIY projects are a fun, green way to spruce up your home, but if you're anything like us, you'll think up a fantastic project and then realize you don't have all the tools to make it happen. So

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Think Outside the Box With These DIY Cardboard Costumes

Think Outside the Box With These DIY Cardboard Costumes

Want to make sure your kid has the coolest costume on the block when you take them trick-or-treating? Then forget those conventional, store-bought Halloween costumes, and construct your own custom costume

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6 Easy-to-Do DIY Projects That Won’t Ruin Your Relationship

6 Easy-to-Do DIY Projects That Won’t Ruin Your Relationship

TABLE FOR TWO If you've ever coveted one of those designer, distressed-wood coffee tables, here's your chance to make your own and save a whole lot of loot while you're at it. This DIY was done by our

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SOLARCROSS: Brilliant Electric Bike is Boosted by the Sun’s Rays

SOLARCROSS: Brilliant Electric Bike is Boosted by the Sun’s Rays

Inventor Terry Hope has created the Solarcross - a sun-powered electric bike outfitted with three photovoltaic panels, a 24-volt electric motor, and three 5,000 mAh lithium-ion batteries. The brilliant

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LEGO Announces Model of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House

LEGO Announces Model of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House

We've seen lots of incredible designs made from LEGO bricks lately - from a ten-foot-tall replica of Chicago’s Trump Tower to life-size animals at the Bronx Zoo. But now enthusiasts at home - who

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$5 Worth of Shipping Pallets Transformed Into an Awesome New Coffee Table

$5 Worth of Shipping Pallets Transformed Into an Awesome New Coffee Table

We write about awesome green design every day on Inhabitat, so I can’t help but feel rather jealous of the designers who make all of this inspirational stuff. Last weekend though, I got it in my

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DIY: Piled Up Egg Cartons Give Way to an Awesome Lightweight Seating Option

DIY: Piled Up Egg Cartons Give Way to an Awesome Lightweight Seating Option

If you fancy getting your hands into some DIY projects this summer, the best way to start is take note from the DIY masters at ReadyMade (rest in peace). An idea straight from Andrew Wagner, the former

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Niloufar Afnan Unveils Recycled Furnishings Inspired by Beirut’s Recovery Culture

Niloufar Afnan Unveils Recycled Furnishings Inspired by Beirut’s Recovery Culture

Spotted at this year’s New Designers exhibition in London, Royal Stool and 46 (table) are a series of furniture pieces inspired by the culture of recovery and reuse. Designed by Lebanese-born Niloufar

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Sebastian Bergne Builds a Beautiful Greenhouse Entirely from LEGO Blocks

Sebastian Bergne Builds a Beautiful Greenhouse Entirely from LEGO Blocks

Our favorite building block just keeps finding more and more inspired uses. The latest LEGO creation to catch our eye is this gorgeous greenhouse, which Sebastian Bergne built for the 2011 London Design

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Providence’s Wooly Fair Brings Artists and Visitors to the Moon

Providence’s Wooly Fair Brings Artists and Visitors to the Moon

An astronomical amount of the space pods and costumes were crafted from recycled materials. One pod was filled with papier-mache moon rocks that emitted an unearthly glow at night. There was even an

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HOW TO: Make Your Own Yummy Popsicles at Home

HOW TO: Make Your Own Yummy Popsicles at Home

Popsicles are a summer staple, and for good reason - they're refreshing and delicious! If you're a fan of these icy treats but aren't big on high fructose corn syrup, hard to pronounce chemicals and

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We Check Out Tiffany Threadgould’s New Book Remake It! And Share a Free DIY Crafting Tutorial

We Check Out Tiffany Threadgould’s New Book Remake It! And Share a Free DIY Crafting Tutorial

We recently got our hands on a copy of Tiffany Threadgould's new book, ReMake It!, which is filled with recycled DIY goodness including this clever picture frame made from a pair of eyeglasses. The book

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Designer Clinton Sheldon Repurposes Ercol Furniture Parts Into Statement Pieces

Designer Clinton Sheldon Repurposes Ercol Furniture Parts Into Statement Pieces

We have seen and loved IKEA Hackers because by personalizing, repurposing, and rearranging existing parts and products, there is no need for using new raw materials. Plus, the result is always very

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DIY: How to Make a Sexy Bikini from a Recycled T-Shirt

DIY: How to Make a Sexy Bikini from a Recycled T-Shirt

Buying a bathing suit can be an expensive purchase -- not to mention an endeavor often strife with discontent. So why not skip the fitting room stalls and bust out a pair of scissors and some thread and

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DIY: Make Organic Homemade Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches!

DIY: Make Organic Homemade Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches!

If you love ice cream (and who doesn't?!), then you'll love our recipe for homemade lemon ice cream sandwiches! A great treat to tickle your summer taste buds, and to cool down, this recipe is delicious,

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Mexico’s Le Porc-Shop Turns Drab Recycled Materials into Dynamic Furniture

Mexico’s Le Porc-Shop Turns Drab Recycled Materials into Dynamic Furniture

Founded in 2008 by Paula Silva-Ruvalcaba and Rodrigo Vázquez Guerrero, Le Porc-Shop has burst into the Mexican design scene with objects that have a unique and powerful identity, and link to their

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MIT Fab Lab Helping Villagers Build DIY Wireless Internet Networks With Found Materials

MIT Fab Lab Helping Villagers Build DIY Wireless Internet Networks With Found Materials

Here's an incredible story about upcycling and human ingenuity to brighten your weekend: the MIT Fab Lab is teaching people in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Kenya how to make their own DIY wireless internet

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DIY: Make Your Own HEPA Air Filtration System for Just $30!

DIY: Make Your Own HEPA Air Filtration System for Just $30!

For some of us, allergens are our worst enemy -- the fresh pollen of spring, fall foliage, and of course the ever present dust, mold and animal dander. Sometimes the only solution is a high-tech air

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DIY: Making Your Own Delicious Summer Popsicles at Home!

DIY: Making Your Own Delicious Summer Popsicles at Home!

When temperatures rise, there's no stopping overheated hands from reaching into the freezer for something cool. But instead of letting your friends and family bite into icy bars jam packed with

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DIY: Build Your Own Modern Modular Wall Planter

DIY: Build Your Own Modern Modular Wall Planter

Spotted over at Pot-ted, we completely fell in love with this awesome DIY idea that turns cinder blocks into a spectacular wall for succulents (we admit the puppy did us in too). To make the wall, Pot-ted

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Minneapolis Repair Kiosks Help You Service Your Bike on the Fly

Minneapolis Repair Kiosks Help You Service Your Bike on the Fly

Minneapolis cyclists now have a solution for making minor tweaks and fixing flats in a pinch with Bike Fixation kiosks. Open until midnight 365 days a year, this green startup by Alex Anderson and Chad

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DIY: Build Your Own Awesome Log Bench with the Bosbank

DIY: Build Your Own Awesome Log Bench with the Bosbank

Woodland-inspired furniture is all the rage in the hippest of households, so what better way to one-up all your fashionable friends than by building an awesome log bench with your own bare hands? Created

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DIY: Make Your Own Shower Mat Out of Recycled Wine Corks!

DIY: Make Your Own Shower Mat Out of Recycled Wine Corks!

If you're a consumer of fine wines, then you know that while the bottle can be recycled, the cork often finds its final resting place in the trash can. To make better use of these tiny stoppers, Danny

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Hockenheimer Stool Transforms a Stack of Old Magazines into a Cool Chair

Hockenheimer Stool Transforms a Stack of Old Magazines into a Cool Chair

Lately we’ve seen some innovative and inspiring ways that designers are upcyling old periodicals. German designers NJU Studio have created a way for consumers to take their own magazines and turn them

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5 Awesome Kid-Friendly DIY Projects for Father’s Day

5 Awesome Kid-Friendly DIY Projects for Father’s Day

Sure, your dad will most likely love anything you give him but homemade gifts really show him that you care enough to put in time and effort. If you (or your kids) need some inspiration, check out these

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Paper Pinhole Camera Looks Just Like a Leica

Paper Pinhole Camera Looks Just Like a Leica

The film camera is becoming more and more of a retro novelty as digital cameras quickly snap up the masses. To pay homage to the well-loved Leica camera, London designer and photographer Matthew Nicholson

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ReadyMade Magazine Closes its Doors for Good

ReadyMade Magazine Closes its Doors for Good

It's a sad day for publishing as ReadyMade, one of our favorite shelter mags, has closed its doors for good. The trailblazing DIY magazine was shuttered today by parent company Meredith Corporation as

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Petz Scholtus’ Clean Mix Kit Will Inspire You Make Your Own Eco-Cleaning Products

Petz Scholtus’ Clean Mix Kit Will Inspire You Make Your Own Eco-Cleaning Products

Clean Mix is a very clever yet simple idea by Treehugger’s Petz Scholtus. Created in her studio, Poko Design, Scholtus developed a basic cleaning kit that consists of a refillable spray bottle and jar

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