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HOW TO: Make a DIY Statue of Liberty Costume for Halloween
Lena Sekine made this majestic Lady Liberty costume for her daughter Maya last Halloween. Because it was a favorite in our 2010 Green Halloween Costume Contest, we thought some of you might want to
5 Tips for Greening Your Finances
When you’re considering ways to green your lifestyle, revamping your personal finance practices probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But considering the energy and materials
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
HOW TO: Make Your Own Produce Bag From an Old T-Shirt
You know that coffee-stained vintage t-shirt that you just can’t bare to part with even though it’s completely unwearable? Give it a new life as an adorable, practical produce bag. Delia
5 Tips on How to Start a Family Vegetable Garden this Spring!
Spring has finally sprung and we couldn’t think of a better time to start planting some veggies! Even if you don’t have a green thumb, rest assured — we’ve rounded up 5 green tips
Green Laundry 101: How to Get Rid of Stains
Stains — they’re one of life’s most annoying little mishaps. If only there was a way to easily get rid of stains without harming your clothes and the environment. While we can’t
Green Laundry 101: Choose Eco-Friendly Laundry Products
There really is nothing like the fresh scent of newly washed laundry, so it’s too bad that some of the products we use to get our clothes clean are downright scary. Many detergents are
CAT FOOD JEWELRY: Recycle A Cat-Food Can Into a Ring!
If you’re a cat parent, you probably know all about the mountainous pile of catfood that feline friends can go through in a week. Well instead of trashing your catfood cans, why not upcycle all that
HAPPY ECO EASTER!
We’ve been running green-themed Easter tips all week on Inhabitots, and figured today was a great time to share the bounty with all of you. From a how-to guide to making your own home-made Easter
HOW TO: Make Your Own Green Cleaning Products
To many, the idea of making your own cleaning products out of household items may sound a little crunchy — but if you really stop and think about it, it makes good economic, environmental and health
GREEN GIFT GUIDE: Make Your Own DIY Gifts
Homemade gifts are always cherished and add a personal touch to the season of giving. They’re also easy on the pocketbook, and we know that will appeal to lots of you out there in these tough
Mailman Cuts Out Junk Mail, You Can Too!
A former North Carolina mailman was recently fined $3,000 and ordered to do 500 hours of community service for cutting out the junk mail. For over seven years, no one on Steven Padgett’s route
HOW TO: Make a Customized Eco Silhouette T-shirt!
Our crafty eco mom writer Andrea over at Inhabitots put together this great HOW-TO step-by-step guide to creating a customized green silhouette T-shirt. For a fun and fashionable way to memorialize the
LIVING SUSTAINABLY AS A DESIGN STUDENT
We talk a lot about sustainability and design here at Inhabitat, but something we’ve never talked about before is the sustainability of life as a design student. Design school is intense and
RED, WHITE, AND GREEN 4TH OF JULY!
As our country celebrates its 231st birthday today, many of us are planning a fun-filled day of barbecues, sun, and fireworks. Whatever your level of patriotism towards the good old U.S. of A., we can all
GREENING GRAPHIC DESIGN: A Step-by-Step guide
Green Graphic Design: Step 1, Your Printer and You Printers and Graphic Designers have long lived in entwined chaos, each attempting to interpret the electronic wizards living within their individual
BUILDING GREEN: A how-to for the Green Builder
Here at Inhabitat, we frequently focus on the latest green designs or sustainable products, but on occasion we come across wonderful publications that absolutely deserve to be brought to our
NEW IDEAS FOR GREEN INSULATION
Nasa’s Aerogel material, which it uses to collect space dust – also makes a great insulating material for your house! Since we’ve recently discussed energy consumption and indoor air
GREEN BUILDING 101: Energy & Atmosphere – Keeping cool and staying warm
The very root of what makes a home green is how effectively it responds to its surrounding environment. You could say that this has defined the primary material pursuit of mankind for all time –
GREEN BUILDING 101: Sustainable Sites
Welcome back to Green Building 101. Last week we covered how to select an environmentally responsible location for your new abode; this week we’ll begin discussing ways you can improve upon any home
GROW YOUR OWN TREEHOUSE
Photo: Richard Reames, Arborsmith There are houses built in trees and then there are treehouses. Last year, we had one of our first encounters with a home literally made from trees, using the art of
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
If you are looking to see a good thriller this summer, forget about The Omen remake, and go see An Inconvenient Truth.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BIODIESEL
Courtesy of Rob Elam Last September, we published a “How To” for making your own biodiesel. We had huge response (mostly positive, some critical). Since then, gas prices have continued to
HOW TO: Turn a Parking Space into a PARK
You may have seen this blogging around recently, since the indomitable Rebar collective staged a brilliant urban intervention in San Francisco last month by rolling out some sod and building a mini park
READYMADE: How To Make {Almost} Everything
The best gift I received this year for Xmas was the ReadyMade book: How to Make {Almost} Everything: A Do-It-Yourself Primer. Thanks to my generous sister, I now hold the secrets to creating chandeliers
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