Heat got you down? Use this weekend or next to create a greenspace on your property that can become the next special place for people at your place to meet, share a drink, talk things over or just rest from the orchestrated, formal, scheduled round of obligations that keep the earth...

This Old Garden This month’s issue of This Old House has some dynamite ideas for customizing kitchen spaces for less money. But adding in the integrated idea of re-using sustainable materials culled from garage sales, estate sales, curbline cruising and thrift shop junkets,...

One of the great returns from living sustainably is living smarter. By living better the consumable waste burden is lessened while residential quality of life is extended. In this article, the possible yield in space efficiency from one can of paint could last all summer. Consider...

Looking for that next exciting recycling project? Take a look at this cool semi-tunneled doorway into  a closely guarded yard. This kind of innovation, design, and green living is a fabulous example of re-use at work. The overgrown ivy barrier actually fronts against a very noisy...

Found wood makes great project wood Go on a wood gathering hike and capture project wood for fencing, treehouses, wood burning fireplaces and other projects. Natural reclaimed wood from the great outdoors cuts down on exhaust fumes from county trucks paid to stall diesel fumes while...