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POSTED IN Home & Garden Dec 30 2010
Ring in 2011 the eco-friendly way with handmade green goods from Etsy -- including champagne glasses, confetti, party hats, and banners; just add organic bubbly for a memorable evening without the eco-guilt. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Oct 12 2010
Tired of seeing the same dresses, jewelry, favors, and decor at every wedding you've been to? It's your turn to break the trend with pieces from Etsy -- all of which are unique, handmade, and guaranteed to make your big day one to remember. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Sep 21 2010
With summer slowly winding down, it's a safe bet that your kids have pretty much exhausted all of their toys -- which is why these DIY activity kits from Etsy (like the make-your-own fabric donut one shown here) will arrive just in time. These crafts will keep your kids (and you) busy right through the first day of school. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Sep 16 2010
Show off your style this fall with back-to-school bags, clothing, supplies, and accessories from Etsy -- all of which are one-of-a-kind goods that you won't see anywhere else on campus. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Aug 17 2010
An Arizona artist named Sandhi Schimmel Gold turns trash into something you'd hang on your wall. Using advertisements, menus, greeting cards, calendars and personal tax forms she creates faces -- some really famous, some just beautiful -- from mailbox trash. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Aug 5 2010
Drive just a few minutes out of town in Taos, New Mexico, and you'll hit a community of some of the most sustainable housing around. It's the World Headquarters of Earthships, an architectural design that uses passive solar design and combines recycled materials with sustainable principles to keep the house off the grid and its inhabitants' environmental footprint to a minimum. Take a tour to see how they actually work. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Jul 28 2010
Throwing a picture-perfect green picnic is as easy as pie with these handmade, vintage, and reclaimed goods from Etsy. From packing it up to go, to enjoying your picnic in style, and even having a bite of dessert, check out these stylish, handmade items for a perfect summer picnic. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Jul 6 2010
The next time you think about stepping on a bug, remember these insects. They're watching you. And probably using their big eyes to catch food. These amazing images come from the macro lens of photographer Thomas Shahan, an Oklahoma man who's not afraid to get his shirt dirty as he gets up close and personal with big-eyed bugs. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Dec 4 2009
In this Renovation Nation slideshow, Steve Thomas helps build a green garage then visits one family home that is undergoing a complete green makeover. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Nov 20 2009
Steve Thomas travels to Falls Church, Virginia, and around Texas, to lend a hand with three very different building projects in this slideshow. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Nov 13 2009
Steve Thomas visits a Smart Home in Denver, helps out with an expansion project in Minnesota, and takes a look at a log cabin being built from salvaged logs in this Renovation Nation slideshow. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Nov 6 2009
Steve Thomas helps turn a bachelor pad in Portland, Oregon, into a home for an engaged couple. Then, in Denver, Colorado, he helps a family transform their attic into a master bedroom. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Oct 30 2009
Steve Thomas visits homeowners in Portland, Oregon, who are using materials from the property in their renovation. Then, he travels to New Orleans to led a hand rebuilding hurricane damage. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Oct 23 2009
Go behind the scenes with Steve Thomas as he helps build the largest solar community in the world. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Oct 23 2009
Learning how to make homemade cloth diapers, even fitted ones, is probably a lot easier than you think. Get step-by-step directions for making a fitted cloth diaper in this slideshow. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Oct 16 2009
Go behind the scenes with Steve Thomas as he helps restore a historic ranch in Hawaii then creates a beautiful new light fixture for a home in Oregon. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Oct 15 2009
One of the best ways to get started with DIY is to get crafty. But it's clear that Planet Green readers know this already. Check out this slideshow of incredible green crafts submitted by Planet Green readers to see what we mean. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Oct 8 2009
Go behind the scenes with Steve Thomas as he helps one family build a carport on a budget then works on an eco-friendly chicken coop in this slideshow. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Sep 29 2009
Steve lends a hand on what might be the greenest house in the country. These Tucson homeowners are going for the most LEED points ever. Watch the project develop in this slideshow. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Sep 25 2009
In the Salvage Brothers Renovation Nation episode, host Steve Thomas travels to Portland, Oregon to help two brothers accomplish their green goal. The Moon brothers want to build one of the greenest homes in the U.S. and Steve lends a hand. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Sep 24 2009
Steve Thomas lends a hand in Portland, Oregon with a couple's ground-up renovation. Later, Steve goes to Maui, Hawaii to help out at-risk students by pitching in to build a bamboo structure from the bamboo harvested on the island. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Sep 24 2009
Steve Thomas visits Hana, Hawaii, where his eco-friendly building plan involves some hunting and gathering for green materials . Then Steve travels to Little Compton, Rhode Island restore a historic hotel with eco-friendly systems like geothermal heating and cooling. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Sep 15 2009
n the Greening a Historic B&B episode of Renovation Nation, Steve visits David Villarrubia, the proprietor of the Degas House bed?and-breakfast located in New Orleans. The inn was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Villarrubia is taking the tragedy of natural disaster and turning it into opportunity by renovating this historic structure as green as he possibly can. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Sep 15 2009
Say hello to Nathan and Guinevere Kappler. Nathan is a contractor who will one day take over his the family business. He plans to make the familial contracting company a green one. Nathan has the right idea both for his planet and for his pocketbook. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Sep 11 2009
Composting is a great way to go green at home, reduce your garbage output, and feed your garden. So, what if you want to do those things, but don't have space for a big compost heap in the backyard? Here are some ideas to help get you started on composting when you live in a smaller space. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Aug 27 2009
In Boulder, Steve Thomas build a green roof and choose hardy plants. Then in Texas he helps install the world's largest domestic solar array. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Aug 20 2009
In the Renovation Nation episode"The Gift of Green," Steve heads to Detroit, a city hit hard by tough economic times to pitch in with Saturn's Hands on Hope program and Habitat for Humanity to build homes for those in need. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Aug 14 2009
Watch the slideshow of the Big Bucks for Retirement episode of Renovation Nation. In this episode, Steve Thomas heads to Maryland to help a couple plan for retirement by installing solar panels to cut their energy costs. Then, we learn a lesson about water conservation in a Texas aquifer. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Aug 6 2009
Slideshow of Renovation Nation episode: Corking the Kitchen. Steve travels to Washington, DC to help a family install a recycled countertop, permeable pavers and cork floor. Then in Boulder, CO he helps a family who wants to build a home with no carbon footprint.
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POSTED IN Home & Garden Jul 31 2009
See photos from the Renovation Nation Presidential Salvage episode. Steve helps build an eco-friendly yoga studio in Alexandria, Virgina and then lends a hand with a post-hurricane green renovation. + VIEW SLIDESHOW
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