Wow, it is incredible what you can do with a small space with the right design! Check out this Tiny NYC half-bedroom converted into elegant chamber (Video)
We’re moving into month #2 in our Year of Living Simply! Join us to learn how to live greener and more simply and be happy doing it!
Our partners over at MNN have an inspiring project going on all year long: The Year of Living Simply! Check out the link and join us as we tackle a new challenge each month.
The Soma is a simple and elegant reinvention of the water filter. The design is a bit retro and would look lovely on the counter. Their filters are made from a “compostable, foodbased PLA composite, carbon granules derived from Malaysian coconut shells, and a special layer of vegan silk that adds to the filtration process.” It is currently raising money via Kickstarter. See a video and the TreeHugger review here: Soma Reinvents the Water Filter, Makes It Gorgeous And Greener
Growing food indoors is usually limited by the space you have. More often than not, that means some kind of vertical placement, as we’ve seen withwindowfarms, mini-greenhouses doubling as lighting and aeroponic systems.
Fogponics — a more advanced application of aeroponics where vaporized water is used to transfer nutrients and oxygen to enclosed, suspended plant roots — is where German design company Vakant Design begins instead with Fogger, a unit designed to give plants that extra boost.
(via Fogponic Unit Stacks Vertically to Grow More Veggies in Less Space : TreeHugger)
Wow, is this the most beautiful wood floor you’ve ever seen? See how it is made here:
(via Wow: Vividly Colored Wood Flooring Is Made by Hand (Video) : TreeHugger)
If you like plants in your house (and you should. Why wouldn’t you?) you may want to consider these NASA-approved plants for filtering the air in your home.
(via freegospel)
Trampolines are fun, no matter your age or athletic inclination. But what to do when you’ve got a wrecked trampoline on your hands? Here’s an excellent adaptive reuse idea: turn your broken trampoline into a circular swing bed!
via Designer DIY Idea: Swinging Bed Made With a Recycled Trampoline
I actually don’t think it takes much to make most people happy. We want to live in a healthy environment, enjoy good physical health, have great relationships, have time for recreation and live in peace.
On the other hand, happiness often requires removal. Many of us could stand to scale back on our possessions, space, debt and activities. Most of us have found that the things we thought would make us happy actually stress us out and can make us miserable.
So “editing” means removing all that detracts from our happiness. This is not a passive act; as Blaise Pascal put it, “I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.” Editing takes effort.
TreeHugger founder, Graham Hill has a new project called LifeEdited. Where TreeHugger aims to show that environmentalism doesn’t have to be about outdated stereotypes, LifeEdited aims to show us that less isn’t just more. It’s better. Read why Graham says, “Nothing is the Next Big Thing.“
21 Lessons in Sustainability from the Great Depression
Lloyd Alter writes: While the economists say we are climbing out of the recession, the new austerity budgets coming out of Washington, Ottawa and London ensure that the recovery is spiky and uneven, leaving many behind. It sure doesn’t feel like a recovery to me and it is perhaps time for a refresher course in Frugal Green Living.
