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zero impact house

Modern green home design doesn’t always have to be flashy and exotic.  Maryann Thompson Architects designed this simple, yet refined, contemporary residence to meet a client’s desire to...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 11 hours ago • 0 responses
Tags: design, green building
Rebekah Green rolls out green gems

Her bio reads like a Who Who of Green — a veritable powerhouse of living an ecofriendly, sustainable lifestyle.  Over the course of the next year, Rebekah Green (pictured below) is poised to...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 1 day ago • 0 responses
Tags: fashion, sustainable, eco friendly earrings, rebekah green, recycled gold jewelry
JalexStudios upcycled LModern 2 coffee table

The LModern 2 coffee table is the tasteful merging of a recycled door (I’m still looking for it), handsome, upcycled Brazilian Walnut parquet flooring and an L-shaped piece of wall shelving. ...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 1 day ago • 0 responses
Tags: design, home decor, jalex studios, recycled wood coffee table, recycled wood furniture
Homedics Restore Clean Water pitcher

Here’s a another great alternative to buying bottled water.   This Restore Clean Water System consists of an 8-cup pitcher and an ultraviolet adapter.  Restore has a unique dual-filter process...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 3 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: design, drinks, green gadgets, health & beauty, restore clean water system
recycled polyester doggie jacket

Our good friends at Olive are always on the prowl for innovative products that benefit the discerning eco dog.  Here’s a nifty-looking jacket for keeping your favorite hound warm and happy...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 3 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: pets, dog jacket, eco dog, green dog
a big stack of green news

The Republicans took there toys and went home…Democrats Advance Contentious Climate Bill – msnbc OK kids…let’s go to Target in our excessively big hunk of...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 3 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: eco news, news/science, green news
Help your skin – A DIY Pumpkin Face Mask

With Halloween behind us, it’s near time to pack away the festive fall décor to make space for the merrier holiday gear. What to do with the pumpkin that sat on your porch stoop? While the thrifty...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 3 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: health & beauty, diy face mask
surfboard coffee table kit

Are you into multi-tasking and reducing the amount of ’stuff’ you have?  Do you live in a 100 square foot beach cabana?  Too cheap to buy furniture?  Here’s an idea – use your...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: home decor, outdoor gear, sporting goods, surfboard furniture
6 misguided DIY projects

You got the ingredients mix wrong on that DIY shampoo and now sport a hairstyle that’s been kindly described as early “Telly Savalas”. The t-shirt quilt you’re creating...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: humor, diy, eco humor
recycled computer hard drive clock

What time is it?  Time to make a clock out of your tired old computer’s hard drive.  This clock should appeal to computer freaks, geekery fans or anyone related to Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. ...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 4 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: design, gifts, green gadgets
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