18
Aug
"Green" Spaces, Living Spaces, Playing Spaces, Small Space Design Ideas, Unique Furnishings // No Comments
Recycled Patio Furniture As out time spent outdoors increases we need to purchase good quality patio furniture.. As we try to make our outdoor living spaces as comfortable as inside spaces it is very important to pick the proper furniture. In the last few years more and more people are trying to lower their carbon [...]
18
Aug
"Green" Spaces, Living Spaces, Small Space Design Ideas, Thrifty Solutions // 4 Comments
Prefab Green Homes are Affordable Small Space Living Clayton Homes, based in Maryville, Tenn., is one of America’s largest manufacturers of mobile homes and prefabricated housing. So when President Kevin Clayton wanted to go green, he gave his architects a free hand, instructing them to incorporate as many green products as possible and to produce [...]
12
Aug
"Green" Spaces, DYI - Do It Yourself, Living Spaces, Small Space Design Ideas, Unique Spaces // No Comments
Interview by Gregory Paul Johnson Put Your Life on a Diet: Living the Simple Life One man shares his experience living simply in a 140-square-foot home. “I live in a home of 140 square feet. It doesn’t have a furnace, air conditioner, refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer/dryer, vacuum cleaner, blender, disposal or other common home appliances. [...]
09
Aug
"Green" Spaces, Living Spaces, Loft Living, Small Space Design Ideas, Unique Furnishings // No Comments
Unique Materials Can Make For Artistic Furniture Flair Whether you have large or small living spaces, this furniture is practical and good for the environment. BRC Designs are designed by Benjamin Rollins Caldwell. This Design company melds timeless and unconventional materials into unique yet simple furniture designs. Each piece of furniture is handcrafted by a [...]
31
Jul
"Green" Spaces, DYI - Do It Yourself, Loft Living, Small Space Design Ideas, Thrifty Solutions, Unique Spaces // No Comments
Small Patio Ponds and Gardens – DIY-er’s Creativity Patio Ponds Patio ponds and water gardens relieve tensions and serve as a conversation area. These allow small space dwellers to have a little bit of nature. These water features attract birds and butterflies, and provide soothing white noise to block out traffic sounds while enhancing the [...]
26
Jul
"Green" Spaces, Playing Spaces, Small Space Design Ideas, Unique Furnishings, Unique Spaces // No Comments
Cool, Funky Outdoor Furniture – Tea Cup Seats Holly Palmer is a contemporary furniture designer who has a crush on vivid colors. One of her wonder designs is a set of outdoor Tea Cup Seats. These remind me of my visits with Alice In Wonderland, the book, and in Disneyland on the Tea Cup Ride [...]
19
Jul
"Green" Spaces, DYI - Do It Yourself, Playing Spaces, Small Space Design Ideas, Thrifty Solutions, Unique Furnishings // No Comments
Try This: Tiny-Footprint Garden Bench This bench is made with used inner tubes and standard 2-by-2-inch plastic lumber balusters, widely available at hardware and lumber stores. This charming garden perch is made from recycled-plastic lumber that looks and works like wood, except that it was manufactured from old milk jugs. The seat is woven from [...]
17
Jul
"Green" Spaces, DYI - Do It Yourself, Living Spaces, Small Space Design Ideas, Thrifty Solutions, Unique Spaces // No Comments
Look What I found! – Tiny Texas Houses As the owner of Discovery Architectural Antiques in Gonzales, Texas, Brad Kittel hated seeing piles of excess building materials go to waste. When he started putting them to use creating one-of-a-kind tiny dwellings, Tiny Texas Houses was born. At their Luling, Texas, headquarters, Kittel and his team create houses [...]
17
Jul
"Green" Spaces, Bathing Spaces, Small Space Design Ideas // No Comments
Don’t Throw Out the Biosphere with the Bathwater Here are some simple tips you can apply in your bathroom every day, courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: • Don’t let the water run while shaving or brushing teeth. • Take short showers instead of tub baths. • Turn off the water flow while soaping [...]
11
Jul
"Green" Spaces, Living Spaces, Small Space Design Ideas, Thrifty Solutions, Unique Spaces // No Comments
Casa de Karton by Don Lucho I found something fun in my reading on small spaces. Artist Don Lucho created a fascinating project called Casa de Karton. Don Lucho created an entire apartment using cardboard and paper. The results: A very real looking home. This home includes all the elements like paintings, rugs, cups, spoons [...]
