June 8, 2017
Line the path to your solar-lit gazebo with two rows of solar landscape lights. Via Indulgy.
Solar power is everywhere–solar-powered clothing and backpacks that charge your gadgets on the go, solar-powered camping tents, Tesla’s solar roof shingles, and even … Read More...
Category: Creating, Green & Sustainable, Reclaimed & Recycled, Solar Energy
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September 3, 2013
We were intrigued with the fun and unique lighting ideas out there all made from upcycled household objects. For the crafty out there, here are some creative DIY instructions as well as ready-to-go designs you can purchase.
The secret … Read More...
Category: Creating, Green & Sustainable, Lighting, Reclaimed & Recycled
Tags: crafts, DIY, DIY lighting, green, recycled, repurposed, sustainable design, upcycled
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December 10, 2012
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Photo via Stylepie.
Welcome to today’s guest contributor, New York City-based lighting designer, and fellow BlogTour team member, James Bedell.
The topic of urban green space has always been fascinating to me. I’m a lifelong Queens resident and … Read More...
Category: Creating, Lighting
Tags: BlogTour, outdoor entertaining, outdoor lighting
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December 1, 2012
The contemporary Chrismy lamp designed by Teresa Sapey for Vondom, is lighting up spaces this holiday season from within. Inside its elegant vertical lines are energy saving LEDs that generate a revolving multi-hued glow of five different colors.
Chrismy’s … Read More...
Category: Finding, Lighting
Tags: holiday, holiday lighting, home decor, tree lights
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December 15, 2010
Nothing quite like getting bundled up and sitting outside by a warm winter fire. The Campfire Prairie, a fire pit by Dutch company Maandag, even resembles a snowflake, making it all the more winter friendly.
Made of Corten steel, the … Read More...
Category: Finding, Great Finds, Heating & Cooling
Tags: Fire Pits, fires, outdoor fireplace, outdoor heating, winter fire
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February 21, 2010
Take a virtual spin through this urban environmental art installation, to be experienced, not just viewed and admired. With LEDs embedded in the cobbled surface below that bathe a steel plate suspended eight meters high by thin poles, the glow … Read More...
Category: Experiencing
Tags: art for public spaces, LED art, London, urban environmental art
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June 6, 2024
Category: Container Gardening, Education & Tours, Experiencing, Garden Design, Garden Tourism, Public Gardens, Travel
Tags: art installations, botanical art, Girona, Spain, Temps de Flors Festival
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March 4, 2024
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The Gardyn 4.0 hydroponic indoor garden is an AI-enabled hydroponic system capable of cultivating 30 full-size plants in just two square feet. Its smart functions make food-growing neophytes look like expert indoor farmers in as little as six … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Green & Sustainable, Greening, Hydroponics
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December 3, 2022
For whatever and whomever you celebrate, indoors or out, here’s my biggest and greatest ever holiday gift guide packed with handpicked stylish, functional, and just plain fun home and garden gifts.
Walnut Garden Scissors
Shear style with these comfortable … Read More...
Category: Books, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Garden Design, Gifts, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Lifestyle, shopping, Terrariums
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November 9, 2021
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Here’s your dilemma: You’d love an outdoor living space and garden but have a postage-stamp-sized patch of patio, balcony, porch or terrace with no earth in which to plant anything. It’s time to expand your thinking as small … Read More...
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Creating, Decks, Patios, & Paths, Edible Landscaping, Garden Design, Herb Gardens, Outdoor Furniture, Raised Beds, shopping, Vertical Gardens
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