Green Daily

Join us as we take a tour of the green blogosphere. Ready? Let's go.

Wallpaper for pennies. It was the wallpaper Stephanie Zhong of Fabulously Green took note of while turning the pages of a furniture catalog. The wallpaper on the page featuring a $6,000 dollar Italian-crafted bed was newspaper. As she noted, if it was recycled newspaper, the cost was minimal. Motivated by the possibilities of recycled design, Stephanie created a list of ideas in How to Fab Your Walls. In addition of things to reuse to wallpaper walls with, she offers suggestions for renters and "design chameleons" who want to decorate in a less than permanent way. Need some creative ideas for one-of-a-kind wallpaper that is easy on the budget and kind to the planet? Stephanie has some great ideas.

Hanging light bulb vases. Are you one of those people who look at the contents of a recycling bin or trash wondering if any of the items bound for the recyclers or landfill might still have a use but you cannot think of anything in which it could perform double duty before it gets tossed? Old light bulbs do not seem to be something that could be turned into anything else. However, if you are swapping out energy wasting incandescent light bulbs for energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs, or the light bulb has grown dim and burnt out, visit Veronica of Design Sprout for a simple step-by-step set of instructions in taking old light bulbs and making hanging light bulb vases.