Now this looks like one comfy pet bed. Suitable for a feline or a diminutive canine – does that make it a uni-pet bed?
Created from a modified, vintage Samsonite suitcase, this pet throne features a triple stitched washable pillow and handmade cherry legs. The whole deal goes for $79 @ AtomicAttic’s Etsy shop
Happy April First! Bring on the showers. Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain. Grab your bumper shoot, muck a mucks, trench and do it in eco style. We’re thinking vintage with a dose of new for good measure. We’ve got you covered, from head to toe…
Vintage jacket – a different kind of girlie – destroy-everyting-track-jacket $75
Vintage John Lewis 1950′s raincoat, etsy – classic trench $275
Perfect for bopping around the neighborhood – Vintage 1960′s raincoat – Blue & White Check Affair $65
Booty call – Sporto Low Rider Vintage Rain Boot @ Ebay $39.95
For that flower child in you – look and feel springtime fresh in this Vintage 1970′s Coat Dress – Flower Power, only $18
For full coverage from those April showers open the ‘Brelli – the world’s first 100% biodegradable umbrella.
More rain protection: Isotoner eco tote ‘brellas. ($12.50-$35) These auto open/close micro umbrellas are good in a pinch and they’re comprised of mostly recycled components: canopy is 100% Recycled PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) plastic bottles, frame is 70% recycled steel & aluminum and the handle is 100% bamboo.
And last but not least our friends at SheFinds have the goods on Net-a-Porter’s Runway To Green Collection which is now available on Net-A-Porter.com–and best of all, a portion of the proceeds go to a variety of environmental organizations. The collection features limited edition designs from Prada, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Balenciaga and more…
Earth Day turns 41 this year, and it falls on Friday (Good Friday) — April 22. We hope not to overdose on the abundance of Earth Day-related stuff over the course of the month of April – as you know, we support being kind and gentle to Mother Earth every day – but we figured we’ll support the whole “awareness effort” by doling out a healthy serving of earth-friendly tips – One A Day for the next 22 days.
Tip #1: Although water’s becoming scarcer all the time, and we can’t live without it … hope springs eternal. Prepare for April showers – capture that rainwater and use it. Be sure to clean those roof gutters, too, for maximum results. There are lots of good rain barrels to choose from – here are a few of our favorite water-saving devices to help preserve & reuse this precious commodity:
If Freecycle doesn’t have an item you need, there’s a new service available that may help you find that weed-whacker, or croquet set you’d like to rent right in your local community. San-Mateo, California-based startup Rentalic.com is a new online marketplace that provides a peer-to-peer rental platform. The company’s goal is to monetize underutilized assets in communities by creating an online rental service that benefits both the borrower and the owner.
The site offers free registration. Once registered, “owners” can list items or services to rent without a fee and pay 5% of the total rental fee post-transaction. Registered “borrowers” can freely search for items to rent and pay the “owner” directly through PayPal for items the “borrow.” The service is available to users worldwide.
The concept allows folks to get income from renting stuff they already own while providing those in search of an item a low cost alternative to purchasing something they may only use once – and it’s all local.
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