Archive   |   March, 2009

post off: do you have a microwave?

Posted by in cooking, favorites, living green

According to Treehugger, Alice Waters doesn’t have a microwave. I don’t know if that’s shocking or not because we don’t, either. We donated our ancient college-years leftover when we moved more than two years ago, and we never got around to purchasing another. The only time I think one might come in handy is when my coffee goes cold. It wasn’t a matter of saving energy for us; it was just one less thing to have to move. What about you? Do you rely on a microwave, or could you live without it? –Mary T.

Photo by John Lee

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steal this idea: artful collection cabinetry

Posted by in collecting, traveling


You know our hearts go aflutter with when we see a gorgeous butterfly display, so you can imagine the palpitations caused when we spotted this collection in the Cabinet of Curiosities of Bonnier de la Mosson in Paris (via Morbid Anatomy via Boing Boing). Leave it to French aristocrats to take preserving their treasures to a new level. The original cabinet was created in the 17th Century, what you see here is a painstaking restoration in the current museum. Makes you look at that china cabinet in a whole new light, doesn’t it?

Do you have a interesting way of displaying your collections? Show them here! Send us an email at letters at shelterffic dotcom.

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it’s called the ultimate green store because it is

Posted by in living green, shopping

Need an air purifier that’s stylish and has an energy-saving PSC motor? A water bottle that isn’t plastic? A gorgeous pendant light made from recycled washers? A colorful, adjustable hemp dog collar? You’ve come to the right place for all of it if you visit The Ultimate Green Store. The huge collection of green goods ranges from $6 cleaning products from Method to a $4100 settee made with renewable latex and organic cotton. If you want natural, biodegradable, sustainable products, you’ll find some for almost every area of your life here. That’s a lot of green! –Mary T.

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a lamp with a lighter (and darker) side

Posted by in decorating


These lamps from Kyouei Design are so fun, I’d love to hang one on each side of my bed. The red ones may be a little too horror-movie for some, but how fun to have one of these hanging above the mirror in the bathroom?! Looking through the archives, it seems I’m not the only one here at Shelterrific with a bit of a macabre side. Twenty-one thousand Japanese yen sounds like a lot, but a quick google search revealed it’s only about $210! –Erica P.

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