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ETHICALLY PRODUCED
TRAVEL CAPSULE PROJECT - 4 countries, 30 days, 15 wardrobe items
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ETHICALLY PRODUCED

Meg and I have both been living with a mostly capsule wardrobe (defined here if you are new to the idea) for a couple years now but I wanted to try out a more extreme version during our travels abroad this Summer. Enter the Travel Capsule Project - 30 days of travel in which I'll only be wearing 15 different items (socks not included) while our family moves through Italy, Croatia, France and the U.S...

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ETHICALLY PRODUCED
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HOME MADE, RECYCLED
PROJECT - WHALE CHEESE BOARDS
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HOME MADE, RECYCLED

Similar to our All Aboard Recycled cutting boards are these new whale-inspired cheese boards made out of completely recycled mahogany decking, that has been cut down, oiled and rounded by every member of the family to bring out its true colors which happen to be the perfect contrast to an oak plug eye. Perfect for the beach or the dining room table...

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HOME MADE, RECYCLED
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HOME MADE, RECYCLED, FURNITURE
PROJECT - ASHER'S UPCYCLED KITCHEN STOOL
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HOME MADE, RECYCLED, FURNITURE

So we just finished replacing the treads on our stairs going down to the basement and ended up with a pile of offcuts that we didn't want to waste so Asher decided to design a new stool for our kitchen....

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HOME MADE, RECYCLED, FURNITURE
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RECYCLED, HAT, REUSEABLE, FAIR TRADE, HOME MADE, HAND MADE
RECYCLED SWEATER BEANIES
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RECYCLED, HAT, REUSEABLE, FAIR TRADE, HOME MADE, HAND MADE

Here's an easy little weekend project - recycled cashmere sweater beanies! Whether you've accidentally shrunk a nice sweater in the wash, or found a sweater at Saver's or Goodwill you feel has a little more life in it, we've got a solution. Make it into a hat...

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RECYCLED, HAT, REUSEABLE, FAIR TRADE, HOME MADE, HAND MADE
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DIY, HANS WEGNER, FURNITURE
REFURB PROJECT: HANS WEGNER-STYLE FOLDING ROPE CHAIR
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DIY, HANS WEGNER, FURNITURE

This is one of our favorite chairs in the house - super comfortable and we refurbished it ourselves. What started out as discarded Hans Wegner-style rope chair (seems like it's probably from Yugoslavia) that we found on the side of the road turned into a great chair...

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DIY, HANS WEGNER, FURNITURE
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DIY, HOME MADE, MADE IN USA
WE'RE IN DWELL MAGAZINE!
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DIY, HOME MADE, MADE IN USA

We're so excited to be included in the September 2015 issue of Dwell magazine!!! We interviewed and shot for the piece a year before it came out so needless to say we were excited to see what they ended up deciding to print...

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DIY, HOME MADE, MADE IN USA
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DIY
HOW TO: FOLD-UP WALL DESK
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DIY

So we really needed a work space down in the shed to house both a laptop and a large monitor for my design work that could be folded up to protect against the kids' basketball and floor hockey games that happen all winter long....

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DIY
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HOME MADE, HOW TO, RECYCLED
HOW TO: ALL ABOARD RECYCLED CUTTING BOARD
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HOME MADE, HOW TO, RECYCLED

We thought we'd post a tutorial on how we make our mahogany cutting/presentation boards. What started as a project to create "teacher gifts" for our kids to give at school became a small line of high-end boards called All A'Board sold at a small number of specialty shops....

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HOME MADE, HOW TO, RECYCLED
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RECYCLED, HOME MADE
NEST - BOOKTOP BIRDHOUSES
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RECYCLED, HOME MADE

What started as a pre-kids (we now have 3) craft project turned into a mini business called "Nest" that really had us cranking these little houses out for a while. Made from old vintage books and reclaimed wood pulled from dumpsters these bad boys are the epitome....

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RECYCLED, HOME MADE
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RECYCLED, HOME MADE
RECYCLED FLOORING
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RECYCLED, HOME MADE

The flooring in the shed is recycled wood pulled from an apartment in Boston that was being refurbished. After multiple emails and calls to a local demolition company about the possibility of any wood that they might throwing away we were contacted....

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RECYCLED, HOME MADE
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