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Zsa Zsa Gabor sells bulldozer-ready Bel Air estate

Mon, Jun 03 2013 at 8:17 PM

The weirdo husband of perpetually hospitalized nonagenarian socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor has finally sold her ripe-for-remodeling Bel Air manse. But will the property ultimately be razed and redeveloped instead?

High camp: 13 must-haves for the Great Backyard American Campout '13

Mon, Jun 03 2013 at 12:30 PM

Plan on roughing it as part of the Great American Backyard Campout later this month? Don't leave behind your flask, flashlight, folding chair and non-reprint copy of 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.'

'Wheel House': A perpetually rolling micro-home for acrobats [Video]

Fri, May 31 2013 at 4:52 PM

Talk about a mobile home ... One part nautical-styled circus caravan, one part barf-inducing micro-home, 'Wheel House' is the dizzying creation of acrobatic British performance duo, Acrojou.

'New Dutch' tiles transform pitched roofs into lush urban habitats

Fri, May 31 2013 at 2:46 PM

Designed specifically for vegetation-unfriendly pitched roofs, Roel de Boer's 'New Dutch' roofing tiles are noise-absorbing, rainwater-filtering, energy-saving 'stepping stones for wildlife in the city.'

'Frightening' garden gnome revolt ad from IKEA draws complaints

Thu, May 30 2013 at 4:56 PM

Dozens of sensitive souls in the U.K. have complained to authorities about an IKEA television advert that depicts vengeful garden gnomes being murdered en masse by a suburban couple.

In Maryland, tiny houses that are a little bit Tolkien, a little bit Thoreau

Thu, May 30 2013 at 1:24 PM

Based in the wilds of western Maryland, bespoke tiny home specialist Hobbitat creates stunning, small-sized dwellings using primarily reclaimed and recycled materials.

Beijing micro-house is built from stackable, Tetris-esque blocks

Wed, May 29 2013 at 6:30 PM

Sure, Tetris is totally awesome at keeping idle hands and brains preoccupied. But who knew that the Moscow-borne video puzzle could inspire a micro housing concept?

Help rebuild homes in a Sandy-ravaged community, Farmville-style

Tue, May 28 2013 at 6:06 PM

Repair the Rockaways is a Farmville-inspired digital fundraising platform where 'players' help to repair Superstorm Sandy-damaged homes by purchasing virtual bricks, no apple harvesting required.

2013 summer reading list: 7 green home and garden tomes

Tue, May 28 2013 at 8:30 AM

From authoritative volumes on the passive house movement to do-it-yourself shed building guides, there's no shortage of green home-centric books to spend a little QT with this summer.

Fluoride, prefab and Sudden Valley's finest [Weekend link clump]

Sat, May 25 2013 at 12:35 PM

This Memorial Day weekend: Model homes have a moment (thanks, Netflix!), Portland maintains its status as the nation's largest fluoride-free city and the future of multifamily prefab looks promising.

Commenting (53)

Is there an ejector seat

Thu, Jun 06 2013 at 11:20 PM

Is there an ejector seat involved?

Hi Annie, There was a link to

Sat, Feb 23 2013 at 5:49 PM

Hi Annie, There was a link to the "Unsolved Mysterious" theme song in there to help set the mood. I recommend giving that a listen ... or the "X-Files" theme!

Love it -- good to see a long

Thu, Jan 03 2013 at 3:46 PM

Love it -- good to see a long time Red Hook biz involved with this. That screenshot is of my block!

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A 2006 graduate of the New School’s MFA Creative Writing program, Matt Hickman cut his editorial teeth as a contributing writer at luxury lifestyle magazine, CITY. In the years since, Matt helped to build the editorial content for for eco-living website GreenYour, contributed to the late, great Big Apple arm of Ideal Bite and has written for a diverse number of online publications including Nerve.com, Gridskipper, and the Lazy Environmentalist. Also an active copywriter and green living consultant, Matt contributed to the upcoming green design book, "Vitamin Green" (Phaidon). Matt, whose weaknesses include diet soda, tsotchkes, and scented soy candles, calls a two-bedroom apartment in Red Hook, Brooklyn, home sweet home.

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