green it yourself: recycled wine rack – Michelle Kaufmann Studio

Here is another green living project from Michelle Kaufmann. If you are a serious wine collector, you probably need a proper wine storage room with proper temperature controls. However, for occasional wine drinkers, Michelle's recycled wine rack may just do the trick for you.

green it yourself: recycled wine rack

What’s greener than organic wine? Storing organic wine in a wine rack made from reused materials. This DIY wine rack is super easy to make, plus the geometric design gives it an awesome modern look. If you already have the cans you need to make it – great! Otherwise you can just buy some the next time you’re at the store and then plan a few meals around the food that comes inside. Once the wine rack is finished just stock it with your favorite organic wines and invite a few friends over to enjoy some of that vino and, more importantly, admire your amazing handiwork.

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green it yourself: reclaimed wood cutting board – Michelle Kaufmann Studio

Another tip on Green living from Michelle Kaufmann.

green it yourself: reclaimed wood cutting board

Reclaimed wood is a fantastic green material. Using reclaimed wood not only gives new life to old wood but also saves a bit of virgin wood from being harvested. Everything from furniture to siding to cabinetry can be made from reclaimed wood, which comes from sources like old buildings, railroad trestles, fallen trees, old docks, and barrels from breweries and wineries. For a fun adventure, try collecting reclaimed wood on your own or just find a local lumber or scrap yard where they collect and sell it. You can search Buildingreuse.org to locate a place near you. Making your own cutting board out of reclaimed wood is a fun and useful way to get familiar with reclaimed wood.

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green it yourself: reclaimed wood cutting board – Michelle Kaufmann Studio

Michelle Kaufmann Studio

Smart (wired), eco (green) and prefab homes designed by San Francisco architect Michelle Kaufmann. Prefab homes are partially built in a factory and then assembled at the building site. The advantage over site built homes is cost (less waste) and better quality control. 

Michelle collaborated with Sunset Magazine on one of its "Idea Homes. She has tips at her website on do-it-yourself projects such as the "Smart Fire" fireplace project that involves the use of glass rocks.

Click on the link below to learn more about Michelle's work.

Michelle Kaufmann Studio