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Fall is the perfect time to reorganize your closet, putting every pair of jeans, every cardigan, and every boot in its rightful place—but don’t run off to buy new plastic bins just yet. While those clear boxes might look nice and streamlined, they’re not so great for the environment. It’s definitely possible to tuck away all your stuff using only sustainable tools instead—just follow professional organizer Shira Gill’s lead. We asked her to explain exactly how she keeps her clients’ closets in tip-top shape without using any plastic at all. Here, she shares her easy-to-adopt secrets. Storage Bins For larger...

We all have distinct memories of our childhood bedrooms. When Sweet Laurel Bakery cofounder Laurel Gallucci’s now 2-and-a-half-year-old son, Nico, looks back on his, it will surely make him think of crowded sleepovers with his cousins and curling up on the soft yellow sofa for story time. Laurel and her husband, Nick, will recall something different. They’ll remember upgrading to the 1950s Los Angeles cottage from their one-bedroom apartment in Venice, California, finally being able to spread out, and deciding to vault the ceiling to allow for maximum natural light. No one, though, will forget Nico’s bunk bed.  “My husband...

The year was 2012. Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth had been released six years prior, raising awareness around climate change; “Gangnam Style” was taking over the U.S.; and Lauren Singer was on the precipice of receiving her bachelor’s degree in environmental studies. Inspired by Bea Johnson, another zero-waste pioneer, Singer embarked on a journey to live a zero-waste life. Since then, she’s gained notoriety for producing a single Mason jar of trash for several years running and has dedicated her career to finding sustainable and biodegradable alternatives to common single-use items. In 2017, she opened Package Free Shop to amplify...

Interior designer Simone Haag and her husband, Rhys, were living in a tiny Melbourne apartment in 2011 when they found the raised bungalow they now call home on Modernist Australia, a website that tracks mid-century houses for sale around the country.  Back then, the house was less breezy and bright, more dingy and dark: Bright yellow laminate countertops, grimy wood paneling, and mishmash flooring made the small space feel cramped and dated. But two renovations and eight years later, the home—which the couple share with their three daughters, Goldie, 5, Clover, 3, and Juniper, 6 months (and Tank, the Great...