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The Unlist: 9 Holiday Gifts Not to Buy
I’m so over the annual mandatory retail blitz which prompts us to purchase scads of presents no one needs (and few can afford). Enough is enough. Necessity is one thing; waste is another. Be an angel and give material items only to the needy...
Oy to the World! Decorating Tips for an Eco Hanukkah
Flashing and blinking colored lights are already setting my hood aglow at night, and my home looks a bit dark and subdued in comparison. But step inside, and it’s beginning to look a lot like Hanukkah. You want tinsel? We got tinsel. You want s...
Furniture Lab Experiment with Facelifts
It’s the kind of lab I wish they offered in school instead of chemistry. Meet Chroma Lab, a collaboration of two furniture doctors, Alicia Cornwell and Tony Bevilacqua, who merged their fine art skills and history backgrounds to transform ̶...
Bubble Trouble: Recycled Flutes Paired with Tasty Bruts
Be the host with the most eco savoir faire. Follow our lead and pair organic bubbly with born-again vessels for celebrating the spirit of reusing and recycling. Your green guests will drink to that! Of course, mine will drink to anything. Cheers to...
Ordering Online Just Got Greener
Eco-friendly retailers are few and far between, so it can be tough to find the best in green fashion and design within walking distance. Ordering online is the most efficient way to meet your sustainable style needs, but that’s where the dilemma s...
Flash in the Pantry: 8 Ways to Make Storing Less Boring!
Who says the pantry has to be a catch-all black hole for prolonging that shelf life? That’s what high school lockers are for! It’s time to take stock in our most commonly used household storage nook, and make it as inviting as a vintage ...
How Green Is Your Landscape? 9 Steps to an Eco Friendly Yard
In a nation embracing all things green, it was just a matter of time before outdoor places – ranging from parks, parking lots and transport corridors to family homes and university and corporate campuses - ended up with a “green”...
Want an Offer You Can’t Refuse? Show ‘Em How You Reduce & Reuse!
They say it’s a buyer’s market and agents love listing those dwellings with solar panels, efficient water heaters and appliances, good insulation and nontoxic flooring and finishes. Here are a few easy green fixes for your property to re...
Met Home Is Where the Heart Was
Metropolitan Home is being put to bed for good. I suffered reflux trying to digest the death of Gourmet, one of four Condé Nast publications closed recently. I didn’t sample the food bible much but felt nostalgic about it as an American insti...
Styling on a Yulestring? 10 Frugal and Festive Fall and Winter Displays
Sure, you’re forced to take down the ghosts and fuzzy spiders (news flash: your neighbors are pissed if you haven’t done so), but some of the seasonal elements we put up to get in the mood should endure until the end of the year, if no...
A Redesign to Check Out Now
Despite a general consumer slump, the eco marketplace is sizzling as stylish shoppers continue seeking earth friendly products. In fact, when it comes to green, demand is up. That’s why stylish home eco retailer, VivaTerra, has announced a fre...
Come Heaven and Hell
Realizing that most people have a go-to spot for reading, adding Be Sweet’s boucle mohair throw is a cozy addition to any book nook where extra warmth is needed. Blending fuzzy and nubby with smooth and sleek, we love that it’s fittingly...
Sink or Whim? Either Way They Bowl Us Over
Porcelained out? Carve your niche with an alternative sink for soaking up greener materials like certified teak, bamboo, recycled metal and glass and friendly painted ceramics. You can even experiment with poured concrete with 50% recycled fly ash, ...
Autumn Cabbage: Pretty and Edible Outdoor Decor
Organic, textural and highly ornamental, cabbage is an ideal crop to plant in your garden during those fall and winter months when falling leaves can be the only color abundant in the garden. Planting rows of the cabbage was a great solution for my ...
Junktion: If They Can’t Upcycle It, Nobody Can
There’s a sad sight. After they’ve lugged your belongings from one corner of the world to the other and obviously won’t last another mile, the final stop for your careworn companions is the trash. There’s no alternative. It&#...
Fridges Get the Cool Treatment
Mention refrigerators to a room of environmentalists…and you’ll notice a sudden chill in the air. That’s hardly surprising. Once a luxurious marvel, the fridge has become an essential, invisible part of our modern lives. There̵...
Snuggie: Wrap Yourself in the Toasty Toxic Warmth!
“When you watch the commercials you can tell they’re made of cheap stuff,” says my astute oldest daughter about the fleece blanket sensation known as the Snuggie™. “The people wearing them are just so cheesy, like the man i...
Entertaining and Environmental: 12 Free Green DIY Projects
Stuck inside on a rainy, dreary day? Have a hankering to start a new, crafty project? Using random objects and materials from around your home, these fun and eco-friendly DIY projects will cost you little to nothing. Scrap Paper Notebook You have a ...
Is That a Woolly Pocket on Your Wall, or Are You Just…?
I’ll get my mind out of the gutter and onto the green, where it belongs, and tell you about my latest obsession – plants in pockets. I’d heard of hanging plants and plants that are potted, but the idea of putting a plant in a cloth-like poc...
Squash Air Leaks with Chimney Balloons and Smoke Pencils
Are you ready for winter? Have you figured out how to keep the energy bills down? Is the house all bundled up to stop the cold getting in? If the answers are no, you might want to consider doing a DIY home energy audit to check for air leaks. After a...
Etsy’s Upcycled and Newfangled Halloween Contest: Get Inspired!
The people in my neighborhood really get into Halloween whether they’ve got their own little ghouls and goblins or not, proving the most fun night of the year is for the kid in all of us. You know, that kid who is addicted to Halloween chocolat...
Spot On Eco Carpet Cleaning
The sad truth is the carpets that hold up best to traffic are the ones coated with toxins. And we don’t want those in a place where humans dwell. If you do have a healthy wool carpet in your home, you can still clean it without harsh chemicals ...
Rub-a-Dub: Paint That Clawfoot Tub
Nothing goes together like a recession and a paint brush. If you can’t afford to remodel (and who can?) and are stuck with a peeling, fiberglass clawfoot tub, tap into some ingenuity and resource non-toxic paints and supplies, pure shower curt...
Fall Color? Still Seeing Purple!
The color purple ruled last fall and it’s still raining plums, eggplants and violets in the interior world. From chairs to carpets, pillows and bedding, the deep wine country shade is being harvested in cool pads everywhere. Here are some ripe ...
Amy Butler Bucharest Bedding Give-Away
We have long sung the praises of Midwestern textile designer, Amy Butler, who introduced an exotic, Indian-inspired organic bedding collection of five designs this year. She even rolled out rugs to match! The lovely and much needed bedding (still ca...
Cutting Edge Concept: the Flow2 Kitchen
The kitchen could be considered the hub of a home. It’s the spot where people congregate at parties, despite protests from the hostess; it’s the place a family gathers to break bread as often as three times a day. There are all types of kitchens....
Grown Up Twin Beds for the Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em Set
In light of the recent survey finding many of us secure a better night’s sleep in separate cocoons, it might pay to return to the days of twins. You know, lie back and watch a show, roll over for fun, head home to your crib for a snooze so you ...
Cool Design Converts the Car-Addicted
I live in Los Angeles and yes, I love my car. Not because it’s a symbol of my status or a prized possession, but because I’d get nowhere without it. In a city known for traffic jams and empty carpool lanes, you’d think locals would be begging f...
Civil Disobedience in the Subdivision: Project Laundry List
Fighting for a hybrid in every garage is cake compared to the battle to allow an outdoor clothesline in every yard. Still, advocacy groups like Project Laundry List are urging a return to the days before newfangled cleaning machines drained our ele...
Harvest the Feel of Fall in Your Home for (Practically) Free
They’re already talking about their costumes, those candy-crazy girls of mine. That’s how I know fall is here, just a wink and a nod after packing them up for summer camp. Design-wise, it’s one of the easiest seasons for stylists si...
