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Safe, non-toxic formulas, techniques and products for cleaning in your home:
Today’s modern home is loaded with toxic and polluting substances designed to make domestic life easier.
The cost of these commercial, chemical-based products can be high — long term health concerns for the family, and environmental pollution caused by their manufacture and disposal. In the US, … Continue reading →

The bathroom is the room where we begin and end each day, with a variety of cleaning routines designed to help keep us healthy. Odd then, that the room in which we clean our teeth, our skin and the rest of our bodies (not to mention dispose of our waste) is often filled with toxic … Continue reading →

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1. Breathe Easier
According to the EPA, the air inside the average American home is two to five times more polluted than the air outside. A major contributing factor is the large amount of urea formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gassed from the standard paint and adhesives used in interior finishes, furnishings, and cabinetry. … Continue reading →

Source: Angie’s List

Millions of Americans are expected to remodel their homes this year as they wait out the return of a robust home selling market.
Angie’s List surveyed top remodelers and real estate professionals to determine which remodeling projects result in the best return on investment when it comes time to sell your home.
“Well-planned and executed … Continue reading →

Coke Bottle Watering “Globes”
By Rad Megan
“It’s not glamorous, but recycled bottles work JUST as well as Aqua Globesonly they are free. To make your own recycled bottle watering “globe,” take an empty glass bottle, fill it with water, and slam it down into moist soil! If you see bubbles rapidly forming, or the water level … Continue reading →

The idea of green interior design is to restore and reuse everything that’s possible. Today, there is a great variety of green floor options that allow you to refinish, sand, or paint without employing toxic materials. Some of the materials employed in green interior design are cork, bamboo, and eucalyptus, because little harm occurs when … Continue reading →

CFL– Compact fluorescent lamp
Embodied Energy – Energy that is used during the entire life cycle of a particular product, including the manufacturing, transporting, and disposing of the product as well as the inherent energy captured within the product itself.
Greenwashing—Claiming a product is environmentally sensitive when it is not.
IAQ – Indoor air quality. An increasingly important … Continue reading →