Is Your Refrigerator Running?
Date: July 10, 2009 | Category: Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home
Well you better go catch it! Ok, corny jokes aside - the refrigerator is the only appliance that you leave running 24/7! Choosing an eco-conscious refrigeration system, like a Leibherr, helps you achieve a lighter carbon footprint, and saves you money on your electricity bill. (more…)
Glass Act
Date: July 9, 2009 | Category: Events, Green Building, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home
Ever wonder where your curbside recycled glass goes? Bet you never thought it could end back up in the kitchen - this time in the form of a counter slab, rather than a bottle in the fridge! Vetrazzo countertops use 100% recycled glass (making up 85% of the total slab material) to create unique, light-catching counters (more…)
B.Y.O. Bubbly
Date: July 2, 2009 | Category: Featured, Food & Drink, Kitchen, Lifestyle
You may not have considered yourself the D.I.Y. type - you don’t knit, sew, or collage, and you certainly haven’t ever tried to brew your own beer. But with the sodastream (a fantastic home carbonation system), you’ll be crafting your own sparkling water in no time! (more…)
Sneak Peek at Dwell on Design… Reclaimed Space
Date: June 28, 2009 | Category: Events, Green Building, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home
The Dwell on Design show is exceeding our expectations. Eye candy everywhere! We love the Reclaimed Space house and are honored to have created the beautiful interior that echos the story of the house - reclaimed, repurposed, restyled.
(more…)
With a Side of Parsley, Please
Date: May 8, 2009 | Category: Cleaning, Kitchen, The Home
Out of the eco-friendly cleaning supply closet comes another great choice: Parsley Plus Surface Cleaner by Earth Friendly Products. (more…)
Calling All Spinsters
Date: May 6, 2009 | Category: Holiday & Gift, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home
Your kitchen table is in constant rotation. Take control and add a little organization to the spin with a Lazy Susan from Be Sweet. (more…)
For Your Honey-Bunny
Date: April 8, 2009 | Category: Food, Food & Drink, Holiday & Gift, Kitchen, Lifestyle
The Spring-time sweet tooth strikes again! These adorable organic chocolate bunny cookies make the perfect seasonal gift for your sweetie. Made with organic fair trade cocoa and topped with organic raspberry and lemon icing, these cookies are delicious and fun. (more…)
Super Natural
Date: April 6, 2009 | Category: Cleaning, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, Lifestyle, Office, Stores & Resources
It’s a known fact that life as a parent often requires super natural powers when it comes to juggling schedules, planning meals and protecting your loved ones from the ever-increasing number of toxins that keep creeping in to your home sweet home. Rest assured, now that help has arrived in the form of the Supernatural Mom, Beth Greer, and her new book Super Natural Home: Improving Your Health, Home and Planet – One Room at a Time.
In the book you will take quizzes to identify potential toxic hot zones, receive ultra practical advice on how to reduce your exposure to poisons and learn the basics of becoming an environmentally conscious consumer. The straightforward solutions-based approach of Super Natural Home makes changing your home into a healthy haven manageable and even enjoyable! Click here to order a copy today.
Hip Hopping
Date: April 3, 2009 | Category: Holiday & Gift, Kids, Kitchen, Toys
It’s that time of year again – little chicks and bunnies and candy colored everything, everywhere. And unfortunately, a large amount of single-use items that end up in the landfill shortly after the holiday craze. (more…)
It’s in the Baggie
Date: March 24, 2009 | Category: Food, Food & Drink, Kids, Kitchen
Trail mix, apple wedges, crackers, peanut butter and jelly… so many options for lunchtime snacks – that can subsequently add up to so many wasteful plastic ziplock bags! Each year Americans consume over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps (EPA), contributing to the toxic contamination of waterways and the death of thousands of animals that mistake the bag pieces for food. Teach your children (and your colleagues!) about how to save the sea turtles and other marine animals by choosing reusable snack baggies. (more…)
