ecofabTV: What’s the #1 Thing You Can Do to Improve Indoor Air Quality?
Date: February 15, 2010 | Category: Cleaning, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources, Videos
Zem talks about the easiest thing you can do to improve your indoor air quality, and even offers a simple DIY option!
*above image courtesy of epa.gov
Feel Good About Your Goods
Date: February 10, 2010 | Category: Food & Drink, Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources
The novelty of going to a locally-owned market has all but been lost in a world where super-chains tend to dominate. Call us old fashioned if you will, but we long for stores stocked with goods hand-picked for their excellence, the transparency of knowing where products come from, and attention to customer satisfaction. (more…)
It’s Coming Up Primrose
Date: January 18, 2010 | Category: Beauty, Hair Care, Resources, Stores & Resources
When we first walked into Los Angeles salon Primrose Organics, the sweet aroma of botanicals immediately put us at ease, as did the sunny demeanor of its co-owners, Felicia Howe and Melissa Tornay.
Los Angeles is rife with glitzy hair salons, most of which tend toward a cold aesthetic and factory-like treatment of clients. Not so at Primrose, where a light-filled interior decorated with vintage vanities, painted with VOC-free paint, and stylists’ inscrutable attention to your - yes, your - needs make for a warm ambiance. (more…)
Eco Gift Guide: For the Man About Town
Date: December 3, 2009 | Category: Guides, Holiday & Gift, Stores & Resources, ecoMan
For the ecofabulous man in your life, make sure to shower him with gifts that are just as stylish as they are environmentally conscious. For most of the items selected, he’ll never be able to tell they’re eco-friendly - he’ll just be impressed at your fashionable finds! (more…)
Holiday Decor: More Than Your Tree Can Be Green!
Date: November 30, 2009 | Category: Guides, Holiday & Gift, Home Furnishings, Stores & Resources
When it comes to decorating for the holidays, green decor means more than hanging a pine wreath outside. This season, be inspired by all of the eco-friendly options available (including the DIY route!) and commit to creating a healthy home for your family and the planet. From lights to ornaments, to modern menorahs and sustainable stockings - we’ve got you covered! (more…)
Top Sites for Holiday Shopping
Date: November 27, 2009 | Category: Holiday & Gift, Lifestyle, Media, Stores & Resources
As we all wake up pleasantly stuffed from yesterday’s thankful feast, it’s interesting how quickly the focus shifts from organic turkeys and mashed potatoes to holiday shopping. With Black Friday marking the biggest shopping day of the year (and Cyber Monday just around the corner!) we thought we’d share our favorite sites for holiday shopping so you can sit back and take care of all your gift giving from the comfort of your home - ensuring that you’re never too far from delicious leftovers! (more…)
Turning Oldies into Goodies: Eco Couch Upholstery
Date: November 16, 2009 | Category: Guides, Home Furnishings, Stores & Resources
By ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin. Presented by The eBay Green Team.
This past summer Ecofabulous designed the interior of the Reclaimed Space showhouse at Dwell on Design. Since the cottage was diminutive, everything had to be scaled down and easy to move. When we were sketching out the space I instantly thought of my grandmother’s couch from the 1940′s (I’ve been coveting it for over 20 years). It took some puppy dog eyes to convince grandma and some imagination to make it work with the rest of the decoration, but the process was well worth the end result. (more…)
Turning Oldies into Goodies: A Kijiji Cabinet Conversion
Date: November 9, 2009 | Category: Green Building, Guides, Home Furnishings, Stores & Resources
By ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin. Presented by The eBay Green Team.
I can get obsessed with my eBay searches but when stalking furniture, keeping it local is best (no shipping charges and less fuel needed to transport). Kijiji, eBay’s local classified site, makes it simple to search for listings in my area and meet up with the seller to view the furniture in person.
Turning Oldies into Goodies: Transformed Phone Bench
Date: November 3, 2009 | Category: Green Building, Guides, Home Furnishings, Stores & Resources
By ecofabulous founder, Zem Joaquin. Presented by The eBay Green Team.
I love buying vintage furniture and adding new life to a piece that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill. eBay and their local classifieds site, Kijiji, both have millions of great treasures that, with a little TLC, can be turned into something totally unique and fabulous. Now the eBay Green Team brings together thousands of eBay users who are shopping pre-owned not only because it’s chic and affordable, but because they know that the greenest product is the one that already exists. (more…)
Relief in a Bottle
Date: September 8, 2009 | Category: Lifestyle, Stores & Resources
While we’d never prescribe a single method for curing any ailment, if there’s a holistic way to address certain problems, we think it’s at the very least worth exploring. And if the product in question just happens to feel like a spa experience on-the-go, well, all the better. (more…)
