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I am NOT the only person the following has happened to: You’re at the store choosing an exhaust fan or range hood for the current bathroom or kitchen project. You’re face-to-mountain with a bajillion boxes and brands that correspond—somehow—to displays 8-feet overhead. Blood pressure rising. Then the real questions kick in. “Is this the right [...]
Spoiled milk can be upcycled. Mind=blown. And it’s not a new invention, either. Invented in the 1930s, milk-based fabric was used to stretch the supply of wool and cotton. Now a talented German designer Anke Domaske has improved the process to create a silky textile made from milk fiber that she has trademarked ‘Qmilk.’ Extracting [...]
There’s something about women and shoes. And I’m not an outsider-looking-in. I often pack more shoes than trip-days. I feel calmly inspired when walking through DSW or Nordstrom’s shoe department. And even though I work at home most days and I’m a mother of a toddler every day, I still like to opt for a [...]
It may be our annual Tour de France fan-ness that has inspired my love for this Find, but it may just be that it’s simply a super creative way to reuse bike parts. And I’m always a fan of creative uses for what could be discarded as ‘trash.’ So, what started out as an inspired [...]
I am a big fan of wood burning appliances in the home—for lots of reasons. The main reason is that there’s just something about it. Call me a cave-man (I’ve been called worse), but I love providing heat for my home and my family with wood that I cut and split (or at least haul [...]
Watch Mark & Theresa build a backyard compost bin using Western Red Cedar.
The RainPerfect Pump looks like a great solution primarily because it’s solar powered and secondarily because it’s inexpensive. The water pressure is enough to run most low pressure sprinklers, wash a car or water just about anything around your home according to the company. You also don’t need to run an outlet (or cord) anywhere, [...]
As universal a topic as home and shelter are, we writers and editors tend to cover it at a more hyper-local level—in other words, parts of the house, tools, elements of a particular style. You could call it ‘brass tacks coverage.’ Something so hugely encompassing needs to be covered that way so you can tease [...]
I’d say TAP Insulation’s blow-in attic insulation is a triple threat, but that’s not doing it justice. First, it serves its main master—insulating your house’s hottest spot efficiently. According to the company, TAP is 32% more energy efficient than traditional insulation. Second, the natural borates in the material serve as an insect repellent, notably the [...]
We’re shifting into neutral—carbon neutral, that is—and riding the wind to where dreams come true. Windmill owning, cycle-to-work enviro-actor-vist Ed Begley Jr. gives up the go-juice for pedal-powered planet-saving. And we’re heading to the Green Mountains to meet the winner of HGTV’s Dream Home in Stowe, Vermont. Theresa talks about a chair made from candy [...]
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