Green

Upcycle food into fashion
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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…

Bike parts: Re-cycling into home decor
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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…

Heat it and Beat it

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….

FixitUpFinds: Solar-powered RainPerfect Pump

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…

Green Building Insight

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…

MyFixitUpLife talk show: Ed Begley Jr.

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…

Mark & Theresa are sitting down face-to-face and getting real with Mike Holmes from the popular HGTV hits Holmes on Homes and Holmes Inspection. Mike…

On this edition of MyFixitUpLife, Mark and Theresa are sharing what’s new from inside the world of CertainTeed from the International Builders’ Show. Join Mark…

MyFixitUpLife talk show: Inside Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Mark & Theresa are taking you on a behind-the-scenes VIP tour from the jobsite of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Florida’s space coast community….

Interview w/CertainTeed: More attractive solar for your home

Mark and Theresa are sharing what’s new from inside the world of CertainTeed from the International Builders’ Show. CertainTeed’s ground-breaking gypsum board AirRenew actively removes…

MyFixitUpLife talk show: Lowe’s, Kayleen McCabe, Solar

Mark and Theresa are supercharging inside Lowe’s home improvement at the International Builders’ Show. If you’re curious about how to get your energy use in…