Monthly Archives: September 2008
Greening Hallowe’en
Holidays are always great times to consider the implications of the choices we make, and to create moments where we can pass on lessons about our values to our children. With this in mind, I’ve been looking for ways to … Continue reading
Sustainability and Staging: an Introduction and Sustainable Staging Checklist
Staging has revolutionized the real estate industry by maximizing homes’ appeal and potential, drawing attention to selling features, and helping buyers to imagine the home as their own, so that homes are shown at their absolute best. Similarly, a green … Continue reading
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Highly Recommended Reading: Green Books, Magazines, and Websites
(this article was first published in January 2008 in vol.1, no, 1 of the ecoDomestica reDesign newsletter) Here are a selection of the publications that inspire and inform my work. Enjoy! Books: – Alan Berman. “The Healthy Home Handbook: Eco-Friendly … Continue reading
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In the Great Green Room… Sustainable Children’s Books
I’ve started collecting children’s books – both literature and crafts books – with an environmental theme for our kids’ library. Here is a brief list of what I’ve found so far, with reviews. Manfish: The Story of Jacques Cousteau by … Continue reading
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20 Ways To Green Your Party or Event
This past July, I spent a couple of weeks planning my five-year-old’s birthday party and volunteering with the Devonian Botanic Garden to help organize their new Green Festival… plus I was asked at a networking event how to go about … Continue reading
Little Resolutions Make A Big Difference
(this article was first published in January 2008 in vol.1, no, 1 of the ecoDomestica reDesign newsletter) Let’s take a look at some commonly recommended I’m-going-green New Years’ Resolutions, and see what really makes a difference. Statistics courtesy of thegreenguide.com, … Continue reading
What the heck is “redesign”?
Redesign services are called different things, depending on which decorator is doing it and who trained them: redesign, staging, tweaking, one-day decor, no-cost decorating, use-what-you-have decorating, re-decorating. There’s a show on HGTV (both US and Canada) called “FreeStyle” that’s all … Continue reading