Home Living

Simple Ways To Make Your Home Greener

July 24, 2011

Making the choice to go green can be a daunting one, and many people who want to take up environmentally friendly behaviour simply don’t know where to start. Small changes can soon add up, so I’ve come up with some simple and easy to implement ways to get you moving in the right direction. Stop [...]

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Does Having an Eco-friendly Home Improve Your Resale Value?

July 23, 2011

Alternative housing and homes with special amenities are becoming increasingly popular for today‘s home buyer. One such choice, particularly for the environmentally conscious are Eco-friendly homes. Eco-friendly homes are preferred by some individuals in the housing market for various economical and environmental reasons. One reason worth noting is that comparatively these dwellings use 40% less [...]

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Getting Green in the Bathroom – Tips for Saving Energy at Home

June 16, 2011

With both environmental and financial savings to be made, getting green at home is pretty much essential these days. The green mantra reduce, reuse and recycle isn’t limited to composting and rubbish filing on collection day, it can be applied to every room in the house – including the bathroom. Here’s our guide to green [...]

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The Best Green Apps Out There

June 15, 2011

While our smart phones may get a bad rap for not being the most eco-friendly made products on the market today (not going to argue that), they aren’t entirely all bad. In fact, with the plethora of “green apps” available for users today, they can enable anyone and everyone to make greener and smarter choices [...]

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The Inefficiencies of an Old Boiler

June 12, 2011

There is no easy way to say this, if you have an older style heating system that relies on heating up hot water and storing it in a hot water tank, then you might as well stand inside lighting up £20 notes for heat instead. Many of these older style systems where you had a [...]

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High Quality Tools For A High Quality Finished Project

June 10, 2011

With the economic climate as it is many people are searching for ways to save large amounts of money as their disposable income declines. Large home improvement projects may be scrapped entirely or alternatives may be sought to the using expensive contractors. As a result many have turned to DIY as an alternative to hiring [...]

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Save Money And The Environment With These Home Improvement Tips

June 9, 2011

One of the benefits of going green is it can lead to energy cost savings and one of the biggest areas home owners can save money on and help the environment is by properly insulating your home. If your house is not properly sealed, your heating and cooling bills can rise dramatically. Free air flow [...]

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Selecting Eco-Friendly Furniture for Your Home

May 30, 2011

You’ve installed solar panels for alternative energy, poured concrete for flooring and countertops (instead of using wood or stone), and colored your walls with no-VOC paint that won’t pollute your interior air. The stage is set and now it’s time to fill your house with the functional, comfortable furnishings that will turn it into a [...]

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Design a Stylish Green Dining Room

May 24, 2011

Every room in your home can receive the eco-friendly treatment when it comes time for an upgrade or total makeover, but one of the easiest and least expensive is the dining room. While kitchen and bathroom remodeling will provide for a lot of impact (and a big return on investment), they can also be extremely [...]

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Is Your Bedroom Eco-Friendly?

May 18, 2011

You may not want recycled sheets or mattresses (since the only real way to get them is to go second-hand…ew). But that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of ways to create an eco-friendly space to sleep in. Just take a look around your current bedroom and assess the contents. Is the bedding made from organic [...]