We worry about the toxicity of our personal care products, pesticides in our food, and leaching of chemicals. However, shouldn’t we be equally worried about the chemicals contained in the building products we install in our homes? I am no stranger to writing about green building products. Just to give you some background about me […]
Trees Made into Flooring and Furnishings Not Firewood
Prior to Halloween, New Jersey was blanketed with four to six inches of heavy snow. The trees had barely lost any of their leaves causing many trees to split. Huge broken limbs scattered the roads and fell on power lines. These limbs were big enough to become someone’s new dresser. One of the Maple trees […]
Recycled Leather Tiles. Just What the Green Designer Ordered
I am a gal who loves great design. Add a little green’ess to it and I get all Jerry McGuire choked up. Well, EcoDomo’s recycled leather tiles are one of those products that fits this description. Amazingly beautiful and so green. Several years ago. I saw the tiles in the carriage house of the Twin Maple showhouse. (Remember, the […]
Cork Floors and Green Design are Divine says HGTV Star Candice Olson
Want some green tips from HGTV’s Divine Design Star, Candice Olson? I bet you do. Me too! So when the RealCorkFloors initiative contacted me about an interview with Candice about cork floors, I jumped at the chance. Who wouldn’t want to learn more from the diva. She answered several green design questions. Additionally, Gary Keeble Jr., […]
