I hate my toe nails. Some people have nice white toe nails. Mine? Not so much. For years, I yearned to paint those piggly wigglies, but sadly, refrained since nail polish is full of toxic chemicals. When A Beautiful Life asked if I wanted to try their eco-nail polish, I literally jumped at the chance. (The […]
Craigslist Lovin Designer Turns Drab to Fab with only $500/Five Days
Can you makeover your apartment on $500 in five days buying items from Craigslist? Hip, decorator Lauren on Craiglist TV did just that for a young couple wanting to enter the grown up world. No more books scattered around the ground, sitting on the floor, and pictures stacked against a wall. They wanted to […]
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., […]
Cork Floors. Eco, Stylish, Hypoallergenic. What’s Not to Love?
How many of you love Candice Olson, of HGTV’s Divine Designs? I adore her for good reason. (Okay, I am a groupie and gush at the sound of her name.) Her designs are full of color, texture, and style. She can make any room shine. And best yet, we share a common love, cork floors. […]
ReadyMade Mag’s Top 20 DIY Decor Projects. Trash to Fab Treasure
Are you the crafty type? A person who can take ordinary trash and make it into something jaw droppingly awesome? Or maybe you are a wanna be like me who just admires from afar, but could never put craftiness into action. Recently, I got to drool like an adolescent adoring Justin Bieber while flipping through […]
Gardening Blues. Cures for Garden Sadness Syndrome
Do you have GSS, not to be confused with GAS? I have that too, but I will leave that for another “why I became a vegetarian” post. I suffer from GSS or mostly known as the gardening blues. I decided to give my own aliment an acronym, which means suffering from Gardening Sadness Syndrome. Or maybe I should […]
Rainforest Alliance Make it Easy to Vote with Your Dollars
Guest poster, Abby Ray, who used to spearhead media outreach for the Rainforest Alliance, an international nonprofit organization, wrote this amazing post months ago. I just found it amongst a series of draft articles. Time moves so quickly that Abby is now a master’s candidate in the Sustainability Management Program at Columbia University . Go […]
Residential Electricity Bill Decrease by Constellation Energy Plan Choice
[podcast]http://www.green-talk.com/podcasts/constellation.mp3[/podcast] Remember when the phone industry was deregulated and all the sudden there was competition in the market decreasing your phone bill? What about your residential electricity bill? Is your state deregulated and thus opened to competitive residential electricity rates from other vendors? In fact, my state, New Jersey, has been deregulated since 1999. However, there […]
