One common misperception about adopting green practices around the home is that doing so will cost more money. But this may be true only in the short run. There are certainly some up-front outlays to converting a conventional backyard into a more environmentally friendly space (like any landscaping job), but homeowners should be able to make their money back within a few years through savings on their water and yard service bills alone.
ORG (www.orghomesolutions.com) – a company that manufactures a complete line of home organization products – has expanded its product line with ORG EcoElements™ – environmentally friendly products that include Standard Panels that are 100% recycled material and Plus Panels that are also 100% recycled material but with no added urea formaldehyde. ORG panels are the basic products used to build organization systems for closets, the kitchen, home office, pantry, laundry room, and the garage.
Along with replacing your incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents and driving your car less, upgrading to greener furniture is one of the healthiest things you can do for your family and the planet. Most furniture is made with wood from the tropics, so the chair you are now sitting in may have played a role in rainforest deforestation, loss of wildlife habitat, even global warming (cutting forests releases carbon dioxide). Also, furniture is often full of chemicals that release unhealthy fumes into your home.
Earth energies or space clearing expert Christan Hummel says that clearing away the energetic clutter in one's house or office can produce major even dramatic improvements in the environment you live in.
With the holidays upon us, there are moments when we just want to be surrounded by family and friends without spending all of our time in the kitchen. Enter Artiko Chef, your 'go-to' source for delicious holiday meals, appetizers, desserts and gifts for the holiday season.
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This holiday season you are very likely going to host a part. It might be a casual lunch or a formal dinner affair. Regardless, the fun need not be confined to the few hours you spend with your guests; it can start right now, and can linger long after your guests have said their last goodbye.
This year, Williams-Sonoma makes holiday entertaining easy with its new cookbook, HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING: Inspired Recipes & Ideas for Celebrating the Season by Georgeanne Brennan (Oxmoor House; October 2007; $34.95/hardcover; ISBN-13: 978-0-8487-3193-9). Along with more than 120 mouth-watering, stress-free recipes, this beautiful book is filled with creative decorating and serving ideas, stunning full-color photographs, and complete menus for sixteen holiday occasions.
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