Have you heard of the word “upcycling” with regards to interior design? This word, which started to gain popularity in the mid-90s, means repurposing or reusing materials found in and around your home. It’s an environmentally aware design process that helps you reduce your carbon footprint. An example of upcycling (one that I really love) is [...]
Aug 22, 2012
Eco Design Day: Decorating with Solar Panels
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Hello everyone How’s your week so far? Mine’s going somewhat slow, after returning from our trip on Monday. Now it’s time to catch up on laundry, groceries, and housecleaning. And of course….blogging! For eco design day, let’s talk solar panel roof designs. The popularity of solar panels has been growing rapidly worldwide. These high-tech wonders [...]
Jul 25, 2012
Eco Day ~ Green Walled Home Designs
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Hello everyone! It’s time for another eco-friendly post! For today, I thought I’d show you some homes with green walls (sometimes called living walls, green facades, bio walls or vertical gardens). Green walls designs are either free-standing or part of a building, and they are defined as having some sort of vegetation growing directly on [...]
Jul 11, 2012
Let’s Talk Energy Efficiency
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Hello everyone It’s eco day Wednesday, one of my favorite days to blog. It’s always interesting and educational to read what’s new in eco friendly design tips and products for homes during the summer months. It’s summer, which means that the weather can be scorching hot. Like me, you’re probably doing everything possible to keep [...]
Jul 6, 2012
HomeSpirations Movie~An Architectural Wonder in Design!
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Hello everyone, I know most of you in the DC area have had a very stressful week, dealing with the repercussions of last Friday’s storm. The storm left power outages that seemed to take forever to resolve, and because it was right in the middle of an intense heat wave, it even more difficult to deal [...]
Jun 29, 2012
HomeSpirations Movie~Enjoying Nature
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Hello everyone Phew! It’s so hot here, 100 degrees expected with a 110 degree heat index! I watered our lawn this morning and already it was in the 80′s and humid! I know I said that I like hot weather, but this is even too much for me. I will have to keep a bottle [...]
Jun 6, 2012
Tree Getaways!
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Hello everyone, Happy Wednesday to you! As I write this, I am sitting in my kitchen watching the hummingbirds coming to the feeders. I am totally in love with hummingbirds! As much as I love my hummingbirds, I have to admit, I really liked the newsletter from yesterday just as much, and I hope you [...]
May 7, 2012
Let’s Talk Cleaning!
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Hello everyone Here’s hoping that everyone had a great weekend! On Saturday, we did garden work and I started on my homework project of cleaning my office. Some of the design things I ordered are starting to arrive, so I need to make space for them. Yesterday, I cleaned the rest of our home. With [...]
