Blog Love: Ideal Bite
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Chew on this! Last week was Home Improvement Week at Ideal Bite, which ran a great series on eco-friendly, health-friendly, and sustainable sources for flooring, cabinetry, countertops, and more:
1. Paint: Nothing to Sniff At
“There’s just nothing quite like watching paint dry. But unless you’re the type who likes to inhale fumes, for your next paint job, go for naturally vibrant paints that won’t leave you woozy.”
2. Totally Floored
“Want to green your home from the ground up? Then floor it with eco-options like recycled carpeting or bamboo: materials that are good looking and good for the earth.”
3. Appearances Can Be Deceiving: Cabinets
“‘Appearances can be deceiving,’ [our fifth-grade teacher] Mrs. Klein always used to say, and it absolutely holds true for the perfectly good-looking wood in kitchen cabinets, which sometimes contain nasty chems.”
4. On Top: Countertops
“Bored in your bedroom? Then play out your own movie scene and heat things up in the kitchen instead. If you’ve got hot eco-countertops, who needs a bed?”
5. Bedridden
“We owe your boss an apology. As home improvement week draws to a close, your house is looking so good you’re probably practicing your best fake cough, just so you can stay home to admire the recycled countertops. ”
Related articles:
1. Mail Call: Nontoxic Shower Curtains
2. Mail Call: Toxic Wood
3. Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the PBDEs Bite
4. Color Me Bad
5. Color Me Better
holly said,
November 15, 2006 at 11:46 am
I am now going to purchase a hemp shower curtain, thanks for the article!