Posts Tagged ‘Going Green’

Brighten Your New Year…Go Green With Lighting and CFL Light Bulbs

Monday, January 12th, 2009

No matter how well designed your home is poor lighting can have a negative impact on the ambience and even paint scheme. Misplaced lighting, as well as a poor choice of bulbs, can cause squinting and color schemes, and even things like food, to appear to fade into unwanted shades. One lighting source in use, [...]

Going Green: How To Recycle and Reuse Like the Shakers

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

 
The Shaker community was not just famed for furniture but for their thriftiness and respect for resources. The Shakers were going green and recycling long before it was recognized as environmentally sound. The Shakers believed that if they respected what God gave them He would provide them with enough to share their abundance with the needy. [...]

Going Green With Amish Furniture

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

April 22 is Earth Day and it has never been more important or in fashion to go green than it is today. So, this is the perfect time to reflect on what you can do to give our mother Earth a big old hug and thank her for everything she does for us every single [...]