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Home Winterizing and Holiday DIY: On the Couch With Apartment Therapy


We don’t want to think about winter unless we have to, but it is about time we start prepping our homes for the cold season. This week’s roundup of Apartment Therapy posts includes some good tips for winterizing your home, and some fun projects and things to add to your shopping list to get ready for the holidays: … More »

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Home Winterizing and Holiday DIY: On the Couch With Apartment Therapy

The Best of Re-Nest: On the (Eco-Friendly) Couch With Apartment Therapy


We usually pick our favorite Apartment Therapy posts for a weekly dose of their excellent home design advice, but this week we decided to focus on their eco-friendliest posts, from Re-Nest, their green home design site. We found our favorite homes, stuff to add to our wish lists, and tips for getting on the eco-friendly track: … More »

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The Best of Re-Nest: On the (Eco-Friendly) Couch With Apartment Therapy

Home Decor Tips: On the Couch With Apartment Therapy


Halloween weekend has us more concerned with where to go out than staying in, but Apartment Therapy reminded us that we can put some ghoulish touches on our home decor for the season, too. We picked some of our favorite posts from the past week, including a few projects to help you prep for Halloween. Check out our favorite posts for the week: … More »

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Home Decor Tips: On the Couch With Apartment Therapy

Is Your Floor Making You Sick?


You’ve used low-VOC paint, non-toxic household cleaners, and even bought a pricey air purifier for your house, but according to a recent study, your toxic floors could be canceling out your good deed. The consumer protection group HealthyStuff.org recently conducted tests on vast numbers of home improvement products, including over 1,000 samples of flooring, and found that many popular flooring types contain toxic chemicals and additives that have been linked to serious health problems. … More »

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Is Your Floor Making You Sick?

The MetaEfficient Kitchen


The kitchen is often the heart of a home – it’s one of the most-used rooms in a household for both working and socializing, so shouldn’t it be as functional and energy-efficient as possible?  Here is a collection of design ideas and products, both big and small, to help you create a beautiful and efficient [...]

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Best Solar LED Lawn And Garden Lights


Since LEDs are an efficient light source and draw far less power than traditional bulbs, they are perfect for off-the-grid applications where solar cells charge a battery that powers the lamp. Large-scale applications of this concept include LED road lane markers, but smaller-scale projects like lighting your lawn or garden are perfect uses for them [...]

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