Green Living
Confused about what green means? Find out how your personal choices can affect the world we live in. Whether you're dining or driving, we'll show you how to be more eco-friendly.
Can Your Ceiling Fan Direction Impact Energy Costs?
Pods vs. Powder vs. Liquid Detergent: Which Works Best?
Stop Hand-washing Your Dishes!
Is All That Shines Really Sterling Silver?
What Is Porcelain, and Why Has It Been Cherished For Centuries?
From Cows to Cabinetry: Milk Paint and 6 Awesome Uses for It
How often should you dust your dorm room?
Dorms: Can you get athlete’s foot from the dorm shower?
How to Keep Your Dorm Room Clean (Without Annoying Your Roommate)
9 Amazing Hacks for Aluminum Foil
Quartz vs. Granite: Which Countertops Are More Durable?
Quartz vs. Granite: Which Countertops Are More Durable?
11 Easiest Vegetables to Grow Throughout the Year
Square Foot Gardening: The Planting Method Created By an Engineer
How to Use Rooting Hormone to Propagate New Plants From Cuttings
How to Remove Scuff Marks from Shoes
Is stainless steel really impossible to stain?
How to Remove Stains from White Clothing
6 of the Biggest Houses in the World
Do You Have to Tell Buyers Your House Is Haunted?
8 Surprising Things Your Homeowners Insurance Doesn't Cover
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Stencils, if you ask me, are a beautiful thing. Learn more about making stencils from used cardboard.
Got bugs in your garden? Here's how to make your own organic gardening sprays that are easy on the environment and tough on pests.
Putting tinfoil on the wall behind your radiator will get more heat where it needs to go. Learn more about increasing your radiator's effectiveness with tinfoil.
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Reduce runoff and reduce soil loss. Learn more about nine inexpensive ways you can prevent erosion.
Those attractive sliding glass doors are a source of heat loss. Learn more about insulating sliding glass doors.
Bubble wrap is a cheap and easy way to green your windows for winter. Learn more about insulating your windows in under a minute with bubble wrap.
If you're filling the scoop or the cap, you probably are. Learn more about not using too much laundry detergent.
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Kiss expensive, toxic crystalline-silica-containing play sand goodbye: Podcasting mamas Vickey and Jen (of VickeyandJen.com fame) have a recipe for making your own play sand for the kiddies. Learn more about making your own sand.
Mixing DIY chicken feed is easy and economical to do yourself. Learn how to make homemade, organic chicken feed for your flock with this recipe.
It's possible that poinsettias get the bummest rap in the plant world. They have a reputation as deadly beauties, but is the ubiquitous holiday plant actually one of the flowers poisonous to cats?
Say goodbye to paraffin candles this holiday season. Learn more about 10 reasons soy candles are better for your holiday feast.
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Teflon has been linked to infertility in women. Learn more about recycling teflon cookware.
It beats VOC loaded furniture polish hands down. Learn more about refinishing wood furniture with olive oil.
By Sara Novak
Luckily, your paint spills do not have to taunt you forever. Here are a few easy methods to remedy that painting accident on your hardwood floors.
Keep on rockin' in the green world. Learn more about these five reuses for guitar strings.
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These treatments work way better than any pesticide ever could. Learn more about riding your yard of fleas organically.
By Sara Novak
So you have a bunch of green tomatoes. Here's how to ripen them indoors. Learn more about how to ripen green tomatoes.
If you're a transient apartment dweller, these 22 tips will show you movable methods of apartment modification. Learn ore about these 22 ways to save energy and water in an apartment.
From apples and figs to bananas and guavas -- and hops. Learn more about 66 things you can grow at home.
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Passive Solar energy is great... it is free, clean, simple, and functional. Learn more about DIY passive solar heat for your garage.
Can I really compost that? Yes — you can compost almost anything that's made of 100 percent natural components. The microbes, and natural decomposition, will do the rest and your garden will thank you.
Pad packages with reusable materials or items destined for the garbage or recycling. Learn more about the 10 alternative packing materials.
Composting tips for the apartment dweller. Learn more about building a compost box in your apartment.
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Everything you've ever wanted to know about blackout curtains but were afraid to ask or how I learned to stop worrying and love blackout curtains. Learn more about considering blackout curtains to save energy and control light and noise.
During the winter months, your crawlspace can be a source of cold floors and lost heat, but blocking your vents may not always be the best way to compensate for this. Learn more about blocking crawlspace vents during the winter.