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| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Sep 30, 2008 at 12:00 pm by Mike Sowden With the Days Growing Shorter, Light the Night "Write about night lights", a reader requested - and instantly I remembered being transfixed by the circling goo in lava-lamps. Nowadays my preferences are less gooey and more eco-friendly (that goo? Globules of mineral oil and, um, paraffin). A successful night light is all about subtlety and artful unobtrusiveness. ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Sep 30, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden Ethanol Fires: Clean & Green or Fuel on the Flames? Sometimes, eco-friendliness is all about scale. A hot 2008 trend in modernistic decor is the ethanol fireplace. Most models - such as this Planika model, pictured - look simply stunning: two glass plates ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Sep 29, 2008 at 6:00 am by Tina McCarthy Got Milk? Make Your Own Non-Toxic Paint in 2 Easy Steps Autumn is here, and your mellow yellow walls are already looking wrong. After researching your options, you’ve concluded that low-VOC paint isn’t quite green enough for your taste (after all, it still emits pollutants into the air you breathe every day), and non-toxic alternatives cost more than your budget can afford. So, what is a thrifty, ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| LIFESTYLE / ECOSALON HOME Sep 30, 2008 at 9:45 am by Mike Sowden Interview: Milkweed Mercantile Founder Alline Anderson Over at the Dancing Rabbit eco-village, the Milkweed Mercantile is showing how to turn a healthy profit without taking liberties with your environmental principles (as we recently ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| ARTISAN / ECOSALON HOME Sep 30, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden Stem Vase: Seeing the Flowers, not the Bouquet There are two things I've got against displays of cut flowers. First, I'm a guy: we're not big on the flowers thing. We tend to associate flowers with grovelling apologies, or enforced gardening. It's a matter of perspective. (But I'll agree, a well-done display of flowers can lift even the lowest mood and brighten the most ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| ARTISAN / ECOSALON HOME Sep 29, 2008 at 12:10 pm by Tina McCarthy EcoEtsy Favorites: Happy Pin Board, Sustainable Mid-Century Lounger and Reclaimed Linens Check out the gems our favorite green artisans at EcoEtsy have to offer this week: Why should your bulletin board only serve a functional purpose? If plain cork looks out of place in your trendy office, then display your daily reminders in ultimate style with the ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Sep 30, 2008 at 5:00 am by Sarah Irani Tainted Chocolate: Say It Ain't So! Unfortunately China’s tainted milk scare isn’t stopping with just the tainted milk: some Chinese-made milk chocolate products are sitting on international shelves, and they may be tainted, too. The milk ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| WELLNESS / ECOSALON HOME Sep 29, 2008 at 9:00 am by Sarah Irani Acrylamides, Cancer and Rosemary: Half Baked Theory? I just got an email from a friend with some astounding news. Check this out: carb-rich foods cooked at a high temperature (such as bread, crackers, fried potatoes and biscuits) contain a high amount of acrylamide, ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| FASHION / ECOSALON HOME Sep 30, 2008 at 5:00 am by Allison McCarthy Romper Room I spotted them on the shelves last year and they’re out again in full bloom this season. The itty-bitty one-piece romper, a throwback to the 70s, is everywhere. My eye goes straight for it each and every time I’m shopping. I pick it up off the rack, stare at it longingly, try to work up the gusto to bring it to the dressing room, and inevitably ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |