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Casa Verde: Ikea's Going to the Bicycles
Great news: You can now carry your flatpacked Ikea goods home on your bicycle — at least if you live in Denmark.
According to Inhabitat, Ikea has partnered with the Danish bicycle company Velorbis to provide Danish customers with bikes outfitted with special trailers. Ikea decided to do so after discovering that about 20 percent of its Danish customers already ride bikes to Ikea stores.
Coveted Crib: A Strawbale Home
Strawbale is a natural building method that uses bales of straw to create a thermal mass, which provides an incredible insulating effect in a home. The straw is often placed between a post and beam wooden frame, and then covered with stucco or a natural earthen plaster. Not only are these homes extremely eco and energy efficient, they're also surprisingly graceful in form.
Casa Verde: Florence Lofts
Florence Lofts, a new green building live/work complex in Sebastopol, CA, combines green building practices and technologies with a peaceful and lush indoor and outdoor space. Take a look at the slideshow for all of the details.
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Casa Verde: Sleek and Green Furniture
Environment Furniture Inc. creates compellingly sleek furniture that's also notable for its eco-conscious design. Located in Los Angeles, the company sources much of its furniture from reclaimed and recycled wood.
Do You Use Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products?
Now that we've wrapped up our method giveaways of eco-friendly and non-toxic cleaning products, I'm wondering how many of you use similar earth-friendly products to keep your house shiny and scrubbed.
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Do You Use Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products?
Yes.
Casa Verde: 21 Eco-Friendly Home Improvements
I'm always looking for new ways to make my home greener, so thanks to Tdamji for pointing me to this list of 21 eco-friendly home improvements. (By the way, if you haven't checked out Tdamji's Minimal Harm — For the Love of the Planet group, I highly recommend it.)
This 21-green salute will help your conscience and your pocketbook, saving money and increasing your home's value. How many of these tactics do you use in your home?
Do You Compost?
Yesterday, I gave you guys a brief introduction to composting, so I'm curious how many of you separate your organic yard waste and food scraps.
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Do You Compost?
Yes.
Casa Quickie: Shower Caps as Bowl Covers
You know those disposable shower caps you get in hotel rooms? Rather than tossing them out, try using them as an alternative to not-quite-clingy-enough plastic wrap when covering food and bowls. This probably goes without saying, but please, unused shower caps only!
Casa Verde: Eco Bags Reusable Produce Bags
Though I prefer to use cloth tote bags instead of plastic grocery bags, it always feels hypocritical to then fill those fabric totes with plastic produce bags. But until recently, the free plastic baggies were the only way to protect your fruit and keep your veggies from getting battered.
Today, however, I was excited to discover these Eco Bags Reuseable Produce Bags.
How Green Is Your House?
Are you a devoted follow of the eco-friendly doctrine or just paying lip-service with some lightweight changes around the house? Take my quiz and find out how green you are.
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Do You Recycle?
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