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1 Plants That Purify: Ficus
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2 Plants That Purify: Mother-in-Law's Tongue
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3 Plants That Purify: Bamboo Palm
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4 Plants That Purify: Chrysanthemum
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5 Plants That Purify: Dracaena
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6 Plants That Purify: Chinese Evergreen
home maintenance
7 Home Maintenance: Change Your Filter
Eco
8 Casa Verde: The Andrea Air Purifier
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9 Plants That Purify: Peace Lily
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10 Plants That Purify: English Ivy
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11 Plants That Purify: Gerbera Daisy
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12 Plants That Purify: A Healthy Home With House Plants
candles
13 Candles For Your Thanksgiving Table
Casa Quickie
14 Casa Quickie: Take Your Shoes Off
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15 Recipe For Clean: Make a Mold Defeater
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16 Casa Quickie: Avoid Carpet Burn
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17 Cool Idea: A Fan That Ventilates and Warms
Are you concerned about the indoor air quality in your home? If not, maybe you should be: harmful toxins in the air within the home, including ammonia and formaldehyde, are commonly found in carpeting, cleaning products, paints, and wallcoverings. One way to combat these toxins is with an air purifier. A new product on the market is the Andrea ($199), an air purifier recently introduced to the Read more
One of my least favorite things about chilly Fall mornings is stepping into a freezing bathroom to take a shower. Since I live in the Bay Area, we seldom turn on our central heating, so more often than not, the bathroom feels like an icebox. Instead of using a space heater, I’m thinking about adding an exhaust vent fan with a heater. This will not only warm the bathroom, but also improve Read more
This type of carpet burn, though, is the type that can scorch your indoor air quality. If you're getting new carpeting installed in your home, you want to watch out for nasty VOCs, which can make the indoor air quality in your home positively dismal, and contribute to asthma, lung irritation, and even long-term breathing and health complications. So, if you're going to install carpet, minimize Read more
Sometimes it's the little things we do to keep on track for optimal health that make a difference. Thinking about the quality of air you breathe in your own home takes but a minute or two, but can have a profound effect on your daily life. Poor indoor air quality can affect your general health, causing allergies and respiratory problems. Houses are much more energy efficient and airtight these Read more
Of all the ick-worthy parts of cleaning my house, nothing makes me wrinkle my nose and say "ew" like mold does. Not only is mold gross-looking, it's also bad for your health, especially if you have asthma or respiratory issues. If you've assembled your home cleaning kit, you have all the natural ingredients needed to banish mold from your home. I have a great Recipe For Clean for getting your Read more
We all could benefit from a cheap and beautiful way to improve a home's indoor air quality. That's why I'm bringing you an ongoing series on house plants that are particularly good at purifying the air. Next up in our series is the bamboo palm. To find out more about this hardy house plant, just read more Read more
By simply taking off your shoes upon entering your house, you can reduce the amount of pollutants in it. This means less vacuuming and dusting time for you, but it also means improved air quality and that dust, allergens, and dirt will be less likely to cause an asthma attack or allergic reaction in residents. Source Read more
We all could benefit from a cheap and beautiful way to improve a home's indoor air quality. That's why I'm bringing you an ongoing series on houseplants that are particularly good at purifying air. Next up in our series is English ivy. To find out more about this hardy houseplant, just read more Read more
We all could benefit from a cheap and beautiful way to improve a home's indoor air quality. That's why I'm bringing you an ongoing series on house plants that are particularly good at purifying the air. Next up in our series is the dracaena. To find out more about this hardy house plant, just read more Read more
We all could benefit from a cheap and beautiful way to improve a home's indoor air quality. That's why I'm bringing you an ongoing series on house plants that are particularly good at purifying the air. Next up in our series is the ficus. Ficus benjamina, or the weeping fig, is one of the most popular trees that are grown indoors. Bright green leaves grow abundantly on the ficus, but leaf loss Read more
