Green Shopping for Home Improvement and Home Furnishings

AUSTIN, TX…In today’s market, many manufacturers offer products made with recyclable materials that are more energy efficient, offer better water conservation and are Energy Star-compliant. In addition to being better for the environment, consumers may even get state and local rebates and tax breaks just for purchasing these products. But being green doesn’t stop there. [...]

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Go Green While Saving Green With A Denver Home Lighting Control System

Denver home lighting automation is an excellent investment that can save energy and money – and involves a much lower initial investment than you might think. The ideal Denver lighting control system is one designed for the unique conditions of the eastern Rocky Mountain Front, including seasonal weather and variations in sun exposure. Denver Home [...]

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Home Furnishings Can be Green Too

Furnishing your home with environmentally friendly products doesn’t have to be costly or time consuming. As demand grows for these furnishings more companies are producing them, and some are switching their inventories over completely. The result is more selection for buyers, and cheaper costs. For home owners who’ve been waiting to green up their interior [...]

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

Green Home Designs and Green Design Benefits

Green home designs use eco-friendly reusable materials, furnishings and leftovers. These kind of designs feature the use of long lasting, non-toxic materials as well as recycling. Green home designs make use of materials that are renewable and long lasting. To remodel a residence with new materials every few years is not green building design. [...]

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Innova Kitchens and Baths opens integrated Green Showroom / Design Office

When Innova Kitchens and Baths decided that it was time to move their showroom into the upscale Dunbar / Kerrisdale area of Vancouver, the challenge was to create a showroom which would demonstrate more functionality, incorporate green finishes, include an entire office, and do so in 1/5th the space. With only about 500 square feet [...]

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

A Truly Green Kitchen…your Friends Will Envy

  As a kitchen designer for the last eight years, shoulder to shoulder with my clients I have battled a myriad of kitchen remodeling challenges: soffits, out of level floors, windows over stoves, chimneys and pipe chases to name a few. I love it when my client rattles off five or six things about their existing kitchen [...]

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Kitchen Ideas From Italus Design Nyc Italus Green Kitchen Design

Turn your kitchen remodel into a chef’s dream. Show off a modern kitchen design straight out of New York City. Think kitchen remodeling. Whether you want to update the space with a modern or traditional kitchen remodel, or start over from scratch, Italus will provide the kitchen design and planning you need for your kitchen [...]

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Home Furnishings Can be Green Too

Furnishing your home with environmentally friendly products doesn’t have to be costly or time consuming. As demand grows for these furnishings more companies are producing them, and some are switching their inventories over completely. The result is more selection for buyers, and cheaper costs. For home owners who’ve been waiting to green up their interior [...]

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Green Home Designs and Green Design Benefits

Green home designs use eco-friendly reusable materials, furnishings and leftovers. These kind of designs feature the use of long lasting, non-toxic materials as well as recycling. Green home designs make use of materials that are renewable and long lasting. To remodel a residence with new materials every few years is not green building design. When [...]

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Go Green While Saving Green With A Denver Home Lighting Control System

Denver home lighting automation is an excellent investment that can save energy and money – and involves a much lower initial investment than you might think. The ideal Denver lighting control system is one designed for the unique conditions of the eastern Rocky Mountain Front, including seasonal weather and variations in sun exposure.Denver Home Lighting [...]

Monday, March 8th, 2010