Dressing Your Home

Creating A Sustainable Home Office

Sometimes, planning an ideal home office is more than just about how to design a workspace at home. Its also about some physical considerations, too, like the air, or how comfortable you are on your furniture. One way to see to these considerations is to think about sustainability and health.

To  address this aspect of work spaces at home, writer Rosie Pollock is here to outline some strategies.

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Utilizing mirrors for your home

For any home, getting mirrors would be the primary concern, as it really enhances stuffy and look of the home. You can get mirrors online, and you’ll be fascinated with the amount of different ranges of mirrors that you find in the online stores of different manufacturers.

There are a lot of people who procure mirrors online, and they find that getting such a wonderful thing from the Internet can actually save them a lot of money in terms of transportation, as well as having to spend a lot of time on figuring out which would be the best mirror for their home or for office needs. Read more…

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Space Saver: 5 Ways to Use a Flower Bucket

When it comes to saving space, storage solutions should be like a super model, tall and lean. Why? Tall and lean storage solutions have small footprints, using very little precious floor space, and being tall, they use vertical space, which is always a good strategy anytime you need space efficiency. Enter flower buckets, tall, lean, and ready to do many jobs around your home.

In addition to being eco-friendly, a flower bucket’s steel construction is durable, long lasting and waterproof, making it useful both indoors and out.

Tip: French flower buckets generally come in three sizes. Use the tallest one for maximum benefit.

Here are five ways to use it around your home or work space.

1. Umbrella stand for the entryway, mudroom, back door or porch: It’s waterproof! No more rain mess.
2. Trash bin for the office or bedroom: Tall and lean, it’ll tuck right into a corner or under a table.
3. Large compost bin in the kitchen, balcony/patio, or backdoor: Just use extra long barbeque tongs to toss contents about.

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New Seedstarter Put to the Test

Jen Osha Buysse, one of our product testers.

The culmination of four years of research and testing, our new system represents a breakthrough in seedstarting. The new planting tray is made from a cornstarch-based material that offers the sturdiness of plastic yet breaks down in a landfill. What’s more, the reservoir is dishwasher-safe and the capillary mat can be tossed in the washing machine.

After thorough testing of the Fast Start Seedstarter, we are excited to finally send it out into the world. Because it’s brand new, we are eager to hear what gardeners think. To get things started, we assembled a team of testers from across the nation: Hawaii, Mississippi, South Carolina, Wyoming, Washington DC, Arizona, Massachusetts, and West Virginia. Their response to the Fast Start has been overwhelmingly positive.

Jen Osha and Nick Buysse, our testers from West Virginia, wrote, “our Green Magic Broccoli have already sprouted!

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