Comments on: Be Your Own Green Home Designer http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/08/24/be-your-own-green-home-designer/ Green and Natural Parenting Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BabyGanics http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/08/24/be-your-own-green-home-designer/#comment-13103 BabyGanics Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:23:50 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3317#comment-13103 You guys are doing a great job of informing moms about going green with their homes. We're also doing our part with our new blog ( http://blog.babyganics.com/ ). Keep up the good work, natureMoms! You guys are doing a great job of informing moms about going green with their homes. We’re also doing our part with our new blog ( http://blog.babyganics.com/ ). Keep up the good work, natureMoms!

]]> By: Cheri D http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/08/24/be-your-own-green-home-designer/#comment-13102 Cheri D Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:47:25 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3317#comment-13102 Thanks for the great ideas Tiffany! Especially the thermal shades! We have those yucky metal blinds and I have been wanting to replace them for years!! Now I have a good argument to make so I can replace them at last! I wanted to add that our water heater broke this summer and it held over 50 gallons. We never had a hot water issue so we replaced it with a smaller tank and our first electric bill after the replacement was lower and we still don't run out of hot water!! We also turn off the shower water while we soap up and that has saved water. There are so many little steps we can take that add up to a big difference. I continue to enjoy your blog!! Thanks for the great ideas Tiffany! Especially the thermal shades! We have those yucky metal blinds and I have been wanting to replace them for years!! Now I have a good argument to make so I can replace them at last!

I wanted to add that our water heater broke this summer and it held over 50 gallons. We never had a hot water issue so we replaced it with a smaller tank and our first electric bill after the replacement was lower and we still don’t run out of hot water!!

We also turn off the shower water while we soap up and that has saved water.

There are so many little steps we can take that add up to a big difference.

I continue to enjoy your blog!!

]]> By: Candle Anne http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/08/24/be-your-own-green-home-designer/#comment-13101 Candle Anne Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:13:16 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3317#comment-13101 Great tips! I was expecting more expensive ways of going green that I'd have to do some major renovations to achieve. Instead it's mostly a list of things anyone can easily do right now. Awesome Post! One more to add... When shopping look at the packaging things come in and purchase the items wth packaging that can be reused as well. Great tips! I was expecting more expensive ways of going green that I’d have to do some major renovations to achieve. Instead it’s mostly a list of things anyone can easily do right now. Awesome Post!

One more to add…
When shopping look at the packaging things come in and purchase the items wth packaging that can be reused as well.

]]> By: andiscandis http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/08/24/be-your-own-green-home-designer/#comment-13100 andiscandis Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:46:46 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3317#comment-13100 Put up a clothes line. Put up a clothes line.

]]> By: Lindsey http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/08/24/be-your-own-green-home-designer/#comment-13099 Lindsey Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:35:55 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3317#comment-13099 Great tips! Also, about flooring--cork and bamboo are excellent, but if you've absolutely got to have carpet, search for green carpet companies who recycle all of the carpet elements and use non-toxic adhesives. Make sure they'll take away the parts and recycle them when you're done with them. For water, particularly installing a low-flow showerhead will save tons of water. Another tip is to collect rain water and dew runoff to water all your plants. We live in a hot, humid climate, and when we *have to* use the air-conditioning, we collect the drip water--it can be a liter every hour! Great tips!
Also, about flooring–cork and bamboo are excellent, but if you’ve absolutely got to have carpet, search for green carpet companies who recycle all of the carpet elements and use non-toxic adhesives. Make sure they’ll take away the parts and recycle them when you’re done with them.
For water, particularly installing a low-flow showerhead will save tons of water. Another tip is to collect rain water and dew runoff to water all your plants. We live in a hot, humid climate, and when we *have to* use the air-conditioning, we collect the drip water–it can be a liter every hour!

]]> By: Thedailyreviewer http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/08/24/be-your-own-green-home-designer/#comment-13098 Thedailyreviewer Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:56:33 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3317#comment-13098 Congratulations! Our selection committee compiled an exclusive list of the <a href="http://thedailyreviewer.com/top/frugality" rel="nofollow">Top 100 frugality Blogs</a>, and yours was included! Check it out at http://thedailyreviewer.com/top/frugality You can claim your <a href="http://thedailyreviewer.com/pages/badges" rel="nofollow">Top 100 Blogs Award Badge</a> at http://thedailyreviewer.com/pages/badges Cheers! Ted... Congratulations! Our selection committee compiled an exclusive list of the Top 100 frugality Blogs, and yours was included! Check it out at http://thedailyreviewer.com/top/frugality

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