Articles tagged “Furniture”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Share Stuff with Facebook's Lending Library By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Jan 7 2008 With Facebook's Lending Library app, you can create a virtual library stocked with books, CDs, and DVDs, and even household items (an 8-foot folding table, anyone?), pooled from other members in your city or primary network. + READ MORE

Cook with Foods that Fight Cancer By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 7 2008 We are constantly inundated with studies and information regarding food that is potentially cancer causing, as well as foods that we should avoid eating to reduce the likelihood of the disease.They point out, however, that both the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research suggest that... + READ MORE

Save Your Memories with Tiny Buildings By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Dec 20 2007 Some people take pictures to remember; since the 1970s, Sharon and her late husband James made tiny buildings from business cards and packaging.Because the tiny buildings were made from familiar boxes, or restaurant business cards, or other pieces collected as we traveled and lived, they became miniature memoirs of... + READ MORE

Green Your Nursery: Choose Eco-Friendly Furnishing (Part 2) By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2007 Now that you know what to look out for while you're decking out your little nipper-to-be's nursery, here's a cheat sheet of some of the companies that are transforming infant digs into the safe, non-toxic-and environmentally savvy-retreats they were always meant to be.Meanwhile, you willn't have to break down the crib... + READ MORE

Trade Your Old Books for New Ones at BookMooch By Collin Dunn IN Work & Connect Dec 18 2007 Illustration credit: Andrice Arp We've all got more books than we need.If you prefer your local library to having books sent to you, take your points and give them to charities BookMooch works with, such as children's hospitals (so a sick kid can get a free book delivered to their bed), African literacy, or to the good... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Assemble a Green Cleaning Kit By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 18 2007 What's not to love about mixing your own cleaning products from tried-and-tested formulas? Oven Cleaner 1 cup or more baking sodawaterA squirt or two of liquid detergent Sprinkle water generously over the bottom of the oven, then cover the grime with enough baking soda that the surface it totally white. + READ MORE

Treat Backyard Birds with Pinecone Feeders By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 11 2007 Give your neighborhood birds a hearty winter-holiday treat by making pinecone bird feeders. You're also liable to make a mess-the best kind, which kids revel in-so we recommend spreading used newspaper over your kitchen table to protect surfaces from sticky fingers and implements. + READ MORE

Melt the Ice Nicely By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 7 2007 While nobody wants to go sailing into a lamppost or land awkwardly on their heinie in the wake of a snowstorm, commercial deicers can leave a frolicking dog with dry and cracked paws, not to mention potentially fatal digestive problems if he's an overzealous licker. Salt can also sting kids' eyes and skin, while... + READ MORE

Trick Yourself into Eating Less By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Dec 5 2007 The vast majority of us have no idea what we're eating half the time, according to Brian Wansink, director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think (2006, Bantam). "Cues can short-circuit a person's hunger and taste signals, leading them to eat, even... + READ MORE

Win Arguments with Difficult Relatives By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 4 2007 If you expect to be the lone environmentalist at the dinner table this festive season-and you're dreading the jabbing arguments that will undoubtedly fly your way as you poke at your mushy peas and mashed potatoes-practice cracking the tougher nuts on your family tree with Sierra Club's holiday survival guide. + READ MORE

Grill Gruyere and Red Onion Sandwiches By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Nov 30 2007 Here is a meatless dinner that you can serve to your family and make everybody happy, vegetarians and carnivores alike. The shorter cooking time will give you a stronger onion taste, the longer cooking time will give you a sweeter taste; your choice.Grilled Gruyere and Red Onion Sandwiches with Grainy MustardServes 4 3 + READ MORE

Green Your Nursery: Choose Eco-Friendly Furnishing (Part I) By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 28 2007 Floors? Buy pre-owned: A safer, eco-friendlier, and more frugal option is to buy used: Furniture more than a few years old is likely to have released all its harmful chemical fumes by the time it's ready for your kinder, making them fine options next to buying furniture made from solid wood, wicker, or rattan. + READ MORE

Extend the Life of Your Broom, Wicker Furniture By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 28 2007 A new straw broom will last longer if you soak its bristles in a bucket of hot, salty water for 20 minutes, before removing it and allowing it to dry, according to the authors of Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things (2007, Reader's Digest). Similarly, if your outdoor wicker furniture is yellowing with age and... + READ MORE

Mail Your Gifts in Eco-Friendly Packaging By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 26 2007 Even as we speak, the postal elves are gearing up for the holiday onslaught of yuletide cheer. Cushion a cook book, for instance, in a bed of peppermint candies-a lipsmacking gift in itself-or pad a music box with crumpled sheets of vintage music scores. + READ MORE

Get Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Nov 23 2007 Getting children to eat enough fruit and vegetables can be difficult at times. Understand that taste buds change as children grow older, so don't assume that because they wouldn't eat something at five that they willn't be willing to try it at ten. + READ MORE

Green Your Media: Tell Your Favorite Magazines to Go Recycled By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Nov 21 2007 Of all the wood harvested globally for so-called "industrial uses"-that is, everything but fuelwood-42 percent gets siphoned off for paper production, a proportion that the World Watch Institute expects to shoot up more than 50 percent in the next 50 years.The Magazine PAPER Project at Co-op America provides free... + READ MORE

Repurpose an Old Computer Mouse Pad By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Nov 20 2007 Don't pitch that old rubber mouse pad into the garbage just yet, even if it is a piece of cheap promo swag from those flush Web 1.0 days. Use it as a hot pad: Protect table surfaces from high temperatures by sliding a pad underneath your steaming casserole dish.4.Make foam stamps: Cut your mouse pad into different... + READ MORE

Get Cooking! Your Thanksgiving Roundup By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Nov 20 2007 Whether you are hosting your own Thanksgiving spread or are lucky enough to be a guest providing one food element, Planet Green has some recipe suggestions from soup to dessert and some notes on enjoying the meal.And finally, give some thought to enjoying the day and the company.Thanksgiving is, by it's nature, a meal... + READ MORE

Green Your Home For Winter: The Quick List By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Nov 19 2007 While we have been working through our Green Your Home for Winter series in detail, Bob Vila's Web site has a good summary of a "top to bottom" checklist. Keep heating and cooling vents clean and free from furniture and draperies.6.Safety Equipment: Ensure that all smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire... + READ MORE

Make a Pumpkin Pie for Thanksgiving By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Nov 18 2007 It's hard to imagine a Thanksgiving dinner without the requisite piece of pumpkin pie. I know it seems twee, but it really does look pretty.Brown Sugar Pumpkin Pie One 12-inch circle of pastry (recipe follows)2 cups fresh pumpkin puree or one 15-ounce can pumpkin puree3 eggs, lightly beaten1/2 cup heavy cream1/2 cup... + READ MORE