If you’ve put remodelling and redecorating plans on hold because of the economy and thinking you can’t afford to do it right now, it’s definitely time to rethink that position, for a variety of reasons.
If you’re like many people, you’re likely spending more time at home these days instead of out and about, eating out, [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Can’t Afford to Remodel? Think Again…
Posted in Construction, Remodelling, Saving Money, Working With Contractors, Working With a Designer, tagged addition, architect, area rug, artwork, bath fixtures, cabinet, discount, efficiency, Energy Efficiency, energy savings, energy-efficient, fixtures, Furniture, Green Design, hardware, Interior Design, interior designer, kitchen, Kitchen and Bath Design, kitchen design, kitchen fixtures, Lighting, nesting, paint, pillow, rebate, redecorate, redecoration, redesign, remodel, Remodelling, rug, tax incentives, tax savings, value engineering, windows on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Pet Friendly Interior Design
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Green Design, Kitchen and Bath Design, Organizing, Pets, Saving Money, Space planning, Storage, tagged Brunschwig et Fils, built in, built in dog bed, C2, camouflage, carpet, cat, Cricket, Crypton, custom dog bed, dog, dog bed, durability, Fennel, flooring, Green Design, Interior Design, kitchen, kitchen design, linen, litter box, moisture proof, natural fabrics, paint, pet, petproofing, Pets, poodle, Pratt & Lambert, safety, slipcovers, stain resistant, standard poodle, Sunbrella, sustainability, wall treatment, wallcovering, wallpaper, waterproof, wool, Xorel on April 24, 2009 | 14 Comments »
I’m sitting here with Cricket on my lap, my boyfriend’s cat who’s “on loan” for a few days, since I volunteered to cat sit while he’s out of town. It’s been a few years since I had a kitty of my own in the house, my beloved old Standard Poodle Fennel
died last fall, and [...]
Chinese Drywall Health Hazards and other Problems
Posted in Green Design, Health/Safety/Welfare on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As reported on March 5, 2009 in my post entitled ” Chinese Drywall Corrosion Problems Proliferate in US ” Chinese-made drywall is causing all kinds of problems in new homes in multiple states.
It turns out that the problem is even worse than I previously realized. Not only are metal building elements and electrical [...]
Green Science Policy Institute Symposium: The Fire Retardant Dilemma
Posted in Green Design, Health/Safety/Welfare, tagged fire retardant, fire retardant chemicals, fire retardants, Green Design, Green Science Policy Institute, organic pollutants, PBDE, symposium on April 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Please join us and forward this invitation:
Green Science Policy Institute Symposium: The Fire Retardant Dilemma
Fridays, May 8, and September 25, 2009, 8:30am – 4:00pm
150 University Hall, UC Berkeley, 2199 Addison Street, Berkeley
o Susan D. Shaw, director, Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI), Blue Hill, Maine, Bioaccumulation and Health Risks [...]
Fire Retardants Do More Harm Than Good?
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Green Design, Health/Safety/Welfare, Interior Design Legislation Opposition, tagged asid, bioaccumulation, building code, carcinogens, electronics, Energy Efficiency, EPS, fabric, fire retardant chemicals, fire retardants, fire safety, flammability, Furniture, furniture foam, genetic mutations, green buildings, Green Science Policy Institute, insulation, NoDesignLegislation blog, polystyrene, polystyrene foam insulation, polyurethane, spray foam, Steiner tunnel test, Styrofoam, toxic chemicals on April 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Many building materials and products used in interiors, including the foams used in furniture construction, are required by the building code to be treated with fire retardant chemicals – even those products used in the residential environment. In addition, many fabrics are required to be treated with these chemicals, including clothing and bed [...]
Red and Blue Effects on Task Performance
Posted in Color, tagged Color, psychology, creative thinking, Science, red, blue, color symbolism, color psychology on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What color should you use in spaces utilized for detail-oriented vs creative tasks? New research from the University of British Columbia and published in Science Magazine* indicates that the use of red may be best to use in spaces that require sustained, focussed attention, as it may enhance performance on detailed tasks. Blue, [...]
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