Green Living and other home improvements
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10 killer design ideas for salvaged doors
Doors, doors, doors. Go to any Habitat for Humanity ReUse Center or salvage yard and you'll see rows and rows of unloved but beautiful doors. Ideally, old doors should be repurposed for use as doors to avoid the use… More >>
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How to build a $50k bath addition for $8k
Bath additions are one of the most expensive and most popular remodels. But as much as everyone loves a soak in a tub surrounded by marble, bath additions can be really lousy investments. A $50,000 bath addition will… More >>
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Affordable net-zero energy homes are real
If you follow my blog, you know I'm all about looking for ways to save money. My interest in selling my home in a high-priced market and buying something less expensive for my "retirement" years -- not that I plan to… More >>
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5 amazing net zero energy homes
Living Building Challenge has over 300 registered projects around the world in nearly every climate zone, home style, and price. One thing they have in common is that the owners have free energy for life and will never… More >>
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Home as healing place
A home is not the same as a house. A home is a place we live. A house is a building we merely occupy. The English language is riddled with emotional expressions about home. "There's no place like home." - Dorothy "Love… More >>
