Blog Action Day for Climate Change

What steps can you take in the home to combat climate change?

1. Make the most of natural daylight
2. Save energy
3. Top 10 Eco Home Tips
4. Eco Home Design - What you should know
5. 10 Solutions for Climate Change

What are you waiting for, make a weekly pledge to change your life to be greener. Together we can help combat climate change and protect the future.

Updated Portfolio of Work

Check out the latest addition to the Earth Balance Interiors Portfolio or work.

Commercial Project: 'Holistic Treatment Centre Fit Out'




Residential Project: 'Residential Remodel'

Blog Action Day

Climate change affects us all and it threatens more than the environment. It threatens to cause famine, flooding, war, and millions of refugees.

Given the urgency of the issue of climate change and the upcoming international climate negotiations in Copenhagen this December, we think the blogosphere has the unique opportunity to mobilize millions of people around expressing support for finding a sustainable solution to the climate crisis.

Clever Kitchen

Space saving, waste frugal & intelligent design! Known as the 'Flow Kitchen' this US based company have excelled with sustainability, design & functionality. With an in built grey water system to keep integrated plants topped up, this is much more than a gimmick. It's just plain sensible.

Read more about the Flow Kitchen here

Find out about your kitchen and eco design here

Is hemp stronger than concrete?

Introducing Hemcrete® made by British company Lhoist Group. A carbon negative product, yes that's right the amount of CO2 in farming & harvesting is more than what is released during manufacture.

Not only does it boast that advantage, it's 100% recyclable, can be used for walls, flooring & insulation, 7 times the strength of concrete, doesn't crack as much, is waterproof, fireproof, rot proof and is half the weight of concrete.

What more could you want!

Read more about eco building materials here

Killer Candles?

Bravo to the Daily Mail and a recent story about candles, chemicals and health.

"The annual conference of the American Chemical Society has let it be known that scented candles made from paraffin wax give off toluene, benzene, and a host of other toxins linked to asthma, eczema and cancer." Read the full story here

Read more about indoor air pollutants here

Non vinyl & adhesive free wall stickers

Great way of brightening up a children's bedroom or study is with these non vinyl & adhesive free wall stickers. Brought to you by an Australian company 'Fawn & Forest', stickers by Mae.


Find out more about these stickers here

No garden, no outside space, what's the problem?

A great way to bring more wildlife into the city/suburbs is by rethinking every available surface on a property. We've seen green roofs, green walls and now something a lot more accesible.

Check out these innovative brick plant holders

Hand Crafted Wooden Bicycle

A rather fancy alternative to a carbon/aluminium bicycle frame. As an avid cyclist and environmentalist, this is just gorgeous!

Click here to view the full article from inhabitat

Share your views on Eco Home Design

Part of professional development means listening to the people.

What is your experience of the greener lifestyle?

What are your barriers to going green at home or work?

What changes have you made to protect the planet this year?

Tell me all and share your eco home tips with the world.

Click this link to share your eco stories

Something to Share about Feng Shui?

Do you have a tale to tell about Classical Feng Shui?

I'm looking for content to be published on my website from all the readers out there. What do you have to say about Feng Shui?

Follow this link to tell your story

Eco Design Fair 2009 UK

The Eco-Design Fair remains one of the few places in the country to see and buy some fantastic design products directly from the makers. The purpose of these events is to promote and sell products enriched by their sustainable and ethical design and production methods.

Eco Design considering: Recycled/recyclable, Organically grown, fairly traded, Non-toxic, Low energy-consuming in production/use, Cruelty-free.

Products range from; fashion, home accesories, jewellery, organic food & drink, body care, technology and more.

Eco-Design Summer Fair WEST
Saturday 20th June 2009, 11am - 5pm
Westbourne Grove Church, Westbourne Grove, (Corner of Ledbury Road), Notting Hill
London W11 2RW

Eco-Design Summer Fair EAST
Saturday 27th June and Sunday 28th June 2009, 10am - 6pm both days
Dray Walk Gallery, Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery, Off 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL

http://ecodesignfair.co.uk/

POLLOCKS 'WORTHLESS' LIVE ART INSTALLATION: CALL FOR ARTISTS

Pollocks in London are looking for artists wanting to create work in London between 22 and 29 May 2009. Inspired by the recession and compelled to create something positive, ‘Worthless’ is a live art installation that explores the value of material objects in the heart of Seven Dials.

For one week members of the public will be invited to bring their own ‘worthless’ items into the store, and have them transformed into pieces of art. The experience cumulates for the customer, when on collection of their item, they will be asked to pay how much they feel the new item is worth. A pick’n’mix of ‘worthless to priceless’ creations will be exhibited in the store from 1 to 5 June 2009.

If you will be in London at the end of May and are interested in taking part, please send Mary Nally of ARTISIT details of your availability between 22 and 29 May, contact details, images of recent work and short biography to:

E: artisit@gmail.com
www.artisit.org
www.pollocks.org

What's a cheap & eco friendly home gym?

Forget air conditioned commercial gyms, with oodles of electrical equipment and mass produced gym machines. Go back to traditional ways and train your boy for fitness, by using your bodyweight. There is not need for fancy equipment, expensive tools or your car to drive back and forth to the gym. Reduce emissions, save money and help get our planet healthier by making your own home gym. How?


Bodyweight Training!

Dave Hedges of Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness Academy in Dublin has just released a new Ebook "No Equipment, No Excuses'. The name says it all, and it is as simple as that - use your body and work through a range of movements to get fit, in shape and to help protect the planet.

Check out this Home Fitness Ebook here

Also check out his Bodyweight Blog, the Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness Blog and the Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness website.

Little Book of Feng Shui

Introducing my newest Ebook - The Little Book of Feng Shui. The practical guide to interior form in the home. Full of tips, techniques, right & wrongs when analysing your building shape, interior form and layout. It’s hobby Feng Shui, without the new age nonsense.

Click here to grab your copy