The Good Home

If you are not familiar with the term upcycling, let me introduce you. The now popular term was created by the American architect William McDonough and the German chemist Michael Braungart in the book Cradle to Cradle. To upcycle means to take a used possession and make it into another purposeful object.
This is seen in [...]

I had a good laugh last night when I spoke to my brother about his new home. You see, it was just a couple of months ago that he was bragging about the house he intended to buy. He said all of the appliances were A level in energy efficiency rating, and that solar would [...]

For as long as I can remember, every morning my mother has sat down with her coffee, opened up the newspaper, and read the obituaries. It never dawned on me that this was anything but grim, much less a good habit. I concluded it had been prompted by her career as a physician. Finally, on [...]

My whole life my mother has reiterated time and time again how you should only buy wood furniture that has dovetail joints. Naturally, this trivia seeped into my mind, and stuck with me. Recently, I heard myself sharing the little gem of knowledge with a friend who has to furnish her new home form top [...]

You may be inclined to run out and replace kitchen appliances, both big and small, the instant they stop working. However, this is rarely the best approach for several reasons. If you do not do some preliminary research before you set out, you are running a high risk of being dissatisfied.
Basically, there is no excuse [...]

For as long as I can remember, my mother and grandmother have had enormous candles burning in their kitchens. No matter what the season, a fluid fragrance has wafted, and created a homey appeal in this room in their homes. Neither woman followed in the footsteps of the other when it came to selection, but [...]

I personally have lived without an alarm clock for years due to my distaste for the frightful way they jolt you awake. Whether it be light music or trickling water, they all leave me feeling bitter. But, I recently came across what I think could be a very good appliance for the bedroom. They call [...]

While attending a wedding shower last weekend, I noted how many kitchen gifts were of the soft kind. What I mean is that over two thirds of the gifts included a textile of one sort or other. Though initially I attributed it to the relatively low cost of the items and their effective placement as [...]

Take the appliances that you have learned to despise and turn them back into good appliances by fixing them up. Many of us are disgruntled over the appearance of some of our major kitchen appliances. Naturally, the first thought is of how magnificent it would be to replace the perhaps outdated refrigerator, or the cooker [...]

Not everyone agrees upon what constitutes the good life, but everybody seems to want it. Here we will cover different approaches to cultivating your home to make it the best it can be for you and your family, on your own terms. There are many different styles and approaches, and this diversity generates a wide [...]

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