Real-Life Green Design

I love reading about all the fantastic environmentally friendly materials on the market and am constantly updating a list of “dream” green improvements I’d like to make to my own home. But sometimes it can be tricky to imagine such eco-friendly options in my house because most of the green homes I see in magazines and online are the sort that are way out of my price range. That’s why I find these peeks at real-life green design so refreshing. See for yourself:

• Natural Home is one of the best places to find—what else?—natural home decorating ideas. I highly recommend a subscription, or hop on over and check out the website. The small Idaho strawbale home in their most recent issue is terrific.


• The ultimate stop for real-life green design ideas might just be Re-Nest. They have a whole section of their website devoted to green house tours that you must check out. “Anne’s Sunny Renovation”—which you can see here—is my favorite of the day. Although honestly, my favorite changes about every time they post a tour of a new home!


• Another can’t-miss blog for real-life green design? Jetson Green. Make sure you check out the Pinon House, an eco-focused redesign of a 1950s mid-century modern ranch house (no wonder I love it so!).


• You can also find some great ideas for designing green from the personal blog of green guru Danny Seo. On Daily Danny, he regularly posts images of rooms from his own house and gets so excited about purchases he snags at thrift stores and auctions that you can’t help but be bitten by the green bug too.

Where else do you go for real-life green design ideas? Let me know—I’d love to post them here!

Until tomorrow,
The Home Know-It-All

Comments

[house painting toronto]

The site is absolutely fantastic. I totally agree with your feelings about making your house feel like yours! Have you ever considered adding more pics to your blog posts to keep the readers more entertained? I enjoy your posts! Thank you!

[Toronto Home Renovations]

I see in magazines and online are the sort that are way out of my price range.

[Preston]

Ditto Natural Home, thanks for the kind words!

[Julie, The Home Know-It-All]

Thanks so much for your comment, Olivia. Natural Home is one of my favorite magazines and I'm excited to be able to share it with readers!

[Natural Home]

Dear Home Know-It-All,
Thank you for your nice comments about Natural Home magazine. We work hard to bring our readers green affordable ideas for their home.
While our home features are often awe-inspiring, we regularly cover real homes that need easy and affordable green renovations; we look at their homes and give the owners suggestions to improve its energy efficiency and overall health.
We are approaching our 10th year and we have a very extensive archive of green ideas that you can search on our website.
Thanks again,

Olivia Blanco
Natural Home