Home Design Ideas | Decorating | Gardening

If you do nothing else to make your house become eco friendly, do this. Turn off the water when you brush your teeth and save around four gallons each person each time.
Use the dishwasher (8.7 gallons per load) instead of hand-washing (as much as 20 gallons). Be sure to use a full load and scrape [...]

This house is Southern antebellum-style house. In 1914, The house was constructed by Carthage builder Edgar Holmes and is soon occupied by several generations of Hawthorns and Clabaughs. In 1988: The last owners of the house, W.F. and Gertrude Patterson, give the house to the city of Carthage. The home now houses offices for the [...]

Seems, this village had fulfill our factors when we choose to buy house, green house, eco-friendly building, and fantastic neighborhood or eco community concept.
Built by Living Villages, the site has friendly atmosphere, because the residents can enjoy a protected, shared space and children can play safely. The houses are built to the most modern of [...]

What a inspirational beach house architecture. Assembling with timber, this house is very pretty. Nestled within the Stradbroke Island beach community at Point Lookout, is Brit Andresen and Peter O’Gorman’s Mooloomba House. Sitting on an elevated north facing site, the two storey building is composed of a series of rooms of varying levels of enclosure [...]

Council requirement and tight budget made tattoo house born. There is the tree supergraphic creates playful and ever-changing shadows across the interior spaces and is composed of images taken in the local park. Savvy solution, that make this house not only fulfill the requirements, but also made beautiful outdoor design.
Council requirements regarding overlooking which dictate [...]

This project has achieved a balanced environmental and architectural statement through committed engagement by all stakeholders in the building design process. The client’s utilization of a ‘build design contract’ is underpinned by a focused briefing and assessment process. The building design and execution is holistic and measured, achieving controlled energy conservation and user comfort. The [...]

Biodegradable
A product or material made from plant or animal material that, after usage, is broken down quickly by other living organisms. Eco-tip: Biodegradable products are better for the environment compared to their plastic counterparts, and many biodegradable alternatives are now available such as plastic bags, servingware, etc.
Bioswale
A pocket or indentation in the ground [...]

During its 75th Anniversary year, the Museum of Science and Industry has created a functioning, three-story modular and sustainable “green” home in its own backyard to showcase the ways, big and small, that people can make eco-friendly living a part of their lives.
The home, which was designed by Michelle Kaufmann DesignsTM and built by All [...]

Place furniture near natural light sources-working near the window means less need for electric lights.
In the summer, open windows for cross breezes, install window and ceiling fans instead of cranking on the AC. In ?the winter, change the direction of the ceiling fans to bring the warm air down.
Run off can carry toxic chemicals into [...]

In Raleigh, North Carolina, you can find beautiful restaurant interior design, 18 Seaboard that designed by JDA-J.Davis Architects. The owner of 18 Seaboard wanted the experience of dining at his restaurant to be remembered as a journey.

An experience that surpasses the patron’s expectations. The most highly ranked objectives were “Warm”, “Inviting” and “Comfortable”… Followed by [...]