Invest in spill and wear resistance without toxic chemicals
It’s so exciting and encouraging to know these fabrics exist! I always looks for healthier, more sustainable products and look forward to incorporating these and others into my designs.
Simplifying and Downsizing
All Shapes and Sizes: Downsizing is relative. Some consider a reduction to a 2000 square feet home a big change. While others have never lived in anything that large. So, one person’s idea of smaller living may be quite different for another. But there are as many plans for a beautiful smaller home as there…
Sustainable Alternative Textiles
Sustainable Alternative Textiles – Re-posted from Christina Mogk, MECC Interiors – Creating healthier homes goes well beyond purifying the indoor air and using zero VOC paints. Sustainable alternative textiles conserve resources and avoid petroleum-based fibres. These sustainable fibres can be completely broken down. They also have a healing effect on the wearer and the environment. What does this…
Fast furniture: what’s wrong with it and 7 ways to make better choices (for you and the planet)
Fast furniture: what’s wrong with it and 7 ways to make better choices (for you and the planet) Written by – Heidi Bischof and RepostedSustainability educator & activist, founder @ Earth Ethic Sadly, today most of the furniture available to us is cheap, mass-produced and low quality, designed to be disposable, because that’s the kind…
People-Friendly Area Rugs
People-Friendly Area Rugs Like many goods these days, rugs can be found for crazy low prices. Unfortunately, crazy low prices come at a high cost to the environment, to the people who work and live where the rugs are made, and to the people who will live with the rug. Here are 3 easy steps…
Mod House Canning, NS – Painted and Landscaped
It’s been 1.5 years since we moved into our modern modular home and 1.5 years since I last posted under the title Building Small on North Avenue. It’s been 1.5 years of landscaping our place and mostly working on design projects for my clients. If any one is still following and still curious, here…
Mod House Design – Canning NS.47
A snow day here in the Valley and an opportunity to briefly document the past six weeks that have taken us from moving in, to finishing touches, to holiday entertaining, to fixing glitches, and onward to settling in with big satisfied grins. As it turned out, we had five days between the issue of our…
Mod House Design – Canning NS.Open House Tour
We are excited to announce that our Mod House Design – Canning NS project has reached the move-in stage! And just before we do that, we would like to offer an opportunity to everyone who has played a part in the process and/or expressed enthusiasm, to come for a little tour. 2277 North Avenue,…
Mod House Design – Canning NS.46
We’ve seen big action this week. Most of what we squeaked about has been attended to or is making good progress. We’ll be doing a walk through with Matthew, our Project Manager on Monday and we’re waiting on Nova Scotia Power’s final OK and then our Occupancy Permit to follow immediately after. Two weeks? Maybe……
Mod House Design – Canning NS.45
Squeak! Squeak! They say the squeaky mouse gets the cheese, so we squeaked (squawked really). We finally have water and power. Waiting for a final inspection from NS Power and then our Occupancy Permit. Hoping to be in before family arrives on the 13th. If not, we’ll have little elves to help with the unpacking.…