Safer paints for a greener home. Take a whiff. That pungent smell of a freshly painted room is actually airborne chemicals evaporating from the walls. These potentially carcinogenic substances, called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), linger in your room even after…
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We began a discussion of what makes a home green when my husband and I bought a fixer-upper a year ago. Since then, I’ve shared the details of what we’ve done to keep our green promises in each room, like in…
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