Green Living

Kick start your eco-lifestyle with these tips and tricks.


Make your entryway a stylish space that welcomes guests and makes you happy to come home.
You can handle all your spring cleaning with five common kitchen ingredients.

With a little creativity and the right plants, you can grow a stellar garden—no yard necessary.

This DIY vase is beautiful and crafty.


Green Living: Kick start your eco-lifestyle with these tips and tricks.  
Green Living Guides

Handmade, Fair Trade: A Fair-Trade Buying Guide 

A guide to help you find authentic handcrafted pieces that wed aesthetics with social responsibility.

Know Your Plastics: Plastic Recycling Guide 

All plastics are not created equal. Get to know your plastics with this guide.

Fight Pests Naturally! A Guide to Nontoxic Pesticides 

Rid your lawn of pesky pets the natural and safe way. These homemade sprays and tricks will cure your outdoors of ants, aphids, grasshoppers, beetles, earwigs and slugs.

Recycled Paper Guide from Greenpeace 

Find out what's in your paper products with Greenpeace's Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide.

Fabric for Living: A Guide to Organic Textiles 

Eco-textiles are hot right now, but it can be tough to sort out what's truly green. Our guide gives you the rundown.

Avoid Greenwashers' False Claims: How Do I Know I'm Buying Green? 

A guide to help you wade through false green claims and find truly green products and services in a market flooded with greenwashing.

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Natural Cleaners

The Easy-Breezy, Breathing-Easy Cleaning Arsenal: 12 Natural Cleaning Recipes 

With just 15 simple, inexpensive grocery-store ingredients, you can clean every part of your home without chemicals or packaging waste.

A Green Clean: Detox Your Home with 8 Natural Cleaning Ingredients 

Keep toxins out of your home and save money with safe, effective homemade cleaners.

A Fresh Start: Natural Spring Cleaning 

You can handle all your spring—or fall—cleaning with five common kitchen ingredients.

Spick and Span: A Guide to Natural Cleaning Products 

Turn everyday items into natural cleaners with this guide.

Clean Without the Chemicals: Understanding Cleaning Product Labels 

Many household cleaners contain harsh chemicals. Use simple, effective, natural alternatives.

Cheap and Easy DIY Bathroom Cleaners 

Bathroom cleaning doesn't have to entail harsh scrubbers and nasty fumes. Get your bathroom sparkling clean without toxic chemicals by making your own cleaning formulas.

A Natural Clean for Your Fridge 

Cleaning the refrigerator isn't anyone's favorite job. Make this chore easier with our homemade cleaner and eco-conscious tips.

Window Screen Cleaner 

Before throwing open your windows this season, refresh the screens with this nontoxic vinegar solution.

Naturally Clean Your Upholstery 

Forget the dry cleaners and freshen your upholstery with our homemade dry cleaning powder.

Pillow Protector: How to Keep Pillows Clean 

Try these two natural recipes to keep your pillows fresh and clean.

Hone Your Stone: Clean Your Countertops Naturally 

Clean your natural stone countertops with this nontoxic, homemade cleaner.

Stain Patrol: Simple Tips for Stain Removal 

Try these folk recipes for removing the most stubborn stains from tablecoths.

Natural Bathroom Cleaner: A Nontoxic Sink and Tub Scrub 

Clean your bathtub—and the rest of your bathroom—with nontoxic ingredients.

Heed Your Hardwood: Nontoxic Hardwood Floor Cleaner 

Give your hardwood floors an inexpensive natural clean with this homemade floor cleaner.

Love Your Laundry: Homemade Laundry Detergents 

For fresh, clean laundry without chemicals, make your own powders and sprays.

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