15 Simple and easy green tips for your home

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Here's a link to my most recent article on Examiner.com.
 15 Simple and easy green tips for your home

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EPA lead paint law goes into effect April 22

Just in time for Earth Day, the new EPA lead paint law goes into effect on April 22, 2010. Many local area contractors are taking certification classes offered by local home improvement centers. In Bennington, most contractors I know are attending classes at Greenberg's.

Here is an article from Angie's List which outlines some of the pros and cons of the new law and how it will affect contractors, home improvement costs, and there are also some interesting comments.
EPA lead paint law goes into effect April 22

Easy Storage Solutions From A to Z | Real Simple

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Here are some great tips from Real Simple, one of my favorite resources! Enjoy!
Easy Storage Solutions From A to Z | Real Simple

The House Therapist Blog: Refreshing and Renewing an Old Chair

The House Therapist Blog: Refreshing and Renewing an Old Chair

Refreshing and Renewing an Old Chair

I was recently working with a local client who wanted me to help her update her home a bit. Most of the work was done by my client and her husband. However, we did have a few things professionally done.

My client had an old upholstered side chair that had belonged to her grandmother. We found it tucked away in the attic over the garage and I told her we could recover it in a more contemporary fabric, touch up the scratches on the arms and legs, and use it in her great room.

I had a few yards of fabric left over from a project I did about 5 years ago and I was able to give her a good price on the fabric. We also used a local area reupholstery workroom known for their quality and very reasonable rates.

Here are the before and after pictures of the chair.

Chair Before

Chair After

The fabric has a lodge-look theme which her husband really liked, and the black background added some extra "pop" to the chair as well.

Here's a great example of making something old "new" again!

A few small space decorating tips

Here's a link to a recent article I wrote on Examiner.com. Enjoy!


A few small space decorating tips

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More quick, easy, and eco-friendly holiday decorating and gift ideas

Here's a link to another recent article I wrote for Examiner.com

More quick, easy, and eco-friendly holiday decorating and gift ideas

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