Posts Tagged ‘ Killer Green Ideas ’

ReUse and ReClaim

Apr 24th, 2009 | By SKilgariff | Category: Featured, Killer Green Home

ReUsed and Reclaimed materials used in construction are not only ecologically sound, they are an economic gold mine. Many businesses, if not all ,are more than willing to provide you with their used samples and displays just for the asking. For instance Master Brand cabinets, a leading manufacture of bath and kitchen cabinetry,  graciously provided [...]



12 Free Green Ideas for the Laundry Room

Apr 15th, 2009 | By ckdanceec | Category: Killer Green Ideas

Green your cleaning routine with these 12 free eco-friendly ideas for your laundry room.
1.  Hang it Out to Dry- Air drying your clothes can save 700 lbs. of CO2 and $ 75.00 per person per year. Plus, clothes last longer and won’t pill or fade as much.
2.  Install a Drying Rack- If you don’t want to [...]



10 Things We Used to Make Fun of Our Parents For, But Now Make Sense

Mar 24th, 2009 | By ckdanceec | Category: Killer Green Ideas

Killer Daughter, Chrissy here and I have a confession.  I grew up making fun of the frugalness of “Shari and Mike.”  As a teen, I’d be a little embarassed by their spend thriftness.  I watched my friends’ parents who were “living the life,” and, looking back, I’ve realized how wasteful some of them truly were!!
Here’s [...]



Ideas #4 & 5: Runoff Water Reuse and Naturalscaping

Mar 21st, 2009 | By MikeKilgariff | Category: Killer Green Ideas

I wanted to share some ideas from my buddy, Doug Sutton:
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… Don’t have many ideas inside the house for “green” but here’s a couple for outside.
1. Reclaimed water for watering - big here in Florida.  Not exactly sure how it works, but probably worth looking into for your place.  We’re currently on watering restrictions (drought) [...]