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Look! Glass Mirror Mosaic Tile Backsplash

This glass mosaic back splash was photographed during a home tour of a condominium built in the early 60's in Palm Springs. This is not just any condominium however: it was "conceived as an experime...

Live Wire Farm: Timber Hooks, Spoons and Rings

Meet my new obsession: Live Wire Farm's timber accessories. The man behind Live Wire Farm, John Robohm, sent a few of his beautiful creations — a couple wall hooks, some spoons, napkin rings...

Lessons (Some Green) Learned from the Great Depression
New York Times

Growing up, we were surrounded by older women. Grandma was one of 8 siblings ... so the "Great Aunts" were permanent fixtures in our household. I loved them fiercely, but they were different. They sa...

Liquid Gold: Interest in Water Management Blossoms
San Francisco Chronicle 12.06.2008

We're endlessly hunting for more ways to save water in our home. But, when taking shorter showers doesn't seem like enough, and you're ready to move on to more hardcore means of conserving and managin...

Lawn Alternatives Banned
Associated Press 11.21.2008

We'll be honest: We don't have a lot of love for homeowners associations these days. Between banning solar panels and banning outdoor clotheslines, HOAs are steadily sinking in our estimation. Now, a...

Leading the Pack
California Home and Design

The first home in Northern California to strive for the LEED Platinum rating (the highest level possible in LEED for Homes) was recently completed in Oakland Hills, and the result is as much a study o...

Look! Bedrock Tile in the 2008 Better Homes and Gardens Idea Kitchen

We thought that tile looked familiar......

Leaky Shower: Two Tips ... From Experience

About a week ago, we realized our shower was leaking. It was a subtle sort of leak, but it was a leak and it was wasting water. And, right now, here in the Bay Area, we're taking that sort of thing ...

Living Green House Tour at BHG.com

Better Homes and Gardens and Clorox have produced a travelling exhibit to show how you can go green.Lots of familiar ideas here: as shown left, use reusable containers instead of disposable bags, chan...

Livingreen

Yet another local green retailer. Hurrah! Livingreen has two locations: one in the Los Angeles area, and another in Santa Barbara, California. Because the company was founded by an interior design...