We love to check in on Danny Seo, to see how the remodel of his new midcentury modern pad is going.
He's always doing something big, like designing mattresses, or helping to green JC Penney. However, this week, we were struck by one of his much subtler moves.
Seo decided to replace his old, dingy, dirty, stained, white plastic switch plate covers with stainless steel ones from Lowe's.
It's not an earth-shattering choice, but it's a significant one. The stainless steel switch plate covers are significantly more durable than their plastic counterparts (they should last as long as the house does) and they are, as Seo puts it, "infinitely recyclable."
They also look nice.
What are some small green choices you've made recently?
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You know, when I saw this over at his site I thought... well, I guess it's kind of green, but it would have been way greener to just keep the same switchplates and refinish them. He's a crafty guy, he knows all about the decopague, paint, etc... it might sound nitpicky but the greenest choice is always to avoid buying new stuff, when the old stuff is still perfectly usable.
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I have to agree with tinychoices on that one. Besides, how often does one "wear out" light switch covers? They do look awfully nice, though.
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i agree w/both of you. the most important R is 'reduce'. just because something is 'recyclable' doesn't mean it's green.
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ding ding ding, we have a winner! (Sorry, I'm a week late on the thread here, I'm catching up from a busy spurt!)
I can't read his blog without feeling like he's not really as green as he claims to be - he does a whole lot of acquiring new things that seems unneccesary. As edgertor pointed out - the first R is Reduce!
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