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Posts tagged “fireplace”

How To: Make Your Fireplace More Efficient
Mother Earth News

Why is that that those of us who don’t have a fireplace always wish we did, and those of us who do wish we didn’t? Cold weather is quickly approaching, so those of you who do have fireplaces –...

Debunked: 10 Green Home Myths
This Old House

Being green at home has been gaining momentum, even being dubbed as a fad by some folks over the last few years. Even with all the increased attention on the movement there are still tons of myths f...

Cocoon Fire Ranges

We were just recently introduced to the Cocoon Fire Ranges and we can't take our eyes off of them. They wouldn't have a place anywhere in our home (too sleek, too modern) but we can't deny that they'r...

Great Idea: Discarded Metal Turned Fireplace Frame

We saw this over at Design*Sponge, and thought it was a spark of brilliance. Jessica Lynch of Slow Shirts turned this abandoned metal piece structure she found near her home on Guemes Island in Was...

New Green Products from the International Builders' Show

The 2009 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas is running through tomorrow, and as they should be, new green products are well represented. From the world's first pellet fireplace, to GE's hybri...

Enviro-Log

Leslie at AT:SF reviewed Java-Logs a while back, and now there's another option in the un-wood-log category. Instead of coffee, this one's made of recycled waxed cardboard....

Good Question: Fireplace Enclosure?

(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com) Joan, who is in Chicago, wan...