Dear Eartha, I recently ordered laundry detergent sheets to reduce my plastic consumption, but the items arrived in a giant plastic envelope and the sheets were inside yet another plastic bag. It’s frustrating that a product claiming to eco-friendly and plastic-free was not. What can I do?Good-for-the-planet products seem to be everywhere. On one hand, this is a really, really great thing. Consumer support for socially responsible, environmentally conscious goods is driving companies to find new ways to produce the things we need. Yet sometimes these efforts fall short.Greenwashing is a term used when companies share misleading information about how their products or business practices are environmentally friendly. We’ve all seen greenwashing in its simplest form with language such as...
Big Ben. Buckingham Palace. Hyde Park. You’ll find these on all your standard guides to London — they are landmarks any first-time visitor should have one their list. But if you want to avoid the crowds and the most touristy activities, how can you enjoy a little more comfort and luxury on your visit? Hopefully, you’ve managed to upgrade your flight into the U.K. using your points and miles. Once you hit the ground, here are our tips to help you upgrade your next London trip. TSPhotography00 via Twenty20 Related: These are the best times to visit London 1. Hit the town refreshed and relaxed Most transatlantic flights to London are overnight, arriving as early as 6 a.m. You’re likely...
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When architects Jody Beck and Ross-Alan Tisdale’s latest clients told them they wanted to introduce color to their new kitchen design, Beck, the founder of Traction Architecture, was assuming they meant one hue. “Then they picked out four,” she says. Beck and Tisdale had to figure out a way to incorporate Rust, Ochre, Night, and Mint (those are the names of the laminate Kerf cabinet colors) without it looking all over the place. The key was a mix of open and closed, hardware-less cupboards and drawers where the shades appear at random on some of the fronts and inset nooks. The high-grade plywood (it’s made with formaldehyde-free glue, making it extra-sustainable) still reads as the primary material. “We just kept...
I was at a client’s house working with her to organize her entire kitchen. Our goal was to get this kitchen organized in one day. Normally kitchens take a few days, but she was confident we could tackle this kitchen in one day. I hadn’t bought anything for this project as we were just going to tackle it as quickly as we could. We were just planning on organizing her kitchen without spending anything. Then I would recommend products and she could purchase them if she wanted! So we got to work to tackle this kitchen. We started to work to get the entire kitchen done in one day. Instead of stopping in the middle of the project to get...
