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Updated: 2011-08-31 17:29:59
Back to School August 29, 2011 14:39 This week , millions of kids across the United States are heading back to school . Parents are buying school supplies and perhaps heaving a sigh of relief or shedding a tear It's a rite of . passage My wife and I look forward to our girl learning about energy where it comes from and how we use it . She loves to share what she learned at daycare I figure most kids are the same . If they share what they've learned about how to save energy with their parents , this becomes a great opportunity . Parents and kids together can go through their homes and see what they can do to save energy and money they can also visit Energysavers.gov as a family for great energy saving tips , including our new Lighting Choices Save You Money campaign . It can be a game , a
Sunflowers are one of the most striking and enlivening flowers in existence. Their large and bright yellow heads are hard to miss when driving past sunflower fields and many gardeners love to grow sunflowers in their gardens for their natural beauty. However, it can sometimes be difficult to grow good sunflowers in certain climates and [...]
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Online home interior design magazine . Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Home Modern Home Design Modern House Design Villa Conversion Open Plan Structural Reconstruction Modern House Design Villa Conversion Open Plan Structural Reconstruction by archinspire Sponsored : Links Built on the hillside with lake and mountains view , this 60s house villa converted to create modernize atmosphere and enhance villa house performance as weekend villa . This modern house
The candlestick telephone was a highly popular early-20th Century phone design that first came into being during the late 1890s. Also known as the “upright”, “desk stand” or the “stick phone”, the candlestick telephone became an icon of the 1920s and 1930s. This vintage replica in chrome is a retro celebration of this delightfully designed [...]
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Online home interior design magazine . Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Home Modern Home Design Modern Concrete House Rectangular Volume Design Rural Site Development Modern Concrete House Rectangular Volume Design Rural Site Development by archinspire Sponsored : Links Built on gentle slope site of total development area , this modern house design has main concrete materials and has rectangular shape volume . This modern concrete house has two parts of
We all like comfortable furniture to relax on after a hard day at work. Padded sofas usually come to mind first of all but I’ve actually found another furniture piece which looks even more comfy. The round rocking cradle chair by young designers at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand is a cross [...]
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Online home interior design magazine . Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Home Modern Home Design Modern House Design Stylish Unique Roof and Side Character of Volume Modern House Design Stylish Unique Roof and Side Character of Volume by archinspire Sponsored : Links This modern house design has creative architectural element accent , that make the house volume has unique characteristic and expand the interior space zoning with interactive plans and make a
Green is a relaxing color and therefore makes a perfect backdrop for just about any room in the home, especially a bedroom. That’s why I like to use green wallpaper when I get the chance and this warm and cheery green leaf design wallpaper with red flower accents is one that caught my eye. It [...]
Subscribe via RSS Home Design Ideas Decorating Gardening Online home interior design magazine . Provide home design , house design , house decorating , modern home plans , interior design , contemporary room space design , such as living room , kitchen , bedroom design , bathroom design , and garden landscape ideas . Also provide home improvement tips and trick to get better modern living . inspiration Home Modern Home Design Modern House Farm Alteration Two Layers Creative Design Idea Modern House Farm Alteration Two Layers Creative Design Idea by archinspire Sponsored : Links A modern alteration of this house farm has interesting concept . The result is modern house farm that suitable for modern living but also still has typical farm character house design . This modern house farm
One of my favourite artists when I was a teenager was Salvador Dali and it is perhaps his melting clocks as seen in the painting The Persistence of Memory that most stuck in my mind. The philosophical and artistic meanings that the melting pocket watches symbolized fascinated me and I often wished I could have [...]
Have You Seen Energy Efficiency Improvements in Your Neighborhood Energy-Saving Projects in My Community August 23, 2011 16:04 Working in the communications office at the Department of Energy I'm always researching , writing , and talking about our latest initiatives . Topics run the gamut from student-led solar competitions to engineering breakthroughs in electric vehicle design . I've learned that there are so many interesting projects underway in the clean energy . space New solar panels on the roof of Arlington County Central Library . Credit : Arlington County Central Library Still , writing about an innovative , clean energy project in a state 1,000 miles away is one thing discovering such a project in your own neighborhood is quite . another That's exactly what happened a couple of
Most people love the beach on a warm summer’s day. Children especially adore playing in the sand, finding crabs and collecting sea shells. This set of 3 aluminum sea shell shaped bowls are an excellent reminder of happy childhood vacations on the beach and will make super serving accessories for a dinner, cocktail party or [...]
The Bay Area is a truly incredible place to live. I can’t tell you how often I’m on the phone with people from all over the country that would trade places with us in a heartbeat. One of my favorite things about living here is the weather. It’s warm, mild and perfect for outdoor [...]
If you love fruit, like me, then this banana fruit bowl is going to have your mouth salivating already. There’s little more satisfying than chomping into a ripe apple or peeling the skin of a banana in anticipation of the soft fruit within. This resin bowl cast from a bunch of real bananas is a [...]
: Saving Money on Your Energy-Saving Upgrades New Local Incentive Search Widget : DSIRE August 15, 2011 11:43 The Energy Savers mailbox gets requests for the latest in tax credits appliance rebates and other energy efficiency incentives on a regular basis . So when the Database of State Incentives for Renewables Efficiency DSIRE released its new incentive search widget , we were thrilled to post it on the Rebates , Tax Credits , Financing section of the website The DSIRE widget helps you to quickly locate incentives in your state whether you're a homeowner , renter , business , school , or other purchaser and find out which ones you can take advantage of right . away What's more is , since this is a widget , you can download the code by clicking on the Get Widget bar at the bottom of the
The city of Jaffa in modern day Israel is believed to be the oldest port city in the world. Thus when talk of an exciting refurbishment is heard about, it’s very difficult not to take a look inside. I’ve been to Jaffa a couple of times and found the city akin to a goldmine of [...]
If you’re one for using home-grown herbs in your cooking then the “Herb Pot” is likely to be an attractive new element for your kitchen design scheme. It literally brings the garden indoors and within easy reach of the cooking preparation area. The concept basically merges the plant pot with kitchen storage cabinets with the [...]