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Excerpt: One of the big challenges we experience regarding our Eco-Logic Bamboo products, is that other products are often marketed as “Green” when in fact the products are not green. The industry term for this is called “greenwashing”. So how do you KNOW whether a product is REALLY green? If you don’t have time to read the whole post, the essence of the how to prevent getting “greenwashed” is to check for credible & independent certifications. FSC Certification provides this assurance. Where to start … The source of the raw materials is the best place to start looking to ensure that the product is…
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Why does FSC Certification matter?
February 4th, 2012
Antiquing Your White Kitchen Cabinets
February 1st, 2012Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Antique White Kitchen Cabinets Do you have a dull, white kitchen that needs to be spruced up? Yes, even though the kitchen is all white, the counters are white, the seats are white, and I’m sure the table is white, and while it all seems nice, the room probably seems cold. This is a prevalent issue for people with all white rooms. Well, a simple way to add personality to your white kitchen is to antique the kitchen cabinets. The only supplies you will require is sandpaper, I suggest 120 grit, clean clothes, one quart of clear paint glaze, some paint brushes…
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Garden Decking
January 31st, 2012Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: At times, you will want to be in a position to walk on part of one’s garden without walking on the grass You can achieve this by creating a floored area at one end of the garden with a path to it. The most frequent way of doing this utilized concrete patios, but they’re quickly falling out of fashion. Nowadays, many people are opting for wooden decking. Decking may be built either straight over the best of grass, or leading of an existing patio. It is not hard to construct oneself: normal decking is just a grate-style frame with beams every…
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Ideas to decorate the Children Bedroom furnishings
January 31st, 2012Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: With regards to decorating a kid’s bedroom it seems like an uphill task for the parents as to many questions pop to their head. Ought to they program the room around their child’s beloved cartoon character? Or ought to the mother and father paint the room to appear like a tropical forest or a fortress? A good rule of guidance would be to picture the space on how you can see your kid in five many years. So would the child fancy a Barbie bed or a Spiderman bookshelf in 5 years, or will parents have to paint the room once…
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Where to use the Best Closet Doors
January 30th, 2012Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: When people think of closet doors they normally think of the slab variety. Closet doors come in all shapes, sizes, designs and styles as well as colours. Many can be used for substitute doors for a walkin closet, kitchen pantry, wash nook, wardrobe, linen closet and utility closet. It is up to you as to which ones are the best closet doors for your needs. One instance of a very versatile closet door is the louvered doors. They are cutting edge in style and can be bifold, sliding or tri-fold doors. Many of the newer styles of doors can be…
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5 Basic Additions To Increase The Curb Appeal, Look, Quality, Value, And Satisfaction Of Your Home
January 29th, 2012Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: If your property was built by a standard builder in the last two decades, odds are they neglected to incorporate lots of features you wish you had currently. It seems builders and consumers have determined that obtaining “more for their money” means getting more living space, while disregarding the design and appearance of their house. The suburbs of each and every city throughout South Africa include the same box houses that were built to incorporate the most square footage per Rand, while eliminating all features that could increase the price. The bare necessities needed to satisfy the code requirements were integrated…
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The Pinnacle Room In Your Home – Your Bedroom
January 28th, 2012Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: “There’s no questions that our bedroom is the most important room in our home. Because of that, we need to be extra careful especially when it comes to redecorating your home. Adding in items that create a cozy atmosphere will be good for you as you rest from a long day at work. In fact, your bedroom is part of your lifestyle. It’s great to greet each morning and you see things that can please your senses. Of course, that includes making your bedroom attractive. Human as we are, we tend to feel positive especially if we something that is…
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Is Bamboo flooring really hard?
January 19th, 2012Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: There have been criticisms that bamboo flooring isn’t as hard as claimed, that after a short time the floor is dented and scratched and looks awful. What say we? Some of these criticisms are well founded – suppliers advertise their flooring being as hard as Maple flooring, or harder than Oak flooring, trying to sell bamboo flooring based on it’s hardness alone (there are tons of other reasons to buy bamboo flooring). So what are the facts about the hardness of bamboo flooring? To summarise the criticisms we’ve heard about: Bamboo scratches, dings and dents far too easily. Comparing bamboo to Maple…
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Water Damage – Hotel
January 14th, 2012Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: The phone rang – it was a client who had been the first hotel to install a Strand Woven Bamboo floor in the Western Cape. They had wanted to go green as was the international trend, so had decided to take the plunge and installed an Eco-Logic Strand Woven bamboo floor in their lobby. It had been three months and they were very happy with the floor, what could this be all about? “We have a problem”, was the opening line. “What’s wrong?”. “The floor is lifting, we need you to come round a see what’s happening”. As I jumped in…
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Bamboo coffee table – sustainable furniture design
August 29th, 2011Archived; click post to view.
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Strand Woven Bamboo coffee table - side view
