Tips for Decorating Green
Posted by: Lisa Mason on: January 17, 2009
- In: Home Decor
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We’ve been talking about green living ideas here on the blog this week which has us thinking about decorating green. If you’ve made a decision to do more to help the environment, you can incorporate this into your home cleaning and decorating routine.
One way to do this is to recycle within the home. What we mean is use and resuse items as much as you can. When you have something you can use instead of throwing away, make the most of it. When decorating your home, there are many items that can be repurposed so you do not have to buy new items.
This same thought can be applied to your crafts. There are many crafts and craft supplies that can be used and recycled within the home. If you’re unsure of ways that this can be done, take the time to look up more information (we’ll be providing more as well) and learn how you can recycle your crafts in the home.
Donate everything you can that you get rid of. When cleaning out your home, reorganizing or redecorating, you can give away everything that you don’t want anymore. There are many charity organizations available or you can use your local Freecycle group. Giving away instead of throwing away helps someone else while also helping the environment.
Always think twice before you make large purchases. Put a lot of thought into it and make sure it’s something you really want and need. Try to reduce the amount of large purchases you make in a given time.
Use heavy curtains or shades to block the sun in the summer and help you save on your cooling bill. Be sure your home and all windows and doors are properly insulated to save on heating in the winter as well as cooling in the summer. Take these steps to save on energy costs in your home.
These are just a few ideas for decorating green. We challenge you to think of your own or use ideas that you get from other sources. You can never be too green and when it comes to helping the environment, there are many great resources to help you as well.
If you have a great green home decorating tip, we’d love for you to share it with us and our readers here at Decorating for the Artistic Soul.
Decorating for the Artistic Soul 
January 24, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Good basic tips. Solid information everyone should know.