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Considering Smart Home Technology? Here’s What It’s Like Living In A House With A Smart Lighting System Installed (Pros & Cons)

A few years ago, I moved into a new house and installed a smart lighting system throughout as part of an extensive remodel. Here is my personal experience with smart lighting — the pros and cons of this smart home technology that makes the lights go on and off automatically on a schedule and whenever motion is sensed.

Recycling A 1980s Kitchen: Green DIY Ideas To Make An Old Kitchen Look (Almost) New

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Recycle your 1980s kitchen by giving it an affordable, green makeover! Simple DIY ideas to make your old kitchen look new again.

An Effective Natural Weed Killer Recipe That’s Cheap To Make And Easy To Use

For an inexpensive natural weed killer, try this simple & effective natural weed killer recipe: just salt, vinegar, and dish soap!

Green Living: 6 Ways To Build An Eco-Friendly House

Tips for building an eco-friendly house including special consideration for flooring, windows, roof, lighting, paint, and geothermal heating & cooling.

4 Cool Ideas For Reusing Glass Insulators From Telephone Poles And Power Poles

Enjoy glass insulators as much as I do? Have you tried reusing glass insulators in any of your DIY projects yet? Here are some fun ideas to get you started.

3 Important Considerations For Energy Efficient Remodeling

If you’d like to lower your utility bills, then these energy efficient remodeling tips should come in handy!

Green Shower Tips: 3 Simple Ways To Make Showering More Environmentally Friendly

Living green means your shower habits also need to be environmentally friendly. Here are 3 green shower tips you can use every day.

Facebook’s Social Energy Efficiency App

Is Facebook finally bringing home energy usage monitoring to the masses in a way that is fun and natural? Check out Facebook’s Social Energy App!

Making Solar Power a Community Thing

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Solar power doesn’t have to be a solo affair…your entire community can go solar together!

Can You Install Solar Panels for Free with Government Rebates?

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The government rebates available for installing solar panels on your home could even get you solar powered for free.

5 Ways to Save Money Greening Your Home

Most of these ridiculously simple green home tweaks can help you save stacks of cash.

Peel & Stick Solar Panels For Your Roof

Think solar panels are too expensive to install on your home? Check out these new peel and stick panels that cut costs by 60 percent!

3 Reasons Home Owners Should Consider Going Solar

Is solar power right for your home? According to these reasons, the answer is yes…regardless of upfront cost.

5 Easy Ways To Find Out If Solar Power Is Right For You

Is solar power right for your home? Here’s an easy checklist to help you see if it is and how long it would take to pay for itself…or find out if it would be free!

Upcycle An Old Chair Into A Stylish Bathroom Shelf

Add some stylish shelf and towel space to your bathroom for the big fat price of NOTHING!

How to Make a Solar-Powered LED-Lit Walkway

Why not guide guests to your door via a solar-powered LED-lit glass paver walkway?

6 DIY Self-Watering Garden Systems

Don’t end up with dead flowers, herbs, or veggies because you forgot to water them. Check out these self-watering garden systems you can build yourself and on the cheap.

Cash For Caulkers Program Helps Homeowners With Their Energy Efficient Home Improvements

Obama officially announced his ‘Cash for Caulkers’ plan on Tuesday, and it looks promising for anyone who’s been putting off some eco-friendly home improvements.

WaterPik’s EcoFlow Shower Head Makes Saving Water Easy and Enjoyable

WaterPik’s EcoFlow handheld shower head helps you enjoy saving water…and this low-flow shower head handles low water pressure with ease!

The Incredible LED Lit Toilet Seat

LED lights can be implemented into nearly anything…including toilet seats. Wow!

How to Make Your Deck Look Brand New…For Free and Without Sanding!

Restoring your old and dingy deck to like-new can be WAY easier than you think!

Guerilla Dumpster Diving: Sometimes the Dumpster You’re Diving Into Really Is A Swimming Pool!

Would you ever imagine that going dumpster diving could actually mean a pool party?

Vast Pavers: Eco-Friendly Composite Pavers Made From Recycled Materials

Looking for a worthy eco-friendly home improvement project? How about a patio built with recycled composite pavers that are ridiculously easy to install?

Make Your Landscape Sparkle With Solar Powered LED Firefly Lights

Make your landscape shine with solar powered LED firefly lights. Why? Because you can!

7 FREE & Amazing Cardboard DIY Projects That Will Save You $100’s

Check out these 8 amazing and FREE DIY projects that can save you $100’s!

DIY Shipping Pallet Patio Furniture Ideas… And How To Not Die From It

Look for great eco-friendly patio furniture on the cheap? Shipping pallets could be a surprisingly fabulous option!

Painting Soon? 6 Low VOC And No VOC Painting Tips You Need To Know

Love that fresh paint smell? Did you know it could actually be killing you?

6 Fun DIY Projects Using Bamboo

6 fun, easy, inexpensive DIY projects using bamboo. There’s no better way to spruce up your living space than with some panda food.

Top 12 Hazardous Household Chemicals + A Green Cleaning Guide

Green cleaning can help you save money and life healthily. Here’s how to pull it off!

THE Tankless Water Heater Guide: What You Need To Know About The Energy & Water Savings

Everything you need to know to buy a tankless hot water heater.

A Green DIY Project: Replace Your Old Water Heater With A Tankless Water Heater!

Thinking of installing a tankless water heater? It could be more complicated than we think. Check out these helpful hints before you buy.

Money-Saving Green Tips: FREE (And Easy) Ways To Live Green & Save Money!

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A growing list of FREE and SIMPLE things you can do to live green every day… starting now.

Live Green & Save Money By Reusing Salvaged Building Materials For Your Home Improvement Projects

Don’t put off those home improvements because of money! Have fun living green and saving green by using reclaimed and salvaged building materials. Check out these stores near you!

Decorate in Eco-Friendly Style

Go green chic in your decor this spring season…and save money doing it!

4 Ways to Make Your Home Environmentally (and Panda) Friendly… With Bamboo!

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Bamboo, in many cases, is a sustainable resource to live green. Here are four fun ways to incorporate it into your home.

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JeffreyI think every little step toward living green is an awesome one... but eco-snobbery sucks! My goal is to help newbies learn the most important steps toward living green -- individually and collectively. Personally, I strive to have as little impact as possible on Planet Earth while I'm here.

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JoshuaAs an advocate for good health, I usually try to choose the 'greener' option over other more dangerous and/or wasteful options. Generally, if it's bad for your health or the planet, I try to avoid it. In my effort to live green... on a budget, I like to find new (healthier) budget-friendly ways to do things -- from eating and cleaning to recycling and home decorating. My goal is to help you take the chore out of living green by sharing fun new ecofriendly ideas that you can try today... or any day! My all-time favorite way to live green is to repurpose items and give them a new use -- I've written a lot of useful DIY articles.

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LynnetteMy experience with living green consists of taking baby steps (like making one big change each year as my New Year's resolution) -- because I've seen too many people burn out on trying to 'Save the Planet'. I share a lot of Simple Ways To Go Green, as I find new and successful strategies that have worked for me. While I'm baby-stepping my ecofriendly habits in life, you will find me at the corner of Good News & Fun Times as publisher of The Fun Times Guide (32 fun & helpful websites).

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