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Friday, November 16, 2007 6:03 PM

Have a Green Black Friday

Thanksgiving is one of the best holidays on the calendar—assuming you can survive the travel aspect and aren’t driven insane by your family, what’s not to love about an all-day food and wine orgy? I also love that it’s followed by three whole work-free

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Friday, November 09, 2007 7:02 PM

Stylish Green Holiday Decor

It’s suddenly time to think about holiday décor, especially if you’re too busy to shop for it and plan to do things online. The Vivaterra catalog just came in the mail, and I was excited to see that they have all sorts of eco-conscious but surprisingly

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Friday, October 26, 2007 5:10 PM

Cool Fix for Bare Walls

Figuring out what to hang on your walls makes for a big conundrum when you can't afford the art you crave. But I recently learned about one great solution: Recycled museum banners from BetterWall . These are the same beautiful banners that museums hang

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Friday, October 19, 2007 5:39 PM

Have you ditched non-stick pans?

A few years ago I stopped cooking with non-stick pans after I found out that chemicals in the coating (called PFCs) are likely to cause cancer and thyroid problems. Now it’s up for debate whether the exposure you get just from cooking an omelet on one

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Friday, October 12, 2007 5:40 PM

Early Holiday Gift Tip

I am so not that person who starts holiday shopping by Labor Day . . or I wasn’t anyway. In the past I’ve always done it totally last minute, spending the two weekends before Christmas frantically fighting my way through stores in search of gift inspiration.

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Friday, September 21, 2007 8:16 PM

Planet-friendly furniture makeover

So I’m going through one of those phases where I want all new furniture, even though we just bought most of our current stuff when we moved to LA two years ago. The living room and dining room that looked just fine to me only six months ago now feel tired

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