Tag Archives: Green

When white isn’t really white

Posted on November 12, 2014 by annamadeit

I got a call from one of my subs… “It looks green”, he said, with not a small measure of panic in his voice. Calls like that are always unnerving, but over the years, I have learned to trust my … Continue reading →

Posted in Color, On Design | Tagged Color, color manipulation, family vacation, Green, laundry room, light, memories, Metamerism, tile, white | 7 Comments

Fall foliage, berries, and a few blooms too…

Posted on October 18, 2013 by annamadeit

How I could completely miss both October Bloom Day and Foliage Follow-up is beyond my comprehension. When I finally realized it, and wandered out back to survey the garden, I realized I had indeed missed a bunch of things out … Continue reading →

Posted in Bloom Day, Cool plants, Foliage Follow-Up, Gardening and Landscaping | Tagged autumn, Bloom Day, Color, fall, flowers, foliage, Foliage Follow-up, garden, Green, red | 10 Comments

Going gaga over green flowers

Posted on October 6, 2013 by annamadeit

The delight of the out-of-the-blue, sudden blossoming of one of my cacti a few weeks ago – for the first time in seven years! – carried with it another surprise… The flowers were green! How cool! Their obvious oddball appeal … Continue reading →

Posted in Color, Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping, Just for fun | Tagged Anna Pavord, bulbs, Green, green flowers, phyllody, Plants, unusual | 28 Comments

From field to finishes – agricultural waste transformed!

Posted on July 9, 2013 by annamadeit

In a world of dwindling resources, shrinking forests and threatened ecological habitats, it is more important than ever to embrace sustainable, environmentally sound alternatives, and find ways to reduce waste. In my quest to become a full-fledged locavore, and make … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool building materials, Local interest, On Design | Tagged Building, creativity, environment, Green, Interior Design, LEED, Materials, Renewable, Resources, sustainability, TorZo surfaces | 7 Comments

The beauty of clean, Green E-board – put the leftovers on your roses!

Posted on May 25, 2013 by annamadeit

Did you know that we here in the U.S. throw out 221.7 million tons of garbage – every DAY!!! A whopping 20% of that comes from the building and construction industry! So not surprisingly, when I find a product or … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool building materials, Environment, On Building | Tagged construction, drywall, Green, Green E-board, Greenewall, magnesium oxide, Materials, non-toxic, silica | 2 Comments

The grass really is greener, but…

Posted on April 14, 2013 by annamadeit

The discussion came up at my kids’ school of replacing some more of the blacktop with greenspace. The idea is to fundraise and write grants to make it happen, as naturally there is no money for anything extra – at … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool plants, Environment, Gardening and Landscaping, Green Living, Local interest | Tagged athletic fields, clover, drought-tolerant, environment, evergreen, grass, Green, groundcover, lawns, low-budget, play area, schools, synthetic turf | Leave a comment

Musings on Emerald – the 2013 Pantone Color of the Year

Posted on March 16, 2013 by annamadeit

Few things are as subjective as color. It has been several months since Pantone released their “Color of the Year” for 2013 – Emerald. Still, I don’t see that bluish green swath of color relating much to the hue that … Continue reading →

Posted in Color | Tagged 2013, Color, Color of the Year, Emerald, Emerald Pantone, Green, Pantone, perception | 11 Comments

Cut your heating bill in half!

Posted on January 19, 2011 by annamadeit

Came across this wonderful solution to short growing seasons in the North! The architect Bengt Warne was w-a-y ahead of his time when he designed and built this house in 1976. Check it out here: http://inhabitat.com/naturhus-an-entire-house-wrapped-in-its-own-private-greenhouse/

Posted in Environment, Green Living | Tagged Architecture, Building, Design, Green | Leave a comment

How cool is this? Super-strong, über-green German building material!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by annamadeit

November 18, 2010 Sometimes, just considering the awe-inspiring properties of some of the new materials available on the market, offers an exhilarating exercise in beautiful possibilities! For the collective benefit of us all, brilliant engineers at the German company Consido … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool building materials, Green Living | Tagged Architecture, Building, cellulose, Consido AG, Design, environment, Green, Haiti, honeycomb, light-weight, Materials, non-toxic, Pacific Green Innovations, Swiss Cell | 6 Comments

Lyptus – is it really as green as we want it to be?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by annamadeit

22 August 2010 There is a great, sustainable wood option out there, that the trade refers to as Lyptus. It is a fast-growing, plantation-grown tree that is a hybrid of two species of Eucalyptus. It is successfully used in reforestation … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool building materials, Environment | Tagged fast-growing, Green, lyptus, Renewable, Resources, sustainable, Trees, wood | 1 Comment