How to Green Your Bathroom

Green it up

Believe it or not, the one room of the home devoted to cleanliness can often be filled with unhealthy toxins–not so fresh.

Give yours an eco-upgrade with these tips for greening your bathroom from the bottom up.

Towels

When your old ones wear out, go with sustainable materials and organic cottons. Pesticides used in producing conventionally grown cottons compromise the health of people working in the industry.

Millennium towels from Branch, made of beech cellulose from sustainably managed forests ($16–$78).

Soaps

Select plant-based products. Avoid those containing parabens or petroleum-based scents, which can exacerbate allergic reactions. Also, to limit packaging waste, use products that offer refills.

Ginger Pomelo Liquid Hand Soap and Hand Soap Refill by the Caldrea Company ($11 for 11 oz., $20 for 32-oz. refill).

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Energy-saving Holiday Lights - Part 2

Flameless indoor tea lights

They fit standard votive holders; an LED bulb provides a flamelike flicker ($6 for set of 6; from Target).

LED light string

With a controller, set these white-wire indoor-outdoor mini bulbs for 8 light patterns, including flash, chase, and twinkle.

Also available in blue ($35 for 70 lights on a 24-foot string; controller $12; from Environmental Lights).

Indoor-outdoor LED flashing-light set

Get the look of old-fashioned string lights in the Energy Star-rated Celebrations C6 set.

Also available in multicolor ($13 for 60 lights on a 20-foot string). Available at Ace Hardware.

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Energy-saving Holiday Lights

Hours of sparkle for a fraction of the energy

You can save a lot of energy while enjoying the glow of warm holiday lights.

Eco-friendly options include outdoor solar or LED string lights, rechargeable indoor-outdoor votives, flameless indoor tea lights, and more.

LED bulbs use 1/50 of the electricity of traditional holiday lights, and they can last up to 30 years.

For even more energy savings, attach light strings to a timer (about $9 from Environmental Lights).

Rechargeable indoor-outdoor votives

We love the art-meets-tech pairing of LED bulbs and handblown glass globes.

Available in 4 colors; amber with white bulbs shown ($57 for Aurora Glow solar collector and 6 2½-inch-wide globes with hooks on a 25-foot strong; from allsopgarden.com).

Rechargeable indoor-outdoor votives

You can leave on these Moon Drops votives all day (one charge lasts more than 150 hours) or set the photo sensor to turn them off when the sun comes up.

Available in 2 styles; Sprig is shown here ($19 per pair; from allsopgarden.com). 

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Best Eco-friendly Bed Products - Part 2

Pillows & comforters

What’s best: natural, untreated fibers like PureGrow Wool or organic cotton.

Eco-nomical: Kapok pillows (standard pillow from $48) from Green Fusion Design Center.

Eco splurge: Pillows ($70–$115) of PureGrow Wool, organic cotton, or 100 percent natural latex, plus a PureGrow Wool duvet ($375 queen), pictured, all from Earthsake (877/268-1026).

Linens

Choose pesticide- and chemical-free fabrics.

Eco-nomical: Organic cotton pintuck duvet cover ($99 queen) and Euro shams ($24 each) by West Elm  (888/922-4119).

Eco splurge: Organic, fair trade-certified cotton sheet set by Coyuchi ($192 queen; available at  Spring, 415/673-2065).

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Best Eco-friendly Bed Products

Bed Frames

Look for reclaimed or sustainable materials, including bamboo or Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood.

Eco-nomical: FSC-certified maple bed frame by Pacific Rim Woodworking from Green Fusion Design Center  (queen from $610; 415/454-0174).

Eco splurge: Reclaimed Douglas fir Gustavian Vintage (pictured) from VivaTerra  ($1,995 queen; 800/233-6011).

Mattresses

Wool is a natural flame-retardant, so mattresses that contain it don’t need to be treated with chemical retardants.

Eco-nomical: (RELATIVELY SPEAKING) Organic cotton and PureGrow Wool innerspring mattress by Vivètique ($1,316 queen; greenfusiondesigncenter.com or 415/454-0174).

Eco splurge: Bliss natural latex, PureGrow Wool, and organic cotton mattress (pictured) by Earthsake ($2,495 queen; 877/268-1026).

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Plant Guide: Pumpkins - Part 2

SPAGHETTI SQUASH variety. This long, yellow squash (or marrow) is easy to grow and store. Its pasta namesake describes the flesh which looks just like spaghetti and can be eaten as such.

TURK'S TURBAN variety. This interesting looking specimen is an heirloom variety grown more for aesthetics than dinner table glory but still it is great roasted or made into soup.

BUTTERNUT variety. One of the best known pumpkin varieties for its shape, quick growing time and versatility. It marries well with strong flavours like blue cheese or spices like cumin and grows well all across most of Australia. Search homelife for our proscuitto and pumpkin pizzas or barbecued pumpkin, red onion and spinach salad.

Pumpkins have been grown for thousands of years and consumed by many different cultures.

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Plant Guide: Pumpkins

Whether for salad, soup or Halloween lanterns, pumpkins are deliciously versatile.

GOLDEN NUGGET variety. This pumpkin is probably the best bet for a small yard or balcony garden: unlike its cousins, it is small fruiting and compact, making it perfect for a large tub. Particularly delicious when roasted, these pumpkins are also great for stuffing.

JAP variety. Short for Japanese pumpkin, it also goes by 'Kent'. This delicious member of the pumpkin family has been described as the 'foodie's pumpkin' and for good reason: it has wonderful flavour and is very versatile. It has ribbed, grey-green mottled skin and is best suited to grow in warm or tropical climes.

QUEENSLAND BLUE variety. Flying the flag for Australia, the Queensland Blue pumpkin is home-bred-and-born but popular throughout the world. Besides its characteristic blue-grey and deeply ribbed skin, it's perhaps best known for its amazing keeping time - 100 to 140 days. taste.com.au recommends its pureed flesh for pumpkin scones.

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