Going Green and Eco-Friendly? Try These Tips!

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A well rounded and balanced house and lot in Sta. Rosa Laguna, Philippines, or any other properties in other parts of the country, is pretty similar to how you envision your dream lover: As beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside.

To be more concrete regarding this metaphor, the outer facade of a house entices your neighbors to get in into your abode while the inner façade of your home would give them a subtle hint of what kind of neighbor you are. As it is, the aesthetic value should be present in the exterior part of our homes as well as the interior.

However, with today’s modern design, most people are under the erroneous impression that sustainable and aesthetic design is synonymous to high-tech design elements and engineering processes that they would incorporate into their homes.

However, this is a major misconception. Although high-tech elements offer an edgier and intricate design that would enhance the overall look of your homes with its intricate design, they hardly ever come cheap. Additionally, these techy modern designs may add aesthetic value, but it would give your home a stuffy and unwelcome feeling—almost as if toddlers and kids are unwelcome.

Choose to go green and be eco-friendly! By doing so you are not only adding to the aesthetic value of your homes, you are doing Mother Nature and yourself a huge favor as well. Opt to decorate with tangible sustainability in mind. Use less energy, less water, and less renewable resources while still managing to make your home look beautiful.

Here are some ways you can start.

Utilize eco-friendly floors 

A popular choice for ecological design is Bamboo material. Utilizing this as the flooring for your homes gives the entire house an overall cooler feeling. Additionally, this flooring material is as durable as oak, and since it is actually a grass, it is rather quick to grow, renewable and very sustainable thereby any qualms of hurting the environment on your part should be disregarded. Instead of traditional hardwood flooring, choose this as your flooring as your eco-friendly home design option.

Go green with your plumbing 

Harmful chemicals are present in plastic that is a compound present in PVC. To avoid a potentially dangerous health issue, opt for utilizing clay as an option for your underground pipes.  For green alternatives in piping above ground, using aluminum and galvanized steel is a great start.

Make use of natural paints in coloring walls 

Most paints contain VOC (volatile organic compounds) which is anything but eco-friendly. Green paints are natural paints whose composition consists of all natural components such as plant extracts and oils and miners. These are not only eco-friendly but safe as well. Look for paint that is low-VOC or zero-VOC.

For heating and air-condition, use renewable energy

Although quite pricey, installing solar panels is actually a worthy and smart investment. They augment the resale value of your home and would substantially decrease the amount of your monthly electric bill. This green home design became rather popular as it reduces energy consumption and actually creates and stores energy for use. For heating and air-conditioning, utilize natural gas.

For sidings, choose materials that are environmentally friendly 

Wood, stucco or aluminum sidings are just some of the choices you have for a green home design option. They will instantly make your home feel cooler and cozier. Do not use PVC vinyl siding—this releases toxins and is not reusable nor biodegradable.

Use tankless system or solar energy

Utilize energy efficient heaters which are a feature present in solar and tankless water heaters. Your energy bill will thank you for it, and hot water is always available at your disposal.

Invest in furniture made from recyclable or renewable materials 

Choose organic cotton bedding, curtains made of recycled polyester and maybe sheets that are made of hemp. Your living room could feature couches made from bamboo, recycled wood or teak. There are a lot of green options to choose from.

Going green and eco-friendly is a smart choice. It exemplifies your conscious effort in keeping the environment at the forefront of designing and decorating your home. And that, in itself, is already doing your part in keeping Mother Nature healthy.

Organized Home: The Qualities All Organized People Have

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Because people are busy with their work or school, arranging and organizing things in their home can eat up their precious time. There are even times that we tend to leave our messy things as it is since there is still no time for organizing them. Well, whether you are maintaining a 1BR condo in Shaw Blvd Mandaluyong or a bungalow house and lot in Laguna, it is sad news to hear. You definitely don’t want to live in a place where all you see is messy and chaotic things around your house. Do you? I’m sure, NOT!

Hypothetically speaking, do you believe that most people who are into organizing things every time they see messy things around them, is a somewhat kind of a lazy person? Well, perhaps, they just don’t want to spend too much of their time arranging things, or sitting through things just to find what they are looking for – it is definitely a waste of time and energy.

For them to avoid these tiring situations, they came up a brilliant idea where they can lessen the overall time they would have to use just to organize a particular thing. Well, if you want to know their little secret, then below are the qualities most organized people usually have and/or do.

They purge often and ruthlessly

Whenever an organized person noticed and saw an unwanted thing that is in a particular place, they will immediately get it and put it in their proper place. For instance, if they see any T-shirts placed on the couch in the living, they will immediately put those particular clothes in their closet and/or in their laundry area. With that, it will help reduce spending too much of their time putting things back in their proper place and in order.

They make or designate a spot for everything

Ok, let admit! Not all things we have at home are used every day, right? So, what organized people usually do is, they make and/or designate a spot for everything. For instance, if you are using closed shoes for work or for school every day, then your high heels are occasionally pushed back. For you not to have any hassles of finding a particular thing, especially when it is most likely to be used all the time, then you have to put is somewhere where it is easier for you to spot.

They embrace labels

One of the easiest ways to spot and identify your belongings is to have labeled it. There are just times that we tend to forget where we put a particular thing in our home. And when we do, this may cause us to have some serious problems, especially when that particular thing is important. Putting or having some labels on your stuff may not be a bad idea at all. In fact, it will be a convenience on your part.

They look for organizational storages

Aside from putting a label on your things, one of the quickest and easiest things for you to do is to place an organizational storage in everything that you have. If you have unused clothes or any other items that are not already in use, then it is better for you to put it in a particular place or storage where it will not be messy for you to have. Moreover, this will help you identify and immediately find a particular thing whenever you want to use it again.

They start and finish projects right away

One of the things that add up the mess in your home is having an unfinished project. Of course, there will be a lot of stuff that will be in your room, and if that isn’t immediately finished and place to its proper place, then it will going to be your hassles later on.

If you are one of those people who have a hard time finding a time for organizing things in their home, then you better apply these qualities above for you to lessen the burden that you have. Of course, this definitely works!