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A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Pick Paint Colors for Your Home

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Trying to figure out how to pick paint colors for your home and feeling a little overwhelmed by all the choices? This step-by-step guide walks you through the entire process. So you can feel confident that you’re going to love

larissaswayze January 10, 2022February 8, 2024 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Downsizing Your Home

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Thinking of downsizing your home? Good for you! Smaller homes can save you money, allow for more flexibility in where you choose to live, improve your quality of life and – most importantly – reduce your environmental impact. When we built our sustainable home,

larissaswayze December 20, 2021April 16, 2025 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

How to Make a Simple DIY Paper Garland from Old Book Pages

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This DIY paper garland is both simple and beautiful. Plus, it repurposes old book pages – making it eco-conscious too! One of my favourite DIYs on Of Houses and Trees are the book page paper orbs I made several years

larissaswayze December 13, 2021October 24, 2024 Sustainable Design 3 Comments Read more

5 Free Virtual Design Tools to Help You Plan and Decorate Your Home

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Thinking of renovating or redecorating your home? Before you begin, check out these five online virtual design tools. And the best part is they’re totally free! Have a hard time picturing what you want you home to look like? Sure,

larissaswayze October 18, 2021June 27, 2024 E-Design, Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

Eco Friendly Decor Guide: How To Make Any Design Style More Sustainable

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Think eco-friendly decor only works with certain interior design styles? Think again! Here are three tips on greening ANY decor style – using maximalism, glam and industrial as examples. Sure, decor styles that lean on natural materials like bohemian, vintage finds

larissaswayze May 29, 2021July 1, 2024 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

How To Create a Modern Boho Living Room

Love the look of boho home decor, but find it a bit too much at times? Here’s how to create a modern boho living room, which balances the funky boho vibe with clean lines and neutral colours. My Boho Bedroom Shopping

larissaswayze April 9, 2021August 22, 2025 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

How to Hang Art with Confidence

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Need some confidence boosting tips on how to hang art? Yup. I do too. What is it about hanging art on our walls that feels so daunting? Is it that we don’t want to put holes in pristine drywall? Or

larissaswayze February 19, 2021February 23, 2022 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

How to Green Your Walls with Sustainable Art

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What is sustainable art and where exactly do you find it? If transforming your home into an eco-conscious oasis is important to you, then you may be wondering what to hang on your walls. I’ve come up with a few

larissaswayze February 17, 2021August 23, 2023 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

How to Decorate a Small Living Room for Christmas: 5 Simple + Sustainable Solutions

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Want to create a calm and uncluttered look for the holidays? Here are five tips on how to decorate a small living room for Christmas that are simple – and sustainable! I find that one of the best ways to manage

larissaswayze December 2, 2020December 15, 2023 Sustainable Design 2 Comments Read more

3 Simple + Minimalist DIY Fall Decor Ideas

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Nothing like the changing of leaves and the dropping of temperatures that makes you want to cozy up inside and create some DIY fall decor. Am I right? Normally I’m not on the ball enough to participate in home decor

larissaswayze September 22, 2020March 9, 2022 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more
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