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How to Find Land to Build Your Dream Home On + Our House in the Trees Update

How to Find Land to Build Your Dream Home On + Our House in the Trees Update

January 22, 2019July 22, 2019Our House in the Trees, Sustainable Design
Outdoor Home Staging Tips + Our House in the Trees Update

Outdoor Home Staging Tips + Our House in the Trees Update

October 15, 2017January 24, 2019Sustainable Design
Summer Land Tour

Summer Land Tour

August 29, 2017April 23, 2020Our House in the Trees, Sustainable Living
Eco-Friendly Gardening Items

Eco-Friendly Gardening Items

June 11, 2017May 30, 2019Sustainable Living, Sustainable Products
Eco-Friendly Outdoor Decor

Eco-Friendly Outdoor Decor

May 3, 2017April 5, 2020Sustainable Design, Sustainable Products
Homemade Garden Fertilizer

Homemade Garden Fertilizer

July 18, 2016July 21, 2019Sustainable Living
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Former architectural technologist. Current treehugger.

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Our House in the Trees

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Recent Posts
  • Looking for DIY fall decor that's easy and not too over the top? Well count your lucky pumpkins because here are three simple, minimalist fall decor ideas!3 Simple + Minimalist DIY Fall Decor Ideas
  • Learn the easiest way to create a mood board for interior design, using something you likely already have - a Pinterest account!How to Create an Interior Design Mood Board – THE EASY WAY!
  • Always dreamed of starting a garden? Me too! Which is why it was the first project we tackled after moving into our sustainable home. Check it out!Starting a Garden | Our House in the Trees | Episode 8
  • Raise your hand if you love antique home decor. Raised both hands? You've come to the right place! Here's a home tour featuring antique and thrifted finds.Antique + Thrifted Home Decor Tour
  • Whether your decor style is Boho, Coastal - even Minimalist - there's a set of woven basket wall decor out there with your name on it!How to Create a Woven Basket Wall – THREE WAYS!
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    How to Create and Print a Design Board Using Pinterest
  • Love the look of bohemian bedroom decor, but need a little guidance pulling it all together? Check out this boho bedroom shopping guide - featuring eco-conscious items from ethical marketplace Made Trade!
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"Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has neve "Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day." - Shira Tamir⁣ ⁣ Stay tuned for an upcoming DIY fall decor post and video featuring this lovely quote. If you're wondering whether there'll be a printable - the answer is YES!⁣ ⁣ In the meantime, watch my antique and thrifted decor home tour filmed when summer was still with us 🌳 Link in bio!
Are you good at finding home items you love, but s Are you good at finding home items you love, but struggle putting them all together in one room? Creating a super simple mood board (using Pinterest!) might be just what you need to go from 🤔 to 😍 when it comes to your home decor. ⁣ ⁣ If you haven't checked out my how-to create a mood board video yet - watcha waiting for? Link in bio! 💚
Hey @Starbucks! If you can bring back reusables in Hey @Starbucks! If you can bring back reusables in Europe, the Middle East and Africa... Why not EVERYWHERE?!⁣ ⁣ Did you know that Starbucks is allowing the reuse of coffee cups in stores in some countries around the world, but not in Canada, the US and the majority of other countries?⁣ ⁣ While bringing back reusables in a few countries is a start, it's just that - A START. ⁣ ⁣ Scientists have said multiple times that reusables are perfectly safe - even in the midst of a pandemic. Starbucks is a hugely influential company and they need to lead the way back to a more sustainable way of life.⁣ ⁣ Sign the petition telling Starbucks to bring reusables back worldwide over on #greenpeace. Link in bio! #reusablesaresafe 🌳
Ever wondered how designers and stylists pull toge Ever wondered how designers and stylists pull together such cool and cohesive looks?⁣ ⁣ MOOD BOARDS!⁣ ⁣ Also known as design boards or inspiration boards - it really doesn't matter what you call it. ⁣ ⁣ What matters is that interior design mood boards are the perfect way to visualize how all the elements of a room will look together - before you buy a single thing.⁣ ⁣ Learn how to pull together a mood board using a completely free tool (that you likely already have) in my latest post over on Of Houses and Trees. Link in bio! #ofhousesandtrees 🏡 #interiordesign #interiordecor #homedesign #homedecor #homedesignideas #homedecoranddesign #homeinterior #interiordesignideas #interiorinspiration #decorinspiration #decorhome #interiorstyling #ecofriendlydecor #greendecor #sustainabledecor #ecofriendlyinterior⁣ #greeninterior #sustainableinterior
What are you going to miss most about the summer?⁣ ⁣ This is how my kids eat lunch these days. They eat a few bites. Go jump in their kiddie pool. Eat a bit more. Go swing on their play set. If they're still hungry we pull a few carrots from the garden and eat them with a bit of dirt still clinging on.⁣ ⁣ Ahhh... summer. Why you always gotta go and end? ☀🌱 ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ If you haven't seen my video about starting our garden this past spring, well look at that the link is in my bio 👆
"Put people first and leave no one behind." - IISD "Put people first and leave no one behind." - IISD Green Strings Principle No. 7⁣ ⁣ The last of IISD's principles for a #greenrecovery is the one that is far and away the most important.⁣ ⁣ Because TRULY putting people first means also putting the planet first.⁣ ⁣ We've got it all backwards. People and the environment are NOT separate entities with separate best interests. ⁣ ⁣ We are one and the same. People are the planet. The planet is people.⁣ ⁣ We should be able to not just peacefully coexist - but thrive TOGETHER.⁣ ⁣ Yet somehow people have stopped putting each other first. Instead we put money first. Power. Our egos. Our possessions.⁣ ⁣ If you only take one thing away from the IISD's seven green principles - take this one.⁣ ⁣ 🌱 Help each other.⁣ 🌱 Plant trees. ⁣ 🌱 Listen to people even if you feel you have nothing in common. ⁣ 🌱 Grow food.⁣ 🌱 Share food. ⁣ 🌱 Share love.⁣ ⁣ Share love for each other and for our planet. It's the only one we've got 🌎💚
What is the biggest thing we can do to help save o What is the biggest thing we can do to help save our planet?⁣ ⁣ How about teach the younger generations to value and cherish the gifts that nature has given us?⁣ ⁣ How about letting the younger generations teach us that to dip our toes in a freezing cold mountain creek is LIFE?⁣ ⁣ I recently wrote a guest post for the website Teaching Littles about how to teach preschoolers about the environment. It features some very cute photos of my very own preschooler. Link in bio! #teachinglittles 🌱
If you missed my video about e-design - you better If you missed my video about e-design - you better check it out! I mean... how else will you find out what the heck e-design is?! Link in bio!
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