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Thank you for the detailed reply. I think we paid about $1500 for this sofa. The cushions do come out, but the arm is showing wear too. (It's a microsuede fabric.) If I found an uphuls...

To respond quickly to the first post- no, the photo posted is not our sofa, alas. That looks a ton better than ours :)

I got most of the mixtures that work from various green cleaning books. My favorite for eco-cleaning tips is

I rely on these for a quick lunch sometimes. My office is nowhere near any food options and I hate to cook. When I can, I bring leftovers or lunch instead.

They do use a lot of essential oils in their products. For a tip- I order from the UK website and it's actually much cheaper. The products are priced lower there T...

Ah, the Twist version are available on Amazon for 4 for 3.88

Twist Clean sells some really good ones, which are sold at my nearby Whole Foods. Their sponges are good in general! Will have to try the Trader Joe's kind.

Bon Ami- it's like a green version of Comet :)

@Nudik - Have you tried Earth Friendly Cleaners' glass "kleener" ? It works as well for me.

Mine is a huge sin- my Keurig k-cup machine. Huge amounts of waste in each individually portioned coffee cup. But I don't waste coffee anymore, and they do have fair trade and organic coffee availa...

Oh man, I have two rescue dogs already, but in the future? Hm, perhaps a brussels griffon from a rescue. Where did you get that gorgeous table in the last image?

Well, by using a soap dispenser you can buy those big hand soap refills and thus ultimately save on packaging. And soap dispensers can be made out of many glass bottles (mine came from greenfeet.co...

If I owned a home and they were willing to work far from Austin I'd hire them in a heartbeat.

Hm, "Tough Green Kitchen Cleanser" and the post about Underpants seem to go to a 404.

Well, this turned out to be delicious! The first time I've enjoyed kale :) I'll have to experiment more.

I am going to try to make this tonight and convert both myself and my husband to beets. We're leaving out the goat cheese though because neither of us are fans. Oh, hm, I also seem to be out of she...

My husband and I both just ordered buckwheat-filled pillows. They're amazing and healthy :) Aside from doing what you mentioned (almost, the dogs sleep on a bamboo blanket on the foot ...

Heh, I hope you mean "scents" and not "flavors" :) I have been using my gingerbread kit for 2 years! I keep refilling the spray bottle with a little all-purpose cleaner and it on...

Woah.... my parents live up the street from Danny Seo and I never knew! :)

We keep our dog food in a storage container (with wheels!) from the Container Store. It's been so nice for us in keeping the dog food fresh that we ordered one for my parents. They'd been having a ...