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Out With The Old, In With A Sleep Number

October 14, 2011
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Let me just start by saying that our old guest bed used to be a small source of tension in the house. It was La Jolla Dad’s 15-year-old bed, that had been stored (improperly) for many of the years we lived overseas. The outside fabric was pretty yucky, in my opinion, and it was starting to sag and become uncomfortable. La Jolla Dad refused to get rid of it on the grounds that this space [...]

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Eco-Friendly Flooring for Wine Lovers: CorkDotz™

June 30, 2010
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As a wine lover, I tried to make CorkDotz™ work for our eco-friendly bathroom remodel, but it just didn’t fit in with the rest of what we’re doing. Our design is a little too linear. This is a photo of the CorkDotz™ sample I ordered. CorkDotz™ cork mosaics are recycled from the cork stopper industry’s by-product (leftover cork cuts) and sold online at ModWalls, which is a store I recently raved about. The cork rounds are [...]

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Eco-Friendly Bathroom Remodel: Recycled Glass Pebbles for Showers & More

June 24, 2010
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The most difficult part of our eco-friendly bathroom remodel is being limited to recycled tiles. It’s a totally self-inflicted requirement, and I have almost thrown in the towel after seeing gorgeous alternatives. Trying to fit several styles of eco-friendly tiles into our design has been frustrating. Cost is an issue as well. People make the mistake of assuming that eco-friendly or recycled tiles are less expensive than others. This isn’t true in most cases, unfortunately, [...]

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My Eco-Friendly Bathroom Remodel: WaterSense Fixtures & Giveaway

May 31, 2010
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The design phase of our eco-friendly bathroom remodel has begun.  Per usual, I’m finding myself overwhelmed with more to do than I had anticipated, despite having remodeled most of our house already.  I’m under a deadline now and have to start making purchases, both large and small, that I’ve been putting off out of laziness.  We ‘re taking 2 bathrooms down to the studs, basically, and doubling the size of one of them.  I’m going [...]

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Drip Irrigation – Quit Nagging Your Gardener and Do It Yourself

January 4, 2010
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It’s January, sunny and 75 degrees (jealous?) here in La Jolla. I’ve been thinking a lot about spring and all of the things I want to get accomplished in my yard, including tweaking our drip irrigation. My yard looks it’s best in the spring. I’m trying to get it to look great year round, but am not quite there. I need to add in quite a few more plants and, therefore, more drip lines. I’ve [...]

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Killing Giant Horsetail (Equisetum) Update #2

January 4, 2010
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My last giant horsetail (equisetum) update was in July, a month after the nursery who recommended I plant giant horsetail in my yard, started using a poison called SedgeHammer to try to prevent it’s rapid spread and eventually kill it off.  For those of you who don’t know, horsetail (equisetum) is an invasive weed that can be incredibly damaging and take over your yard.   It can spread underneath your driveway to the other side, and go [...]

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