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November 18, 2025 Building Materials Design & Research Eco Furniture Professional Practice Shopping & Suppliers

Why Most Kids’ Flat-Pack Furniture Is Environmental Junk (And Where to Find the Good Stuff)

Last week my contractor husband Tom came home shaking his head about a job site where they’d just installed what looked like a kid’s bedroom set. “You should see this…

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November 17, 2025 Building Materials Design & Research Eco Furniture Professional Practice Shopping & Suppliers

Finding Flat-Pack Furniture That Won’t Make You Feel Guilty

Had a client call me last month, pretty frustrated about furnishing her new place. She’d just gotten divorced and moved into a smaller house – needed furniture fast but didn’t…

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November 13, 2025 Building Materials Design & Research Eco Furniture Professional Practice Shopping & Suppliers

The Year Everyone Finally Cared About What Their Furniture Was Made Of

You know what’s funny? I’ve been talking about toxic furniture materials for years, but nobody really listened until 2020 hit and suddenly everyone was trapped at home with their particleboard…

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November 11, 2025 Building Materials Design & Research Eco Furniture Professional Practice Shopping & Suppliers

How I Helped My Sister Create a Non-Toxic Nursery Without Breaking the Bank

When my sister called me three years ago to tell me she was pregnant, I expected the usual excited chatter about baby names and nursery themes. Instead, her first concern…

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November 7, 2025 Building Materials Design & Research Eco Furniture Professional Practice Shopping & Suppliers

Why I Don’t Give Out “Green Material” Lists Anymore

Last week I got this email from a homeowner in Salem asking about bamboo flooring for their kitchen remodel. Started reading it and honestly? I wanted to throw my coffee…

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October 23, 2025 Building Materials Eco Furniture Shopping & Suppliers

Why Southeast Asia’s Green Building Materials Still Make Me Want to Bang My Head Against the Wall (But There’s Hope)

So there I was, standing on a construction site outside Kuala Lumpur at seven in the morning, already soaked through my polo shirt, staring at what the contractor kept calling…

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October 15, 2025 Building Materials Design & Research Eco Furniture Professional Practice Shopping & Suppliers

Why I Stopped Ordering Everything “Heavy Duty” – Real Talk on Using Less Material

I was standing next to this massive dumpster in Seattle last month, watching a crew tear down this old office building, and man… it just hit me wrong. Really wrong.…

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October 13, 2025 Building Materials Design & Research Eco Furniture Shopping & Suppliers

Finding Real Sustainable Materials Suppliers in Green Valley (Not the Marketing Fluff)

You know what drives me nuts? Walking into a Home Depot and watching someone ask about sustainable building materials, only to see the sales guy point them toward whatever has…

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October 9, 2025 Building Materials Professional Practice Shopping & Suppliers

Why I’m Done Fighting Architects About Local Stone (Spoiler: The Numbers Don’t Lie)

So there I was last Tuesday, standing in this quarry outside Spokane, trying not to slip on wet basalt while Jim – the foreman who’s probably been doing this longer…

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October 7, 2025 Building Materials Design & Research Shopping & Suppliers

Finding a Real Sustainable Building Supplier (After Years of Marketing BS)

I’ve been putting off writing about Green Square Building Materials for way too long, honestly. Found them almost by accident last spring when I was trying to source some reclaimed…

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October 6, 2025 Building Materials Design & Research Eco Furniture Professional Practice Shopping & Suppliers

Why I Stopped Fighting Green Roofs (And Started Specifying Them Right)

You know what’s funny? Five years ago, I’d roll my eyes whenever an architect mentioned green roofs. Too many variables, I’d think. Too many ways for contractors to screw things…

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October 3, 2025 Shopping & Suppliers

Why I Started Buying Furniture from Local Makers Instead of Big Box Stores

Last week I’m helping my neighbor Lisa move some furniture around, and she starts going on about this coffee table she bought online. Beautiful piece, I’ll give her that –…

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October 3, 2025 Eco Furniture Shopping & Suppliers

Real Talk About Furniture Companies That Actually Give a Damn About the Environment

You know what made me laugh last week? I was at this big furniture trade show in Atlanta, and I swear half the booths had “sustainable” banners hanging everywhere. Green…

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