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Happiness is a yellow kitchen

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I think a kitchen should be painted yellow.  This is mostly because my favorite color is yellow.

What color is your kitchen?  and why do/don’t you like it?  For those who want to make an immediate change but are on a budget, Sue Bennett, an interior designer and CEO of Bennett Design said to CTV.ca today: new paint is the key.

The Detroit News agrees with me: “There’s no need to stick to the pale shades of yellow most often used in kitchens,” she [Margaret Walch, director of the Color Association of the United States] says.  “Instead, try Spanish bloom yellow, such as Benjamin Moore’s Banana Yellow (2002-2). “People like their kitchens to wake them up a bit in the morning. A deep, bright color helps make the kitchen more eye-opening.” Continue reading →

10 Terra-Tips Take One: Kitchen

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Jeanne Besser, who writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, published Ten Ways to a Greener Kitchen this week. Here is a sum up of the article:

  1. Bye-bye bottles: invest in a water filter and refill a neoprene water bottle
  2. Buy Local: to reduce the need for shipping, buy produce from local farmer’s markets
  3. Dispose of Disposables: use washable china/napkins/silverware, NOT use paper goods (if you must you them, at least use biodegradable or recycled items)
  4. Banish Excess Packaging:buy in bulk and create small portions in Tupperware (yogurt)
  5. Paper of Plastic? – Neither (sound familiar?): bring cloth tote bags shopping with you
  6. Get a Green Thumb: plant herbs or tomatoes in small pots if you don’t have a yard
  7. Eat Less Meat: go meatless one or two days a week and be aware of where you’re meat comes from and what they eat [writer's note: animals break down nutrients very inefficiently, so you're better off eating the food they eat to gain the same nutrients]
  8. Use Appliance More Efficiently: use common sense; use a toaster oven when heating up something small and only run your dishwasher when its full [writer's note: appliances use electricity when they're plugged in, even if they're not on, so unplug 'em]
  9. Reintroduce Yourself to Your Stove/Oven: save gas, eat in
  10. Become Educated: learn about organic foods at www.georgiaorganics.org, www.ethicalchoicesprogram.org, www.sustainabletable.org, www.nrdc.org/health/foodmiles, www.nrdc.org/greenliving and www.vegecyber.com/others/about_vegetarianism.shtml.