No matter how hard you may try to be different from your mother, sometimes it’s a lost cause. Old habits die hard …
Cleaning
Extend the Life of Your Cardigans
Hand washing a delicate sweater is no fun task. I had to find a way to make this tiresome chore more pleasant. I recentl…
An Easy Green Dry Cleaning Trick
Next time you drop off clothes at the local dry cleaners (an environmentally friendly one, I hope), bring a garment bag …
Bleach-Free Kitchen Disinfecting
How do you clean your cutting boards and counter tops after preparing raw meat? Some say the only safe way is to use a m…
Get Your Car Squeaky Green
Unfortunately, my hometown of Los Angeles is best known for Hollywood, Malibu, Beverly Hills and traffic. Most of us own…
Clean the 5 Most Common Stains, Naturally
There’s little I find more frustrating than walking away from an evening meal in my favourite Italian restaurant, …
Air Babies
It’s always been hard to design with air purifiers, the unattractive white or beige units that stick out in the nu…
The Dish on Twist
Yesterday I was washing the dishes and found myself contemplating sponges; or rather, imagining huge slimy piles of disc…