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Full Description
Sustainable Home is a stylish, inspirational and practical guidebook to maintaining a more environmentally friendly household.
Sustainable lifestyle blogger and professional Christine Liu takes you on a tour through the rooms of your home - the living area, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom - offering tips, tricks and 18 step-by-step projects designed to help you lead a more low-impact lifestyle.
From guidance on decluttering and living minimally to advice about plant-based foods to tips on repairing old clothes, this book touches every aspect of home life.
Whether its by making your own toothpaste, converting to renewable energy sources, reducing your consumption of plastic, growing your own herb garden or upcycling old pieces of furniture, the projects in this book offer numerous ways - both big and small - to make a difference.
With environmental issues at the forefront of global politics, the desire to make small changes on an individual level is on the rise; this book will guide anyone hoping to make a difference, but who perhaps don't know where to begin.
Contents
Living
Minimalism
- Decluttering
- Mindful purchasing
Energy Usage
- Clean energy
- Unplugging
Furniture
- Sustainable furnishings
- Make-Your-Own: Hairpin Table
Indoor Plants
- Caring for plants
- Make-Your-Own: Terrarium
Kitchen
Grocery Shopping
- Preparing and packing
- Sourcing locally
Plant-Based Eating
- Alternatives to protein
- Make-Your-Own: Black Bean Burger
- Make-Your-Own: Milk Alternatives
Wastage
- Packing to prevent food waste
- Make-Your-Own: Pickled Veg
- Composting
Food Preparation and Cooking
- Sustainable kitchenware
- One-pot cooking
Bedroom
Closet
- Curating a minimalist wardrobe
- Sustainable clothing materials
- Laundering
Re-use and Recycle
- Make-Your-Own: Tee-shirt Bag
- Make-Your-Own: Natural Clothes Dye
Sleep
- Sustainable furniture
- Make-Your-Own: Room Spray
Bathroom
Toothcare
- Sustainable cleaning materials
- Make-Your-Own: Toothpaste
Body Care
- Make-Your-Own: Aloe Vera Body Scrub
- Make-Your-Own: Body Butter & Lip Balm
Haircare
- Sustainable cleaning materials
- Make-Your-Own: Apple Cider Rinse
- Aftercare and accessories
- Safety Razor
Water Usage
- Toilet tricks
- Shower hacks
Cleaning products
- Natural cleaning products
- Make-Your-Own: Cleaning Spray
Outdoors
- Dining Out
- Going Places
- Sustainable Workplace
- Take Action
