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Greener baby nurseries
Baby nurseries get a lot of decorating dollars. But one is as precious as your baby and no bedroom should be more health focused than a nursery. Infants and little children sleep much more than …- Christine Brun -
Selecting tile for your home
I just finished a project where I used the Debris Series tile from one of my favorite responsible manufacturers: Fireclay Tile. Based in San Jose, Calif., the company incorporates 25 percent post …- Christine Brun -
Artists go green with recycled items
One of the most exciting aspects of recycling is transforming scrap and litter into some type of art form. An art anthology says volumes about what you are on the inside and what values you hold …- Christine Brun -
Wrap your home with sustainable textiles
Options abound for sustainable textile choices for the home.- Christine Brun -
Strategic use of sustainable tile spices up room design
Accent your home with colorful and durable sustainable tile.- Christine Brun -
Re-purposed furniture is a sustainable way to decorate your home
These days, buying pre-owned goods is referred to more attractively by calling the stuff "gently used" or "re-purposed." Whatever you call it, I have long supported the concept of not throwing things …- Christine Brun -
Time to fire up the (environmentally friendly) wood stove
The days are getting shorter and winter is just around the corner, so it's a perfect time to think about alternative ways to heat your home during for the colder months. I love the story of the RAIS …- Christine Brun -
Straw homes provide outstanding energy efficiency
Lifestyle is defined as a lot of things, but the bottom line for an interior designer is how a home looks at the end. In my humble estimation, if green construction methods don't look great they will …- Christine Brun -
Green may not be your favorite color, but your walls can still be green
Even in this era of high-tech electronic miracles, paint still remains one of the most simple and economical ways to change the character and flavor of a room. Green paint is the rage these days and …- Christine Brun -
Green from the floor up
There are so many different ways to construct a green home: Straw bales, traditional stick construction with geo-thermal heating or romantic adobe brick. Sometimes it is a fight with local officials …- Christine Brun -
Let's get small
For the past 11 years I have written a weekly column about small living spaces. Suddenly this is one of the hottest design topics concerning how Americans live. As we quickly bury the era of over …- Christine Brun
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Christine Brun
Christine is an award-winning interior designer, author and syndicated columnist.
