First Aid (and More Fun) by Help Remedies
Caring for oneself should be simple. Help Remedies is here to, well, help. By removing the "gaudy graphics" from their 100% recycled paper pulp packaging, Help Remedies wants to prove that first aid...
Posts tagged “personal health”
Roundup: Dehumidifiers
The last few weeks have left the Midwest feeling a bit waterlogged. Many are doing their best to literally keep their heads above water. Those of us who aren't quite so soggy are doing their best t...
Do You Exercise at Home? (Yay for Wii Fit!)
In the past I've been known to do some DVD yoga in the living room , but lately, I'm boxing away every morning using the Wii Fit. It's REALLY fun and quite motivating......
Home Scents by k. hall designs
A friend introduced us to candles from k. hall designs, based in University City, Missouri. Made of pure vegetable wax, we are loving the "moss" scent right now......
Eco-Me Cleaning Kits
These kits consist of 100% natural ingredients and cover the gamut of needs: for home, body, baby, and pets. We've given cleaning supplies as housewarming gifts before, but this green batch of goodne...
Look! Old School Bathroom Razor Disposal
This was scary: during our kitchen renovation we tore out some walls. One wall is shared with our second bathroom on the other side, and we didn't realize that would mean rusty old razor blades flyin...
What Kind of Homebody Are You?
It's 10 pm right now and we're working. Of course it's not like this every night, and some nights we even watch t.v. (egad!). Since moving, we've been spending most nights hard at work on home proje...
What's Your Most Alarming Wake-Up Call?
When I was about 10, a drunk driver came straight up our front lawn, through our front bay window and exterior wall, and into our living room. Somehow I slept through the whole thing (the driver's inj...
Minor Mishaps at Home: What's Your Story?
Thankfully no one was standing under our kitchen light fixture. We'd noticed that after our electrician hung our glass pendant fixtures (shown here yesterday, sigh), that the top edge of the hardware ...
How To: Make Homemade Natural Easter Egg Dyes
If you'll be getting a kick out of dyeing eggs this weekend and are so over PAAS as a decor source, try some all-natural ingredients as opposed to the certified blends (that include colors synthesized...
Best Bar Soap Packaging
Over at AT:LA yesterday, Gregory wrote about Novelty Hand Soaps. We admit, we're in the camp that still loves bar soap, mostly for its packaging. We've been known to save soap packages and reuse the...
Survey: Steam or Sauna?
If you could have either a steam room or a sauna in your home, which would it be? We just want to be warm, that's all. As for you? Jump below to cast your vote:...
CHI Good Questions: How to Deal with Neighbor's Smoke?
Mary sent us an email: "I have a question and was hoping you could help. I live in a large high-rise condo in Lincoln Park and, unfortunately, one of our neighbors (we can't confirm who) is a smoker. ...
Spring Scents for the Home
We're entering that last stretch of winter in Chicago where we start to convince ourselves that spring is just around the corner even though we know by experience that it's more than a few weeks awa...
How To: Create a "Dust-Free" Bedroom
Since my husband has asthma, we're always looking for ways to reduce allergens and dust in our home (although it's impossible to create a completely dust-free environment). We came across a good res...
How to Care for Your Mattress: Do's and Don'ts
We all know that Martha has an opinion on all things to do with the home and sometimes the level of attention to detail is more than we mere mortals can hope to have the time for. That said, her advi...
Best Products: Sleep Masks by Alison Rose
There is a terrible and obnoxious street light that lives right outside our bedroom window. We could have opted for black-out curtains but we rather like our bamboo shades. Our only other options we...
Flickr Finds: Letsread's Sunny Day Photo
AT editor Sarah recently posted her ideas for "happifying" your home in winter. Those ideas included adding light, color, and texture. When we saw this Sunny Day photo tagged with apartmenttherapychic...
How To: Happify Your Home In Winter
This time of year, Chicago always feels a little sad to us. The holidays are over, and winter stretches out in front of us until April (at the earliest). Since the weather keeps us cooped up inside,...
Blogging Venus: Handmade Holiday Bath Treats
Holiday cooking with no gingerbread in sight. Venus Magazine's DIY column lists four bath treats you can cook up in your kitchen: Simple Sugar Scrub, Frosted Fizzy Cakes (bath bombs), Orange Water &...
Chicago Green City Winter Market
There are only a few weeks left for the Green City Winter Market in Chicago which takes place at the Notebaert Nature Museum, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon. The last chef demo is...
Hugger Mugger Earth Friendly Yoga Blocks
We wrote about finding a greener yoga mat in the summer - and it seems you can now also round out your yoga supplies list with eco-friendly blocks as well. Hugger Mugger makes two types, both prefer...
Christmas Stocking Substitute: Slippers
Blueprint has a great roundup of alternatives to the traditional Christmas stocking. Their picks: wooden clogs, ivory stockings, fabric bags, and striped socks. We'd like to add one item to the list...
Survey: Drinking Water at Home
Drinking water has been filling our thoughts lately. We're trying to consume more H20 and avoid dehydration (harder to do as the weather cools down). We want to know how our readers stay hydrated at...
Fall Scents for the Home
We're suckers for scented candles. They're expensive, but they last a long time and we feel it's worth the splurge every now and then. Now that it's finally starting to feel like fall, we want somet...
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