Making Your Home Your Happy Place with Biophilic Design

Making Your Home Your Happy Place with Biophilic Design | ecogreenlove

Making your home a happy place is essential to your overall well-being. Not only does it provide a comfortable and inviting environment for you and your family, but it can also reduce stress, improve mental health and enhance the overall quality of your life. One way to do this is through biophilic design, which incorporates natural elements into your home’s design.

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New Year, New Home: How to Decorate Sustainably

New Year, New Home: How to Decorate Sustainably | ecogreenlove

The new year presents new opportunities to add sustainable style to your home. At first glance, you can probably come up with a few potential updates for various rooms.

From replacing the floors to adding modern appliances, your house holds plenty of potential for greener living and comfort. Here are six ideas for decorating your home sustainably in 2023.

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What makes a Home Energy-Efficient? [Visual]

What makes a Home Energy-Efficient? [Visual] | ecogreenlove

Green buildings are booming and home builders and buyers are paying attention. New homes are built with tight insulation, efficient water features and appliances, and sustainable materials to appeal to eco-conscious buyers. With the growing interest in going green, new home tech is coming out all of the time, so it’s easier than ever to improve your home’s energy efficiency. 

Energy-efficient homes are designed to reduce energy consumption and waste. If the thought of upgrading your home sounds stressful for expensive, know that it absolutely doesn’t have to be! Here are 5 easy changes you can make to get started.

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Flower blooms by Season [Visual]

Flower blooms by Season [Visual] | ecogreenlove

Fresh flowers can make any space come to life. While buying flowers can be expensive, purchasing fresh, seasonal blooms can save you money and help reduce your carbon footprint.

Local flower stores can purchase in-season blooms from local farms and greenhouses, rather than having to ship out of season flowers in. This makes it both more cost effective and healthier for the environment to buy in season flowers.

While spring and summer are the most popular blooming seasons, there are beautiful bulbs in every season available to consumers. In addition, there are also plenty of year-round blooms that are always available.

Zola created this seasonal blooming guide to showcase all of the seasonal blooms for spring, summer, fall, and winter. Bookmark this page so you always know what’s in season, so you can make more eco-friendly flower choices next time you purchase fresh blooms.

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The Benefits of a Plant Wall [Infographic]

The Benefits of a Plant Wall [Infographic] | ecogreenlove

If you are looking for a great design feature that brings the beauty of nature into your home, an eco-friendly and stylish living wall is the perfect choice for you. Living walls are stunning plant features created by covering a surface with plants, usually on the walls and facades of buildings.

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