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The Healthy Home Workbook

Easy Steps for Eco-Friendly Living By Kimberly Rider
Photographs by Thayer Allyson Gowdy

7-1/2 x 9 in; 176 pp ; 36 color photographs, 16 tab pages
Hardcover
Published in February, 2006
ISBN 0811850773
ISBN13 9780811850773
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$24.95  

The Healthy Home Workbook -- A healthy home is one that's free of toxins and stocked with natural materials that are as good for the body as they are soothing for the spirit. The Healthy Home Workbook leads the way to creating a space that is friendly to the environment, reflects the owner's personal style, and won't break the bank. With the same engaging approach and sophisticated style that makes her a such a popular guest star of HGTV's Curb Appeal, Kimberly Rider clarifies eco-friendly design and makes recycling chic. Dozens of projects, such as identifying and replacing harmful cleaning products, caring for pets without chemicals, and choosing furniture and flooring made with sustainable materials, can be completed in a few hours, a day, or over a weekend. Room-by-room health specifics, from mold in the bathroom to electromagnetic fields in the home office, are addressed in a practical way, while informative reference sections help decode chemical additives in everything from bug spray to shampoo, and highlight earth-friendly materials. Gorgeous interior photography shows how to incorporate these healthful habits without sacrificing style. A concealed spiral binding and tabbed sections complete this elegant, handy reference guide. Inspirational and informative, The Healthy Home Workbook is the blueprint for a clean, fresh, and harmonious home.

Kimberly Rider is an interior designer who combines modern style with sustainable materials. Her current projects include homes, retail stores, and model homes. She lives in Marin County, California.

Thayer Allyson Gowdy's photographs can be seen in InStyle Home, and Health, as well as the book Nest for Two (0-8118-4084-0). She lives in San Francisco.