Today The New York Times tackles the questions of how to dispense with ghosts and toxic household chemicals.
Joyce Walder writes an entertaining and surprisingly informative article about how to spiritually spiff up your home in the event that it is shared with an unwanted presence. (Don’t get excited however, she does not deal with the [...]
For more on the radon and granite countertop controversy, read Consumer Reports’ blog posting.
CR is mostly skeptical regarding the issue’s scale, which might result in a massive run on CeasarStone (CeasarStone Blizzard pictured). Their review of the research uncovers a tangled array of special interests behind the research.
Still, testing is the ultimate step for [...]
The New York Times greeted us this morning with ominous warnings about potentially elevated levels of radon lurking within our granite countertops. Great.
Depending on which expert you choose to believe, the risk has either “always been there and it’s no big deal” OR preparing your morning coffee poses identical hazards to a half-pack-a-day cigarette [...]
Naoto Fukasawa’s air purifier will scrub your oxygen. Beautifully.
Why do we need air purifiers in the home? Because they reduce the concentration of airborne contaminants, such as dust, pollen, pet dander, mold spores, and dust mite feces that can act as allergens triggering the sniffles. Because smoke particles and volatile organic compounds frequently found [...]
Clean+istry frequently fields the question “what are HEPA filters and why should I care?”. When Clean+istry was just a pup, starting out in the world, we would sometimes end up in a cloud of dust while vacuuming. We were then forced to continue vacuuming the dust that we had recirculated. The circle of dust created was wicked [...]
Cleaning Ultrasuede® fabric used for furniture upholstery is easy, clearly falling into the ‘carefree’ category of care and maintenance. That’s good, because we LOVE this chair by the design firm Cate & Nelson recently shown at ICFF in New York.
Perfect for interiors with a fear of commitment, the chair is a giant swatch book. [...]
Oprah Winfrey went all out green on her show yesterday (which you realize was Earth Day, unless of course you’ve just landed from Mars). Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock and former Vice President/Academy Award Winner/Nobel Peace Prize recipient Al Gore all stopped by for visits.
And of course greenie expert Sophie Uliano was in the house.
It [...]
A member of Clean+istry’s family, scanning the May 2008 Men’s Health Magazine for the latest ab busting protocol, opened our eyes to the health hazards associated with the vacuum brush.
According to researchers at the University of Arizona, “50 percent of the vacuum brushes they tested contained fecal bacteria, including 13 percent with E. coli, and [...]
A common question we frequently field is “what are HEPA filters and why should I care?”. When Clean+istry was just a pup, starting out in the world and vacuuming our apartment with the only vacuum cleaner that our modest financial means at the time would allow, we would notice a cloud of dust forming [...]
First of all, DON’T SMOKE.
But if you do, or someone in your home does, this ashtray by Kartell is out of production, but available at moss.
5 inches in diameter, in red melamine, $85 at mossonline.