Enchanting Japanese Rooftop Oasis is a Soothing “Secret Garden”

 

 

Stressed out? Escape to a place of serenity with floral designer Kazuyuki Ishiharas moss-covered “secret garden” filled with enchanting botanical arrangements, lush living walls and even a crystal clear waterfall. Called Midori no Tobira The Green Door in English, the greenery-rich installation for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show was based on Ishiharas desire to create a rooftop garden so spectacular that anyone who experiences it simply forgets that theyre standing on a roof – not to mention all of their worries

via Inhabitat

25 Ways to Clean with Salt

One of your New Year’s resolutions (remember those?) might have been to eat less salt. And that’d be good, because here are 25 ways to use salt to clean your household items.

You can use salt to clean cookware, carpets, appliances, flooring. Read and ditch your chemical cleaners!

Read the 25 ways you can clean with salt at Networx.

Synagogue Turned East Village Penthouse

Living in New York City requires that your home be your sanctuary. There are numerous paths to this destination, but one lucky couple, Dominique Camacho and Gary Hirschkron, actually live in a sanctuary — more specifically a retro-fitted synagogue. The building, located in East Village, was a synagogue until the 1980s, when it was retrofitted to make five separate residences. Upon purchasing the home, Camacho and Hirschkron renovated the “once-somber sanctuary into a modern triplex with an exhibitionist streak,” as Mimi Zeiger of the New York Times put it. Brooklyn-based Manifold Architecture Studio acted as consulting architects on this project, helping to fill the home with elegant touches, such as the custom-designed staircases, and worked with Camacho to incorporate eco-friendly finishes, such as low-VOC paints.

via Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World.

Green Your BBQ

Catherine Zandonella, author of “National Geographic Green Guide Families” shares some tips on “Good Morning America” on how to go green with your grilling and make your barbecue better for your health and the environment.

Read more at Just One Thing: ABC News.