Imagine putting together your own house much like you put together a Lego train station when you were little? Crazy as it sounds, it’s real and eco-friendly! The HIB-System is modular blocks made from naturally cut Black Forest trees and insulated... 

Before construction begins on any new building these days, much more thought goes into the process from beginning to end. With the trend toward green design, the use of sustainable materials and the impact that building any structure can have on our environment... 

The new show on HGTV called RED, HOT and GREEN is hip, fun and informative. It sounds like it could be a show about Mexican vegetarian cuisine… but it’s an eco-friendly renovation show. Carter Oosterhouse is the big star of the network and... 

Ok… so Chipotle has gone green! I’m so excited… Their store in Gurnee, Illinois is LEED Silver-certified. LEED certified means “energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and... 

Did the grass hut go out of style? The Flinstones certainly don’t think so. Fred is about as eco-friendly as you can get, but I do wonder if he wears leather (not in the bedroom… where’s your head?) I think Elton John was onto something... 

GreenGlass is a pretty cool product. It’s made by a company called Temple-Inland and they make lots of building products. GreenGlass is their answer to insulation that’s good for the environment – sort of. It is a “moisture- and... 

We all know those famous words from J. Lo herself “think you gotta keep me iced? You don’t….If I wanna floss, I got my own.” It’s true, “my love don’t cost a thing”. BUT… for some girls – you... 

My ever-so-thrifty and ingenious father-in-law passed on this great list of uses for coffee filters. It reminded me of the various articles in Domino Magazine and Martha Stewart Living that provide lists for Aha! uses of everyday household items.  It’s... 

My design from HGTV's "Save My Bath" I don’t know about you, but I love the look of the Italian white Carrera or Statuario marble. I’ve used it in many of my kitchen and bath designs and it works with modern and traditional spaces.... 

Room Recipes is a blogging community about practical home design.  It’s also a place for those who simply love design and can’t get enough design television, especially HGTV! Why recipes?  While Room Recipes will most certainly discuss...