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Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home

A Sourcebook for Stylish, Eco-Conscious Living
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Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home is a practical and stylish guide to creating an eco-friendly living space. Written by design experts Fan Winston and Margot Guralnick, it offers clear, room-by-room advice on reducing your environmental impact at home. Featuring tours of diverse, sustainable homesβ€”from a Slow Food inspired apartment to a tree-house cabinβ€”the book provides real-world inspiration alongside actionable tips on choosing energy-efficient appliances, low-impact materials, and sustainable furnishings. It includes guidance on low-impact remodeling, recycling, composting, and selecting planet-friendly essentials like paint, rugs, and furniture.
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This book is perfect for environmentally conscious homeowners, interior designers, and anyone interested in sustainable living without sacrificing style. It suits both those planning eco-friendly renovations and readers seeking everyday green habits to reduce their home's impact.

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The ultimate guide to designing an eco-conscious home, from the bestselling and authoritative Remodelista team.

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Easy ideas . . . . The kind of guidebook we reference again and again . . . with recommendations for every single room in the house. Real Simple

Learn how to make planet-friendly choices at home with the design experts of Remodelista.com. Concerned about the state of the planet and wanting to do your part? Written with urgency, Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home gives clear guidance and inspiration for creating a home that's both sustainable and stylish.

The book features room-by-room tips for reducing your environmental footprint, as well as tours of artful living quarters belonging to people who interpret low-impact living in a myriad of ways, from a remodelled apartment inspired by the Slow Food movement to a tree-house cabin to a multigenerational courtyard compound.

Every page offers information that you can act on right away, including best practices for choosing household essentials, from lightbulbs to sofas; guidelines for a low-impact, energy-efficient remodel; and how to recycle or donate your castoffs so they don’t end up in the landfill.

Like all Remodelista books, this manual is both a visual delight and an invaluable resource. Change begins in the home, and it’s inspiring to learn how climate-aware living choices, no matter how small, contribute to the greater good.

Guidance includes:

  • Low-impact remodelling ideas and approaches for every room
  • Planet-friendly essentials: paint, rugs, bedding, furniture, and more
  • The Vintage 75: favourite tried-and-true objects for everyday use
  • Plus the lowdown on composting, energy-efficient appliances, insulation, HVAC, roofing, and more

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Publishers Weekly praises the book for showing how style and sustainability can coexist, calling it an excellent guide for green-minded designers. The Washington Post describes it as a handbook for living beautifully while minimising your environmental footprint. Real Simple notes its practical advice for sustainable renovations and everyday habits, predicting it will be a frequently referenced resource. House Home (Canada) highlights how the book makes eco-friendly living chic and inspiring.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781648290145

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 October 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Artisan Books

Illustration: 350 color photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 196.0mm

Height: 262.0mm

Weight: 1360g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Margot Guralnick and Fan Winston are both seasoned magazine veterans, conservationists, and longtime Remodelista editors. Guralnick is the coauthor of Remodelista: The Organized Home and producer of Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home. Winston, who worked for many years at Martha Stewart Living, is the founding editor of The Organized Home and editor of Gardenista, both companion websites to Remodelista.

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