Its Friday, which means we are inviting you to enjoy a little light reading. Check out the links below for news and trends you may have missed this week.
Garden Hose Pots Solve Outdoor Clutter
GE Home Appliance Energy Use Tool Determines Energy Consumption
Ashley Olsen Wants to Launch at Home Line
Green Style: Zen Outdoor Seating
ICFF 2010: Not Your Mother’s Wallpaper
Possible Paint Colors for the Bedroom
Well, its Friday, which means it is time for our weekly intel series! Check out the links below for news, trends and home decor/design resources you may have missed this week. Enjoy.
DOE to Step Up Energy-Use Checks on Energy Star-Qualified Appliances
New Books on Design From Some of Our Favorite Authors
More Home Resources: Charles & Hudson Launches New Blogs
Book Review. Apartments: Defining Style
Q&A with Sustainability Leaders Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko
Pantone Home & Interiors 2011 Palettes Revealed at IHA Show
Check out a few posts from around the Web this week. Enjoy!
Exhibitors on Twitter at the 2010 Builders’ Show
Housing Crisis and Energy a Factor in President Obama’s State of the Union
Method Products Introduces a Green Detergent
Social Media Marketing: How Pepsi Got it Right
Home Sizes Continue to Shrink – Check out our interview with award winning author, Sarah Susanka
Stainless Steel Appliances – Out for 2010?
Parson’s Students Shrug Off Apple’s iPad: No Camera, No Creativity
For some light reading to carry you through the New Year, check out the links below. Lots of must-read round-ups and predictions for 2010. Enjoy!
Most Influential Home Products of the Decade
5 Forecasts and 7 Predictions for 2010-2020 That Shape Innovation and Economic Growth
Cheers: Send a Virtual Toast With Waterford Crystal’s Cool New App
Builders Zero In on New Goal of Energy-Neutral Housing
5 “House Books” That Will Have You Hooked
Facebook: 5 Predictions for 2010
10 Marketing Predictions for 2010
Take a look at the links below to catch up on the news nuggets and trends you may have missed this week.
Green Style: Rooftop Garden in Toronto
Countertop Style: Wood or Concrete? Your Guess
Copenhagan Wheel: MIT Unveils the Swiss Army Knife of Bikes
Courtesy of Greenyourdecor.com
Below are a few links to stories about trends, new products and news nuggets that you may have missed this week.
A New Twist on Living Christmas Trees: Renting
Hallways and Entrances: A Few Inspiring Ideas
Product Extra: 2009 Holiday Gift Guide
iPhone Apps for Home Decorators & IKEA Lovers
Design Sponge: 2009 Gift Guides Under $100
Check out a few links from around the Web this week as part of our Weekly Intel series.
Top 10 Green Building Products of 2009
Elegant Thanksgiving Table Setting Ideas
A/V Equipment Gets New Energy Star Requirements
Five Unique and Green Home Designs
Courtesy of Attic Mag
Enjoy a little light reader before the Halloween weekend.
Want to Start a Debate? Bring Up the Subject of Drying Laundry on Clotheslines
21 Recent Design School Grads Who Will Change Business
Homeowners Find Bargains in This Year’s Remodeling
Apply the Fun Theory to Your Home
Check out the links below for news and trends you may have missed this week.
Norm Abram Bids Farewell to New Yankee Workshop
10 Essential iPhone Apps for Do-It-Yourselfers
Cash for Clunkers Could Help Appliance Industry…but Companies May Have to Wait
Must-Read Style and Design Blogs According to Forbes
Apple and Amazon Do Platform Innovation And Succeed in a Recession
Hooked on House Tours: Fall Edition
HIRI Fall Conference Sees Bottom
Favorite Images from Design Blogs
Courtesy of Hooked on Houses
