When Changing a Lightbulb Just Isn't Enough: 150 Ways to Slash Your Household Bills & Save Energy, Too (Popular Mechanics) [Hardcover]

Emily Anderson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Hearst; Spi edition (August 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588167488
• ISBN-13: 978-1588167484
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hello, I'm author and designer Emily Anderson and Eco Chic Home is my third and most recent book. Read more of my bio on http://www.EmilyAnderson.com.

Eco-Chic Home has more than sixty different projects for every room in your home. Each project repurposes a common household item, like a coat hanger, plastic CD cases, even plastic shopping bags. I intentionally chose projects that are purposeful as opposed to just art. I want you to see how it is possible to have something that is well-designed and eco-friendly. My goal was that you wouldn't know what the design was made out of right away. I am not interested in creating the typically "green" aesthetic, because I want everything to be green, whatever it's "image" is. Here are a few of the projects featured in the book:

Please feel free to reach out and say hi: emily {at} emilyanderson {dot} com

SAMPLE PROJECTS:
1.Coat Hanger Reimagined as a Vessel for Your Table (As seen in June 2010 Ladies Home Journal)
2. CD Jewel Cases (which are not recyclable) Reimagined as a Mod Bookshelf Light
3. Wall Clock Reimagined as part of a Trompe L'Oeil Grandfather Clock

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Want to save some green? Then go green and save energy in and around the home and car..., December 10, 2009

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R. Neil Scott "Writer, Professor & User Servi... (Murfreesboro, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When Changing a Lightbulb Just Isn't Enough: 150 Ways to Slash Your Household Bills & Save Energy, Too (Popular Mechanics) (Hardcover)

Well-designed spiral-bound book encased in a hardcover -- so it will lay flat -- that is full of small, easy-to-handle energy-related weekend projects for the handyman/woman of the family.

Each project is described with numbered steps, illustrations and narrative descriptions of what to look for. The "Quick Fix" tips are particularly helpful and the "bottom line" "Cost, Monthly Savings and Papyback" analyses serve as good encouragement for readers to take-on and complete the project.

The book is divided into six sections:
(1) Save Resources, Save Money
(2) The Great Indoors
(3) The Exterior of Your Home
(4) Money-Saving Home Improvements
(5) On the Move Car Care
(6) Gadgets and Gigabytes

Ranging from simple advice such as pulling the shades, using cooling and heating zones in your house, installing an attic fan, covering ac/heat ductwork, installing weather-stripping, and then on to more advanced topics sich as dealing with water heaters, appliances, toxic mold, and lead paint. Then, the authors then go on to cover the exterior of the house with energy efficient roofing and siding, landscaping, planting shade trees, composting, and, putting in new windows. As an added bonus, they go on to car care tips on how to save on gas, oil and tires, lights, belts, filters, etc., and so forth. There's a lot to consider doing !

Readers with an interest will be fascinated and appreciative of this book. Highly recommended for public libraries and makes for a great gift for your favorite handyman/woman!

R. Neil Scott
Middle Tennessee State University