Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home: A Sourcebook for Stylish, Eco-Conscious Living

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Low-impact living is about making thoughtful, eco-friendly choices in your home. But being sustainable doesnt have to mean sacrificing style. Thats where Remodelista comes in. In this comprehensive guide, they decode the secrets to creating a home thats good for the planet and totally liveable.

First, the team invites readers on in-depth tours of the living quarters of a dozen homeowners who have interpreted this ethos in myriad ways: an Australian architects state-of-the-art family home, a rental apartment in Brooklyn outfitted with materials salvaged from the neighbourhood, and even a farmhouse in England made of hemp.

Then they take us room by room to dissect the most impactful swaps we can make for a healthier home, from a gentler laundry routine courtesy of the Celsious sisters to chef David Taniss low-tech approach to cooking. There are simply DIY projects to encourage you to reuse and repurpose rather than buy new, plus the 'Vintage 75' a roundup of everyday household goods that are easy to find used, and are typically better made and more affordable than their brand-new counterparts. And, of course, theres remodelling advice for all budgets and scopes: whether youre looking to choose healthy paint, swap out your rug, upgrade your windows, or overhaul your whole place. It all adds up to an eco-conscious approach thats about living not only responsibly but also with joy and style.

Reviews

Guralnick and Winston demonstrate how style and sustainability can coexist in this excellent guide to setting up a planet-friendly home. . . . This lovely, practical collection will be just right for green-minded designers.
Publishers Weekly

A handbook for living beautifully while minimizing your impact on the environment.
Washington Post

Easy ideas . . . .When we heard that the Remodelistateam was coming out with a new book all about designing a less wasteful, more sustainable home, we knew this would be the kind of guidebook we reference again and again. . . . . [It]offers up advice for both more sustainable renovations and more eco-friendly everyday habits..
Real Simple

Living in an eco-friendly home can still be chic!Remodelista: The Low-Impact Homeshows you how to maximize both beauty and sustainability.
House Home(Canada)

Guralnick and Winston demonstrate how style and sustainability can coexist in this excellent guide to setting up a planet-friendly home. . . . This lovely, practical collection will be just right for green-minded designers.
Publishers Weekly

Being sustainable doesnt have to mean sacrificing style. Thats the ethos behind Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home by Margot Guralnick and Fan Winston (Artisan, 31.99, out 4 October), and its one that will interest anyone considering an eco-friendly project. As well as featuring homes dedicated to low-impact living, it includes a room-by-room guide to impactful swaps such as air-drying clothes rather than tumble-drying. There are simple DIY projects, a guide to buying vintage items, and advice on everything from healthy paint to upgrading windows.
Grand Designs(U.K.)

A handbook for living beautifully while minimizing your impact on the environment.
Washington Post

Easy ideas . . . .When we heard that the Remodelistateam was coming out with a new book all about designing a less wasteful, more sustainable home, we knew this would be the kind of guidebook we reference again and again. . . . . [It]offers up advice for both more sustainable renovations and more eco-friendly everyday habits..
Real Simple

Attainable ideas for living more sustainably. This info-packed book offers low-impact home remodeling tips, product repurposing options, composting advice, and more.
Better Homes Gardens Do It Yourself

Living in an eco-friendly home can still be chic!Remodelista: The Low-Impact Homeshows you how to maximize both beauty and sustainability.
House Home(Canada)

Guralnick and Winston demonstrate how style and sustainability can coexist in this excellent guide to setting up a planet-friendly home. . . . This lovely, practical collection will be just right for green-minded designers.
Publishers Weekly

Being sustainable doesnt have to mean sacrificing style. Thats the ethos behind Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home by Margot Guralnick and Fan Winston (Artisan, 31.99, out 4 October), and its one that will interest anyone considering an eco-friendly project. As well as featuring homes dedicated to low-impact living, it includes a room-by-room guide to impactful swaps such as air-drying clothes rather than tumble-drying. There are simple DIY projects, a guide to buying vintage items, and advice on everything from healthy paint to upgrading windows.
Grand Designs(U.K.)

Author Bio

Margot Guralnick is the coauthor of Remodelista: The Organized Home, writer/producer of Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home, and a longstanding member of the Remodelista team. Though based in the Bronx, she grew up outside of Boston, and practices New England thriftiness as a way of life. She has been a vintage collector since childhood, and makes botanical art from fallen leaves.

Fan Winston is a long-time magazine editor and founding editor of the Organized Home, a companion website to Remodelista. She is thrilled to co-write a book with her fellow Remodelista team member that champions the same principles a respect for nature, a distaste for wastefulness her Chinese immigrant parents have instilled in her since childhood. In addition to working on this project, as a library board trustee in her town of Maplewood, New Jersey, shes helping shepherd the construction of an all-electric, LEED-certified public library.