Posts Tagged ‘energy’

Air-drying laundry

Posted in Energy, Household, tagged , , , , on January 1, 2015 | Leave a Comment »

Here is another post we started when we were in the town-house about 2 years ago but it never was published. We have continued to air-dry our laundry almost exclusively in our new homestead, using the dryer only for large items that are urgently needed. Original Article For several months now we have been primarily […]

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Wood Burning Stove

Posted in Energy, Household, tagged , , , , , on January 16, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Last summer we were researching alternate home heating solutions, well we settled on an option! We decided to go with a Jotul Wood Burning Cast-Iron Stove. We were able to pick up a floor model from a company that recently changed locations for a steep discount. We hooked it up through our existing fireplace and obtained a fire/heat resistant floor mat to place in front of the stove to keep our floor from melting.

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New Windows Coming Soon!

Posted in Energy, Household, tagged , , , , on August 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

We are about to get new windows!  We had a few replaced last year, and this year most of the rest. Here’s a picture of one of the windows we’re replacing:

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Lining Curtains

Posted in Energy, Household, tagged , , , on July 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

So one of the benefits of being self-sufficient and doing things yourself is not being restricted by what’s available on the market.  Last summer we hung up curtains in our living room.  The curtains that matched our style and color scheme were pretty flimsy, though. They weren’t lined, which we wanted.  We bought them anyway, […]

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