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The heart of the home is often the kitchen. Learn about beautiful eco-friendly cabinets and countertops. Affordable, even if you're on a tight budget.

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The heart of the home is often the kitchen. Learn about beautiful eco-friendly cabinets and countertops. Affordable, even if you're on a tight budget.

Eco-friendly Countertop Buyers Guide

by Joel Hirshberg July 12, 2017 Average reading time: 8 minutes

The purpose of this article is to articulate in convincing detail the characteristics of various types of eco-friendly countertops and to help you choose the one that best fits your lifestyle, budget, enlivens your bliss, and keeps you from getting ill. The list below is not exhaustive but represents the most popular types.

By using this information, you’ll avoid the irrational pitfalls of buying something just because everyone else has one or just because of the color. There is much more to choosing a countertop, as you will soon see.

What are the best "green" products for repainting kitchen cabinets?

by Joel Hirshberg Originally published 7-23-2012 in the Green Home Guide, a service of the U.S. Green Building Council

Q: What are the best green products to use when repainting kitchen cabinets? The cabinets are being stripped first because they've been painted several times.
—Asked by Angela Gill, Columbus, OH

A: That's a simple question, but the answer requires some basic info about strippers, paint and sealers.

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