Not everyone can or wants to build a new place from the ground up, yet may want to renovate their existing home in ways that are healthy, natural, sustainable and beautiful. There are lots of alternatives to toxic paints, to cement, to drywall. We're exploring these alternatives and are loving how the principals of natural building and beautification can be so easily applied to any building at all.
By strategically using the thermal mass properties of cob or the insulative value of straw bale, you can increase the energy efficiency of you home significantly.

Bethany and Allison's Retrofit

Jen McGown's Earth-Painted Walls

 

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