Your country house
It’s oh, so easy being green
In 2010, the average New Jersey consumer will throw away 55 pounds of paper towels and napkins, waste hundreds of dollars while lighting their homes and consume dozens of different toxins in the foods they eat. But with more and more earth-friendly “green” products coming on the market every day, it’s never been easier to curb your carbon footprint. Living green, after all, is not just about driving a hybrid car and using energy-efficient light bulbs (although those are part of it, too). It’s also about sustainable living — reusing and repurposing items that have already been produced. Find out how to start with your kitchen.

Design projects — from concept to completion
Two top designers describe their renovation projects from inside the home and out. One  features the creation of a cohesive design to unify distinctly separate and disconnected interior spaces. The other showcases a garden designed to complement a 1770’s farmhouse, celebrate all four seasons, bloom profusely and be organic from the ground up.

Read more in the spring issue of New Jersey Countryside Magazine, available now at bookstores, on newsstands and by subscription. Click here to get one free bonus issue and save more than 80% on a subscription.