Tips for your haven

Green Lifestyle's editor Caitlin Howlett lets you know what you can look forward to over the next month on our site; the best advice in home, garden, & style!

How to: keep your home tidy

A spring clean is imminent so make it less daunting with these everyday tips.

5 ways to declutter

However sentimental every object in your home may be, sometimes they become clutter that affects our wellbeing. Clean up your act with these tips.

Sydney Home Show Sustainable Living Stage

Thursday May 16 to Sunday May 19, 2013
The Sydney Home Show, Australia's leading building and renovation expo, will feature a Sustainable Living Stage dedicated to green building, design and renovation. The stage will showcase Sustainable Living experts, the latest green trends, water conservation, green gardens and much more. Home owners can also seek expert advice while discussing the problems they may be having in the process of 'going green'.

Where:Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre, Sydney, NSW.
When: May 16 - May 19, 2013.
Cost: From $16.00.
Click here for more information.

The tiny house

Kirsten Bradley and Nick Ritar from Milkwood Permaculture have created a tiny house with a huge message!

5 minutes with... Harvest Textiles

We chat to Emma Byrnes of Harvest Textiles, a place where you can not only buy beautiful soft furnishings for the home, you can learn how to make them yourself in one of their expert workshops.

An energy-positive home

Marc Bernstein talks us through the Melbourne Design Studios’ 10 Star PassivHaus, a new house he helped design that generates more energy than it uses.

15 ways to green your rental

Renting sure can have its limitations, but rest assured there are still plenty of ways you can create an eco haven at home.

Ask us: Kit homes

Tanya Ha answers a reader’s question about if kit home companies can be environmentally-aware.

Keeping your home cool

We know air-con is the last resort when keeping your home cool, but what are some alternatives? Here’s six handy hints you may not know on keeping your home cool this summer.