Due to a passing in the family a few years ago and my subsequent health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for years after the bereavement. Thank you for the opportunity.

Thank you Netgalley for letting me read and review this book. This is a great read for people who don't know much about going green. I knew a little bit beforehand, but it is still a worthwhile read. Going green can be overwhelming and this book helps with that. This was a fun and interesting read.

Wherever I can, I try to live in ways that reduce the damage I might doing to our planet. It’s not always easy, especially when life gets in the way. Still, I figure small steps are what we all need to make and that’s what I’m aiming to do by reading books like Sustainable Home. Which, although it’s been out a few years is still very relevant and full of useful tips to help us live a little more sustainably.

I can’t say that these tips are particularly new (and probably wouldn’t have been two years ago) but I do like that they are all in one place and are written in a way that is simple and easy to understand. Each room in the house is broken down into a separate chapter so you can work your way through the home. I like that. I also like the ‘handy hints’ and recipes that are scattered throughout, especially as I try to DIY some – if not all – of my cleaning and beauty products.

The main downside for me is that this book is written by and American for an American market. It isn’t a big deal but the points raised focused on American issues, which made it a bit less impactful. Is it the end of the world? No. Would I still recommend the book? Yes, but with caveats!

A very interesting book for those who are looking for resources on how to make the change to a more sustainable life and want to begin at their own home. Many useful eco-tips.

Are you interested in going green? This book will help you in many ways. Going Green can be a bit overwhelming. There is quite a bit to do but the question is where to start. This book will take you room by room through your home giving you ideas and tips on how to start. There really are some great ideas in the book, and simplifies lots of things. Going Green can be a daunting task but this guide makes it easier.

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Sustainable Home: Practical Projects, Tips and Advice for Maintaining a More Eco-Friendly Household by Christine Liu is a guidebook to maintaining a more environmentally friendly household. Sustainable lifestyle blogger and professional Christine Liu takes you on a tour through the rooms of your home – the living area, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom – offering tips, tricks and 18 step-by-step projects designed to help you lead a more low-impact lifestyle. Whether it is by making your own toothpaste, converting to renewable energy sources, reducing your consumption of plastic, growing your own herb garden or upcycling old pieces of furniture, there are numerous ways – both big and small – to make a difference. The desire to make small changes on an individual level is on the rise; this book will guide anyone hoping to make a difference, but who perhaps don’t know where to begin.

Sustainable Home was a mixed bag for me. Decluttering and trying to reduce, reuse, and recycle are things that I think anyone picking up this book already knows about, but they are necessary reminders and suggestions. I liked the suggestions about how to find items that have been made sustainably and by companies that are working to minimize their carbon footprint, and that of their product. The growing your own food, and increasing the amount of plant based food was good. I like that while the suggestions do offer some big options, it also mentions small things that people could do regardless of kitchen size and the possible lack of time or a yard that would be required for significant gardening. The ideas, instructions, and recipes for making things for yourself rather than buying them are good, and some I might even try.

However, some of the suggestions are completely impossible for people depending on where they live. While some libraries and organizations are getting tool libraries, repair and make it spaces, and what not set up and available to the public. These tend to be in places where to local government has enough money to fund them and might not accessible to those with limited transportation options and resources, or those working many hours or multiple jobs to make ends meet which might make it next to impossible to make use of local options. Many of these kind of suggestions will only work for those privileged enough to have access to them, or the time to research options or make a special trip.

This book has good information and suggestions in it. However, I feel like it is for people with a little too much time and money on their hands rather than the average person or household. I feel like there are good intentions here, but a lack of understanding of what life is like beneath a certain income bracket, or in areas without the resources so casually mentioned in the book.

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This book is a very broad overview of minimizing excess in your life and home. It has very basic information on a broad array of topics, but not very in depth information. If you are new to starting a sustainable life or minimizing excess in your life then this is the book for you. If you are looking for a more "how to" or a book with deeper information then you may be disappointed in this book. It did include examples of how to minimize your life, but just lightly in each category. Nice pictures and nicely arranged.

This book was absolutely breathtaking. I live pretty low waste but this definitely helped me delve deeper into mindfulness. This is an absolute essential for anyone trying to live sustainably, or even a veteran of it that's been at it a while. There are so many great sections to this book. Highly recommend!

A good book for people wanting to change to a more sustainable lifestyle, filled with great advice and tips for making changes in their lives, both big and small. The book is broken down room by room, plus a chapter for outdoors and away from home, with ideas on how to make each area more sustainable, such as repairing clothing instead of buying new pieces, reusing materials from old or broken items to make new, usable things, adding plants to clean the air, etc. Each chapter has DIY projects pertinent to the room, i.e. beauty, hair, and tooth care recipes for the bathroom, making a reusable bag from an old shirt for the bedroom. Throughout the book, there is environmental information to illustrate why sustainability matters. A great way to get started without being overwhelmed!

A beautiful and inspiring book. Full of tips and suggestions to live a more eco friendly way.

Room by room guides, fresh, clean illustrations and practical thoughts. I especially liked the way it includes eating out so your whole life can be more eco. friendly. The recipes are excellent, an unexpected bonus.

Having been able to read an ARC copy by the publishers and NetGalley I have put this one my book wish list.

This was a very interesting book with lots of ideas for creating a more natural home and supporting the environment. I have been switching to natural cleaning products and the difference in my and my family's has been amazing! Its an eye opener to see the effects of the chemicals that are in store bought cleaners and how they can make the air inside of our house more polluted than the air outside! This book has lots of ideas that I hadn't come across before and that I am already applying to create a more sustainable home. Highly recommended. I received an advance reader copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

A practical guide to sustainable living. I found that this is great for starters and encourages me to want to seek out more materials on the topic.

This is a wonderful introduction to having a sustainable home for beginners and the already eco minded . The author has included room by room descriptions and helpful hints. I loved the recipes she included and the healthy home advice. I went chemical cruelty free in my home about 20 years ago and have always enjoyed expanding my knowledge of being sustainable in addition to chemical free and cruelty free home. This expands our knowledge and is a great teaching tool .
This is a great practical guidebook to maintaining a more environmentally friendly healthy household. The author has step-by-step projects for creating and maintaining a more low-impact lifestyle that you can feel good about incorporating into your home. There is so much information here that you will find yourself inspired . I enjoy starting many of the projects the author has here such as tooth powder, ( so healthy!) kitchen tips ( so helpful) and making our own products. I make my own lotions and was excited to find new recipes here that I can incorporate into my home.
I highly recommend this book for everyone that wishes to be sustainable, environmentally correct in their home and chemical free. This is a great book to give for gifts !
Thank you for the ARC that does not influence my personal review.

A great resource to being a more environmentally conscious home. Some of the tips are actually common sense more than anything such as which light bulbs are best to use and using reusable bags instead of plastic. It is well organized, going by room so that it not only easy to follow but all relevant information is in one spot. The author also adds in ways to make safe cleaners as well as how to carry on the lifestyle onto more the world outside your home.

Overall, it is a plethora of knowledge and a great place to start for those wanting to make a change.

A wonderful book full of information about sustainability and the world, about what we can do to help, recipes, and general tips. I found it slightly preachy at times (if you're reading this you're probably interested so already are aware of quite a bit of this) but generally very well balanced and inclusive. There is something we can all do to help the planet and this book really touches on that and inspires you.

A great resource for those wanting to start living a greener and more eco-friendly life! Definitely, one I will read again with many ideas that will work in our home and lifestyle!

I was excited to receive the digital advance reader version of this book; I am already a fan of sustainable living and the importance of it in our lives. At first glance, this book is beautiful. The aesthetic of this entire book is very clean, elegant, and minimal. It feels very professional and put-together. I enjoyed the well-thought text and how the photos perfectly complemented the subjects. Each photo is well placed and I often found myself scrolling back through just to find a certain photo. All of the tips and techniques in this book are easy to follow and logical. If you aren't familiar with the topic of sustainability or clean-living, some of the topics in this book can come off as arrogant or privileged. This book, while beautiful and useful, can be heavy with these feelings at times. Overall, I did thoroughly enjoy reading this book. It opened my mind to sustainability in everyday life, as well as improving what I am currently doing.

Gorgeous photographs. I like that it's centered around the 4 domains of the home (living, bedroom, kitchen, and bath) and outside of the home (like office, eating out), but overall I felt the content a little sparse or predictable. Turn off lights or tap water isn't anything novel to sustainability. There's some interesting facts and statistics though it can wander a tad into fear mongering. The DIYs were nice and would have liked to see more of those or web resources to find more information. I didn't know much about toxins in cookware, so had to go on my own to search for more information and suggestions. Again, lovely photographs and layout. Perhaps a useful primer for sustainability. I'd even consider including it in my middle school library.

Sustainable Home by Christine Liu takes every part of the house and recommends, for each and every room, solutions and recipes - not always food-related - aimed at creating a household with a higher awareness for the environment. Such an awareness means many things and the complexity of the book allows choices. Don't expect to achieve all the processes described overnight, but at least you can start somehow. For instance, by separating the garbage, adding more indoor plants to your home or even creating your own herb garden, repairing and/or repurposing clothes instead of just buying piles of unuseful outfits. The most complicated for me was the part about evaluating and eventually creating your own furniture, but with a bit of patience, this part of the plan can also work smoothly.

At a certain extent and provided the limits of decency and moderation are maintained, Sustainable Home ofers tips and simple ideas for a different, less consumerist kind of life. It offers to the reader the option of picking up her or his own choices and adapting to his or her own household needs. I will not end up preparing my own toothpaste - except purely by curiosity for the challenge of doing it - or start creating my own furniture, but would prefer to make more balanced and realistic purchase decisions, based on my needs and not on the latest product trends (except books, obviously).

Recommended if you are looking for a New Year's resolution or if you need more structure and aim in organising your medium or long-term decluttering plans.