Producing content that informs, educates, and entertains home and garden enthusiasts who are passionate about a smart, healthy, and green future.
This 2 part series explores the process that Sabine H. Schoenberg takes to transform her kitchen and master bath. Two approaches are covered, from simple upgrades that completely transform the kitchen and breath new life into the space to a full gut renovation down to the studs of her master bath making it a luxurious spa-like retreat.
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This series brings quick and easy DIY projects for the home and garden, tackling the basic maintenance and care ideas homeowners are looking for. The series tackles these projects in a way that keeps smart, healthy, and green living in mind.
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This series tackles a complete home build from tear down through to completion. Featuring all the latest in smart, healthy, and green building standards, The Greenwich House inspires what the next generation of home building can be all about.
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This series featured hosts Sabine H Schoenberg and Christopher Mohs bringing news updates in the world of smarth, healthy, and green home and garden products and innovations. The series concluded in 2017 and can be viewed on YouTube.
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-This year in Connecticut, there seem to be more leaves than in years past. While leaves are ok, and even…