EcoLiving Ideas

By Dede Tabak on Feb 1, 2010

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You may recognize Carter Oosterhouse from the TLC show “Trading Spaces,” but now he is imparting his green living knowledge on viewers everywhere. He not only hosts his own show on HGTV, but he lends his eco-friendly expertise to the Rachael Ray show and is now giving Broadway a green hand. If you were fortunate enough to see the revival of “Bye Bye Birdie,” (the show closed on January 24), you may have seen lots of bright colored sets and costumes, but what may not have been as visible was how green John Stamos’ dressing room was! “Bye Bye Birdie” was the first show at the newly renovated Henry Miller Theater. The theater holds the honor of being the first green theater since it’s opening in May 2009. To celebrate, they brought in the green HGTV superstar, Carter Oosterhouse, to spice up John Stamos' dressing room to demonstrate that being eco-friendly can be stylish. Oosterhouse spruced up the room with green MDF (medium density fiberboard ) and a rug made out of bamboo, a sustainable wood. Click here for photos!

Carter Oosterhouse is known for “Carter Can” on HGTV. Viewers see him renovate homes, occasionally adding in eco-friendly pieces. In a recent renovation, he installed eco-friendly laminate flooring, which 75% is made of post consumer materials and water-based adhesive. Now, Carter has a new weekly show devoted to designing eco-friendly -- “Red, Hot and Green” -- where Carter teams up with interior designer, Nicole Facciuto, to show viewers simple ways to create a stylish greener home with sustainable design and lower energy costs. In the first episode, the duo makes over a couple’s kitchen into an eco-friendly masterpiece constructing a peninsula table made from bamboo plywood, countertops made from recycled material, and cork flooring.

Oosterhouse also offers unique eco-friendly tips for viewers on the HGTV website. Examples include synthetic grass, which requires no mowing or watering, FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) plywood, carpet made from recycled plastic, a biodegradable carpet made from natural materials, rubber mulch and much more! Now Carter Oosterhouse can show everyone from John Stamos and Rachael Ray to viewers at home how to not just be green, but red, hot and green!

Check out more information on Carter Oosterhouse’s website here!

Tune in to HGTV to watch “Red, Hot and Green” on Wednesday nights at 11pm.

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