Guide to Sustainable Living

Solar Lanterns Indoors: Where Decorative Solar Lighting Works Inside the Home
Solar lanterns are sold as garden products, but several designs work well indoors as ambient decorative lighting. Where they work, where they do not, and how to charge them without a garden. Read more...
How to Tune a Kalimba Without a Tuner
A kalimba is tuned by tapping tines longer or shorter with a small hammer. How to do it by ear, how to fix a buzzing tine, and the mistakes that bend a tine permanently. Read more...
Kalimba for Complete Beginners: What to Expect in Your First Week
The kalimba is one of the few instruments where you can play something recognisable on day one. What to expect day by day, how to hold it, and the beginner mistakes worth skipping. Read more...
Where to Hang a Wind Chime (And Where Not To)
A wind chime in the wrong spot is either silent or maddening. How to read airflow around your home, plus the hanging heights and hardware that actually hold up. Read more...
Bamboo vs Aluminium Wind Chimes: How They Actually Sound Different
Bamboo and aluminium wind chimes produce completely different sounds for reasons rooted in physics. Which one suits your balcony depends on the noise around it. Read more...
How to Clean and Care for a Cork Yoga Mat
Cork yoga mats need less cleaning than foam mats, and the wrong cleaning method will ruin them. A simple routine for after practice, weekly upkeep and the things to never do. Read more...
Cork vs TPE vs PVC Yoga Mats: An Honest Comparison
Cork, TPE and PVC yoga mats each fail at something. Here is a straight comparison of grip, durability, smell, weight and price so you can pick the trade-off you can live with. Read more...
Extra Wide vs Standard Yoga Mats: How Much Space Do You Actually Need?
Standard yoga mats are 61 cm wide. Extra wide mats add 15-20 cm. Here is how to work out whether that extra width solves a real problem for your practice or just costs you storage space. Read more...