Small Living with Eco-Chic Style Source: http://www.air-conditioner-home.com Thinking green has spread a new leaf. While in the early stages of green living, eco-friendly decisions centered around what could be different in the home, the trend now is the change your home itself. The emphasis is not just on saving the environment, but also on save a green resource of another variety. Conscientious about carbon foot prints and resource waste, many global citizens are downscaling from a humble abode to perhaps an even more humble abode. The trends these days is perhaps not even just to get a smaller apartment, but to get the most compact home possible for your lifestyle. The idea of compact living has not only gotten many people to downgrade the number of services they use (i.e. cable, internet, dry cleaning, gourmet coffee), but it's raised a new crop of spatial economists that have traded in expansive lofts for more resource friendly spaces. From small houses to yachts-turned-homes, people across the country are completely rethinking their approach to living. And with the rise of do-it-yourself shows and the abundance of tips for reducing your carbon foot print, we're all realizing that we can have the comforts of a larger home, even the aesthetic appeal, without destroying our outside environment for the sake of an inside one. But unless your small space has great ventilation and accompanies a cool breeze, chances are you'll be stuck in what will inevitably feel like a pressure cooker. And if you're on the second floor, that dark little cloud is going to start inching closer and closer. With the well-known fact that heat rises, you'll have the added heat headed up your way. If this sounds like your situation, but perhaps not your cup of tea, then your best bet is to get a portable cooler. Portable air conditioners are mobile cooling devices that, unlike central air conditioners, offer spot cooling at a far more cost-friendly rate. For a 400 square foot room, you'd need a cooler with a BTU of 9000 - in which case the Soleus Portable AC should suit you just fine. However, in dryer climates you're better off with an evaporative swamp cooler, such as the Convair. In addition to salvaging what’s left of your sanity come summer, you’ll have the added benefit of clean purified air, a simple, energy efficient, easy to operate cooling device, mobility and spot cooling, as well as adaptability. Regardless of which unit you decide is right for you, they all tend to be of a compact design that can be discreetly tucked away when not in use. When they are in use, they'll seamlessly blend into your decor as the trend for most small living quarters tends to be lighter colors with classic lines. 2009-07-03T20:12:16Z 2009-07-03T20:12:16Z shirinshah Stick With What You Got 140 0 true <img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/greenthing/images/images/1001/normal.jpg" width="515" />