Today, I’m in New York City with Campbell’s Soup helping to plant a community garden, so I’m keeping this post short since it’s gonna be a LONG day.   But since I’m with a group of kids today, I thought it was perfect to give tips on detoxing a dorm room, or a kid’s room to be a healthier, greener, better place to sleep.

Way back in the day, I did a dorm room makeover for Cosmogirl magazine, way back in the day before they folded.   And just a day ago, I found a before and after digital photo shot that I thought would be fun to post on this blog.   Pretty bland, right?

And here’s the after:

• Stacked  books together with belts to make a small side table.
• Filled a bean bag chair cover with styrofoam packing peanuts that we all have in boxes around the house.  Great way to recycle ‘em.
• Filled shoes with newspaper to detox them; newspaper absorbs moisture, so it deodorizes shoes!
• Covered the mattress with an encasement cover to keep dust mites out; same for pillows.   Dressed the whole bed with organic cotton bedding!
• Covered the wall in giant paint swatches from Yolo Color House.  It’s like paint chips on steroids.
• And laid down some modular carpeting from Interface Flor.   It’s washable and recyclable.

I’ll be posting about my gardening day today in a few days.  After the Campbell’s event, I’m down in Texas to work with JCPenney.   Whirlwind…but all fun!

More soon!

Tags: Dorm Room Detox

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