| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Dec 1, 2008 at 7:30 am by Luanne Bradley A Date with Ecology For those of us who haven't succumbed to the Palm Pilot or Blackberry, it's time to shop calendars and datebooks for 2009. I found some cool green options for your kitchen, home office or desk at work that contain images and information to raise eco awarness. Yes, you have a date with ecology. Take a look: From Calendar Club, helpful reminders every month that our planet needs saving. The 101 Little Ways to Save the Planet is a pocket wall design, $21; The Living Green is a daily desk calendar, $14; the Deluxe Ecological calendar for the wall contains panels that put us in touch with the cycles of nature and the seasons, $15.    Soy-based inks on cotton paper are used to produce 12 gorgeous sheets of soft, seasonal illustrations in this delicate Letterpress Calendar (below) from See Jane Work, $35.  We've hooted plenty at EcoSalon about the artistry of the Night Owl Papergoods products, and it extends to the sustainably harvested wooden calendar (below), featuing the medallions and other illustrations of the company's talented artists, $31.50 at Delight.  Downloaded onto your desktop, the ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
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| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Nov 13, 2008 at 5:00 am by Tina McCarthy Redefining the Cherry Blossom For centuries in Eastern cultures, cherry blossoms have been known to signify the evanescent and fragile nature of life. With the Branch and Blossom wall hanging, this iconic symbol now stands for an enduring ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Nov 7, 2008 at 9:10 am by Tina McCarthy Wipe Your Slate Clean (and be Green) I’m the type of person who writes everything down, from daily schedules to shopping lists to reminders to chores. Since my scribbling hand could blow through a whole pad of post-it notes in a single day, an eco-friendly alternative is a must. Marker boards are too tacky (and rarely green), so I went classic. Salvaged from an old ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Oct 29, 2008 at 5:00 am by Luanne Bradley The Eco-Friendly Ghost Some of the pieces are hauntingly beautiful. Some a bit otherworldly. Either way, the green concept of Britain's Ghost Furniture is one I feel that more retailers should possess: Help Europe's sweet vintage furniture come out of hiding. After 30 years in the ad biz, Di Overton and Harvey ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Sep 26, 2008 at 5:00 am by Mike Sowden Putting Pen To Wall: $10 Redecoration Here's something to try at home only if you meet two requirements. 1. Slightly reckless artistic genius. 2. See requirement 1. Oh, and a Sharpie, heavyweight of the permanent-marker world and beloved by Americans everywhere, despite an ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Sep 17, 2008 at 5:00 am by Tina McCarthy Decor That Rocks the Boat Navy blue stripes, seashells and anchors may have shipped out of the décor scene a long time ago, but shoppers of every taste are sure to be all aboard the new icon of nautical trends: the Porthole mirror collection at ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Sep 2, 2008 at 5:00 am by Luanne Bradley The Silver Metal for Backsplashes I recently viewed my cousin's remodeled kitchen in L.A. and was struck by the beauty of her recycled aluminum tile backsplash. It's so clean and works well in the traditional room, adding a touch of modern simplicity. Liz was a bit tight-lipped about revealing her sources so I went searching and found the same material at ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| DECOR / ECOSALON HOME Aug 18, 2008 at 5:00 am by Kim Derby Hanging with Ada The oh-so-sophisticated you might say “vaaaaaz”, but however you pronounce it, a vase is really just a vase. Not so with the ada hanging vase from ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |
| ARTISAN / ECOSALON HOME Sep 4, 2008 at 5:00 am by Tina McCarthy EcoEtsy Favorites This week at EcoEtsy, artists continue their green tradition of turning would-be waste into cool decor for your walls and tabletops. It's great to see crafty going chic! Related Posts ↓ |
| ARTISAN / ECOSALON HOME Sep 1, 2008 at 5:00 am by Susan Chaityn Lebovits Resource Revival: Functional Art from Old Bikes A little over 15 years ago, Graham Bergh was on his way to work when his bicycle tire went flat. He wound up using the old inner tube as a cradle for his stereo speakers, and began experimenting with other bike parts to create things like clocks, ...Read More Related Posts ↓ |