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Is That a Woolly Pocket on Your Wall, or Are You Just…?

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I’ll get my mind out of the gutter and onto the green, where it belongs, and tell you about my latest obsession – plants in pockets.

I’d heard of hanging plants and plants that are potted, but the idea of putting a plant in a cloth-like pocket wasn’t in my repertoire. That is, until I came across the Woolly Pocket Garden Company.

It’s genius, really – a breathable container that can be hung vertically to cover an unsightly wall or spruce up a small space. Create yourself a lush little …

Covered by Coconut

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It seems logical to me – coconuts and good design. I’ve heard of stranger things, so when I heard that Bahia coconut shells were being used to produce an interior design surface material, I didn’t even flinch.

In fact, I thought it’s about time. Okay, not exactly, but it is innovative and ultra exotic.

EKOBE
is the Brazilian company responsible for these 100% natural, chemical-free, environmentally-sustainable tiles. The range of colors, textures and patterns must be witnessed first hand – words can’t quite …

Birches Revisited

Robert Frost once wrote, “So was I once myself a swinger of birches. And so I dream of going back to be.” These words strike a pang in all our hearts because comprehending the meaning behind this beautiful poem signifies that you have forever left your childhood behind.

But, that doesn’t mean you can’t capture the same wistful essence in your adult abode. Adorned with skillfully hand-carved silhouettes of this simply spectacular tree, the sustainable Birch Forest panels will take you back to that youthful winter afternoon when you first …

Renewal Notice: Recycled Publications


I interrupt your web surfing for some breaking news. Fresh off the press, I bring you a fad so hot the ink’s hardly dried: decor crafted from recycled publications. You readers – and everyone else in the world of style – can’t seem to get enough. Print media may be in a world of hurt, but at least there’s a use for all those unused rags.

We love the Recycled Magazine Rectangle wall mirror from Modern Furniture. Pretty useful, don’t you think?

For the …

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 …

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 sense of classiness and elegance as well.

Designer Kevin O’Brien eternally captures their fleeting beauty with his use of deep, regal-toned appliqués that stand out boldly against a neutral linen backdrop. Real willow branches anchor the top and bottom of this stunning piece, perfectly complementing the nature-inspired image that it so grandly displays. If your living room could …

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 school room and fitted with a recycled wood ledge, the Vintage Slate chalk board is a sustainably sound choice for avid organizers like myself. Plus, this modest piece is a lot more stylish than …

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 Roll moved to the country (Northumberland) and set up shop, using artisans to create specialist paint effects to infuse new life into old relics unearthed from Paris and elsewhere. The company invites collectors to consign their treasures, offering to give them “the Ghost …

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 unfortunate patron or two. Sharpie packs sell for around 10 bucks each – and that’s how much it cost Lexmark associate general counsel Charlie Kratzer to decorate his basement. Preparation? A lick of cream paint, and nothing more. And the result, seen in 360-degree view at Kentucky.com…is astonishing.
Oh, …

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