Tag: Decorating - Page 5
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Art Rocks: Non-Toxic Coloring for Easter's Golden Eggs
Red cabbage, beets, yellow onions, turmeric powder, and grape juice. Yum. A weird salad? No, they're natural dyes for your free-range Easter eggs, as described on the Clementine Art
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Purpose Restoration Paints New Faces for Old Furniture
Images: Purpose Restoration The following are all well and good when it comes to furniture: zero-VOC paints and glues, FSC-certified wood, bamboo, kirei board, multi-functionality, portability, and so forth. But if you break it down, I'll wager that
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Cardboard Furniture is Durable and Recyclable and Everywhere
Cardboard is popping up everywhere. A strong and durable material, it is made from recycled paperboard and is itself recyclable when you get bored. It is long lasting, can be assembled easily, comes in a flat-pack and some say is
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Become a Rich Person with a Seed Safe by Martà Guixé
Alessi has just launched a new product by Spanish designer Martí Guixé; the Seed Safe. It is a beautiful jar, dedicated to collect the seeds from vegetables and fruits we eat so that they can be planted instead of thrown away or composted. Guixé, who
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Batucada: Ãœber Cool Home Accessories from Recycled Aluminum
Made entirely from recycled aluminum and 100% recyclable at the end of their lifetime, these home accessories are the first creation of Jahara studio in Brazil. Their name, Batucada, refers to a percussion beat used
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Wallpapered Dumpsters: A Sight for Sore Eyes?
There's nothing unsightlier than a graffiti emblazoned dumpster, filled to the brim with all manner of trash--a common sight in cities across a world which produces so much of the stuff. The griminess of the dumpster, for some, is
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Sans Parapluie Turns Old Wardrobes into Pieces of Art
Funny how with a touch of creativity, an old piece of furniture can not only come back to life, but also become a valuable work of art. This is the goal of Sans Parapluie, a line by Argentine artist Lucas Rise.We've seen many
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Angels, Reindeers, Pigs and Christmas Trees; sustainable wood decoration by Lovi
more images below Matteria, good design+smart materials online store, suggest a spicy Christmas this year, without forgetting the environment. Apart from the gorgeous cork advent candle holder, the cosy Finnish red felt slippers, and giftbags to spoil
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7 Gorgeous Green Ways to Decorate for the Holidays--Without Blowing the Budget
Stuck to white lights, green wreaths, and an 8-foot-spruce? Perhaps this is the year to start changing things up. Don't worry: We're not suggesting you get rid of that ornament your newlywed son made in first grade, but
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Readers' Favorite Antiques and Heirlooms (Slideshow)
From a 14k gold Movado Automatic to an old mine cut diamond in a unique setting, readers sent in photos of their favorite heirlooms and antiques. Click through for a 100 year-old
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Readers, Send Us Photos of Your Favorite Heirloom or Antique!
Is your Grandmother's China or charm bracelet your most valued possession? Is your ten-year old MacBook still serving its purpose? Did you rescue a Mad Men-era living room from Goodwill? Is the
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Stunning Reclaimed Furniture with Deep Southern Roots
Furniture made from reclaimed wood, whether it be from the wild or from a collapsing warehouse, expresses the human and natural history of the region it was plucked from. Last week I wrote about Urban Woods, an LA-based furniture shop whose materials
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Green Holiday Gift Guide: The Design Junkie (Slideshow)
We all know at least one person who's more inclined to exclaim over how great a gift looks than how durable, usable, or sturdy it is. But sometimes you can get beauty that is more than skin-deep. The gifts in our design guide--graphic benches, custom
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Green Gift Guide: The Design Junkie
Whether your design junkie is obsessed with the newest eco-friendly designers, entirely sustainable furniture, or strikingly cool artwork, you'll find the perfect gift here. You might even take inspiration from these designs to come up with some of your o
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Is it Wallpaper? Is it Wood? 15 Reasons to Look Twice at Tile (Slideshow)
With roots dating back to the Egyptians and the Romans, why do we always try to stick tile in the bathroom or the kitchen? After attending Italian tile trade show Cersaie, it became clear that this construction material is
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Coat Hangers and Bike Parts Make Elegant Hanging Light Fixtures
Images: Organelle DesignThey call them Hangeliers. In East Vancouver, designers Alex Witko and Courtney Hunt spend their days between the hardware store, the studio, and the city's alleys and dumpsters. Their little firm, Organelle Design, has generated
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Bambu Introduces Hybrid Cutting Boards Made From Cork, Bamboo
This past week's New York International Gift Fair marked the official debut of Bambu's latest offering: a "hybrid" cutting board composed of bamboo on one side and cork on the other. The sustainable home- and kitchenware company
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UnderCollar Reclaimed Felt Pillows Take You to Places You've Never Been
Two heads are definitely cozier than one, especially if the noggins in question belong to Kelly Smith of Etcetera Goods and Jennifer Hill of JHill Design. The Boston-based designers combined their talents to produce
