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home decor

The Repurposed Home: Breathing New Life into Old Furniture & Accessories

May 15, 2008

Isn’t this chair great? Special Discount Offered to Green Talk Readers!
As the Editor of Green Talk, I receive endless emails from companies asking me to write about their products. Although you may think that this can be overwhelming, I am the fortunate one since I get to meet some amazingly passionate people along the way.
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Raksha Bella: Dressing Beds with Sustainable Old Age Traditions

May 1, 2008

Tree of Life Pattern in Canton and Mimosa Color
Raksha Bella Organic’s newest Collection of eco-friendly pillowcases, quilts, shams, and duvet covers combine the graceful art of Indian color blocking with sustainable fabrics for one of a kind delicate patterns. Carrie Peter, founder of Raska Bella and ex-interior decorator, founded Raksha Bella after her spiritual [...]

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Eco-Friendly Fabrics are Gorgeous and Green!

April 5, 2008

Photo courtesy of Q collection

In my previous article, Eco-friendly Fabrics are no longer Shrinking Violets, Part I, I listed eleven different fabric companies making sustainable fabrics for sewing, drapes, upholstery, and other home decor accessories. Shouldn’t your home scream, “I am fabulous and green!” Just in case those eleven companies were not enough for you, [...]

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Tru-Stile: A Solution for Architectural Green Designed Doors

March 26, 2008

Photo by permission of Tru-Stile’s MDF door with 3form® Fossil resin.

In the last year, there have been numerous articles about greening your home using bamboo flooring, low flow toilets, and energy star appliances. You never hear a peep about using environmentally friendly materials for your exterior and interior doors. Besides your windows, doors are one [...]

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To Re-upholster or Not, This is the Question

March 18, 2008

How many chairs and sofas are put to the curb in the name of worn, outdated, or stained fabric? Well, I am faced with this dilemma. What to do with my family room couches who have been through the civil war. Every day is a new game and different sides. After five [...]

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Cisco Brothers Furniture Creates a Green Living Sanctuary

March 6, 2008

Photo by permission of Cisco Brothers of the Basal Living Collection’s Acacia sofa

Ever since I laid eyes on Cisco Brothers’ environmental Basal Living Collection in its catalog, it was love at first sight. How would I describe this furniture line? Style and sustainability wrapped up in a homey feel.
Cisco Brothers offers two different green [...]

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Oliveira Textiles, Draping Your Home in Sustainability

February 8, 2008

Photo by permission of Oliveira Textiles featuring the Anemone red fabric design
Art imitating life is how I would describe Oliveira Textiles’ newly designed sustainable fabric collection. Their new series, “Ocean,” is fluid, vibrant, and graceful reminding us of Dawn Oliveira’s inspiration, the ocean, in memory of her late fisherman father, who called the sea [...]