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We Do Wood – Sustainable Scandi Furniture Brand

March 17, 2017

Forever on the look out for some eco-friendly goodness for our homes, I recently came across We Do Wood. They’re a Danish company that pride themselves on their sustainability of their designs. In case you haven’t come across them before, We Do Wood use responsibly sourced Bamboo for all of their designs. Yes, I know I’ve written about bamboo in our homes before, but We Do Wood’s designs showcase just how great bamboo can look. I have to say that I…

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5 Ways to Use Natural Woven Materials to Create A Warm & Welcoming Home

March 10, 2017

5 Ways to Use Natural Woven Materials to Create A Warm & Welcoming Home No matter what your style, most of us want to create a warm and welcoming home. It’s actually very easy to implement just by adding a few natural materials to your spaces. Today’s focus is on woven materials such as wicker, and rattan, which add texture, depth and interest to create those warm vibes. SEATING/FURNITURE Woven materials have seen a revival in many shapes and forms, and some such as…

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#Recycled Paper Lights – Sustainable Living

February 1, 2017

How are we all? If you managed to get through Dry January without a drop, well done to you!! Personally, I’ll be raising a mug or two of coffee to the arrival of February as I’m currently feeling under the weather, but still, here’s to Spring knocking at our door…… Cheers! Right, let’s get down to business with today’s post…… #Recycled Paper Lights – Sustainable Living It’s becoming easier to adopt an eco-friendly approach to decorating our homes as designers are providing us with…

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Cork Popping Spectacular!!! – The Amazing Natural Material for Your Homes

December 16, 2016

OK so your probably thinking right now the only spectacular thing about cork is that is holding up your 101 Christmas To Do lists on your kitchen wall. Or on a merrier note, your remembering last nights cork popping, and the bubbly flowing freely so those lists were a bit of a blur. Let’s face it, cork isn’t an obvious choice for our homes. However, this wondrous natural material has a lot more going for it than sealing your favourite bubbly or pinning things…

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A Guide to VOC Free Paint For Your Homes

October 25, 2016

A Guide to VOC Free Paint For Your Homes On my quest to cover all things environmentally friendly as part of my Interior Design Degree, I discovered a whole new world of VOC free paints. As an Interior Designer, being knowledgeable, and offering sustainable/eco-friendly are important aspects of the design process. If you haven’t heard of these eco-friendly paints before, you might be interested to read on. Conventional Paints – What You Should Know You may not know this, and I certainly didn’t…

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Why You Should Consider Bamboo For Your Home

October 15, 2016

You may, or may not have considered bamboo for your homes before now. It is, in fact, a wonderfully sustainable material that has many benefits, not only to our environment but in some cases, our health too! Want to know more? Then read on…. Some Environmental Facts about Bamboo: Bamboo is a grass It’s grown without pesticides or chemicals. Is fast growing and can be harvested every 3-5 years. Requires no irrigation Bamboo rarely needs replanting Helps balance oxygen and carbon…