Before & After: Couch Confidentials
Date: July 3, 2009 | Category: Events, Featured, Home Furnishings, The Home
When ecofabulous began designing the Reclaimed Space showhouse, Zem immediately knew the perfect piece of striking furniture for the small-scale house - her grandmother’s couch from the 1940’s that she’d been coveting for over 20 years. (more…)
B.Y.O. Bubbly
Date: July 2, 2009 | Category: Featured, Food & Drink, Kitchen, Lifestyle
You may not have considered yourself the D.I.Y. type - you don’t knit, sew, or collage, and you certainly haven’t ever tried to brew your own beer. But with the sodastream (a fantastic home carbonation system), you’ll be crafting your own sparkling water in no time! (more…)
Hot Diggity Dog
Date: June 30, 2009 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Striking that perfect balance of quirky and sophisticated, Stray Dog Designs papier mache products were some of the most talked-about pieces in last weekend’s Reclaimed Space showhouse. (more…)
Sneak Peek at Dwell on Design… Reclaimed Space
Date: June 28, 2009 | Category: Events, Green Building, Home Furnishings, Kitchen, The Home
The Dwell on Design show is exceeding our expectations. Eye candy everywhere! We love the Reclaimed Space house and are honored to have created the beautiful interior that echos the story of the house - reclaimed, repurposed, restyled.
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From Refuse to Rembrandt
Date: June 23, 2009 | Category: Events, Featured, Home Furnishings, Lifestyle, Stores & Resources
Careening down the palm-lined streets of Los Angeles, visual distractions abound, mainly in the form of billboards advertising everything from premium liqueurs to summer blockbusters. Sadly, these oversized vinyl creations meet an end that is often far from sustainable, creating bundles of waste whose final destination is the local landfill. (more…)
Renaissance Woman
Date: June 15, 2009 | Category: Home Furnishings, Media, The Home
Florentine genius Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Art is never finished, only abandoned.” While this poetic observation bears a degree of truth, work by Sage Raval proves, in some ways, just the opposite. Collecting castoff mailing and packaging materials, discarded wrapping, and other items deemed mere scraps, she repurposes them as artwork, hand-stitching the various elements together. (more…)
Fashion Show in the Forest
Date: June 10, 2009 | Category: Events, Home Furnishings, Lifestyle, Media
Imagine models gliding down a runway lined with Redwood trees, wearing all sustainable and local designs, showcasing plant based dyes found only a few feet away in a lush botanical garden. Join the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden at their Green Gala fundraiser on June 28th from 2-5pm to witness this ethereal fashion show (more…)
Coveting Coco: The International Eco-Couture Isssue!
Date: June 7, 2009 | Category: Home Furnishings, Lifestyle, Media
Since Coco Eco Magazine’s launch back in December, the paperless publication has continued to flourish, providing cutting edge fashion stories, trend-spotting and seasonal beauty tips to readers around the world. Now live with their 5th issue, Coco Eco Magazine has hit another “first” - the current issue is their first annual “International Eco-Couture” issue (more…)
Potty Talk
Date: June 3, 2009 | Category: Home Furnishings, The Home
Never thought the day would come when you’d find yourself coveting a toilet? Well think again. The hot pink self-composting toilet from Envirolet is enough to make any fabulous green girl swoon. (more…)
Good, Clean Fun
Date: May 28, 2009 | Category: Care, Cleaning, Kids, Toys
You’ve taught your kids well - please and thank you, bedtime means just that, and they share their toys… with everyone. Rather than curb their compassion when you see a toy-filled hand stretched out in offering to the family dog, just give the toy a quick post-slober spray (more…)
