Hello and Happy Earth Day Friday! I am leaving you for the weekend with a collection of upcycling diy projects from around the web. Giving you a chance to show some love for Mother Earth and for an item that may be otherwise headed for the landfill.
at home in são paulo
The home I am posting about today may seem ill suited for the current season. But, I ask you to consider two things: (1) We are having an unseasonably warm Winter around these parts and (2) It is Summer in Brazil. So you see, this home makes total sense… When I read the size, […]
green on the floor
Today’s post just had to involve the colour green, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Every now and then we’ll see it in walls, more often than not we’ll find it in accessories. But how fun and unexpected is it to find green on the floor? And with so many variations and treatments available, there […]
Think Green
Well I hope the weekend doesn’t fly by the way that week just did… As you may already know, Pantone has declared Emerald Green (17-5641) colour of the year. I for one am a fan of green in just about any shade and can’t wait to see have it’s moment. I also thought it would […]
Recycled Tyre Pots
U Beauty Pots & Plants specializes in pots made from recycled materials. The ones shown here are hand crafted from old tires that would otherwise end up in a landfill. The tires are stripped down and, using leather working tools and techniques, what is left is then transformed into these containers good for planting or […]