Eco-friendly fabrics are at the heart of any green decor project. With softgoods accounting for a significant percentage of key elements in your rooms, including upholstery, window treatments, pillow covers and more, it is essential to use fabrics that are easy on the Earth. Namely, organic cotton, hemp, jute, bamboo and the like. For this reason, I am always exicted to find textile makers who focus on eco-friendly produts.
Brand new to the eco-textile market, Rubie Green has entered with a bang. Their line of organic cotton prints is nothing less than ultra-chic sophistication. They are type of fabrics that can take an old chair or headboard from unimpressive to astonishing. I love the company’s philosophy: “We know that natural does not mean boring, and that interiors make a house a home.”
The print shown above on the throw pillow is Mary, a vibrant, zebra-inspired pattern that comes with an attitude to match. It is available in black or natural. Other available fabrics include Portobello, Tillinghast and Lakeview, with several others to choose from.
Whether you use them on a pillow or to make your own custom drapes, these Rubie Green fabrics will be welcome in your eco-friendly room, and they’ll help you be all the green you can be.
Why It’s Green:
- All fabrics are 100% organic cotton
- Whitened with peroxide and colored with water-based inks
- Fabrics finished with heat and pressure, not chemicals
Price: $90/yard
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I’m Jennae Petersen, and I’m a lot of things. A mother, a graphic artist, a connosieur of beautiful interiors and a purveyor of all things design. Green Your Decor was borne of frustration in my attempts to find eco-friendly housewares that were also beautiful, and inspiration to do something to reduce my own carbon footprint and help others do the same in a beautiful way.
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Cute, but holy cow!!! How can anyone afford to be environmentally friendly??????????????????????? YIKES!
Hello and thank you so much for such a kind write-up of my little company! It’s incredibly exciting to find new posts like this and I couldn’t be more appreciative of your support
As for Carrie, I totally hear ya! At first I was blown away by the pricing as well, and did quite a bit of research to find factories that could do it for less but what I found is that making it more cheaply would mean sacrificing quality and producing it in India. I wanted to avoid overseas production as much as possible (we will probably do so out of necessity for our future bedding collections) so I found a manufacturer here in the states. To keep the costs down I actually marked it up so little that I’m barely making enough profit to stay afloat! My hope is that manufacturing costs will go down in the future as people start to demand more and more eco-friendly products, and until then I’ll do what I can
Feel free to contact me with any questions!
Xo Michelle.
I don’t think the pricing is *that* prohibitive. I’m certainly willing to pay more for something that is organic, free-trade and/or local. I’ll be checking out the line for an upcoming couch recover. Thanks for offering this great product Michelle!
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