by jennae on August 24, 2009
Small though they may be, children are expensive to raise, sometimes more so when you’re trying to raise them with green values. So when I find Nurseryworks eco-friendly furniture on sale for 50-70% off, I take notice.
I’ve had my eye on the Nurseryworks Storytime Bookcase, top left, and Vale Headboard for quite some time now, so I’m ecstatic that fawn & forest has slashed prices on these, and many other Nurseryworks items. This is one of my favorite manufacturers of modern, incredibly stylish furniture for kids that also happen to be sustainably made and non-toxic.
by jennae on June 18, 2009
If you have a bar counter in your kitchen, you know that they are a great place to add extra seating in the form of barstools. We currently have two old black ones that were basically the cheapest we could find at the time. Sure, they’re still in decent condition, if you don’t mind a wobble or two when you’re sitting down and getting back up. My problem is that my daughter thinks they are a ride at an amusement park, and she gets a kick out of spinning the stools, even when they are empty. So when we move into our own place, we’ll probably put our current stools in the yard sale pile and upgrade to something more stylish with no spinning parts.
by jennae on May 13, 2009
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of research about ceramics. Part of me wants to become a sculptor who can create bowls and dishes that are to die for. But the realist in me knows that I’m a lot more likely to end up making misshapen ashtrays that noone but my mother could love. So I’ll leave ceramic art to the experts, like the Vietnamese artisans who used centuries-old pottery techniques to make this Fair Trade, hand-painted yellow dish set.
Clearly, retailers are anticipating the permanent return of warm weather as much as I am, because everywhere I turn, all I see is outdoor furniture and more outdoor furniture. I received an alert this week that Room & Board has a pretty large clearance sale on outdoor furnishings. I wasn’t too hopeful that the sale would include any eco-friendly pieces, but it turns out I was wrong.
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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.
