For the past few months, I’ve been hard at work behind the scenes on a new project, and finally on Monday, all that hard work will come to fruition. Green & Gorgeous, the sister blog to Green Your Decor, will debut with great eco-friendly content on a much broader range of issues than I am able to cover here.
G&G will cover beauty, health, family, fashion, food, technology and travel & transportation. And it’s motto? Proving that “green” doesn’t have to mean “granola.”
Anyone who knows me knows that I like eye candy. I love being surrounded by beautiful things. When it comes to the home, many of those beautiful things are purely decorative. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but one of the challenges I have placed on myself is to find decorative objects that are either meaningful to me in some way (think family photos or artwork) or that serve a purpose. This Puzzle Pieces serving board, found via my friends over at Young House Love, is the latter. It is a cutting board and a serving piece in one.
Can’t decide between dark wood and light wood in your nursery? Thanks to the beautiful new Oops Crib by Structured Green, you no longer have to choose. The oops design features Structured Green’s signature “drop” detailing, a technique that uses strips of reclaimed wood in a wide range of tones and colors.
Of course, all that handmade detail comes with a price to match. Personally, I think it’s worth the price, but that doesn’t mean I’d ever be in a hurry to invest nearly $2500 in a crib. This is the kind of piece that would be destined to become a family heirloom passed from generation to generation.
One of the biggest challenges my family has run into in our quest toward a more sustainable lifestyle is living with less “stuff.” Sure, we’ve seriously cut back our purchasing and do a whole lot better at only buying what we need and trying to buy products that are used or green. But the issue has been figuring out what to do with all the stuff we already have that’s just creating clutter.
As a graphic designer, I revel in customization. When I create designs for myself, with no client to answer to, I love being able to have the final result exactly as I envisioned it. As an interior designer, I often wish I had the means to customize my projects in the same way. Thanks to Spoonflower, I can now print my own fabric designs on organic cotton fabric.
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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.
I get this question a lot, so I wanted to make the answer easy to find. Yes, I am a graphic designer, and I designed this site myself. The theme I’m using is called Thesis, and I think it’s the best WordPress theme out there. Your site can look pretty much any way you want it to. Want to know more?
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