by jennae on March 8, 2010
In the year and a half I’ve been running Green Your Decor, I’ve seen LOTS of items made of recycled paper. Mirrors, vases…even tables. Still, I’m always amazed by the ingenious ways artisans re-imagine paper as a medium. This set of recycled paper bowls are among my favorite finds yet.
They are very clearly made of recycled paper, but the shapes, reminiscent of paisley, are also something all their own that transcends their humble beginnings. Every time I write something like that, I wonder how it must sound to other people when I get excited over something like paper bowls. I can’t help it, though. In addition to the simple beauty of the bowls themselves, what’s even better is the story behind them:
by jennae on March 5, 2010
I’ve been wanting to cover something — anything really — in wallpaper for quite some time, but I’ve been too chicken to try it, afraid I’ll make a mess of everything. But there’s always something that puts a light under your butt to make you face your fears. In this case, that catalyst is the new Delight Wallpaper from Mod Green Pod. To be honest, I love all their wallpapers, but this new design is just ME. It feels like exactly the type of pattern I’d spend months hunting for to complete a room. It comes in three fabulous color combos, shown in order above: water/peppercorn, butter/coffee and caramel/licorice.
by jennae on March 5, 2010
A few months ago, I featured a clock made by an ingenious Etsy seller c2design of recycled magazine pages and a CD. I fell in love with that clock, and I love it still, but it is just too small for the place where I want to put it. So when I stumbled on this beauty at Organize.com, I felt like I had struck gold.
by jennae on March 4, 2010
I’ve always been a fan of the look of shiny chrome in my home, but as my tastes became more refined, the idea of too much chrome was just too stark and industrial for me. Clean lines are great, but I want my home to look like people live in it — not robots. But every once in a while, I’ll find a piece that manages to take my love for shiny things and mesh it with a look that is more classic and soft. That is exactly the case here with the Miami Garden Seat from Nieman Marcus.
by jennae on March 2, 2010
I found out last week that our local Habitat for Humanity had planned a huge rummage sale — 30 families combined PLUS items from the Habitat ReStore — to benefit the organization’s home-building projects. There was no way in the world I could pass up such a huge opportunity to find great vintage items, and I had a couple of specific items in mind. I wanted to get a dresser for my daughter’s room and some throw pillows to use inside some new covers. I didn’t find everything on my list, but I did score some great finds, as you can see in the image above.
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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.
