3 Best Green Design Blogs
Want to learn more about eco-friendly decor and Green Design? Do a search on Google and you’ll see millions of results, so how do you find the best, most informative Green blogs? You let us be your guide. We’ve searched high and low and found the following three blogs that are tops in their industry.
Read More »Organic Sophistication
Who said Green Design has to be ugly? Perhaps a true statement five years ago, but today eco-decor is chic and sophisticated.
The Morocco and Tangiers linen pillows from Bliss Living Home are available online at blisshomeliving.com. The Dunemere Chaise by Martha Stewart for Bernhardt debuted at last fall’s home design shows and is not yet shown on Bernhardt’s website – should be there soon we hope. All decorative accessories, including the Round Brown Seagrass table and Reclaimed Teak Art Stand, from Ibolili are available at fine furniture and home decor retailers, see their website ibolili.com for retail locations.
Real Simple Design On A Dime Benefit 2008
Real Simple– along with co-chairs Maggie Gyllenhaal, designer James Huniford and Real Simple’s managing editor Kristin van Ogtrop — are hosting the fourth-annual Design on a Dime charity event to benefit Housing Works, the nation’s largest community-based AIDS-service organization. The kick-off party will be held on May 8th from 6-9 PM and then the two-day event will be free and open to the public on May 9th and May 10th.
Design on a Dime is an interior-design extravaganza that commences with a VIP kickoff cocktail party at the Metropolitan Pavilion from 6 pm to 9 pm on Thursday, May 8. This year will introduce the first-ever silent auction of photographs. The event is followed by a spectacular two-day sale of brand new merchandise from the world’s leading interior designers and brands at 60 to 80 percent off retail prices. Thirty participating designers—including Sills Huniford, Thom Filicia, Charlotte Moss and Jamie Drake—will showcase the Design on a Dime merchandise through 30 breathtaking, one-of-a-kind room vignettes. All proceeds benefit Housing Works.
The Thursday kick-off VIP event will include exclusive preview shopping, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment. For tickets, please call 212.645.8111 x164 or log on to Design On A Dime Benefit. The Friday and Saturday sale is free and open to the public.
Read More »Vera Wang Luxury Bedding
Vera Wang, the talented and elegant designer, known the world over for her exquisite wedding gown designs will now be bringing her style and grace to luxury linens and bedding.
Home Textiles reports that:
Linens will be sold exclusively online and fulfilled by Vera Wang for six months. Then, beginning in January 2009, the company will offer the line to about 500 independent fine linens retailers, with Sferra handling fulfillment.
The new luxury line is developed independently of the Simply Vera Vera Wang program exclusive to Kohl’s, and the teams for each occupy separate divisions, said Miller.
Fabric for Vera Wang Fine Linens is woven in Italy, and all hand-work is done in Vietnam, she added. Fabrications include linen, percale, cotton and cashmere. Bedding is limited to queen and king sizes – as is the licensed line of mattresses with Serta.
Pricing ranges from $225 to $295 for sheets, $525 to $650 for duvet covers, and $475 to $2,400 for bed blankets in queen. Throw blankets range from $375 to $1,050, and decorative pillows from $75 to $265.
The new e-commerce site will also sell existing Vera Wang product in tabletop, giftware, fragrance, shoes, mattresses, lingerie and stationery.
(photo source: Vera Wang on Weddings.com)
Win April Cornell Scarf – Tell Us Your Creative DIY
We are pleased to announce the giveaway of an absolutely gorgeous April Cornell scarf (shown on left) to one lucky reader. Entry is simple, just tell us about your most creative DIY project. The winner as picked by The Decorating Diva LLC staff will be announced on June 1st 2008.
The Details: Give away limited to the 48 contiguous states (USA). The scarf will be shipped from The Decorating Diva LLC. Contest begins May 1, 2008 and ends May 30, 2008 at 11:59PM EST. Please provide email address at which you can be reached. All email addresses collected will only be used for the purpose of this specific giveaway, “Win an April Cornell Scarf”. The winner will be contacted by email on June 1st, 2008 and a post announcing the winner will be posted on June 1st. If the winner is not reachable within three business day from the announcement, then the runner up will be picked as the winner.
Description of gift give away (the scarf):
Sunset Scarf (retail value $49.00)
A sunset of color over the adobe desert. The Sunset Scarf incorporates these gorgeous sunset pinks and threads of metallic into a pretty scarf. Wear as a wrap or shawl and add the perfect amount to artistic color to your summer outfit.
- 100% Cotton Voile
- 20.5x 80″ (includes fringe)
- Embroidered floral trim
- Satin dobby weave
- Self fringe
To get your creative juices flowing we’ve included a nifty DIY drape tip (using a scarf no less) from April Cornell herself:
Creative Curtains – How-to
Dust those winter cob-webs and hop into spring with a little makeover for your windows. Here is an easy way to turn a reversible tablecloth or quilt into a pretty window covering.
- Fold the top of your reversible quilt or tablecloth over
- Adjust the flipped over top to about 15 inches of fabric hanging towards you (this will be your valance)
- With heavy round brass clips, clip the new top your curtain in 8-10 inch intervals
- Feed a STURDY curtain rod through the clip and hang – quilts can be heavy, so be sure that the hardware is strong
- You can use a ribbon, piece of fabric or even a pretty scarf as a tiebacks. Tie in the middle or with a dramatic pull to the side.
- For an even more simple suggestion with no valance: drape the cloth/quilt directly over the curtain rod and pull both ends even at the floor. Tie back.
- For a permanent curtain, a sew a 3 inch channel into the top of the cloth/quilt.
