Cuddledown Organic Bedding: Seashell Sheets & Estrella Comforter Cover
Cuddledown known for it’s eco friendly, organic bedding and healthy, hypoallergenic linens easily pleases those seeking a healthy home and a healthy planet. The 300 thread count Seashell Organic Bedding Collection is an organic cotton percale created from low-impact dyes and 100% certified organic combed cotton. Images copyright of respective companies. Home Decor Buyer Resource: [...]
Eco Friendly Office Chair Mats Made from Bamboo
Stop feeling guilty about that awful plastic office chair mat. There is now an environmentally safe solution to the age old office problem posed by desk chair wheels and unyielding surfaces such as carpet. Anji Mountain Bamboo Rug Co. has created eco-friendly Roll-Up Bamboo Office Chair Mats – made from (as the aptly named product [...]
5 Eco Friendly Chairs: Green Design Takes A Fashionable Seat
When I set out to write about eco friendly chairs, I first thought about spotlighting pieces that were new and crafted from sustainable materials like cork and bamboo. There were plenty to choose from, some were beautiful while others, well, as they say only their creator could find them attractive but none seemed to tug [...]
Sofas that Have you Sitting Pretty in Eco-Style
Buying a sofa is a major purchase and it’s a piece of furniture that you will probably hold on to for a few years. So it makes sense to do your homework and buy a sofa that fits your eco-aware lifestyle. But how do you know if the sofa truly is Green? Fortunately, over the [...]
Green Christmas Gift Guide 2009
ECO BEDDING Anna Sova organic bedding and linens. Sova is one of our favorite eco-designers and we love showcasing her beautiful, environmentally friendly, and luxurious linens and bedding. ECO DECOR Organic decorative Hemp linen pillow with down and feather filled insert (Wonderland collection) beautifully hand screen printed using only eco-friendly inks. Design and [...]
Malaika Orange Naniwa Bedding Collection
Malaika Naniwa Bedding Collection provides the true Green Enthusiast an organic experience coupled with societal responsibility. The Malaika linens are created from cotton that is grown, spun, woven, sewn and embroidered in Egypt by underprivileged women who are taught how to embroider. The founder’s of Malaika believe that “that social responsibility and the manufacturing of [...]
Vera Wang Mattress: Something Blue
Vera Wang brings her signature high design style to Serta with the introduction of the “Something Blue Plush Mattress Set”. What makes this Vera Wang bedding option worthwhile (in our opinion) is that it is eco-friendly and luxurious. The Vera Wang Something Blue mattress is created from environmentally safe natural latex foam combined with technologically [...]
Latex and Soy Cloud Mattress – Eco Friendly Bedding
Cloud Mattress from Natura World made of an eco-balanced combination of natural latex and natural soy foam encased in an eco-friendly and hypoallergenic wool lining covered in a soft cotton blend. Images copyright of respective companies. Home Decor Buyer Resource: Natura World
Savvy Rest Organic Mattress
Organic Mattress from Savvy Rest. Savvy Rest lets you customize your organic bedding experience, you can choose from 2, 3 or 4 layers of natural latex (your choice of Dunlop latex or Talalay latex) wrapped in organic cotton or wool. Images copyright of respective companies. Home Decor Buyer Resource: Savvy Rest
Simmons Natural Care by Danny Seo Latex Foam Mattress
Simmons Natural Care Latex Foam Mattress (Pike’s Peak). The Pike’s Peak luxury mattress features the best natural latex available, Talalay. In addition to the highest quality natural latex material, the Pike’s Peak mattress provides a firm seating edged composed of soy enhance foam. The Evenloft (TM) Design provides for a very even sleeping surface which [...]
SURYA Eco-collection Wool Rug
SURYA’s eco-collection hand-tufted rugs made from 100% New Zealand wool without using dyes. The "coloring" is achieved through the use of varied natural colored wools of different lengths of pile and then hand carved into the rug to create a sculptured effect. Related: Eco-Friendly Rugs: The Best of 2009 , SURYA All images copyright and [...]
Pottery Barn Color Bound Sea Grass Rug
Pottery Barn’s Color Bound Sea Grass Rug (click image for detailed view) are eco-friendly and budget friendly. Sea grass, a natural fiber that has a very long useful life, is best know for its natural ability to repel moisture thanks in part to its non-porous structure – making sea grass rugs like the Pottery Barn’s [...]
Momeni’s Verde Hemp Rug
Momeni’s Verde Collection of organically hip rugs are hand-knotted from 100% hemp and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes. Decorating divas with chemical sensitivities will love this Momeni rug since it is free of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) which are known to aggravate respiratory conditions such as Asthma and allergies. Related: Eco-Friendly Rugs: The Best of [...]
FLOR Fedora 2 Rug Kit – Carpet Tiles
FLOR’s Fedora 2 Rug Kit (carpet tiles) made from up to 80% recycled materials. The Fedora 2 rug kit is A DIY divas dream – this wonderfully eco friendly FLOR rug kit lets you express your individuality and design flair . Related: Eco-Friendly Rugs: The Best of 2009 , FLOR All images copyright and credited [...]
Angela Adams Canopy Indigo Wool Rug
Canopy / Indigo Wool Rug by Angela Adams features multi-dimensional cut pile 100% New Zealand wool with a modern color palette of Turquoise, Loden, Indigo and Peacock.Angela Adams’ rugs are so beautifully designed that you can consider the rugs artwork for your floors. Sure, you may want to take pains to avoid walking on this [...]
Danskina Bamboo Shag Rug
Danskina Bamboo shag rug (detail view). Available in 20 beautiful colors. Danskina rugs have a cult like following among home fashionistas and for good reason they are richly colored and feel like a cashmere sweater underfoot. Related: Eco-Friendly Rugs: The Best of 2009 , Danskina All images copyright and credited to respective companies as shown.
Ariadna Miquel for Nani Marquina: Bicicleta Rug
"Bicicleta Rug" designed by Ariadna Miquel for Nani Marquina. This industrial chic area rug is created from recycled bicycle tires – now that’s creative recycling! Related: Eco-Friendly Rugs: The Best of 2009 , Nani Marquina All images copyright and credited to respective companies as shown.
LAMA Concepts LED Cell Wool Rug
LAMA Concept’s futuristic eco interpretation wool felt and LED embedded rug (Rug created for DIRECT TV reception area, photo credit: Lama Concept) . The LED Cell rug is made from 100% wool felt strips that are strategically embedded with LEDs . The LAMA concept led cell carpets come in a range of sizes to fit [...]
So So Rosey Custom Designed Upcycled Braided Rug
So So Rosey custom designed upcycled rug. This one-of-a-kind rug is lovingly hand-crafted from “repurposed, previously loved (often vintage), freshly laundered fabrics- primarily cotton sheets and pillowcases scouted at secondhand shops. “, says Jennie, the talented designer and owner of So So Rosey. According to Jennie her upcycled rugs are given textural and visual interest [...]
Dreamweavers Upcycled Silk Tie Rug in Red
Dreamweavers’ "Executive" rug made from upcycled silk blend ties saved from the cutting floor. Dreamweavers, early pioneers of the eco-decorating industry, have been repurposing and giving new life to a range of discarded (and scrapped) materials such as cotton, fleece, silk, chamois and shearling before being eco-friendly was a chic buzzword bantered about in design [...]
Tord Boontje for Nani Marquina Little Field of Flowers Wool Rug
"Little Field of Flowers" by Tord Boontje for Nani Marquina(click image for detailed view). Nani Marquina is the gold standard when it comes to eco-chic. So it comes as no surprise that two rugs on The Decorating Diva.com’s “Top 12 Stylish Eco-Friendly Rugs” list come from Nani Marquina. Industrial designer Tord Boontje, Red Dot Award [...]
Judit Gueth Mermaid Pink Wool Rug
Judit Gueth‘s “Mermaid “ hand-tufted 100% New Zealand wool rug. The Judit Gueth rug is Rugmark certified ( guarantees that no illegal child labor was used in the rug production). Graphic designer Judit Gueth is a raising star who’s leaving her unique sense of style on a range of products including greeting cards, decorative pillows, [...]
Earth Day 2009: Green Design Issue Round-up
Good Housekeeping’s Green House 5 Eco Friendly Paints 10 Eco Friendly Flooring Options 5 Best Eco Friendly Luxury Linens and Bedding Eco Friendly Latex Mattresses Salvaged Woods: History Made Anew Eco Friendly Candles Eco Friendly Bath Design Eco-Friendly Kitchen Design Good Housekeeping Green Seal of Approval Top 5 Eco Friendly Chairs: Green Design Takes A [...]
Good Housekeeping Green House
Green House Master Bath Green House Parlor Floor Wet Bar Green House Kitchen For it’s third annual “Green House” program Good Housekeeping has given an old, tired brownstone an eco-friendly renovation. This time Good Housekeeping teamed up with “LEED for Homes” an environmentally friendly certification program from the U.S. Green Building Council. The brownstone was [...]
5 Eco Friendly Paints
Sherwin Williams Harmony (sherwin-williams.com) Benjamin Moore Natura (benjaminmoore.com) Lowes Olympic (lowes.com) Certa Pro (certapro.com) Green Planet Paints (greenplanetpaints.com)
10 Eco Friendly Flooring Options
Cork Bamboo Salvaged Woods Recycled Glass Recycled Nylon Wool Cotton Sisal Sea Grass Silk
