Home Decor Goes Green

The movement toward greener living is creating a market for homes built with sustainable, non-toxic (read: formaldehyde free) materials, painted with voc-free paints, outfitted with energy-saving appliances and equipped with solar panels. If this sounds like your current interior design/decorating project, then be sure to have a look at the following earth-friendly, recycled, upcycled, sustainable home decor from some of the Interior Design Team's...

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Fall '08 Home Design Trend Report

As hard as it is to imagine, fall is right around the corner! With this in mind, here are some inspired and inspiring trends which will show strongly in home interiors and accents this fall. Custom Designer Footstools by ArtisticLifestyling Go Green- eco-friendly products and designs for the home are growing in popularity. People are seeking natural, organic and recycled items for their decor that also have...

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OUR INTERVIEW WITH SUSANNAH

Winters Red - 8x8 Through the Viewfinder Photographic Print‘Winters Red’ is one of my favourites; it is a Through the Viewfinder photograph which combines a modern digital camera with a vintage box viewfinder camera. I am addicted to this style of photography, as it is so “old school” and charming.Who are you?I am a full time mother of one who loves a good flat white coffee and wants to live closer to the beach. I am Susannah of Susannah...

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The Handmade Economy

Designers, take note. There is a new economy out there screaming to be noticed. One of a kind. Handmade. Handcrafted. Yes, a new economy, yet a very old one. We have come full circle.In a world of mass production and super Wal-Marts, we are yearning for the craftsmanship and human touch of handmade goods. In a world seeking to find sustainability after learning some very hard lessons about excess, we are tired of seeing the tags saying “Made in Sri Lanka” in our mass-produced clothing, “Made in China” stamped on our toys, and tired of talking...

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the longest days

Grazing in the Heat of Summer - SusannahTuckerAfter the solstice a new scent rises in the summer fields, among the drying stalks of goldenrod and the folded-up buttercups. It is only discernable as summer ebbs, when everything that has been brilliantly green for months dulls to a gentler gold.Boatyard - UnravellingGrasses fan their leaves and a powdery aroma streams away into the sky, carrying a million memories of summers as they used to be—full...

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Finding the right VASE

The summer flowers are blooming! My garden is bursting with roses and foxglove and soon the blue hydrangeas will be in bloom too! But even when the garden is not yielding it's bounty, I often keep dried flowers throughout the house to remind me that blooming time will return!But what do you put those lovely flowers in? The perfect vase requires several things. It must fit with your overall room decor. It must be the right size for the type of flowers...

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MAKING HISTORY

I don’t know about you, but when I’m at home I want to FEEL at home, I want to be surrounded by things that represent who I am. Fashion doesn’t always affect me, and I’m sure we can all say the same. Sometimes I’ll walk past an interiors shop and want to buy everything in there. But most of the time I would much rather walk into an antiques shop and take the whole lot home and surround myself with its history! I love a weathered look to things. I...

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Big and Bold

I love a big, bold painting to add a dramatic focal point to a room. Here are some wonderful examples from a few of our painters on Interior Design Team. ElizabethGrafJaneceMomentHeronkateAnikaEas...

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Wonderful Watercolors

There's no quicker way to brighten a room than by hanging new artwork. And there's no quicker way to find a great selection of artwork than to search the Etsy shops of Interior Design Team members. The above is a small sampling of watercolors only. On Etsy it's possible to search "handmade items" by typing "interiordesignteam" in the search box, followed by any other parameters you desire, such as color, subject, medium, or even room. There is...

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OUR INTERVIEW WITH JANET

Shabby Mosaic 3 Piece Silver Tea SetThis is a Gorgeous Mosaic Tea Set. Quite wonderful with lots of vintage china roses and stained glass. On the top of the teapot and sugar bowl is quite the assortment of fu fu embellishments. Vintage buttons, pearls, beads, roses and jewelry. Simply Fabulous!! Who are you? Janet Lauer of Grindstone Mountain Mosaics. Where are you located?In the great little Victorian town of Eureka Springs which sits high in the...

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Make Your House Hot This Summer

You don't have to spend a fortune on new furniture to give your home a whole new look for the summer. You could easily revamp your room by incorporating some of these great Etsy finds.Brighton Bathing Girl This beauty is available at Oh kirby:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11865125Sand Dollar Pillow Cover This pillow cover, along with other sea inspired designs, is available at pillowhappy:http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12181712White...

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OUR INTERVIEW WITH KAT

Jetaime - Mae and BebeMae and Bebe series depicting the adventures of a Mom and her daughter.Who are you? Kat Hannah Where are you located?Chester County, Pennsylvania, USAWhat do you create?Prints and original artwork.Where do you sell your creations?Prints – http://kathannah.etsy.comOriginals – http://mamenolan.netWholesale - http://trunkt.org/kathannahAliceAn original painting inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland classic...

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The UnExpected - Deck

It's hot. At least in the northern hemisphere. And at my apartment, absolutely every moment possible is spent outside on our little deck. Beautiful with the sounds of birds and a huge maple that brushes down onto one corner and plenty of plants in beautiful glazed pots. But why do we so often leave the decorating to those pots. Here are some unexpected choices for making the outside, another room of your home.whirligig pillow setfrom enhabitenWonderful...

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