This can be fun when we try to create a great planet friendly product to your rooms decor. Let’s get started… with Wysocki, the cat artist.
To begin with, the key is not to overpower the room with cats. Take a look at the Wysocki cat throws and pick out just one that you like the best. Let’s pick the “all burned out” one. This is the one where two cats are sprawled beside each other in front of a fireplace. I chose this particular one to show you how to work with the colors. If you are painting the walls then go with the pale cream yellow that you see in the center of the flame.
Then from there you can go with any of the colors in the cats for your carpet. With some neutral colored furniture and the cat throw open and draped over a chesterfield the room is going to look warm, rich and inviting. It’s all a matter of working with the colors in the throw and using the throw as the focal point. With it being done line this it is not over run with cats (no pun intended) yet is a room any cat lover would find most enjoyable. When it comes to pictures for the wall go with florals or spring/summer/fall scenes of valleys and meadows. Even though the cats we are talking about here don’t forget they are part of the cat family and they inhabitant is in the natural.
There are many varieties of Wysocki cat throws to choose from. You can create a totally different atmosphere with whichever one you choose. You can actually change your room from a spring/summer time period to a fall/winter simply by changing your cat throw, a few accessories and your drapes.
If you just want to purchase a Wysocki for the sake of having one because they are such a wonderful item, then no problem just use it as the bedspread for your bed and enjoy.
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So you got yourself a new rug. Good for you. You found one that’s organic in nature and will be a fine addition to your home. Now lets put the composition together.
Now you are ready to start putting your room together. Pick a neutral shade for your walls or even one of the accent colors from the rug. Keep your furniture simple and in solid colors with no pattern. The accessories can be various colors picked up from the rug. Now you have a beautiful room all designed around your area rug!
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We said we’d show you some super products that come highly recommended and are earth friendly at the same time. That date is getting closer. We’ll discuss some of the following product reviews on:
1. Bath supplies for the indoor and outdoor showers and bathing
2. Area rugs that are beautiful and affordable as well as eco friendly.
3. Pillows that are decorative and make fun gifts, too. All planet Earth friendly.
4. Artisian treasures that are handmade from the Island natives.
5. Batiks from Africa.
6. Water filters for clean and refreshing water.
And there will be more… come back soon.
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It is now known that buying tons of bottles of bottled water is not good for the landfills… since it takes like a million years for them to break down and decompose. So, what’s the next best thing? Get a water filter for your home.
There are a good line of affordable water filers out there… from cheap to expensive which means their should be a choice for everyone. Surf the web and you will see a myriad of them. About.com talks it up on water filters and then there is a consumer tip site to surf for answers, too. Compare Home Water Filters has a list, so maybe get some fact from them and make your move, today.
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Global warming is a big issue and talked about all over the world. People are finding the best way to be kind to the earth is in the products they buy that will be gentle on our planet.
Shopping online for eco friendly products is a cool way to heed global warming issues. Some think this global warming is from the earths natural cycles… others think man has made an impact on our earth and it’s effects are the warming of the earth. Humm… regardless of your beliefs it might be only right to do what we can to be gentle or gentler to our planet in what we consume and discard. It matters.
Shop online for eco friendly products and information on materials you can use to make your lifestyle a more earth friendly one. One great source to find info is to check out what About.com has to share with you. After all it was Earth Day, yesterday and much new and interesting info has been written and shared about what you can do for the environment at About.com.
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There is a plethera of products for your home that can be considered “green” and are eco friendly to the environment and your health at home.
Shopping online is one way to find all matter of big gun products for your kitchen, your floors, the walls as in a beautiful 100% cotton or wool woven tapestry wall hanging, etc. The great thing about the tapestries is everything about them is eco friendly, where a picture is beautiful and we all want a few pictures on our walls, but the framing is not always as perfectly “green” or eco friendly as we might like. That’s why tapestry wall hangings are so great… no frame needed and a wooden tapestry rod can be used to hang them up.
Be creative and keep in mind all the options for a healthy and happy home with gentle on the earth products.
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You can actually Go Green by making your own cleaners for your home and find you’ll be less toxic to the environment. A couple things to have on had are soap, vinegar, lemon and baking soda. You can do a lot with just these four (4) ingredients. This can save money, time and the need to be recycling the containers that you might have purchased with store bought cleaners. The big bonus is we improve our air quality by using our own products.
Tips:
- Use baking soda (1/4 cup) poured down your clogged drain, following that with 1/2 cup vinegar. Watch the drain bubble and fizz and when it stops flush with boiling water. That’s it and you’re all set. Simple
- You can use 1/2 h2o (water) and 1/2 vinegar mixed together to clean any glass surface in your home. Works like magic and is less toxic than store bought cleaners.
- Carpet deodorizers - cornstarch & baking soda.
- Mold and mildew can be a big problem and you want to clean that up fast! Use salt mixed with vinegar or lemon juice.
- Want to clean your stove? Hot h2o (water), salt and baking soda. Does a great job.
These simple tips alone can save our environment from chemical waste from store bought products, time and money. Until next time… enjoy!
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Some of the simplest pleasures are eco friendly and everything else, too. Bringing a beautiful bouquet of flowers home with you to put in a vase for the kitchen table is a wonderful way to bring a bit of mother nature’s own home with you. It’s good for your home to have plants and flowers inside. It also makes your spirit soar when you take sight of the bouquet on the table… as it brightens the room and makes people feel better… they even smile. It’s a crowd pleaser of one to many and a nice way to brighten up the day.
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It’s good to know that you can pick up this beautiful recycled tiles to use for the bath, kitchen or lavatory that come from you last soda pop or beverage such as wine. These colorful tiles come from recycling those bottles and all their colors and reformed into the cool eco friendly tiles to use in your home.
There is a nice article from the LA Times on Eco Friendly Home Funishings with the tiles over at EVO Eco Friendly Home - the eco friendly informational website. All kinds of cool tips and ideas are explained over there.
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Unless you are living under a rock… we know it’s time to get eco-friendly in all aspects of our life. Recycling is key and reuse is cool, but did you know it’s also fine and dandy to buy new and continue to be easy on planet earth? Lets dig in….
The Kitchen - yup, all matter of appliances are considered eco-friendly. And cabinets, and the flooring you choose. Counter tops too. All of these items are great when it comes to style and more than keen when it comes to being responsible to our earth.
The Flooring - oh yes indeed. Plenty of ideas of the fab way to handle the floors. Sheepskin rugs are terrific as it’s mother natures own, however when on a budget a more affordable choice might be cork or bamboo floor mats.
More tips and ideas coming up in our next update…. stay tuned!
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It’s very nice to find the eco friendly products for inside and outside our homes. The list is abundant and exciting of what you can find and do right at home this spring.
Certain plants are a great source of oxygen and surrounding your home with them in and around the garden is a great way to make it attractive and healthy. It will depend on the zone you live in and what will thrive where. Be sure to check what zone you are in if your not sure and then you can search google.com for say, zone 5 plants. You will get an abundance of choices and ideas on what will thrive and look beautiful in your garden this spring summer and fall.
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There are some fabulous products online to keep your home green and eco-friendly.
Water filters are one. They keep the contaminates out of the water you drink so it’s clean and actually tastes better than tap water. It’s a smart choice.
Natural fibers are always a good choice and the products available online are abundant. Woven rugs made from jute and cotton are great.
Sheepskin rugs are natural mother natures choice and good for homes and have that true lanolin that nature can only create, making these rugs exceptional as that feels good to skin and amazingly keep you cool in summer and cozy in winter when laying down on a beautiful and comfortable sheepskin rug.
There is a long list of chemically safe cleaners to use in your home when doing some cleaning up. Spring is almost here, so stay tuned for a list of some eco-friendly cleaners for home use.
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It’s amazingly easy to surf the web to find a myriad of eco friendly green products. And it’s fun and a cool way to be current with what’s new in the green movement.
One site that proved to be a proven winner is Saunders Greenhouse. Yup, it’s that simple. Look to your growers and greenhouses this spring to offer plants and flowers that breath oxygen into the air while gobbling up carbon dioxide that in turn clears the air we breath.
Plant and grow lots of great green plants in and around your home and be eco friendly at the same time.
Next week we’ll talk about fibers. Natural 100% cotton fibers that are a nice product to bring into our homes, such as eco friendly area rugs!
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It is important to be good to our planet earth. To become more eco friendly in our lifestyles, if we have not already is important and should not be overlooked or dismissed as someone else’s problem. Recycling is one easy solution to start an Eco lifestyle. What it really means is instead of throwing away your garbage in the trash and letting someone else sort out your mess for our planet, you could begin by disposing of trash in a more organized fashion. Let take a look at how easy this is to do.
If you live in a home vs a condo, make sure you notify the recycling center to pick up at your home. They will provide you with separate bins to help you when disposing of your trash. Paper for one, cans for another, glass for another. Pretty simple. They will come and pick it up and take it away. So, all you need to do is separate a few items from one another and bingo, you’re recycling. It’s that simple.
Next we will talk about what happens to all this stuff, like where does it go and what is it recycled into. Good question.
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Who Knew the Climate Would Be Affected by Global Warming and Heat Waves Would Grow Hotter?
The heat waves of the future will be even hotter. Global warming is affecting the weather. The trend is pointing toward even warmer heat waves in the future. Kevin Trenberth, climate analysis branch chief for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, says that heat waves and global warming “are very strongly” connected. He confirmed that studies in the last five years have shown that climate changes are most dangerous during high temperatures, droughts and flooding. Currently, persistent high pressure systems in the upper atmosphere prevent cooler air from reaching the West Coast. California is experiencing heat waves daily. The nights are generally warmer and the days have become cooler.
It’s a fascinating topic and much controversy continues on the beliefs of whether we are simply experiencing one of mother natures cycles it goes through or the planet really is being changed by man.
Stay tuned for more thoughts on the global warming trends and our weather.
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