Eco Lifestyles

Persian Rugs ~ The Serapi Oriental Rug is Eco Friendly

Heriz is located in the northwester part of Iran.  It is close to Tabriz, which is where the art of making Persian rugs began; this art began over 7000 years ago.  Serapi rugs are just one of the many types of rugs hand-knotted in this area. They are a prize.

The area of Heriz is located in northwest Iran and is close to the Tabriz, which is where the art form of making Persian rugs seven thousand years ago first began. Serapi rugs are one of the many different types of rugs produced in this region. There are several regions that produce Heriz rugs and Serapi is one of them. These rugs are eco friendly and works of art.

A New Approach to Eco Living & Wall Art

One place that you might enjoy a not-so-stuffy approach to wall hangings is in a game room.  The perfect tapestry for a game devoted to leisure and playtime is the famous “Dogs Playing Pool” print brought to rich fabric life by a tapestry-makers weaving loom.  This famous contemporary piece showcases six different types of our canine friends with pool cues and beer in hand and wearing hats and vests.  The most prominent dog in the scene is a rather large bulldog who is trying to get the ball in the pocket by squinting one eye.   The tapestry will match just about any décor, as there are a multitude of colors and tones in the billiard scene.  The colors range from the green of the pool table felt to the oranges and browns of the animals’ coats to the blues and grays of the dogs’ clothing and the balls on the pool table.

Wool Sheepskin Rugs ~ Mother Natures All Natural Rug

Keeping you warm in the winter and cool relief in the summer comes with an all natural sheepskin rug. They are amazing and the lanolin in each and every fiber is Mother Natures own. Nobody can copy this. Scientists can try and they have, but they cannot create the same as nature. That’s on of the reasons this rug is so great and all natural as a choice for your home. It’s like the sheepskin rug is filled with lotion to sooth and bathe your body in rich moisturizing richness and goodness. That’s one of the reasons babies like them so much, too.

This versatile area rug can be found in the Wool Rugs section of Decor4u.com’s Area Rugs Shop: select Sheepskin Rugs. The Long Wool Round Rug is available in a wide range of color and size options to suit any room in the house. Small measures 2 feet by 3 feet; Medium, 4 feet by 6 feet; Mid-Size, 5 feet by 8 feet; Large, 6 feet by 9 feet. The colors available are white, black or chocolate. Though sheepskin is naturally resistant to stains, any spots may be easily cleaned with soap and water. If you wish, you may also dry clean your rug.

Cool Photo Gift Giving That’s 100% Cotton

Gifts that are eco-friendly 100% cotton and fun… check this review out for yourselves.

For your sisters or brothers birthday, you could find an old photo of when you were growing up and have this put on a blanket the pillow. Let’s say your Mom is an avid gardener. Take a picture of her garden and have the photo gift of a pillow made with this for Mothers Day. If Dad or hubby is a fisherman then get a picture taken hopefully when they have made a good catch. That way they have the perfect trophy. You can do the same if they participate in any other sport,

For the wedding, there is so much you could have done with these pillows. If you are the bride then these would make wonder thank you gifts for your wedding party. Do each one differently. Just ensure the day of the wedding that you and your groom have a picture taken with each person individually so you can really personalize his or her gift or the group of grooms and bridesmaids is wonderful too. This would be a wonderful gift for the parents as well.

Now if you are thinking of a gift for your Child’s teacher, then getting a class picture in which your child is included would be a very well thought of gift. They make a wonderful keepsake for a wedding or anniversary.

Once you have started to get your creativity going there will be no stopping you when it comes to whom to give these wonderful photo gifts to.

Great Wysocki Products for Eco-Friendly Decor

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.

Product Reviews that ARE Earth Friendly

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.

Be Earth Friendly with Filtered Water

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.

Global Warming… Eco Friendly Products for Our Planet

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.

Shop Online for Eco Friendly Green Products

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!

It Begins with Recycling

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.

Heat Waves Grow Hotter

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.