3 Simple + Minimalist DIY Fall Decor Ideas
Nothing like the changing of leaves and the dropping of temperatures that makes you want to cozy up inside and create some DIY fall decor. Am I right?
Normally I'm not on the ball enough to participate in home decor challenges. But when The Collection Vintage over on YouTube proposed a home challenge that consisted of creating three vignettes featuring budget fall decor, I was like - I may actually be able to do that... and I'm a-gonna do it in conjunction with creating some DIY fall decor!
Click here to read full post...How to Create an Interior Design Mood Board - THE EASY WAY!
You know those beautiful interior design mood boards you see on Pinterest? Or on the Instagram accounts of super stylish designers?
Ever wish you could make one for your own home, but without having to learn how to use programs like Photoshop or online tools like Canva?
Well, you're in luck!
I'm going to teach you the easiest way to create a mood board for interior design and decor.
Click here to read full post...Antique + Thrifted Home Decor Tour
Raise your hand if you love thrifted and antique home decor!
If you raised both hands, then you've come to the right place.
Because I'm about to give you a tour of some of my favourite antique and thrifted home decor items that I own.
Most of these beauties have followed me from previous houses. Though I think our sustainable home is where they fit best since we've got kind of a minimalist meets rustic home decor style going on.
Click here to read full post...How to Create a Woven Basket Wall - THREE WAYS!
You know those images on Pinterest and Instagram featuring homes with stunning displays of woven basket wall decor? Wish you could create something similar in your home, but aren't sure where to start?
Start here!
I wanted to make it super simple for anyone out there drooling over photos of basket walls to select, purchase and arrange sustainably and ethically made woven baskets - creating their very own customized basket wall decor set.
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Zero Waste Gift Ideas Even Non-Treehuggers Will Love
You're a treehugger. In your daily life, you avoid plastic packaging, wear thrifted threads and support eco-conscious businesses whenever you can.
Yet every year as the holiday season approaches, you fill with low-level dread. It's time to buy you friends and family gifts - but they aren't treehuggers like you. They're all normal and stuff.
How can you give them something they'll love, that's also gentle to the planet?
Enter zero waste gifts.
Click here to read full post...Wooden Raised Garden Beds + Organic Vegetable Gardening | Our House in the Trees | Episode 9
This summer was our first year using wooden raised garden beds to grown our vegetables and I have to say - it went really well!
Sure, as with any garden season there were ups and downs. But overall I would say we were quite successful.
And a big part of that is due to our raised garden beds.
When we moved into our home last fall, the frost had already settled in. We weren't able to ready an in-ground garden before it snowed.
Click here to read full post...How to Get Started with Green Investing
What is green investing? How do I get started with green investing? Why are green investments something I should even care about?
Great questions! Questions I have too.
I don't consider myself a financial expert.
What I am is someone who cares deeply about environmental issues and wonders on a daily basis - as many of us do - if I'm doing enough to help curb climate change and preserve our natural resources.
Click here to read full post...Starting a Garden | Our House in the Trees | Episode 8
Always dreamed of starting a garden? Me too! Which is why it was one of the first projects we tackled after we moved into our sustainable home - once the snow finally melted, of course.
And though I'm not brand new to gardening and had a small one at our old house, this is the first year I feel like we have a "real" garden. My original plan was to not go overboard and plant every vegetable I could think of. But once we started building raised beds I just couldn't help myself.
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Zero Waste Gift Ideas Even Non-Treehuggers Will Love
You're a treehugger. In your daily life, you avoid plastic packaging, wear thrifted threads and support eco-conscious businesses whenever you can.
Yet every year as the holiday season approaches, you fill with low-level dread. It's time to buy you friends and family gifts - but they aren't treehuggers like you. They're all normal and stuff.
How can you give them something they'll love, that's also gentle to the planet?
Enter zero waste gifts.
Click here to read full post...10 Nature-Inspired Mother's Day Gifts
Looking for eco-friendly mother's day gifts? Well, you found them!
Whether you're the treehugger in the family, or your mom is, these ten nature-inspired, green mother's day gifts are sure to delight.
I've never had to wonder where I got my love of nature.
Because my parents infused it into my childhood from the very beginning. Not that we talked about it.
It was just something we did.
Click here to read full post...Minimalist Home Office Decor Shopping Guide
Who says you need an office to create an office space? Once upon a time, home offices took up a lot of room with oversized desks, clunky computers and massive filing cabinets.
Thankfully, now all you really need is a laptop and an internet connection and you're good to go! Of course, not everyone can focus if they just plunk their computer down on their dining room table.
Creating a space that helps you feel peaceful and productive is the key to a successful work-at-home situation.
Click here to read full post...Boho Bedroom Shopping Guide
If you love cozy, eclectic bohemian bedroom decor, but need a little guidance in finding the perfect pieces to pull the look together - you've come to the right place! And the best part is that all the items featured below are eco-conscious and ethically made. Because if you're going to do bohemian, you better do it right. Right?
For this bedroom, I've carefully selected items from online marketplace Made Trade. Made Trade believes "we can make the world a more beautiful place by holding ourselves to a higher ethical standard."
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