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5 Blue and Orange Bedroom Ideas You’re Sure to Love

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Inspiration can come from the strangest places. Like the blue and orange bedroom redesign I recently completed. Would you believe a piece of soap is responsible? A piece of orange soap on a blue soap dish. I looked down at it and thought, blue and orange… what a beautiful – and unusual – colour combination! (Even in my thoughts I use dashes.)

larissaswayze March 14, 2024February 17, 2025 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

9 Vintage Christmas Decor Ideas for a Cozy and Sustainable Season

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Using vintage Christmas decor in your home is not only a way to incorporate unique items this season, it’s also much more sustainable than buying new! Sometimes I feel like a bit of a broken record. (And around the holidays

larissaswayze November 14, 2023December 11, 2023 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

Can Candles Really Be Toxic? A Helpful Guide to Clean Candles

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Can candles really be toxic? Here are four questions to ask yourself when shopping for clean candles, plus five of the safest candles to burn in your home! One of the big issues with trying to find non toxic candles

larissaswayze October 7, 2023March 17, 2025 Sustainable Living No Comments Read more

6 Ways to Incorporate Recycled Decor and Furniture Into Your Sustainable Home

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On the lookout for more ideas to green your home? Here are six ways to incorporate recycled decor and furniture into your interior spaces! There are so many ways you can live more sustainably. But one of the best ways,

larissaswayze August 23, 2023March 19, 2024 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

8 Beautiful and Ethical Woven Storage Baskets for Under $40

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In the interior world, woven storage baskets are the ultimate marriage between decor and function. They can be simple, colourful, or just plain lovely to look at. They also come in all shapes and sizes and can be used in

larissaswayze August 3, 2023October 6, 2023 Sustainable Products No Comments Read more

Decorating with Antiques: 5 Tips for Filling Your Home with Unique Vintage Finds

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Decorating with antiques and vintage items is great on many levels. It makes your home unique, it can save you money – and it’s eco-friendly! I love old things. Whether it’s a hundred and fifty year old farmhouse, a dusty

larissaswayze January 12, 2023April 20, 2023 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

12 Sustainable Home Books to Help You Create the Eco House of Your Dreams

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These twelve sustainable home books cover everything from building an eco-house to living a simpler, more intentional home life. There are other lists out there that feature books on green design, but most of them focus on either sustainable architecture

larissaswayze November 20, 2022July 10, 2024 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

6 Simple Sustainable Decorating Tips to Help You Create a Unique + Eco-Conscious Home

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As with any other eco-conscious endeavour, sustainable decorating just takes a little extra time and consideration. So here are six steps to creating a beautiful and sustainable space you’ll be proud to call home. Whether you’re decorating for the first

larissaswayze November 8, 2022February 10, 2025 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

5 Tips for Collecting Art on a Budget: Where to Find Affordable, Sustainable Art Online

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Looking for advice on how to start collecting art on a budget? Find affordable, eco-conscious art with these five tips! I’m still relatively new to the world of art collecting. Sure, I’ve hung things on my walls in every home

larissaswayze August 12, 2022May 6, 2024 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

15 Small Laundry Room Makeover Ideas that are Pretty, Practical and Eco-Friendly

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Got a tiny laundry room in need of some love? Here are fifteen small laundry room makeover ideas to take it from blah to beautiful – sustainably. And make it more functional too! I’ve never had a large laundry room.

larissaswayze July 25, 2022April 28, 2024 Sustainable Design 3 Comments Read more
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