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Coastal Interior Design Guide: How to Create a Beautiful, Beach-Inspired Home

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Do you love the ocean as much as you love your home? Why not bring the two together with the help of this coastal interior design guide! I mean, who doesn’t love the ocean? I know I sure do. It

larissaswayze July 13, 2022February 23, 2025 Sustainable Design 2 Comments Read more

Japandi Interior Design Guide: How to Infuse Your Home with a Cozy Cool Vibe

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Love the cozy meets elegant look of a Japandi space? Learn all about Japandi interior design and how to get the look in your own home. Blending design styles is not at all uncommon. There are so many ways you

larissaswayze April 27, 2022July 12, 2024 Sustainable Design 3 Comments Read more

How to Make a Simple DIY Paper Garland from Old Book Pages

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This DIY paper garland is both simple and beautiful. Plus, it repurposes old book pages – making it eco-conscious too! One of my favourite DIYs on Of Houses and Trees are the book page paper orbs I made several years

larissaswayze December 13, 2021October 24, 2024 Sustainable Design 3 Comments Read more

20 Eco-Friendly Canadian Online Stores You Need To Know About

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Need sustainable clothing, home decor, beauty products and more? Look no further than these twenty eco-friendly Canadian online stores! Oh, Canada. Place of oceans, forests, rivers, glaciers. Lakes, prairies, tundras, mountains. Home to people from cultures as diverse as our

larissaswayze July 2, 2021July 15, 2022 Sustainable Products 4 Comments Read more

Eco Friendly Decor Guide: How To Make Any Design Style More Sustainable

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Think eco-friendly decor only works with certain interior design styles? Think again! Here are three tips on greening ANY decor style – using maximalism, glam and industrial as examples. Sure, decor styles that lean on natural materials like bohemian, vintage finds

larissaswayze May 29, 2021July 1, 2024 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

3 Ways to Shop Local on Etsy

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Love handmade and vintage items AND supporting local businesses? Did you know you can use Etsy to shop local? Well, you can! I am no stranger to the wonders of Etsy. I bought the majority of our home’s light fixtures on Etsy. I’ve

larissaswayze May 4, 2021February 9, 2023 Sustainable Living No Comments Read more

How To Create a Modern Boho Living Room

Love the look of boho home decor, but find it a bit too much at times? Here’s how to create a modern boho living room, which balances the funky boho vibe with clean lines and neutral colours. My Boho Bedroom Shopping

larissaswayze April 9, 2021August 1, 2024 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

How to Green Your Walls with Sustainable Art

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What is sustainable art and where exactly do you find it? If transforming your home into an eco-conscious oasis is important to you, then you may be wondering what to hang on your walls. I’ve come up with a few

larissaswayze February 17, 2021August 23, 2023 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

3 Simple + Minimalist DIY Fall Decor Ideas

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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

larissaswayze September 22, 2020March 9, 2022 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more

Antique + Thrifted Home Decor Tour

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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

larissaswayze July 6, 2020October 23, 2021 Sustainable Design No Comments Read more
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