Holidays
Everyone is going green these days. More and more people are realizing the importance of respecting the environment in which we live, so that our ecosystem will remain healthy for ourselves and our children. Most people also are realizing that even little contributions add up. One thing you can do during the holidays to do your part for the environment is to try implementing some eco-friendly holiday decorating options. Here are some ideas to consider.
Eco-Friendly Holiday Decorating Options: Avoid Plastic
This is one of the easy ones. It’s tempting to decorate your tree with typical store-bought plastic ornaments. They’re cheap and easy to find and use. They are not, however, very good for the environment. Ornaments made of wood, glass or even paper may be a little tougher to come by, but they often showcase finer craftsmanship and your eco-friendly efforts in this regard will probably be appreciated by your guests.
Eco-Friendly Holiday Decorating Options: Use Edible Decorations
This option is not only eco-friendly, but fun. Decorate trees with popcorn strings, display colorful fruits and vegetables around the house or apartment. Candy canes and gingerbread men are classic holiday decorations that can be eaten instead of thrown away when the celebrating is done.
Eco-Friendly Holiday Decorating Options: Grow Your Own Tree
Of course, growing a Christmas tree probably isn’t a realistic option for those living in apartments in San Francisco CA or New York City, but if you’ve got a backyard of your own, why not consider planting a tree for next year? If you do live in an apartment, maybe substitute some attractive live plants that you can cultivate in a smaller space for a traditional Christmas tree. Failing that, think about picking up a cardboard Christmas tree. These come in some attractive designs, are easy to set up and put away, and are a great eco-friendly alternative.
Eco-Friendly Holiday Decorating Options: Reuse, Recycle, Repeat
You should definitely be bringing that box down from the attic and dusting off the old holiday decorations for use again this year, and everything that survives this year’s holiday fun should be safely and neatly stored for next year. Much of what you can’t use can be recycled, such as many paper products. There are also plenty of decorations you can make yourself. You can repurpose old, unusable clothing to make stockings for the fireplace, and design your own decorations with recyclable paper and biodegradable inks or paints.
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Whether your holiday parties are in those apartments in San Francisco CA, suburban homes in Cleveland OH or hotel conference rooms in New York NY, you can see there are plenty of ways to have fun while being kind to the environment. Now that you have your decorating ideas started, go all the way with eco-friendly plates and flatware instead of the traditional disposable plastic kind, and gift packaging that can be recycled as well. Being eco-friendly can only add to the general good cheer and spirit of the holiday season.
Posted by keren at 16 December, 2009
Sagaform Meccano Candle Set
Joy Candelabra By Design House Stockholm
Lumiere Candle Holder By CB2
Posted by Michelle at 11 December, 2009
Yes, now its official – Christmas is just around the corner. Here are some fabulous ideas for holiday decoration.
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Posted by keren at 1 December, 2009
Holiday time is fun time for decorators, and decorating the table for festive meals is one of the best ways to have a decorating field day. Holiday table themes can range anywhere from candy-strewn to Asian-inspired minimalism, and Hostess with the Mostess can help you pin down exactly how to create the look you want for your Christmas gathering. The site shows the basic components of a given theme, tells you how to combine them–and even what kinds of food and drinks to serve, then offers links to places where you can buy them. So simple, so brilliant, so full of easy Christmas cheer!
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Posted by Holly McWhorter at 30 November, 2009
Autumn is all about the harvest, and pieces of fresh fruit make wonderful table decorations for Thanksgiving because they’re bright, beautiful, inexpensive, and… edible! You can do a lot of different things to decorate a Thanksgiving dinner table with fruit. You can add little nametags to the stems of pears or apples and use them as place setting cards (as pictured), or use a bowl of fresh, bright apples as a Thanksgiving table centerpiece. Dotting a bowl or plate of a single kind of fruit with a single kind of flower bloom in a contrasting color is a simple, elegant variation on this. For an unusual twist, surround a bouquet or flowers with cut fruit (cut side facing out) in a large, simple vase. This both shows off the fruit’s most intense colors and whets people’s appetites for something fresh and tasty. And don’t forget you can decorate your desserts with fruit–berries and fruit slices make the perfect accent for cupcakes, muffins and cakes, and of course add flavor, too.
Posted by Holly McWhorter at 24 November, 2009
Hable Construction’s wool felt stockings are handmade by a womens’ cooperative in Hungary, and they boast amazing appliqué details crafted via a traditional hammer and chisel technique. You can find there stocking for every person in the house, even your pet.
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Posted by Michelle at 23 November, 2009
I can’t believe its only 5 weeks until Christmas. Its time to start decorating your home for the holiday.
I found these adorable tree ornaments at Anthropologie.
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Posted by keren at 19 November, 2009
Lately I have been to CB2, the new store in Soho Manhattan, and I must tell you, they have beautiful pillows and great accessories to decorate your house (it looks even better in the store). I don’t know how it happened but I found myself buying Christmas ornaments as usual. I just love their Christmas ornaments.
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Posted by Michelle at 6 November, 2009
Christmas is right on the corner so you defiantly should get ready for this holiday, here are some products that can help you to start from Design Stockholm House.
As simple as it gets: a bow of light for Christmas as well as for illuminating any dark times of the year. Carina Ahlburg’s bestselling Lightbow is made of sandblasted aluminium and is available in white, black or silver.
Pine Tree Stand challenges a time-honoured tradition by placing the star under instead of on the top of the Christmas tree. Or why not both? Maria Håård’s design piece is rigid and sturdy, and will keep any Christmas tree standing tall.
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Posted by Michelle at 3 November, 2009
One of the best things about the holidays, is redecorating! Halloween doesn’t have to mean cackling witches and tacky patchwork stuffed pumpkins. In fact, skull heads don’t have be “punk rock” or creepy- they can be the perfect touch to give your home the holiday spirit while sticking to your innate design sense. So start simple, don’t bust out the Christmas mugs quite yet, try showing your Halloween spirit by replacing some of your dishes with Etsy design skull mugs (which also double as baking mugs! perfect for spooky cupcakes), or a set of “bone appetit” skeletal plates- I want the ribcage plate!
If you want to go a little more in depth, Beware the Moon has skull wallpaper, in shades from gothic black to baby pink- see, skulls are girly! Small changes in your home like A+R’s skull monkey box made of porcelain, with a few black and gold candles- will show that you’re ready for Halloween! Now if only you could find the “perfect” costume…..
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Posted by Chelsea Latimer at 28 October, 2009
