Beautiful Sustainable Goods for Your Home
I currently live in an apartment, not a house, but I love searching for eco-friendly home goods that might decorate my home in the future. Below are some of my favorite finds that provide function and beauty to a home while promoting sustainability:
Plastic Flowers by Sarah Turner Eco Art & Design
Plants have been shown to improve mental health, and I’ve read that a good interior decorating tip is to intermingle fake plants with your real plants. After all, it’s much easier to take care of fake plants. The Sarah Turner plastic flowers are a beautiful option for plants that don’t need any sunlight or water. Her work features rainbow roses, daffodils, and poppies made from recycled plastic waste bottles, turning trash into treasure. The flowers run from around $11-17 dollars. I love nature-themed art and plants in the house and this is both! Look at some of the other flower options below:
Recycled Billboard Trash Can from VivaTerra
Trash isn’t usually cute, until it is. Colorful mini trash cans made from reclaimed vinyl billboards are each uniquely crafted so that no two are the same. They’re priced at $39 which is pricey for a trash can, but not for an art piece, which these little functional pieces arguably are. My trash deserves a home this beautiful.
Prayer Cushions by EarthBirdDesigns
EarthBirdDesigns are designed and handmade in Puna, Hawaii. The artist hand cuts and stitches their exciting colorful pieces in an off-grid sewing studio powered by solar. The pillows themselves, which can also be used as meditation cushions, are made from cotton and organic wool. I imagine setting some of these pillows around my coffee table for chilling out on the floor. The pillows are priced at $60 each.
In addition to pillows, EarthBirdDesigns offers upcycled and vintage clothing, so be sure to check that out as well!
I want my home to feel like the outdoors is indoors, so I was drawn to these plant-printed curtains. The company, Soil to Studio, emphasizes fair trade practices and uses sustainable methods like utilizing solar power, collecting rainwater, and recycling post-production scraps.
Their cloth products like pillows, placemats, and blankets are made by artisans in rural villages and communities in India. The curtains above are 100% handloom linen handwoven in India and are priced at $120. Most of the Soil to Studio products run from around $50-$80.
Additionally, if you’re ordering from Made Trade, all shipping is 100% carbon offset!
Ruggable rugs are super-cute, affordable, and likely to last a long time: the rugs are water-resistant, stain-resistant, and machine-washable. The rugs come in sizes from 2.5’x7’ to 8’x10’ and are sold with a cling pad to attach your rug to the floor. While there are rugs on Coyuchi or Made Trade that are produced via more sustainable methods or materials, they also tend to be more expensive, so a high-quality long-lasting product is a good alternative if it falls within your price range. Depending on the rug features like size, Ruggable rugs will run from about $100 to $500.
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