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Posts Tagged ‘homewares

More Repurposed & Upcycled Homewares On Etsy

Posted by: notbeige on: May 25, 2010

This is a sequel to my previous post, Repurposed & Upcycled Homewares On Etsy, which has had lots of positive feedback so without further ado here’s more of the same.  I love putting posts like this together, the only drawback is trying to narrow down my choices from all the creative awesomeness Vintage Map Art [...]

Upcycled Soft Furnishings by Dreamweavers

Posted by: notbeige on: August 14, 2009

Dreamweavers soft furnishings range includes rugs, throws, pillows and wall art made by hand from upcycled fabric remnants from silk necktie and cotton T-shirt manufacture. Via Design Milk

Geeky Interweb Pillows by Craftsquatch

Posted by: notbeige on: July 27, 2009

These are awesome   Interweb inspired pillows by Craftsquatch. via Freshome

Perpetual Kid has been one of my favourite online stores for cool, funny and clever odds and ends for a while now.  Since I’m in new house mode, I’ve put together a little round up of some of their house and home goodies that are currently on my to-buy list. Finish Line Doormat Rock And [...]

Continent Pillows From Uncommon Goods

Posted by: notbeige on: May 8, 2009

Continent Pillows from Uncommon Goods, US, Asia and Africa prints  – ‘These bright and cheery pillows help the greater good by providing fair wages and development opportunities in South West India.  Pillow cases are made of cotton and decoration is applied using batik, a traditional Indian art to create patterns on fabric.’ via Better Living [...]

RikRak Studio

Posted by: notbeige on: May 2, 2009

RikRak Studio is a home based business selling wonderful hand made one of a kind homewares and accessories.  Each piece is made from repurposed vintage fabric by Krystal, who started to craft when her grandmother taught her how to quilt and sew while she was pregnant with her son.  From there, she has built her [...]

I Used To Be A Plastic Water Bottle

Posted by: notbeige on: May 2, 2009

Alexandra Ferguson‘s felt pillows are made from 100% post consumer recycled felt, recycled from plastic water bottles.   It takes about four bottles to make the felt used for one pillow – so for each one made, that’s four less bottles going to landfill. Alexandra made her very first pillows as gifts, and if it hadn’t [...]

Repurposing Roundup: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Posted by: notbeige on: May 2, 2009

A selection of very cool conversation pieces from the world of transportation…. Airplane Desk, made from the wing of a 1944 Douglas DC-3 by Dolph Bode via GreenUpgrader Lamp from a reclaimed train signal lens by Greenlight Concepts Reclaimed Traffic Light Lamps by Greenlight Concepts Both via Roadside Scholar Reclaimed Train Wheel Mirror by Restoration [...]


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