With a quest for sustainability, this incredible design duo based in Beirut, Lebanon creates beautiful furniture from recycled ancient textiles and tapestries found along the Silk Road.
To purchase this furniture, visit their website and blog "Bokja Bites" are very interesting.
Bokja Designs may also be found in the U.S.
at ABC Home - NYC.
Image via: guardian.co.uk
Squint Limited is a company in the U.K. that recycles vintage textiles and furniture into unique & creative works of art for the home. Their website gallery is inspirational.
Eco Ramblings defines the difference between the terms recycling, reclaiming and recovering. Interesting.
Images via: eviegreenpixie@flickr, fabricadabra's , apartment therapy, squint limited
I really like these painted, smashed cans!
DIY project for recycled, upside-down planters at Design Sponge.
DIY project for sock-covered, recycled pop bottle planters at Inside Urban Green.
Images via: shirleyakelly, sugarpluminvitations, epherielldesigns, fairy-scape, etsy, gleefulthings, gadget her, homedug.
Bottle trees are said to capture evil spirits. Here is the legend at Texas Tin Lizard, "Evil spirits are drawn to the glow of colored glass, especially blue wine bottles. They enter the bottles and are trapped inside, consumed, and converted to goodness and radiant light."
Images via: texasbottletrees, texaswordtangle, flickr, texastinlizard, felderrushing
etsy.com is such a wonderful inspiration spot! I love colorful yarn and these creations were just too wonderful to keep to myself! Don't you think the baby nest is adorable? It is sold as a prop for portrait photography. All of these items are available at crickets creations.
Terrariums are mini eco-systems.
Images via:etsy apartmenttherapy, prettylittlethings
Creating items out of recycled sweaters came to our attention while researching artist, Kat O'Sullivan. Her Etsy shop of recycled sweater art has become a phenomenon with her coats selling out in minutes. Recycling sweaters is a nice, creative way to be good to our Earth. Here are a variety of recycled sweater ideas...
Images via: etsy.com, katwise.com, sonenskadu, amazon
Boho Circus is an official blog of Boho Circus and its parent company, A Rosy Outlook Designs, Inc. All posts are written by this family of free-spirits living bohemian lifestyles in the Texas Hill Country.
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