May is the perfect month to get those gardening gloves on and start planting! Many of us are living in cities, either with patios or limited outside space, but there's no reason not to get into the green fingered spirit! We turned to our favourite Apartment Therapy blog for some inspiration, and found this perfect ...
How does your home city rate for finding old abandoned furniture in the street?
How does your home city rate for finding old abandoned furniture in the street? Here in Barcelona we're in a recyclers' heaven, with there even being a weekly pick up service by the council for old and unwanted furniture. If you know which neighbourhood to head to and at which time, you might be in for ...
¡Libros reciclados!
Hemos encontrado una nueva utilidad para todos aquellos libros o atlas antiguos; ¡Aquí lo tenéis! Gracias al blog de Guille García Hoz tenemos la solución: ¡Una lámpara de diseño! La idea es de Bomdesign, que vende más productos todos hechos a mano y con material reciclado. ¡Entrad y échad un vistazo! ¡Seguro que os sorprenden!
The Vintage Type
There are few things which warm our hearts more than someone who lovingly restores objects from years gone by. The fashion for vintage clothes and furniture continues to inspire all of us in our interior design and wardrobe choices – but vintage finds don’t stop there. There is something so attractive about the quality and ...
Reaparecen los cojines!
De repente nos hemos dado cuenta de la cantidad de variedad de cojines que hay en el mercado, creemos que es porque estamos deseosos de coger vacaciones y tumbarnos durante un buen rato sin tener nada que hacer. No son cojines con cortinas a juego, ni de terciopelo, ni con borlas de lana….Estos cojines son ...
Artlantique.com
Over the past few months we’ve given you a few ideas about how to use household waste to make fun and useful items. Well how about this for inspiration?! We came across artlantique.com, an inspiring project which uses wood from the fishing boats used off the east coast of Africa to make beautiful items of ...
Ecological lamp!
A while ago we made a post about fantastic ways to recycle those unsightly tetra paks, and it just so happens that we’ve come across a way to recycle the next most horrible product to destroy our planet – the plastic bottle! Although it looks a little tricky to make, we’re sure that amongst out ...
Retro phone & retro bloom wallpaper!
Remember those phones that our grandmothers had in the hall and made that pinging sound when you picked them up? Those phones that you spent more time dialling the number than actually speaking? Well according to our friends at compradiccion.com, it seems that they’re back, and they’re cooler than ever! We love the pastel colours ...
Recycling with Bloom!
We’re always looking for ways to avoid throwing out stuff and to put a shine on our eco halos, so we were very excited to find this idea from Eco-DIY in which you can make a cute little money purse out of a tetra pack! Yes, those fearsome tetra paks which must be one of ...