Archive for the ‘Refashion+Refurb’ Category
FLASHBACK | Project Runway, Season 3 — The Dog Challenge. Heidi Klum tells the show’s designers they will be designing for one of fashion’s hottest accessories. The designers (and viewers like me) try to predict “said accessory,” but it’s not until we see the inimitable Tim Gunn walking awkwardly over a knoll in Central Park […]
Filed under: Bags, Eco Glam, Indie, Refashion+Refurb, Vintage | 1 Comment
Tags: doggie sac, Indie, indie fashion, pet style, Rebe
Looking for a quick style fix this weekend? Give any chair a fresh faced look by sewing a simple cushion. Sure you could upholster them in any fabric, but a rescued, vintage print injects an extra je ne sais quoi. Take this pair of cushions for example by Kim of Desire to Inspire: [I] found […]
Filed under: DIY Decor, Interior Design, Refashion+Refurb, Textiles+Fabrics, Vintage | 1 Comment
Tags: cushions, ebay, Pamela Simon Vintage Fabrics, Revival Fabrics, Sewing Tips
The rocking chair is one piece of furniture with a bad rap. Instead of being seen as dynamic and fun, it harkens associations of aging, stodginess, a bygone era that was soooo last century. Enter the Gotham Rocker. I’m in love. Just look at it. It’s gorgeous and sculpturally interesting from all sides. Designed by […]
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Tags: chairs, Eco-friendly, Furniture, J. Persing, Non-toxic, seating, vivavi
Has Project Runway Season sparked a sudden pang to learn to sew? Whether you’re a maven with an overlock machine or a fashionable first-timer learning the difference between a needle and thread, you can find some au courant patterns that reflect your chic modern style and creative spirit. Burdastyle is an open-source pattern and how-to […]
Filed under: Budget Fashion, DIY, Fashion - Women, Refashion+Refurb | 2 Comments
Tags: Burdastyle, design-it-yourself, DIY, sewing patterns
Here’s a new one from British designer and Fab Green favorite Stuart Haygarth whom I love for his ability to transform castoff objects like plastic wine glasses and plastic containers into high style lighting here and here. This time he’s used old prescription lenses to create an enchanted chandelier called Optical. The 1.5m diameter chandelier, […]
Filed under: Interior Design, Lighting, Refashion+Refurb | 8 Comments
Tags: chandelier, modern lighting, Recycled, Stuart Haygarth
Photo courtesy of splityarn Here’s an easy idea for tree ornaments. Make them for you or send them as gifts. Design it yourself: 1. Get your blank canvas: a package of class glass ornaments from a crafts store (I get mine at Michaels). 2. Be innovative: use whatever lovely leftovers you can find. This is […]
Filed under: Gifts+Gifting, Handmade, Refashion+Refurb | 5 Comments
Tags: Christmas, DIY, Eco-friendly, Handmade, Holiday Style, make your own ornaments, Ornaments, Recyclable, Recycled
I can hardly contain myself — one of my favorite contemporary artists Tara Donovan is exhibiting again. Her latest work Colony, an undulating carpet of no. 2 graphite pencils (18,000 used in all) has joined other installations at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, CA — revealing the artistic possibilities of the prosaic pencil. Fab […]
Filed under: Art+Graphics, Events, Handmade, Refashion+Refurb, Unique | 5 Comments
Tags: Art+Graphics, Bedford Gallery, design inspiration, Handmade, Met, modern art, sculpture, Tara Donovan
Dear Fab Green, I live in Washington DC and recently bought a new condo which I’m interested in furnishing with green furniture and accessories (most of what I have now is of the college junk variety, so in a lot of ways I’m starting over). Do you have any suggestions (besides “Come to LA, and […]
Filed under: Budget Decor, Furniture, Interior Design, Refashion+Refurb, Small Space Style, Vintage | 2 Comments
Tags: Eco-friendly, Furniture, shopping, Vintage, washington dc
Uhuru | Reclaiming Design
This Brooklyn-based design-build studio knows how to look at something old in an unexpected way. Founded in 2004 by a quartet of designers, Uhuru is a company that loves to rescue materials around town and transform them into clean, contemporary furnishings. Their latest love is heart pine, a popular construction material 25 years ago. This […]
Filed under: Furniture, Interior Design, Refashion+Refurb | 1 Comment
Tags: design, Eco-friendly, Furniture, modern, style, tables, Uhuru
Ask Fab Green: Decorative Bowls
Hi Fab Green, I’ve been looking for little baskets made of some kind of re-used plastic, have a weave-like look and available in lots of colors. Have you heard of anything like this? Please let me know where to find them if you have. Thanks, Liane Dear Liane, Thanks for writing! Recycled plastic is becoming […]
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Tags: bowls, chic, design+architecture, Eco-friendly, Handmade, Indie, Interior Design, modern style, Recycled, shopping, sustainable style, Tabletop
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