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Coveted: Shiraleah biodegradeable servewear

June 1, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

The endlessly soggy, gray days we’ve been having here on the Wet Coast have me desperately craving sun and summer. They won’t change the weather, but these cheerful, but eco-friendly plates, bowls, and ice cream “cones” from Shiraleah will brighten any day. This is the time of year to stock up for outdoor eating, but […]

Filed Under: Outdoor Living, Retail Therapy Tagged With: biodegradable

Window box round-up

May 30, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 3 Comments

Windowbox by Sunface13 on Flickr. I remember the first time I saw window boxes worth coveting. I was 20 years old, backpacking through Europe. Although I wasn’t yet a gardener, I couldn’t help but fall in love with the perpetual, ageless villages with their cheery window boxes spilling over with geraniums. The window boxes were […]

Filed Under: Garden Design, Outdoor Living, Retail Therapy Tagged With: containers, window box

Soji solar lighting

March 9, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 8 Comments

There may be snow on the ground but just thinking about hanging a few of these Soji Modern solar lanterns from Allsop Home and Garden makes me want to plan a summer soiree. Like a Le Klint for the outdoors, these would look right at home on our back patio. And they’re solar. No cords! […]

Filed Under: Green Gardening & Living, Outdoor Living, Retail Therapy Tagged With: allsop home, soji, solar lighting

Outdoor seating makeover

September 15, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 23 Comments

I’ve been looking for seating for our back patio for what feels like forever. I had a very specific idea of the clean, modern look I wanted, but it was a classic case of champagne taste on a beer budget (the Equinox sofa, at top, retails for over $2000). So when I saw this old […]

Filed Under: My garden, Outdoor Living Tagged With: deep seating, modern outdoor, outdoor furniture, outdoor lounge chair, outdoor loveseat

Rephorm design

January 5, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

Berlin-based Michael Hilgers is a busy fellow. An architect by training, he is also a skilled joiner who enjoys designing retail products. He had designed and independently produced the stackable polyethylene dialounge pair chair (above) and was touring it around at product fairs, where he discovered a dearth of outdoor design products – especially for […]

Filed Under: Outdoor Living Tagged With: garden, Garden Design, gardening, Outdoor Living, rephorm

Plant lock

November 20, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

The most brilliant ideas are always the simplest, no? Take the PlantLock, for instance.It’s a bike rack and planter in one. No more unsightly bike racks, plus added space for urban greenery. Imagine if these were used in cities nationwide… Via NotCot.

Filed Under: Garden Design, Green Gardening & Living, Outdoor Living Tagged With: bicycle, bike lock, container garden, garden, plantlock

Raw Studio hanging chairs

November 15, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

   These hanging chairs by Nick Rawcliffe of Raw Studio, reminiscent of those 70s hanging wicker chairs (updated, of course, for the modern esthetic) are sleek and functional – they stack flat for easy storage. But are they comfortable? Via MocoLoco.

Filed Under: Outdoor Living Tagged With: nick rawcliffe, raw studio

Serve it up

November 7, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

 Saw these botanical-print serving trays by Simrin, and knew Heavy Petal readers would adore them. You do, don’t you? No? What if I told you they are made by laminating hand-printed fabric between ridged vinyl sheets, so that each tray has a linen-like texture? And that they’re made in New York by a family-run company that’s been […]

Filed Under: Indoors, Outdoor Living, Retail Therapy Tagged With: botanical, fabric, simrin, trays

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