Long Weekend Reno - Venturing into American Clay

Its a long weekend here in Ontario, and I am deciding to spend it touching up the latest reno: We took the plunge and instead of re-painting the walls we decided to be adventurous and troweled on a credit card thick layer of American Clay.

The stuff is amazing. Beautiful earthy colors, 100% natural, and leaves your walls with a delicate suede finish (depending on the finishing texture you choose).

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It was especially helpful to have a local ecological living and building supply store in town where we could ask a plethora of questions and see gorgeous samples. With the help of the amazing owners John and Michael we were more than confident that such an unconventional choice for our walls would be a perfect choice for our family and be a worry free application.

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The_Balance by Pascal Anson

Stumbling through forgotten files on an old portable hard drive, I was reminded of this gem - a chair built to sit perfectly balanced in a variety of positions. Part of Pascal's philosophy "Ordinary Made Extraordinary'.

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The way one interacts with this chair is so delightful that I can't help but smile at the thought of owning one.

Furoshiki - Where Have You Been All My Life!

Furoshiki is a traditional  Japanese cloth (roughly from the Edo period) used to wrap/bundle clothing, wares, and lunch boxes.

What this really means is that you can use a simple piece of cloth (traditionally 45 x 72cm) and on a whim, make yourself a shopping bag, lunch bag, purse, book bag, wine bottle caddy, or wrap a gift! There are numerous site online with instructions.

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And Japan's Ministry of Environment even openly promotes the use of Furoshiki!

 

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