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Green Talk is a blog based on the personal experiences of the author who built her house using many green materials. The blog contains a mix of posts relating to green building products, green living ideas, home decor products, organic gardening, a
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Franmar Soy Gel Stripper Meets it Chandelier Match
My life is pretty simple and relatively boring. That was all about to change when I met a vintage chandelier that needed some TLC. It lead me down a road that most would not have taken. Ominous? Kind of. Friday the 13th? Not so scary. I...
Green Talk Reader’s Question: Eco Furniture Shops in Calgary?
Photo by permission of Tim O’Brien I recently received an email from Shannon inquiring about other green furniture stores in Calgary. “Hello, I am doing a 3rd year university business plan on opening an environmental furniture shop here i...
Seltzer Goods: Sassy Green Greeting Cards, Notebooks, and Wrapping Paper
Featured above is some of Seltzer Goods’ designs The first clue that I had that this eco-company who sells greeting cards, journal notebooks, wrapping papers and t-shirts doesn’t take themselves too seriously was the name of their company...
The Repurposed Home: Breathing New Life into Old Furniture & Accessories
As the Editor of Green Talk, I receive endless emails from companies asking me to write about their products. Although you may think that this can be overwhelming, I am the fortunate one since I get to meet some amazingly passionate people along the ...
To Re-upholster or Not, This is the Question
How many chairs and sofas are put to the curb in the name of worn, outdated, or stained fabric? Well, I am faced with this dilemma. What to do with my family room couches who have been through the civil war. Every day is a new game and different sid...
Oliveira Textiles, Draping Your Home in Sustainability
Photo by permission of Oliveira Textiles featuring the Anemone red fabric design Art imitating life is how I would describe Oliveira Textiles’ newly designed sustainable fabric collection. Their new series, “Ocean,” is fluid, vibrant, and grac...
Used Office Chairs, Comfy is Now Spelled G-R-E-E-N
Would you want to sit on this chair for 8 hours a day? Do you sit at your desk for endless hours and at the end of the day every part of your body hurts? It is not age. It is what we are sitting in. I know since I have been [...]...
Lee Industries: Offering Mainstream Green Furniture Appeal
Photo by permission of Lee Industries Lee Industries, a family owned company, has been manufacturing furniture since 1969 adhering to the same principles of yesterday as they do today. Its commitment to manufacturing high quality furnishings ...
Viesso: Green, Sleek, and Afforable Furniture
Photo by permission of Viesso of a Gente sofa For years, Furnature was the only company making eco-friendly furniture. Over night it seemed more and more furniture companies started making their furniture with an eye towards sustainability. Remember ...
Furnature: Custom Furniture Wrapped Up in Green Style
Photo by permission of Furnature For over a decade, Furnature has been setting the standards for quality custom-made, enviromentally friendly furniture by meeting the needs of those suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. “In the spri...
Shouldn’t Your In-laws Sleep Well?
Photo by permission of Viesso Your In-laws or friends are coming to visit, but you don’t have a bed for them or even room for one in your home. Asking a guest to sleep at a hotel is not in your nature. You could buy a vinyl “blow-up” bed. Then ...
