Home Tour: Adi Pecket’s Arnon Street Apartment
Adi is a friend of mine whom I followed on flickr for at least two years and then met in real life by chance earlier this year. Turns out she is an architect and interior designer with major talent (of course all my friends are talented).
The apartment is on Arnon Street, off Ibn Gvirol in the “old north” of Tel Aviv. The place was a simple old Tel Aviv apartment, nothing special. Within 4 months she transformed it into what you are about to see (unfortunately there are no “before” shots, so the “after” ones will have to do).
What can I say? The wooden floors are fantastic, the windows enlightening, the feel is Tel Aviv with a little Europe mixed in. Most of the furniture is from the flea market in Jaffa and there are tasteful bits from Ikea as well. FYI, Adi is open to doing projects in Israel and abroad.
As you walk into the apartment you see this amazing transformed bathroom cabinet from the Flea market in Jaffa with a rotating exhibition of pictures, babushkas and more fun stuff. The grey-green wall off sets the cabinet really well.
Let’s talk organic mattresses
Why is an organic mattress better than a standard mattress? This question can be applied to all things organic. Why choose organic? I asked my self this question and here is the answer that I got…
Featured here: Natural Sleep Mattress
The beauty of public water gardens
Public gardens are powerful, they beautify and pacify. I came upon this water garden & stream outside of the Maccabi Health building on Yigal Alon Street in Tel Aviv. It is situated just outside of the main entrance and graces all who enter this common outdoor space.
Organic bamboo office furniture
I can’t decide if I like this product or not. On one hand the concept of “Organic office furniture” sounds so environmentally friendly that it makes me smile. On the other hand this particular furniture looks a little cheesy.
More on birds, this time houses
Every bird needs a home …
Check out these high-end bird houses that I found at Target. This large American retailer is known for their ability to promote popular designer collections at budget prices. Target continues to dazzle with these “for the bird” houses. Not only are they nicely designed, they are made out of plywood and coated with Eco-friendly paint which gives them a green welcome.
Un-cork one for cork
Now I am totally confused. I have been watching the progression of plastic corks make their way into wine bottles far and wide. I was under the impression that cork, which is harvested from trees; was on it’s way to extinction…
Cork Chair by Gabriel Wiese
According to this article in USA Today, corks are “A- Poppin”! Environmentally friendly, sustainable and now seen in home furnishings of all types. Now I know what to do with those corks I’ve collected over the years.
Home tour & store review: The eco-friendly house / shop
The eco-friendly home was definitely one of the more interesting places I went to from Houses From Within. Located in Bialik Square (over by Bialik House), the eco-friendly apartment has a store in the front, an office, bedroom and kitchen. The backyard is used to make compost and other earth friendly things.
I have to say, some of the apartment seemed like it was taking ‘earth friendly’ to mean the same as ‘grungy’ – and they are not the same.
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The tile files
I am a tile enthusiast, one who absolutely adores tiles. I love them enough to have carried a big bag full home from a trip to Spain for my then mosaic habit… those were the days!
Stardust Glass Tile has some of the most beautiful hand made inventory that I have seen in a long time. This Portland, Oregon based company is also green; making all of their tiles from recycled glass that would have otherwise ended up in landfills.
Website review: Green Depot
The Green Depot site is a naturalists delight! It has everything from soup to nuts regarding all things environmentally kosher. I found this site after visiting their Eco Emporium in Manhattan, both the website and the store are amazing…