Eco-Friendly in California

Hello my lovely readers! Having a restful Saturday? Good. Let's go over to California today, shall we?<br /><br />Alison and Laura Forbes are the owners of The Art of Everyday Living company. Together they renovated and decorated Laura's home in Santa Monica, California. Their aim was to create a healthy, eco-friendly environment for the family and especially for Laura's sons who were babies at the time. They used unfinished furnishings, untreated wool rugs, natural latex rug pads, organic-fill sofas, cotton slipcovers, linen draperies, hemp pillows, and mineral-based lime paint.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_12.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_12.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 751px;" /></a><br />Alison Forbes Houlihan with nephew James, left, and homeowner Laura Forbes Carlin with baby Matthew. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_4.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_4.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_7.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_7.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 899px;" /></a><br />Throughout the house, sustainably harvested white-oak hardwood floors were installed and sealed with a low-VOC, nontoxic sealer. Traditional dining room chairs are made of reclaimed wood and water-based glue.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_6.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_6.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 899px;" /></a><br />Elegant linen draperies on weathered rods are used throughout the house.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_5.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_5.jpg" style="width: 598px; height: 896px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_10.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_10.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 901px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_9.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_9.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_3.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_3.jpg" style="width: 595px; height: 892px;" /></a><br />Five year old, James at his art table.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_11.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_11.jpg" style="width: 597px; height: 895px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_2.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_2.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 899px;" /></a><br />Little Matthew in the playroom.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-houselg_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.traditionalhome.com/images/img_carlin-house_1.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 899px;" /></a><br /><br />Hope to see you here tomorrow!<br /><br />Photographs by Edmund Barr<br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">here</a>.

Eco-Friendly in California

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