Children Inspire Design

You know how I love a time elapsed video.  This one shows artist Rebecca  Peragine making one of her creations from recycled materials.  Check out Children Inspire Design here.

Per the Children Inspire Design Site…

“Artist and designer, Rebecca Peragine, has combined her passion for global design with her desire to teach children to create Children Inspire Design. Children Inspire Design launches with a line of stylish, eco-friendly and culturally diverse wall art, wall cards, posters and stationary full of whimsy designed to help children learn. Each eco art image is lovingly created with recycled papers, scraps and earth-friendly inks. Her collage art is what creative recycling is all about!”

“CEO and Founder, Rebecca Peragine firmly believes that if we teach the importance of global responsibility at a young age, carrying that responsibility into the future will be second nature for our children.”

“Working together to create a peaceful world – Children Inspire Design”

American Furnishings

While searching the internet for remodeling/design ideas I came across American Furnishing and put it on my list of places to visit.  The retail store is located in Columbus so we stopped by on our way home from Hocking Hills. It was worth the stop.  Their pieces are found in foundries, barns and factories and repurposed into furniture within 10 Ohio facilities.  Checkout their philosophy here.

Overall it was too pricey for our remodeling budget, but was still fun to look nonetheless. Some of the pieces inspired us to look for similar items that fit our budget.  For example, there was a really rustic set of old lockers that I could picture in our breezeway for storage.  We’ve since found a couple school auctions in our area and plan on trying to find a similar set at a fraction of the cost. 
The Hoover Cabinet, Hook Rack and French Mattress Chaise were three of my favorites.


Kent and I both really liked the component tables too.
 
These coffee bags are produced from recycled coffee bean bags and retail for $29.00.
Next time your in Columbus stop by and check them out at 2017 Polaris Parkway. Find details and store hours here.  You can also check out the American Furnishings blog called Betty The Crow.