Eco Home Ideas

If you thought wallpaper was boring, you’d be wrong! This photo shoot in the most recent issue of Sublime Magazine (featuring our ‘Burlesque’ wallpaper by Dupenny) proves that it can not only be beautiful but also sexy and sophisticated. This 100% British hand screen-printed black-on-white wallpaper is bold and dramatic and perfect for […]

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Feed The Birds Day, which happens this weekend, is a reminder that garden wildlife needs our help providing food and shelter in our gardens over the winter.
This weekend, Sat 24th and Sun 25th October, is allocated ‘Feed The Birds Day’ by the RSPB. Over the winter food and shelter are more scarce as the ground […]

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Following the backlash from the plastic bag with Anya Hinmarch’s version, there have been other disposable products that have had their identities developed to be more long-lasting.
The disposable cup has had a few options…
- Save-a-cup collects the disposable cups from offices and organisations which sign up to their scheme and make them into clocks.
- ‘I’m […]

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EcoCentric have launched a new range of grow your own gardens suitable to plant in September and October ready for the Winter months as part of organic fortnight.
Try using these with our new planters made from recycled tyres.�

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When you make the choice to buy organic, you could actually be saving lives!
The production of non-organic textiles kills approximately 20,000 people in developing countries each year.  This is a result from the huge amount of pesticides used in growing the plant.  This inturn forces the farmers to invest more in chemical fertilisers as their […]

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We are all looking for the dream beauty product to wipe away those bags, give us vibrant smoother and younger looking skin…we are all suckers to good advertising! When we take those products off the shelves we have absolutely no idea what we are putting on our skin and the long term effects this could […]

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Around the UK for the next fortnight, an array of events will be taking place in schools, farms, shops, cafes to support all things organic.   The government’s target is to reduce the UK’s greenhouse emissions by 80% by 2050.  Currently manufactured food produces 30% of the UK’s emissions, so we all need to change our […]

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It seems many of you don’t just want to hear Oliver talking about his garden, but also to see it and grab some visual inspiration from his eco-chic designs… So here you are:

Movable fire and seating (which also double as steps to the raised decking area) allow for a flexible space, from play to entertaining.

Raised […]

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Despite a busy work schedule filming Dream Homes, heading up EcoCentric, running his design company and presenting at Grand Designs and Gardeners World shows amongst other things, Oliver Heath has moved house and is lovingly renovating it in his eco-chic design style.
Summer obviously means more time spent outside and his eyes have turned to the […]

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Have you been to Goop.com yet? Gwyneth’s website has caused a massive stir among environmentalists and journalists alike.   The websites aim - to encourage sustainability, good health and an eco-friendly lifestyle.  Surprisingly enough, Gwyneth’s tips aren’t so friendly to the purse strings! But are we surprised? Well some people are…
Gwyneth leads a Hollywood lifestyle so her idea of ‘green […]

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