Image: Rubie Green (Indian Lake upholstery fabric)
Today's featured resource is fabric designer Rubie Green. The idea behind the designs: Rubie Green makes a product that is not only visually stunning but also beautifully made. What is beautifully made, you might ask? In this case, it is that which is made from organic eco-friendly materials. Moving beyond the idea of creating a product that is aesthetically pleasing, Rubie Green's designer Michelle Adams recognizes the need for integrity in other areas, including where her raw materials come from and how her products are made. This ethos translates into Adams' other work. Quite a few of the features at one of Adam's current collaborations, Lonny Magazine, highlight green designers and eco-friendly ways to spruce up one's home or throw a party.
Image: Rubie Green
Fabrics: East Village (left), Megan (right)
Things you might do with a Rubie Green fabric:
- Line the walls in a small room/closet to cultivate an intimate, homey feel. Think: staple gun or thumb-tacks. A great solution for rentals/short-term leases.
- Create a custom headboard using a staple gun, and a large piece of wood with foam batting. you could accent the corners with a nailhead trim.
- Spruce up an old sitting room chair with the Mary, East Village, or Habibi fabrics to add visual interest with a modern feel
- Purchase a bolt of fabric and use it to make placemats for your next dinner party. fabrics to consider: Tillinghast, Ann, Patsy
- Update your basic bulletin board by purchasing some of this fabric and turning it into a work of art ala staple gun
- Recover your ugly pool chairs with a festive new fabric just before the spring sunshine hits
- Cover an assortment of boxes in one of Rubie Green's bold patterns to use as decorative pieces that also serve a function
- Sew custom curtains, covering the backs in a velveteen fabric for a luxurious feel that exudes modern meets traditional
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