stylish bamboo sink

Bamboo is one of the favoured environmental materials of choice lately due to its fast-growing, regenerative nature.

In my last post, you can see it being used in a snuggly blanket, and a few posts ago, I wrote about it being used in drapery.

Here, it’s put to good use in this attractively angular bathroom sink with a masculine seafaring kind of vibe that would look amazing in a modern clean-lined bathroom or even a more rustic cottage setting (plan ahead for next summer!).

Available through: Amati Bath Centre, Thornhill, Ont., www.amaticanada.com; Taps & Tubs Kitchen & Bath Studio, St. Catharines, Ont., www.tapsandtubs.com; Cantu, Vancouver, www.cantubathrooms.com

Price: approx. $750

Do you have a product you’d like to recommend for this blog? Email Laurie at naturalchic@styleathome.com!

plush cotton/bamboo blankets

Wrap yourself up in one of these babies from Yumi & Laurie (no relation!) and you won’t ever want to get up off the couch again! Made of 50% organic cotton and 50% organic bamboo, they measure a generous 6′6″ by 4′9″ and are so plush and lush you won’t believe it.

I love the beautiful Furano pattern in the Plum Goldenrod Persimmon colour combo (pictured), but there are many other colours and patterns available.

Available at: www.yumiandlaurie.com

Price: $235 US (as shown)

Do you have a product you’d like to recommend for this blog? Email Laurie at naturalchic@styleathome.com!

bamboo drapery

These fabulous drapes are a blend of bamboo, cotton and linen and would dress up any interior beautifully. Bamboo, which grows a whopping three to four feet daily, is popping up in more and more places, from the obvious hard flooring to less usual carpeting, towels and bedding.

Plain drapery panels without fancy headers and blackout lining would be the most inexpensive option you could choose, but if you’re past the just-moved-into-my-first-apartment-stage, well-constructed draperies are well worth the splurge. Pictured is the Bordocano Angelus pattern with the eight-inch buckram inverted pleat (one of the pricier options, admittedly, but gorgeous, no?).

Available at: www.drapestyle.com

Price: From $279 US