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Boxed Water is Better

At Inhabit we’re always on the lookout for outside-the-box ideas but here’s a company that’s thinking inside the box when it comes to sustainable packaging for water. Boxed Water is Better is a Michigan based company that is using – that’s right, boxes, also known as cartons, to package water. About 76% of the boxed water container is made from a renewable resource, trees. In addition to being made of a renewable resource, their unfilled boxes ship flat to their filler which is significantly more efficient when compared to shipping bottles. The boxes are also recyclable where facilities exist. And if that’s not enough goodness, when you drink Boxed Water is Better water you can also feel good about the fact that 20% of the profits will go back to supporting water and forestation organizations.

Learn more at: boxedwaterisbetter.com

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DIY Cinder Block Planters

I love coming across DIY projects that are pretty simple but look so nice! This modern cinder block planter idea is perfect, with supplies that are easy to come by and putting it together is just as simple. They are filled with easy to grow beautiful succulents – the inspiration comes from Annette at {Pot-ted}, a nursery and patioscaping company.

Here’s how she did it:
- The wall was built with 12″ cinder blocks
- Liquid nails were used to hold them together so there wouldn’t be grout lines and would also allow for flexibility.
- In order to make bottoms for the blocks that are sticking forward, cut pieces of cinder block or pavers to fit the inside and then liquid nail them in.
- The planting is new and as it fills in and starts trailing, it is going to look even better.
- The use of cinder blocks allows for many different iterations you could make depending on how much space you have.
- They are also really cheap and can be painted if you want to match them to your decor.

Courtesy of Traditionally Modern Designs

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Redesigning Harry Potter

Check out these beautiful book cover redesigns of the Harry Potter series by M.S. Corley.

I will admit I have not read any of the Harry Potter series. Actually I haven’t even seen any of the movies either. But I do like to read and if I would have seen one of these covers I sure think I would have picked one up and decided to start reading the series.

These are lovely and I guess I am judging a book by its cover! But don’t we all.

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Seedling Slat Window Display

Just came across a lovely window display from one of our showrooms, Banyon Tree, in Cleveland, Ohio. Thanks guys for showing off our Seedling Slats. Your store looks lovely.

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Product Spotting: The Nest Magazine

Thanks to The Nest magazine for including us in their article about cranking up the color on pages 54 and 55 in their summer issue.

You can get yourself an Inhabit Laugh Pillow here.

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Sneak Preview – Inhabit Rugs

Inhabit Rugs

OK, we are pretty excited about a lot of things going on at Inhabit but I have to say we cannot wait for you to see our new rug line. We have been working tirelessly on this and are at a point where we can now say it will be happening soon. See a sneak preview above of two of the 23 designs that will launch the program. Keep an eye on our blog for more design previews and detailed information as the date draws closer.

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Seesaw backs up T.I.

Seesaw in T.I. video

We are so excited. Seesaw finally got its own video. Well not entirely, but thanks T.I. for making them look so good in your video with Keri Hilson. Check them out in the video! This is the closest we will make it to a music career.

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Project Thirty Three: Vintage Album Covers

Project Thirty-Three has a great collection of vintage record sleeves up. This kind of minimalist approach to record jacket design is about as close as it gets to perfection for me. I’ve always loved the Blue Note style stuff but this is just a little more what I’m looking for. The simplicity is what really gets me, so much with so little. Wish I had prints of all these, but as a consolation, they make great iPhone backgrounds after a little editing.

Source Project Thirty-Three Via Wanken Blog

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