The Design Couch

Design Couch is a design blog to answer your design queries, happenings in the world of eco-modern design and a resource guide for sustainable products.

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15 Jun '11

Summer: Blue Waters and Sea Life

Every year I spend one week at the beach with my family to get away from it all…..routine, everyday scenery, work and media. A week of nourishing the soul with the sea, sand and natural inspirations. Heather Knight’s ceramic sculpture …

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08 May '11

SALVATIONS 2011

The Green Project held its annual fundraiser SALVATIONS at Canal Place on April 16, 2011, a furniture design competition utilizing reclaimed, repurposed & recycled materials. SALVAGE + CREATIONS = SALVATIONS All proceeds were to benefit New Orleans’ oldest local environmental …

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01 Apr '11

ART IN BLOOM 2011

Participating again in this year’s ART IN BLOOM was a fantastic experience.  We were given the opportunity to design a tablescape along with other talented designers from New Orleans.  Its was an honor to be included with them. Visit the …

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09 Mar '11

MARCH DESIGN INSPRIRATION: Marcel Wolterinck

My inspiration this month is drawn from dutch designer Marcel Wolternick’s earthy,modern classic interiors.  I am dying to use his pallette in our upcoming projects.  The colors remind me of Amsterdam in late spring…deep greys and blues. I particularly love …

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13 Jan '11

COLOR of the YEAR Honeysuckle

2011 is here folks!  We feel energetic, optimistic and happy…..all embodied in the color of the year Honeysuckle Pink We have been too busy at Spruce, but this year, we promise to stay updated on our projects, our cool finds …

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27 Apr '10

DESIGN IN A BOX- Bathroom Redo

A client of ours was tired of her outdated bathroom and desperately needed a makeover. She had outdated fixtures, color, poor lighting and out of scale vanity offering little storage. She used our DESIGN IN A BOX service where we …