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Eco Chic Shabby: Home Decor and Gardening

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Here are a few ideas to get an eco chic shabby look for your home decor and gardening.  Being eco chic is all about thinking up creative ways to recycle, repurpose and reuse. 1. Glass Jar Repurposed Vase  You can repurpose glass jars as a vase for your flowers for that eco chic shabby look.  Repurpose a wooden crate to add some flare to the flower arrangement.  This look is great for outdoor patios and backyard dining. Tip: Repurpose glass jars with candles.  It looks fabulous as outdoor lighting for a dinner party on the patio. 2. Flower Ladder Repurpose an old or out of use ladder as an art piece in your garden.  Place different flower arrangements on each level of the ladder.  You can do this with herbs as well. 3. Crate of Flowers Finally, you can repurpose old crates to plant flowers in or herbs.

Eco Chic Water Bottles

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Living on an island means it is essential that we do our best to preserve the environment.  Having the luxury of living on an island means you have an amazing scenic background to enjoy a glass of wine, with friends and family.  Once, you have finished enjoying that bottle of wine, responsibly, don’t toss out the bottle.  Instead, rethink the way you reuse, and repurpose the wine bottle. You can be eco chic by transforming that wine bottle into a fancy water bottle.  Use it to serve water to guests at a dinner party, outdoor lunch with your family, and friends.  Each table can have it’s own bottle of water on hand.  You can also use your repurposed wine bottles as a water bottle for every day use.  You can remove the label if you want a simple sleek look for the bottle or keep the label for some character. I personally have saved a few wine bottles, over time, and repurposed them to store water.  It’s a great way to always have cool water …