Luxe Eco Lab

The folks at Kohler had a sneak peek preview of an amazing new bath product in NYC recently.  They held the event at a studio space called Luxe Laboratory.  I thought there were some interesting things in the space, so I grabbed my digital camera and snapped away.   Above is a gorgeous top-of-the-line kitchen with white Icestone recycled glass/concrete countertops and backsplashes.   I love Icestone (it's in my own house) and love how it works as a massive backsplash.    For the look of rich marble but without the drilling, Icestone is a great way to go.

This tablebase is amazing.   In my book "Simply Green Parties" I took a tree trunk (since the tree fell down) and used it as a tablebase for an outdoor table.   Here's a similar idea using large driftwood with a very large piece of glass on top.  I love the marriage of wild natural with modern glass.

And no, your eyes are not fooling you: these flowers are arranged upside down.   Basically, a fresh cutting of hydrangea is inserted into the glass cap with water-soaked oasis.   Insert base and display.  A different way to show a simple flower.   

Comments

[mary walmer]

Oh wow-that floral arrangement is awesome!

[kimberly michelle]

such lovely ideas! i yearn to find a gorgeous piece of driftwood like that... and those hydrangeas look like they were always meant to be flipped!

[west bremerton florist]

that's amazing!

[yellowplum]

I love the table! Living in Nova Scotia I see driftwood used to decorate homes in all kinds of ways--this is a great one though!

[S.]

Very cool table base!

[Green Products]

Danny that table is great, I love using driftwood in design projects, they have so much life to them. I found that if you get a nice piece of driftwood, you can rub it with tounge oil, buff, rub, buff (and so on) and create a very nice shine, which adds to the whole effect.