Cruising down the street on my pink bike, I suddenly spotted a “Sustainable Home and Design” sign — so I wheeled around into Earth Accents.
Everything in the place is sustainably produced and made — from pretty modern furniture to lots of organic cotton and bamboo towels to luminous recycled glassware to fair trade lotion!
I met Vicky, the owner, who I peppered with over-excited questions about all her products and how she got started, etc. etc. Apparently, this gorgeous store’s only been open for 2 weeks! Which explains why I’d never spotted it before. Previously, Earth Accents had been mainly web-based, though she did share a space with Organic Interior Design in Venice for a lil while.
It was amazing seeing so many eco-friendly paints, plasters, and varnishes collected for you in one place. And for the people who, unlike me, own houses and wanna fix it up, you can check out samples of sustainable and reclaimed wood flooring — or even the newer wood alternatives like bamboo.
My buy was an Earth Accents brand candle — a 100% natural soy based candle with an eco-friendly wick that was hand-poured right in Los Angeles :) I got “Relaxation” — a blend of lavender and lemongrass –
Earth Accents. 2665 Main St. Santa Monica. 866.223.9990.
sorry if you posted about this already- Culver City residents have a similar home store called Living Green: http://www.livingreen.com/
Comment by lag2 — June 18, 2006 @ 7:41 pm
I didn’t know about Living Green! Thanks for letting me know — I’ll check out the store :)
Comment by Siel — June 18, 2006 @ 9:34 pm
Dear,
I want to buy a set of bamboo towels, Pl let me know the procedure for this.
Pl contact with me on my mail id.
thnks
Sarbjeet Singh
Comment by sarbjeet — May 25, 2007 @ 10:56 pm