July 03, 2024
I picked up these vintage Ficks Reed high end bamboo and rattan pieces on Facebook Marketpalce. The fabrics were dirty, stained and the foam was old and crumbling. I spent 20 times more than I originally paid to then gut them and replace with organic latex, wool and untreated natural fiber fabrics. The pieces have to sing to YOU and only YOU can decide what your budget is based on your value system.
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May 31, 2024
Natural and GOLS certified organic latex offer several advantages. Natural latex tends to be more durable and have a longer lifespan compared to the highest density foam.
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February 24, 2023
We will begin selling the most non-toxic upholstery fabrics with a three yard minimum starting in March 2023. I will continue my quest for truly natural fiber, untreated and non-toxic fabrics. Caveat emptor -Greenguard certs and PFAS or flame retardant-free doesn't necessarily imply that a fabric is non-toxic.
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October 25, 2022
Carlie Ballard's company has a sincere sustainability statement without ever referring to it is that.
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September 11, 2020
Finally, American made organic cotton sheets from fiber to finished product. Thomaston Mills has been making sheeting for over a century. In recent decades they have been making them for the hospitality and institutional industries. They now have launched an organic cotton percale program for residential use and the sheets are high quality that is more akin to what one would have found forty years ago..
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