Diggin the Eco-DIY - ecoDECO
From design shows, to home style books, and decor magazines... it's pretty evident that we all want ourselves some stylin' digs... and we want 'em our way. Today, that means style plus sustainability. But the whole Do it Yourself approach can be a daunting one... There are a plethora of DIY options available to us out there, but they do not come with a guarantee that your mission will in-turn translate into your vision. Enter Bettine Roynon, founder of eco chic shack - a green interior decorating company who’s mission is to transform and upcycle your environment into a beautiful and healthy space. Integrating your discerning design aesthetic with your eco-wise investment.
Armed with a breadth of experience in the interior design world, Bettine has developed an innovation on the premise of interior design altogether: The dEco Pack. It’s ecoDECO incarnate. Sustainable, footprint friendly, and entirely tailored to suit every shade of green in your lifestyle.
Taking the blank stares and aimless wandering out of the home-makeover process, each dEco Pack begins with a consultation where a “responsible interior design” team assesses your space as well as your design taste (discerning your own personal shade of green), and constructs a custom-solutions package based on your individual lifestyle needs.
The purpose of the dEco Pack is to give you both the tools and the confidence to pull off great green home design for yourself. The team at eco chic shack believes in wielding creativity and imagination as tools of the trade (rather than big budgets).
Packed with all you need, this ecoDECO gem has a custom colour plan (moodboard), full-on layout design (with full scale renderings and dimensions of your home... making for painless Ikea visits and flawless style execution), and sourcing guide (greenwash-free: everything is environmentally sound, sourced locally, and/or repurposed and recycled.
What's supercool about it is it's purse-sized (read: portable and beautifully bound on fine ecostock). Slip it into your bag and let it live there for when the shopping moment strikes. (You never know when It might). “It’s really hard to keep a project on track from a design standpoint." says Bettine, "There are an overwhelming amount of choices, but if you have a guide to follow you can keep your project on target- the dEco Pack is really about taking the stress out of it all.”
What clients dig most (aside from the great advice and stylish tips), is the education they receive as a part of their investment. Part of the dEco Pack offering includes tips on achieving a more sustainable lifestyle within your own personal realm of feasibility. And while usually a pricey proposition, Bettine is making this traditionally elite and expensive service accessible to all.
By putting the client in the driver’s seat of their own home-eco-nomics, the dEco Pack is the missing link to high-end DIY interior eco-design. And for those of you without the luxury of time to execute your own personalized eco-vision, eco chick shack also provides full design services to bring your eco-haven to life.
With only 3 precious month left to claim that green tax credit before pushing into another, tighter fiscal year – get ecolutionary – beautify, eco-fy, and redefine your space. dEco Packs start at $500 and act as the springboard to your home’s ecolution. Make your home a happy, healthy place to live... at absolutely no cost to our planet.
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