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Serene Spaces

by Jennie Nunn
Serene Living Room

Design the ultimate “time-out” living room with neutral tones and hints of world travels.

ORGANIC STYLE Handcrafted from teak and recycled glass, this blown glass vase with teak base adds a modern, yet rustic touch to the media console or coffee table.

NATURAL BEAUTY Add a pop of color to Heath Ceramics’ multi-stem vase in sea and sand, with flowers or branches. The company, founded in 1947, uses low-fire stoneware, has a greywater system that recycles water for factory production, and recycles scrap, unfired clay.

DREAM WEAVER Made by Maasai women in Tanzania and inspired by traditional ceremonial jewelry, Sidai Designs’ small double multi V wall- hanging consists of a glass bead panel woven with recycled grain sacks onto a wooden dowel.

PRIORITY SEATING The clean- lined Ophelia armchair is made of crème-hued eco leather and a brass- finished metal frame.

STORAGE OPTIONS Neatly conceal throws or magazines in these chic, hand-stitched leather bins made from durable Paraguayan leather.

SOFA CITY VivaTerra’s Madrid sofa in farrow metal is constructed of 80 percent regenerated fiber-fill made from renewable, soy-based BiOH polyol core.

LIGHT SHOW Southern California lighting company Cerno’s sleek Nauta floor lamp is designed and made in California and features a burlap shade, aluminum fixtures, a whitewashed oak base and a dimmable LED bulb. Optional shelf available as well as finishes, shades and stains.

TOUCH OF TRIBAL The black- and-white Kuran rug is handwoven in Kutch, Gujarat, India with 100-percent undyed wool.

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