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When Kim Fraser, wife of the co-founder of Spoonflower, began designing her custom home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, she knew she wanted beautiful, sustainable finishes that would complement the eco-friendly wallpaper that her family is so well-known for developing.

Read more about why she chose IceStone as the material for her home.

Durat Unveils Palace Collection at WantedDesign
The Pallace Collection Features 12 New Colors by the Finnish Brand

Raleigh, NC – June 11th, 2018 – Recently, Durat unveiled their newest line, DURAT Palace, at WantedDesign Manhattan. Read more to learn about this new collection. 

Read how designer Laura Krey incorporated sustainability and Durat into one of her New York renovations. 

No, really it is Epic! Epic wide oak flooring from reSAWN Timber is the ultimate in durability and beauty in the flooring space. It is w-i-d-e. Read more to learn about this NEW product. 

He walks in with a rolling suitcase.  He unpacks it onto the middle of the table.  Two metal suitcases open up to reveal 50 murky colors of plastic squares.  Another metal suitcase reveals 40 rectangles of stone-like colors that you are pretty sure you already have in the design library.

The PowerPoint goes up overhead.  Panera sandwiches all around.  They forgot to take the cheese off the vegan one.  Mary didn't get her salad and she is gluten free so she can't eat one of the sandwiches of the 4 people that didn't show up.

Read how CaraGreen is redefining Lunch & Learns.

What is Koskisen?

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You have to say it slowly. It is hard to say but easy to look at.  A decorative plywood, Koskisen has taken color and plywood and married them in a way that is unmatched by any other.  Long known as a leader in the most beautiful plywood in the world, Finnish wood products supplier Koskisen uses responsibly managed forests to produce some of the most beautiful, flawless plywood in the world.

Design Week (NYCxDESIGN) is May 19th -22nd and we are excited to have our partner Durat, participate in The Zero Waste Bistro as part of the WantedDesign show.   

It is not uncommon to run into articles that are pushing so-called trends which are actually outdated and do not appeal to the upcoming group of homeowners and renovators.  This article is intended to represent a broad array of trends that are not just aesthetic, but emotional as well, which is how the current generation makes a lot of purchases.

Get savvy and smarter with CaraGreen’s new Lunch and Learn on how the environment is impacting the way we build.