Mod Green Pod

Saved on my computer desktop for what seems like an eternity is a very informative article from Apartment Therapy relating their visit to Mod Green Pod to observe how wallpaper is made. I'm wishing that our field trips involved more of these adventures in elementary school but alas! we had to go to the museum of natural history. How I would have loved to run around the factory and hide between rolls of fabrics like these two lucky children above (still would by the way)!

The article included photos of the factory, the paper, the ink, etc. as well as a brief interview with the owner who spills the secrets of her inspiration. Before I go on though, I must stop to tell you that this intro is a bit of a tease because I am not about to describe in great detail how wallpaper is made---that post is not quite ready yet! Soon! However, I will show you a variety of Mod Green Pod's fabric and wallpaper selection that will most likely make you drool.

Fabrics

For the record, companies should always, always include shots of their fabrics used for curtains, cushions or any type of reupholstering in order to give an idea of a finished product. I know I certainly appreciate it.

Just to make me like them even more, Mod Green Pod has a section on their website called: Select Your Design-Choose Your Color. The title is pretty self-explanatory so I probably don't need to explain it to you but if you are anything like me, you are getting a little giddy right now just thinking of the many options at your disposal. How many times have I seen a gorgeous pattern that was simply the wrong colour only to find out that it was the only choice available! I feel like writing a thank you letter to the Mod Green Pod, followed by a mass email to all their competitors in the hopes that they may follow suit. Here are a few patterns from their selection, though there are many more to choose from and hundreds of colours.

Some of their fabrics are also available in wallpaper, which is the reason I came across the company in the first place. Their selection is a bit more limited and quite centered around images of butterflies, but I could easily imagine at least five of them on my wall, especially the last option posted below.

Worth a mention is the fact that their products are VERY eco-friendly. The fabrics are made of 100% organic cotton grown in the USA and are printed in Austin, Texas as well, with non-toxic low-impact printing pigments using methods that will put conventional textile companies to shame (not to mention makeme feel guilty for simply falling in love with a fabric and rarely asking the right questions. My education starts here.) As for their wallpaper, nothing but the best for the environment: water based inks and glaze, Forest Stewardship Coucil certified paper and absolutely no damaging plastics. I will sign off with a promise to write more about wallpapers of all kinds, the conventional and the environmentally-friendly options, along with the facts you need to know about both very shortly. Happy Thursday.