New News: Recycled-Paper Home Décor at Wal-Mart, Target, Urban Outfitters & Green Veranda
Billions of newspapers and magazines are printed each day worldwide. Now a clever design trend turns yesterday’s news into chic pieces for the home. We love the idea of transforming newspapers, mags and rags into vases, bowls and—in an eco-apropos twist—magazine racks! Figure in the fair trade wages artisans earn for turning recycled paper into functional décor, plus the bargain price points on these super-stylish home accessories, and we’re sold.
The recycled-paper trend is so hot, big retail chains are getting behind these hip green goods. Take Target, which offers a wide array of recycled newspaper vases, trays and more, and Urban Outfitters, which pushes the recycled-paper envelope even further with plenty of options including the beautiful botanic-print Recycled Magazine Coil Frame. Even Wal-Mart offers a Recycled Newspaper Square Mirror, which fashionably turns last season’s news into today’s statement accessory.
Looking to support a boutique business? Check out Green Veranda—an online store that works in conjunction with a co-op of 32 women located in Brazil. We especially love the company’s recycled-paper Eco Magazine Holder. Functional, fair trade and suited to most décor schemes, this rounded rack is a simple and sophisticated storage solution for magazines and other print media. Purchase one—or any item in the store’s ample inventory of recycled-paper jewelry, accessories and home décor—and Green Veranda will plant a tree for each product sold. Plus, you have the option of choosing a nonprofit organization to receive 10 percent of your purchase’s proceeds.
Old paper, new stuff, good works. That’s news.
