Here's a fun wall design element. This cheerful looking frog was hand cut from steel drums and hand painted in Haiti. What better way to enliven a tropical or bamboo theme than with a splash of color? In addition to the sultry island evenings this art piece brings to mind, a reminder of fragile rain forest eco systems prompts us to waste less. Made from a steel drum, this piece of art is an example of creative reuse.

The Chinese consider a three legged toad to be a good luck symbol likely to bring good fortune and help you to make money, something we could all use a bit of help with these days. This frog is therefor a good part of a Feng Shui design for the kitchen, which is the symbolic room of abundance and wealth. If you have a bathroom, laundry room, or pantry room with no window, the Feng Shui masters suggest adding a red decor item. This little red frogy is just right for the job.

Children will love this bright and happy little frog. He helps turn any room into a jungle. A hanger on the back makes it easy to wall mount this pretty fella. Approximately 9″ W x 9″ H, this extremely durable metal decor item will last, and is appropriate for use in your garden as well. Hung on a door, this frog helps small kids to identify their own room.

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You can add turtles, parrots, sea creatures, geckos,? butterflies, dragonflies, and frogs of other shapes and colors for a more diverse wall eco system, or to distinguish between doors to separate rooms.

The abundance of different fish and sea critters would turn your bathroom into an underwater kingdom of color. You'll feel like you're diving in a coral reef.

A great gift idea, the affordable price allows you to buy as many as you need. Just click on the pictures here and get to the product page.

This new shower curtain made from Recycled fresh clean fabric cuttings, shredded into fiber, spun into yarn, and woven into a soft fabric, is the perfect way to make your bathroom eco-friendly.? Buttons adorn the reverse for liner attachment, so you don't even need shower curtain hooks. The shower curtain is 95% Cotton and 5% other fibers, and goes great with Eco rugs that come in many styles.

Why not help save the world while you decorate your bathroom? Pretty, clean, comfort can be environmentally responsible. This Park B. Smith Shower curtain is a great deal too, so you can afford to get a matching rug.

The buttons and finishing are all beautiful, and the curtain drapes for a classic look. You won't want to miss out on this opportunity to coordinate your bathroom design.

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This shower curtain has the modern lines and basic colors to enliven the look of any bathroom and make it seem clean and modernistic. Hip and urban-looking, the lively pattern and bright colors also offer a compromise for couples who worry that what is offered out there in shower curtain world is either too feminine or too masculine or else just plain ugly. As a clear compromise and an outstanding stand-alone piece, it can actually be decorated around, serving as a more central feature itself. Machine washable, polyester crepe fabric makes for easy cleaning and a long lasting shower curtain. The geometric patterns and bright colors just seem interesting in and of themselves, making this a very intriguing purchase.

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This dust pan and wisk broom are so pretty, you'll want to clean more often. The convenient handle makes it easy to grip and hang. The lovely wood color will compliment any decor, be it formal and ellegant or a rustic country design. This set is very strong and water resistant! Made of bamboo wood and long lasting palmyra bristles, this tool is completely eco friendly, and durable. So are the matching iron and sink brush.

Bamboo wood does not absorb water like other woods do, so it wont crack, mold, or harbor bacteria.

Bamboo grows to harvest height in only 3-5 years, making it the most sustainable crop for the manufacture of furniture and accessories. Bamboo farming needs no pesticides or fertilizers, so there are no toxins poisoning our land, air, and water. You can feel proud to support the bamboo industry.

The same materials were used to make this lovely shaving brush and stand. There are no plastics or any other petrolium products used in the manufacture of Natural Home products. They feel good to hold in your hands, and as displayed accessories, they make the home look classy and cozy.

Here's my favorite bath mat. It won't slip because it has 12 rubber feet for a safe grip on the floor. It's rounded to keep you from banging into sharp corners. The shape is pretty and enables such harmonious decor designs.? The slots allow for drainage and evaporation, which will keep your feet out of the puddles, and then keep your floor from harboring germs and fungi like a regular bathmat would.

It's made from strong durable bamboo wood, which is resistant to water, splitting, and mold. Bamboo is a renewable resource. It is quick growing and farmed, so you can feel good about supporting sustainable wood production. It is also gorgeous, and makes your bathroom feel like a finish spa or a Japanese traditional bath house. This will look great with the other accessories shown in previous posts and with those below.

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To complete that Finnish Spa look, add the Mayfair 9401NI Natural Reflections Toilet Seat with Nickle Hinges, made of Dark Bamboo and available in lighter shades.

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and the natural bamboo bathroom decor toilet brush and holder by Umbra

This comes with a removable plastic cup insert for easy cleaning.

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How does this sound? You come home from a long day at work. You finally get the kids in bed.? Now you can take some time for your self. Fill the bath with hot water and slip in. Your aches melt away. Lie back and read your favorite book without getting it wet, sip a glass of sparkling apple juice with out spilling it or having to get out of the tub to reach it, munch on your favorite snacks without getting soap on them, or keep your soap handy where you can find it and it wont dissolve. With this Caddy, you won't want to get out of the tub at all!

Waiting for a call, but don't want to have to jump out of the water in a panic to reach the phone in time? Need to have your shampoo where you can get at it without looking or straining because you've got one arm around a wriggling toddler? Do you need your flea killing agents where you can reach them while trying to pin down a pet with Houdini-like abilities?

This Luciano Lorenzatti designed bathtub caddy is made of tough and beautiful bamboo and has expandable chrome arms that fit a variety of tub widths, and then slide in for easy storage. Bamboo resists cracking and mold, so it's perfect for wet environments. Even better, bamboo is a sustainable eco-friendly crop.

The book support is included and even folds away when not in use. How convenient is that? These caddies make great gifts. For a very special occasion, gift wrap one with a lovely smelling and safe, non-toxic soap, like Tom's Natural Moisturizing Bar Soap - Lavandin

or a pretty wine glass, like Cristal D'Arques Longchamp 5-3/4-Ounce Goblet,

or a great book, like Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences (Hardcover) by Ursula K. Le Guin.

This Bathtub Caddy is the perfect way to tell someone you love that they deserve a rest.

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How convenient! These 14 X 18 towels compress down to the size of a cookie. Get them damp to make them expand. They are packaged in stacks of 10 that are so easy to carry.? I'm taking a couple of these backpacking, popping one in my purse, jacket pocket, and bike basket. The antibacterial quick drying properties of bamboo make this towel perfect for mopping up sweat after a work out, or even just when I'm stressed at the office. These towels are also great for cleaning up spills and food mess in the kitchen. I love their softness and the way they stay lint free, characteristics that make them great for wiping smudges off glasses or crystal. Use these towels to rub oil into your wooden furniture or your wok. Put them in your kid's school bags. Handy for cleaning up after pets.

Completely made from sustainably grown bamboo, these towels are unbleached and perfume free. This is an environmentally friendly product that's tough enough to rinse and reuse . They are 100% biodegradable, so you can through them on the compost pile.

Don't you love it when going green is this convenient? Where will stash yours? The beach bag? The glove compartment? The diaper bag? Your make up kit? Your back stage dressing room?

Christian? Why not have an eco-friendly baptism towel? Jewish? How about an eco-friendly towel for your Mikve? Wiccan? You'll find these convenient if your familiar spills the water element on your alter. Amimist? Earth thanks you for chosing products that don't destroy Her.

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Bamboo is an eco-friendly resource, and its fiber makes supremely soft and breathable fabrics. This bath towel shows its superiority. A 70/30 blend of bamboo and cotton, in a plush 800-grams-per-square-meter weave, gives the towel a luxurious feel against the skin. Moisture absorption greater than cotton and a softness comparable to silk and cashmere make this fabric ideal for towels and linens. Bamboo's breathable, naturally antibacterial fibers,? help keep your bathroom from getting musty. Moisture soaks in and then evaporates quickly, thereby preventing the formation of germ nurseries.

The bamboo cotton towel looks great, comes in many collors, and has a supple draping quality. The light lustrous sheenand pretty piqué woven border at either end are attractive.? Expertly made in Turkey, check out Pinzon's bamboo cotton washcloths, hand towels, bath sheets, and bathrobes to turn your whole bathroom into a Turkish Spa. Clean them in the washer and dryer for no-fuss maintainance. The bath towel measures approximately 30 by 56 inches, and weighs 30.5 ounces. Click for more details and price

This 100% Polyester Croscill's Fabric Shower Curtain Liner decisively acts the part as a protector of decorative shower curtains as well as even being attractive enough for some customers to have selected it as a curtain, per se. Metal grommets at the top insure durability over the long term as they supply a strong and secure fastening loop for the hooks for hanging this item.

The bottom of the liner is hemmed and contains leaded beads for security and reliable hanging. Made in China, it actually has a stand-alone capacity when selecting the tone or tone-striped features as decorous in their own rights. Completely water repellent, this shower curtain liner fulfills every inch of its function as a durable and reliable protector and cozy household bathroom aid. Attractive and reliable, it is a quality piece of bathroom technology.

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You could put a couple of these by your outdoor hot tub or jacuzzi to keep your feet clean while getting in and out. I like using them in the kitchen, because they don't get as nasty as other mats when you drop food on them. They are easier to clean too.

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This Home Basix Chrome Towel Stand has a contemporary look and a light appearance that belies it durability and utility. An added shelf below provides an addition storage space for shower items and the handy rack for hanging towels above keeps away the temptation to construct more holes in the wall and add yet more towel racks for one's bathroom at home. As shown here, that rack at the bottom can also showcase some attractive arrangements when utilized as a towel facility only.

The mirror polished chrome finish is very bright and elegant as are the clean, spare lines of the rack itself. This handy little unit can perform quite a few more functions other than simply acting as a towel rack. Ironing chores get easier as well as any number of household tasks when this portable and extremely handy unit is available. This is a definite multi-use item, completely handy and useful for any number of things. Add that it looks great and you have an interesting addition to any home.

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Getting up on the scale is a daunting task for many of us. Well, with this scale it may still be daunting, but at least you'll do it with style! The glass and silver finish make this scale a wonderful decorative addition to any bathroom, and can be wonderfully themed with a polished contemporary look.

It is by Weight Watchers, so you can rely on accuracy and overall performance. Don't let the glassy appearance deceive you - it's impact-resistant and durable and can easily take up to 330 lbs in weight. The display is clear, large and digital, adding to the modern look and feel.

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Your family deserves to be safe from toxic pesticides, especially when drying sensitive skin. The conventional cotton industry is one of the worst abusers of pesticides which become even more dangerous when combined. Your skin is your largest organ and absorbs like a sponge. Be sure to protect your self by wrapping your body in organic cotton products.These beautiful towels are made from long staple, 100% organic cotton, so you can rest easy knowing that you are safe.

The finishing preserves the purity and softness of the cotton because it is Chlorine- and softener-free. The imported Gaiam bath set includes a bath towel, a hand towel and a washcloth. Low impact dyes create beautiful colors, shown from top left: aqua, cocoa, kiwi, sunlight, french blue, chocolate, celedon, natural, dove grey, dusty pink.

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Educational shower curtains, now there's a thought! Actually, it's not a very new concept, but it's always fresh, or at least you get fresh as you enjoy them.

This particular shower curtain is a best seller at Amazon and for good reason. It features the top 500 SAT words, making it a good way to expand your horizons while you take a shower. It also has a distinct decorative value, in it's sleek black and white design, with the words creating a myriad of small details to delight the eye.

This waterproof polyester shower curtain with its classic silvertone metal grommets is such a cool gift for any college student in the making too. Let them practice and make use of shower time, or at least make them smile.

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It can be relatively easy to find patterned shower curtains in a variety of prints. Florals, seashell themes and others are all popular and come in a rainbow of colors. Yet, sometimes, what a bathroom design requires is a muted statement of elegance that is transparent enough to show some of the shower decor.

Privacy is almost always an issue with shower curtains though, leading many of us to hide our shower space with a heavy duty curtain. This unique item here offers an opportunity to mix privacy and elegance. It has a clear see-through top that lets light into the shower, and incorporates the color scheme and decor elements in the shower space with the rest of the room. At the same time, it offers privacy with its thick white half, in sheer white elegance. Add modern rust free metal grommets and anti mildew treatment and you get a product that is durable as well as decoratively functional.

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Scented candles are a wonderful way to add a personal soothing touch to any room. Bedrooms in particular can benefit from the candle effect, be it in the form of several small candles, or a single unique candle, such as this one.

The translucent gel cubes in pink and lavender add a delicious effect to the whole setting, making this candle a characteristically feminine decorative item for a bedroom, bathroom or even a woman's office. You could use this in a living room too, though it is probably better suited for the living quarters of a woman.

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Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants on earth, and therefore a very sustainable and eco- friendly material for furniture and accessories. Additionally, it is aesthetically pleasing and its neutral colors are easy to match and combine for interior design.? This ladder shaped rack is perfect for drying extra guest towels, organizing magazines, or displaying a collection of quilts. Lean it against a free wall and move it from room to room as you see fit.? Bamboo is light weight, very sturdy, and water resistant.? This product is handmade in Vietnam by fair trade partners. Extremely practical, durable, good looking, and affordable, you can be socially and environmentally responsible while creating beautiful home designs that won't stress your wallet. What more could you ask for?

The Gaiam bamboo ladder has dimensions of 72″L x 15″W; and weighs 6 lbs.

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Also, check out the Gaiam bamboo bath tub cady, and the Umbra Boomba tooth brush holder tumbler, and soap dish, all made of bamboo, for a coordinated bathroom theme.

You will adore this Accent Furniture Cube made by Almost Exclusive. The gorgeous patchwork design is hand made in America, and constructed of wood from torn down buildings. Instead of clogging landfills or cutting down forests, reusing wood to make beautiful quality furniture is the best way to go green with your home decor. Hand Made in America, this cabinet (Shown in Harvest) measures 23″w x 15″d x 26″h and includes one shelf.

Imagine your design options! Combined with a patchwork quilt hanging on the wall, back of the rocker, or spread on the bed, this becomes a unique and rustic country theme. Combined with modern abstract art or cubist paintings, your home decor becomes modern and chic.

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Combined with the matching wall mounted framed mirror, this becomes its own very personal and unique room decor. No two are exactly alike.

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These would make a great set for your bedroom, dressing room/walk in closet, living room, den, or dining room. The mirror will make a small room seem larger, as well as frame your body like a beautiful photograph. You'll be proud to show visitors how beautiful and sophisticated eco friendly decor can be.

In these days of shopping in bulk and seeing the astounding savings offered by our modern access to wholesalers in a wide variety of products, the need for an item like this dispenser suddenly makes abundant good sense. Large 14 ounce refillable chambers save money by allowing placement of the bulk-bought items a secure and handy spot in the shower or kitchen. Not only that, but preset dosages elicited from the pump eliminate waste and spills and allocate the perfect allotment of the product desired. The four chamber dispenser utilizes a patented pump technology and comes with a lifetime warranty, reliably dispensing proper amounts on demand.

Other benefits of this simple yet totally productive small item are that it reduces bathroom and kitchen clutter, replacing bottles with a single dispenser on the wall. This eliminates spills and accidents as well as insuring our landfills are not plagued by another level of plastic, an overlooked and very “green” aspect of this handy item. Installation is quick and secure and does not necessarily require puncturing walls with screw holes for success. Mylar-coated labels identify the desired content, neatly. This is an incredibly handy item.

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Modern technology has now allowed a more intimate and secure shower or bath experience with the production of these waterproof, secure and accident-free electronic devices. Amazingly, we can now stand inches away from an AM/FK radio with digital tuning, while shampooing and otherwise doing what we do in showers. The backlit LCD arrangement is extremely easy-to-read and is large and explanatory. 10 preset channels are available in this model for easy station-surfing as well as an auto-seek function made to course through channels until a selection is made.

The Sangean H201 shower radio is most certainly a state-of-the-art radio, nearly submersible in its water-resistance and attractively stylish. It can add a new dimension to a shower or bath experience and do away with any notion of a boring washing. Talk shows, news and music emanate clearly through high quality speakers and the built in antenna is strong and powerful. An easy-to-install bracket and hanger accompany the unit, for an easy installation. It also has a sleep-timer, an interesting addition that allows it to double as a sort of alarm clock. Versatile and attractive, this rocking unit makes showering something special again.

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Here is a sturdy and extremely functional little bath seat perfect for anyone who needs extra stability and comfort in the bath or shower. The comfortable extra-wide seat features inset handles if necessary and it covers in simple fashion all the possible demands a bath seat can ask. Suitable for supporting a 550 pound weight capacity, the dual cross brace system has strengthened welds where it matters. Aircraft-quality? rivets complete the other joins to form an astounding strong and completely durable item.

The other versatile aspect of this unit lies in its adjustable height settings, from any where from 14″ high to 18″ high, and adjustable in one inch increments. With suction cups at the base of all the legs, there is another measure of supreme security which can add a measure of safety to a product one absolutely must rely on. The seat also happens to be comfortable and pretty much curved to standard human dimensions, offering a safe and viable alternative for bath time seating.

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I chose to include this item here not because it's a decorative masterpiece. What I wanted to talk about is the potential. This plain white rack is simple, yes, but with the right items can have its own stylish statement. This picture provides a fair illustration, actually. Sticking to silver colored items, gives the whole rack a distinct masculine look, with some space-age edge. Imagine this in a sleek modern bathroom setting (not inside a wooden cupboard as shown here), and you can make this work very well into a themed room. Imagination is what's needed, and it can compensate for a limited budget!

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Interesting-looking modern lines and a gorgeous glass impact resistant face on the platform make this attractive bathroom scales a gorgeous item even before considering its other manifold and plentiful characteristics. With a cool, backlit digital numerical display, its memory is such that it supports all the information needed for 4 different users. It displays the start of a regimen, last, current and the goal weights of any and all of the four individuals.

With a leveling capacity built in, it also is extremely accurate, omitting the earlier concerns of balanced standing where readout information could be flawed. It has a 381 pound, 172 kilogram weight capacity, is large, safe and impact resistant. Pretty to look at, it makes a simple but effective and quite modern-looking appliance for any bathroom. When the factors which allow for the science of this instrument to add to a weight-loss regime are added, it becomes an indispensable tool for a person or persons interested in self-improvement. 12″ in diameter this gorgeous piece is a handy and attractive scales that can actually make for a great gift for a close friend or a relative with weight issues.

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There are many possible styles for bathroom decor. From sterile whites and metal, to dramatic bold blacks and relaxing neutrals in between. And then there's the theme, of course. Many prefer a soothing country style for their bathroom, where they can create their own old-fashioned floral haven.

This perfect set of four bathroom dishes - a soap dish, tumbler, toothbrush holder and lotion pump, make an ideal addition to a country or romantic styled bathroom. A delicate flower pattern in red and green over a lavender purple background, with the bright white of the ceramics showing out prominently, for a clean look and feel.

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Here are some tips that will help you with designing any room in your home -

To change one's perception of a room's size, alter the scale of the objects within it.
One of the oldest tricks used to make a small room feel bigger, is to introduce a few overscaled objects. This tricks the eye into seeing the whole space as bigger than it really is. An example would be to add huge pots, vases or bowls, or a tall floor-to-ceiling door to a small room.

It is important to mix objects of different sizes, one large and one small, rather than sticking to medium sized d?cor items. When using objects of different sizes, there needs to be a visual link between them. This continuity is achieved using the same color and/or texture.

Oversized decor items help to make a large room feel less cavernous; they help the space to feel more intimate. If your room feels too large, buy the biggest items you can.
Small scale objects will make large rooms feel enormous, but paradoxically, these undersized d?cor items make moderate sized rooms feel smaller.

Large windows and large mirrors make rooms feel bigger. Sliding glass doors and French doors are very much like windows in this regard and can make the room feel much larger than it actually is. Just be sure that the view from these windows and glass doors is beautiful and has depth of field. If you are in a city, you can use planter boxes, window boxes, and hanging pots to create rows of plants at different heights. This helps the eye to interpret your balcony, patio, or the space between your building and the next one, as having more room to move around in than it really does. Looking through glass doors and windows at this natural beauty will give the room an open feeling, and you'll experience the room as more spacious than it is.