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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Kitchen Tools

If you're anything like me, the kitchen is the hub of your home. It also seems to produce the most waste. From food containers and food scraps to trash bags and kitchen "tools" there is an endless supply of waste.  Because of all this waste, I am loving the new eco friendly (and quite lovely) return of wood and natural bristles in the kitchen. Mercantiles and General Stores are the latest in a stream of simplistic living trends and I hope they are here to stay. They woo me with their beautiful, yet simple, design.

Kaufmann Mercantile favorites:

mineral oil for all those stunning cutting boards
bottle brush - for all my hard to clean water bottles
wool hand duster - goodbye swiffer

Terrain favorites:
pinch & dash - because all of mother's recipes seem to call for them
veggie scrubber
Brook Farm General Store:
straw handbroom
 horsehair handbroom
 metal straws
enamelware lunch box
West Elm Market:
bubble up dish brush
goodbye detergent cleaning scrubs
tie string holder - for all those sandwiches wrapped in butcher paper

I mean... These products are so pretty I almost want to be in my kitchen 24 hours a day. But for now, I'll stick to the 5-7 hours I feel I'm in there right now! 

Am I the only one in the world that feels like they're in the kitchen ALL the time? xo

5 comments:

  1. pve designFebruary 27, 2013 at 7:43 AM

    great items for anyone's kitchen.
    love west elm. we have a shop nearby.
    pve

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  2. KathrynFebruary 27, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    So lovely! The straws are my favorite.

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  3. nicoleFebruary 27, 2013 at 11:55 PM

    we have those straws and the detergent free scrubbies. and i must be in the kitchen most of my waking hours!

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  4. UnknownMarch 3, 2013 at 7:35 AM

    Never in my life haves pined over a duster. Hah! I think I'm going to buy that mineral oil.. My wooden cutting boards need some lovin.

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  5. BrookeMarch 10, 2013 at 4:16 PM

    pve - us too and I love it!

    kathryn - they are pretty amazing huh?

    nicole - girl, you are the one that turned me onto the scrubbies - xx

    megs - right!? how can a duster be so pretty? and I too need the mineral oil!

    thanks for the comment love ladies! xo

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