I’ve been collecting information on various places for my attempt to create a more balanced organic home – mainly the bed. Here’s a bit of a share of what I’ve found:

- Gaiam Organic Home: luxury linens that are all organic. Their main page has really amazing home goods (a little washing machine for clothes! fabulous!). They also offer gift registries (I’ve gone crazy with mine password:alexthegirl).

- Lifekind: the best organic beds around. These have been highly recommended from all over. Not only do they customise a bed, but they offer a 30 day exchange and a 20 year warrenty.

- AFM Safecoat: Safe paint

- White Lotus: organic futons and frames. I’ve never liked futons but after seeing some of these frames, I’m reconsidering.

- Vivaterra: wonderful home goods from spa to kitchen (beautiful recycled glass glass. I’m eyeing the contour dinnerwear).

Whilst browsing my local bookstore yesterday, I cam across Natural Home Magazine’s November/December issue. This was perfect timing as this month it discusses how to create a healthy, organic bedroom – exactly what I need.

As mentioned, I’m starting small, one room at a time, with going organic. It’s an investment and I don’t want to be overwhelmed with doing everything, so here I start.

My goal is to get an organic wool or rubber mattress, wooden slat bedframe (I currently have one, but it’s rather crap after 5 years of good use. Time for new!), cotton sheets, wool duvet, new pillows, organic rug and depending how the new flat goes, some organic paint for the walls.

The next step will be the lounge (a couch, a table), kitchen/work space (table, chairs, rugs) and that’s as far as I’m going with the exception of new linens (towels, bedding). I’m not going to do everything organic (for instance, I don’t care so much where my cookwear comes from as long as it’s stainless and affordable. Plates? Don’t care as I like to mix and match older styles and other bits will come from whereever).

Because I live simply, don’t like clutter or things, and because I’m selling off every bit of furniture I currently have, I can really start new. New without going crazy. It’s interesting and I have to say, rather exciting.

So while I poured over the magazine last night before bed, I started to think about what it’d be like to once again have a cosy space with fresh air coming through a window, a duvet that is light yet warm and sheets that are the softest things I’ve ever felt. And when I thought about it like that, the cost, the effort, and the learning curve didn’t seem to be such an issue.

Quality over quantity. Health over convience. Totally.

(PS: I’ve been overloaded with rec’s for organic living and I’d kindly ask if you have one to make, to please hold off. As mentioned, I know how to do the organic living as far as food, health, home care. I’m now going for the bedroom and furniture and that I’ve got under control at the moment. Thanks!)

One of the things I’m most excited about with moving with nothing is the fact that I get to really think about my home and what I want in it. And I’ve come to the conclusion I want to make it the healthiest home possible.

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