Washit, a green way to clean clothes.

Doing laundry never seemed greener. My goodness, lets take sustainability to a whole other level. Amazing! Do your laundry while you clean your body using Washit. Hmmm....

Let's face it. There's a water problem. We know there's a problem. I remember being a kid and my mom saying not to run the water while I brushed my teeth. No, it doesn't make headline news every day. It's one of those topics,we'll get to it when it's a problem. Meaning, when there are droughts and all of a sudden your being told to hold back on your water use. We try to conserve but perhaps there are other ways as well.

I have a neighbor who moved here recently from Nigeria and I asked her what did she like so far about America. Her answer was not about our culture, not about entertainment, or fashion. She said, "I like that I don't have to go fetch water five miles away. It comes straight from the tap." Oh my! Imagine all of the other countries around the world that face this very same problem. Are we taking our water supply for granted? Will our taps, one day, not run freely?

So now, here's this fabulous idea, which after reading the above, you may look at this design a little differently. Here, we have the Washit system which will take your bath water and use it to wash your clothes. I know, it doesn't sound that appetizing using your dirty body water to clean your clothes, but, do you really want to go fetch water someday?

Design team Ahmet Burak Aktas, Salih Berk Ilhan, Adem Onalan, Burak Soylemez came up with the concept to design something that would help with conserving water. Ok, so it's not like your dirty body water goes straight to the clothes, it does go through a filter before moving on to washing the clothes.

This is clever and I see this in our future. The types of spaces Washit can be used in is limitless. There are designs for both home and public spaces.

Really, Washit can be used at home for personal use, when guest are over. I think I'm more in love with the public use scenario, because this can use at work, school, the gym, airport, the list goes on. Anytime you've been in a situation and thought, I wish I could shower and wash my clothes.

To learn more , visit  Washit .

Upcycled Clothes in Frenchtown NJ.

I was just recently in Frenchtown, which is a neighboring town about 15 minutes away from where I live. The hubby and I love to go get a cup of coffee and then walk on the Tow Path along the deleware river. This quaint, eco concious town is known for the Tow Path which connects to Lambertville, NJ. You can even rent really cool bicycles and ride along the river.

Down the road is an old fahioned roller rink. Also a little eatery, lovin oven, where you can get gluten free pancakes or a yummy salmon salad. Frenchtown is a great spot to be low key and enjoy the delights that are scattered in book stores, quaint eateries, home decor and fashion boutiques.

A store Pantaluna caught my eye this last time we visited. Pantaluna adds to the ecclectic and unique fashion scene here.



The changing room above, is made entirely out of vintage t-shirts. The poles inside that support the shape of the tent are old pipes. I love it!






Illia Barger started this company after she cut up old cashmere sweaters to make comfortable pants for herself and her partner Glen Capelle. They opened their first workshop in Rosemont, NJ and then two years later moved to Frenchtown. Pantaluna makes skirts, pants, dresses, curtain tassels, and rugs using vintage t- shirts. Wow!