• Our Etsy Store
  • Vintage
  • Projects
  • Organizing
  • Likes
  • About
  • jeannerondeau.com

Domesticspace

~ Inside. kids, art, home, vintage.

Domesticspace

Tag Archives: Dry Goods Brooklyn

Charcoal Water Purifier

12 Friday Apr 2013

Posted by jeannerondeau in Likes, Organizing, Vintage

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

dry goods, Dry Goods Brooklyn, home, home style, Kishu Binchotan Charcoal, living with kids, natural charcoal water filter, vintage ice tea pitcher, vintage pitcher, vintage water pitcher

PitcherCharcoal
I have been trying to escape our habit of keeping a Brita pitcher on the counter.  It makes our water taste better, but the unattractive plastic container hurts my eyes.  I came across this Kishu Binchotan Charcoal at Dry Goods in Brooklyn last weekend.  (See my post about my new favorite store Dry Goods here).  This charcoal is actually just a piece of ceramic-like burned wood, charred at super high temperatures.  The charcoal absorbs impurities in the water and makes it taste much better.  The Brita and many other filters use the same charcoal technology.  But these Binchotan sticks look better and don’t come ground up and housed in disposable plastic.  (Technically NYC water is safe to drink without a filter, and we had ours tested to be sure there is no lead in our old pipes.  But I grew up with well water and I like ours to have that similar taste).  I boiled the Binchotan Charcoal for ten minutes per the directions, dropped it into my vintage ice tea pitcher and let it sit for a couple of hours.  I was thrilled to find that the taste is as clean, and even better than water from the Brita.  This glass pitcher is a welcome addition to our countertop.  Ebay has a great number of inexpensive vintage glass pitchers here if you want one of your own.  Cheers!

Advertisement

Share this:

  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter

Like this:

Like Loading...

Dry Goods

09 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by jeannerondeau in Likes, Shop

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

Binchotan, Brooklyn shopping, Couto Toothpaste, Dry Goods Brooklyn, Herbacin Kamille Hand Cream, Lu Lu Organics, Paine's Balsam Fir Incense, Sea Salt Soap, shopping Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn

DryGoods1DryGoods2
I got to spend a sunny Saturday wandering around Atlantic Avenue with friends this weekend.  (Thank you to the Dads for kid-watching!)  We stumbled into a sweet shop named Dry Goods and ended up spending an hour in the tiny, well-stocked space.  I have a weakness for useful and beautiful housewares in pretty packages and Dry Goods is stocked full of just these.  The owner Carla travels, stockpiles and curates the collection and offered a wealth of information about some unfamiliar products: Charcoal Toothbrushes!  Swedish Sea Salt Soap! Hair Powder!  Here are some of my favorite finds:

*Kishu Binchotan Charcoal Water Filters – These simple charcoal sticks purify tap water, are reusable and look much nicer than the plastic Brita on our counter.

*Couto Toothpaste – Created by a Portugese pharmacist in 1932, super-minty, and all-natural.

*Sea Salt Soap – This Swedish soap has the best packaging ever and people swear by its sea salt formula.  A customer came in and bought a case while we were in the store.

*Binchotan Charcoal Toothbrush – The bristles of this brush contain actual charcoal to help clean and prevent the growth of bacteria.

*Lu Lu Organics Hair Powder – Magically cleans hair without a shower.  Great for travel and smells lovely.

*Herbacin Kamille Glycerine Hand Cream – This German cream has a smell that is light and reminds me of my childhood somehow.  It leaves hands soft.

*Paine’s Balsam Fir Incense – These all-natural incense logs smell like an entire balsam fir forest.

Share this:

  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter

Like this:

Like Loading...

Visit Our Etsy Store

Etsy Store Instagram

No Instagram images were found.

Categories

  • Brooklyn
  • Inspiration
  • Likes
  • Organizing
  • Our Etsy Store
  • Party!
  • Projects
  • Shop
  • Uncategorized
  • Vintage

Recent Posts

  • Visit Us at the Brooklyn Flea!
  • Inspiration
  • Inspiration
  • Winter Whites
  • Ocean Grove, NJ

Archives

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 184 other subscribers

Blogs I Read

  • A Beautiful Mess
  • Anthology Magazine
  • Apartment Therapy Family (Ohdeedoh)
  • Bleubird Vintage
  • Katie's Pencil Box
  • Le Dans La
  • Making it Lovely
  • Oh Happy Day!
  • Oh My Little Dears
  • Purl Bee
  • Soulemama
  • Sweet Paul Magazine
  • The Sweetest Occasion
  • You Are My Fave

Copyright

All content is © 2010-2018 Jeanne Rondeau. Please do not copy or take images or content from this site without my permission. Requests may be sent to: jeanne@jeannerondeau.com Thank you!

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Domesticspace
    • Join 179 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Domesticspace
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

    %d bloggers like this: