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Living Moss Carpet Adds a Touch of Green to Your Bathroom

There’s nothing like the feeling of fresh cut grass under the toes, especially when stepping out of the shower. This Moss Carpet by Nguyen La Chanh brings the outside indoors in an unconventionally natural way by placing it underfoot. The lush green lawn thrives in humid environments, which makes your bathroom a perfect place to grow.

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Chanh’s ingenious design is made from a decay-free foam called plastazote, and populated with three varieties of moss: ball, island, and forest. Maintenance required for this little patch of green is limited, as the moss thrives off of the humidity released from daily bathroom rituals. Who knew taking a shower could provide for such efficient multi-tasking, growing a little extra dose of green to start your morning or end your day.

+ Nguyen La Chanh

Via Yanko Design

8 Responses to “Living Moss Carpet Adds a Touch of Green to Your Bathroom”

Teajunkie Says:

January 20th, 2009 at 3:33 am

Signed up just because of all the cool stuff you guys have ..thanks

cmedina1019 Says:

January 20th, 2009 at 3:52 pm

that is awesome

lewis Says:

January 20th, 2009 at 6:28 pm

Awesome way to put plants in your home but wouldn’t it dirty your feet?

nanners Says:

January 25th, 2009 at 12:45 am

How do I get that bathmat?

Killbit Says:

January 28th, 2009 at 11:52 pm

I like the moss idea, just think that a bathmat is a bad implementation of it. I mean, if I just took a shower getting myself clean, the last thing I want to step on is moss and dirt.
Interesting find though :)

T-D Says:

February 8th, 2009 at 2:24 am

@ lewis, Killbit: Healthy moss is very dense. There’s a fairly large patch in the backyard (in the shade, where the dryer vent is) that feels like walking on a thick stack of towels. It all ties together densely enough that nothing sticks to your feet – it’s literally carpet-like, but much softer. My only concern would be how much traffic a bath mat gets, and whether or not the moss could take that kind of wear.