Orchid Ceramics 'Floors' Visitors at the Achasta Ideal Living House!

Ansley from Ant Hill here giving my post-visit insights on the 2010 Ideal Living Home in Dahlonega, Georgia. It was GORGEOUS! That's all....kidding :) Really though, Johnna Barrett of Sustain House did an amazing job and has an impeccable design aesthetic and perspective. The house is on a luscious piece of land overlooking the golf course in the Achasta Golf Community. Each bedroom has it's own walk in closet and bathroom. The house is the perfect balance in regard to gender design preferences; it's not to feminine or masculine. The colors are based off of a natural color palette of warm browns and tans. I had a chance to speak with Johnna at the ribbon cutting. She elaborated on how she hand-picked each product and insisted they be eco-friendly which makes us so happy she used Orchid Ceramic tile throughout the entire home! Here she is pictured with Grace Fricks, President and CEO of Georgia Green Loans

















The house will be open to the public beginning tomorrow, Saturday, September 11. It's $5 dollars per car load and 80% of the proceeds go to charity. Check out the pictures below. It's hard to believe that the house was built and finished in four months!
Check out the rest of the pictures on Orchid's Facebook page.

Who Says It's Not Easy Being Green?

Maybe ten or fifteen years ago we would have sided with Kermit the Frog but today, there is such a huge market focused on all green everything. We can't even call it 'niche' anymore! It feels great to represent brands that not only produce great products but also recognize what a social responsibility it is to ensure their products sustain the Earth. One couple we love agrees and has in fact, built their business on promoting a green lifestyle.

Ron and Lisa Beres of Green Nest and authors of 'Just Green It!' provide their audience with simple tips to switch your lifestyle to a health focused and eco-friendly way of living. We're thrilled to add that BOTH of our clients, Mythic Paint and Orchid Ceramics were featured at their book launch in California. Here are a few pics...

Orchid Ceramics Signs on with Ant Hill Communications

We're excited to announce a new addition to the Ant Hill roster! Orchid Ceramics, a ceramic, accent, decorative and porcelain tile manufacturer based out of Tulsa, OK was established in July of 2002 by the Coronas Organization, a multinational business based out of Columbia, South America which boasts over 120 years of production.

Ant Hill is looking forward to developing a strategized new brand positioning and marketing campaign for Orchid. There are tons of gorgeous styles of tile to choose from plus the fact that the products are GREENGUARD certified doesn't hurt either! We really value Orchid's commitment to the green movement and the philanthropic work they do with Tile Partners for Humanity and Habitat for Humanity.

Ant Hill Communications Creates YouTube Page for Mythic Paint

With the latest videos we've been shooting with David Bromstad and Mythic Paint, Ant Hill thought it would be nice for Mythic fans to get a glimpse of what goes on on the other side of the lens. So enters the birth of the YouTube page. Constructing the page is the perfect way to keep Mythic Paint fans and followers up to date on the latest video material such as the how-to videos by David. In these videos, David covers everything from the simplicity of painting a flawless wall to the complexities and details that go into decorating a baby or kid's space. Plus, being able to comment on each video is totally interactive which is what the social media movement is all about right? Go for yourself and check it out here .

See What's on Tap at the Paint Bar

A new spin on the mundane task of selecting paint has arrived to pull you out of your routine! Paint bars are cropping up all over the country and becoming wildly popular with paint enthusiasts and do-it-yourself-ers (is that even a word?...). Mythic Paint colors serve as the backdrop for the new paint bar at the house + earth retail store in Austin, Texas. We're thrilled for Mythic! The bar is totally interactive and informational making the paint selection process a fun event rather than a burden. Look in your neck of the woods for a paint bar nearest you and belly up!

Myhtic Paint Gets ecofabulous!

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Ant Hill is pleased to have set up an opportunity for Mythic Paint to sponsor ecofabulous as they design the showhouse at the 2010 Dwell on Design show. ecofabulous, a one stop interactive shop for all things eco-friendly and fabulous will be designing the interior for the Reclaimed Space Showhouse in the 2010 Dwell on Design show in Los Angeles, California June 25-27 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This is the second year ecofabulous will be designing the house. Last year's 400 square foot space was constructed from 80-90% salvageable materials! The house features new and innovative pieces keeping the eye entertained with many breathtaking colors and the environment healthy with the eco-friendly products. Mythic colors will be used on the walls of this year's space and we're sure Zem Joaquin, ecofabulous' eco-expert and her team will outdo themselves!

Turn out the lights

Ant Hill Communications supports Earth Hour which, this year will be on Saturday March 27 at 8:30pm local time.

The annual global event organized by WWF is held on the last Saturday of March. Households and businesses are asked to do something quite simple—turn off lights for one hour in a call for action on climate change. The collective actions demonstrate what can be accomplished when working together to protect the planet for future generations. Earth Hour 2009 gained support from nearly one billion people in 4,100 cities in 87 countries and we are expecting to increase this number considerably this year.

In the U.S. where we are already feeling the impacts of climate change, Earth Hour sends a clear message that Americans care about this issue and want to turn the lights out on dirty air, dangerous dependency on foreign oil and costly climate change impacts, and make the switch to cleaner air, a strong economic future and a more secure nation.

Participation is easy. By flipping off your lights on March 27th at 8:30 p.m. local time you will be making the switch to a cleaner, more secure nation and prosperous America. View the toolkits, to find out what else you can do to get involved including leading the Earth Hour movement in your community.

Set Your Clock

On Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. local time, Earth Hour will once again cascade around the globe, from New Zealand to Hawaii

Sparking a Movement

Since its inception three years ago, Earth Hour’s non-partisan approach has captured the world’s imagination and became a global phenomenon. Nearly one billion people turned out for Earth Hour 2009 – involving 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents.

Last year, 80 million Americans and 318 U.S. cities officially voted for action with their light switch, joining iconic landmarks from around the world that went dark for Earth Hour, including:

• Empire State Building
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Broadway Theater Marquees
• Las Vegas Strip
• United Nations Headquarters
• Golden Gate Bridge
• Seattle’s Space Needle
• Church of Latter-Day Saints Temple
• Gateway Arch in St. Louis
• Great Pyramids of Giza
• Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens
• Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro
• St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City
• Big Ben and Houses of Parliament in London
• Elysee Palace and Eiffel Tower in Paris
• Beijing’s Birds Nest and Water Cube
• Symphony of Lights in Hong Kong
• Sydney’s Opera House

To show your support for this simple but effective demonstration of unity please click the link below:
https://www.myearthhour.org/home?invite=xHAEVdAPof