The traditional representation of cannabis culture in home decor is a timeless staple, including everything from mind-bending psychedelic art to Rastafari-inspired colors schemes and unique signage with phrases like “It’s 4:20 somewhere.” While these designs will always be a classic part of cannabis culture, some brands are looking to give cannabis decorations a renovation. With this in mind, artist and interior designer Sarah Rodebaugh created her brand, Chronic Biophiliac, to offer decor alternatives inspired by biophilic interior design, or design centered around our innate need to be close to nature. Rodebaugh has created a variety of sophisticated designs that integrate cannabis leaves and flowers into wallpapers, pillows, and other items, all of which are made with eco-friendly materials.
Rodebaugh initially pursued her passion for interior design following her service in the U.S. Marines in the 2000s. She attended San Francisco State University and obtained a degree in interior design, all while being pregnant. She gave birth to her son during her last semester and right out of college, worked as a commercial kitchen designer in Santa Rosa, California. In 2014, she used her experience and knowledge of legal requirements for commercial kitchens (such as building codes, fire code regulations, hazardous materials codes) and expanded into cannabis manufacturing facility designs, such as ethanol extraction labs, and eventually kitchen design for edibles manufacturing.
Rodebaugh’s work traveled full circle back to residential interior design career when her clients, the founders of cannabis edibles company KIVA, Scott and Kristi Palmer, asked if she would design their home. She searched for wallpaper designs that would reflect the Palmers’ lifestyle and work with the cannabis plant.
“We couldn’t find anything that was just beautiful in regards to the cannabis wallpaper or patterns or anything,” Rodebaugh says. “There’s a lot of psychedelic and there’ …
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Author: Ashley Kern / High Times
