October is not only Color Month at Apartment Therapy — it’s also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Since pink is about as colorful as it gets, here are pink products for the home whose purchase also supports breast cancer research and awareness.
No longer reserved just for the ladies (men love pink, too!) the color pink is surprisingly modern and easy to incorporate into your décor.
If you are in the market for something pink to perk up your space, the manufacturers of the products pictured above all donate some portion of their proceeds to Breast Cancer research.
1. You’ll sleep well at night knowing that 20% of the profits from these hot pink embroidered sheets from Pine Cone Hill go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. $165
2. Orange 22, the makers of the limited edition Pink Flora end table, will donate $25 from the purchase price to breast cancer research. $849
3. Company C is donating 20% of sales from the 2’ x 3’ Karen’s Rug to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. $86
4. Flowers like, these daises, are a great—and non-committal—way to try out pink at home. ProFlowers will donate 10% of sales to Susan G. Koman for the Cure. $39.99
5. If you want to get a jump on your holiday shopping, Archipelago Botanicals “Ribbons of Love” Candle would make a great gift and Archipelago will donate 10% of profits to City of Hope and other research institutions dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer.At Nordstrom, $29
6. The pink stand mixer from KitchenAid has been available for a while, but with pink kitchens having a surge in popularity, it’s fresh again. KitchenAid donates $50 from every purchase to Susan G. Komen as part of their Cook for the Cure Initiative. At Williams-Sonoma, $299.95
7. This gorgeous cream-colored cashmere blanket from Ralph Lauren is perfect for the staunchly anti-pink. Ralph donates 10% of the profits from this and the rest of his Pink Pony line to his Pink Pony Fund for breast cancer research. $495
8. Who among us couldn’t use more storage? 20% of the proceeds from these cute storage boxes from The MacBeth Collection (available in 6 patterns) go to the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation. A set of 5 is $68
9. 10% of the sales from select paint shades of Stark Paint by David Oliver go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. $31-$41/quart
10. Etsy designer nicolesuder is donating $1 from every sale of her chic hot pink frames to The National Breast Cancer Foundation. $12.99
Of course, if pink isn’t quite your style, but you still would like to support breast cancer research, you can donate to one of many foundations committed to eradicating this disease.
Check out the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month website for more details.
Images: 1. Pine Cone Hill, 2. All Modern Baby, 3. Company C, 4. InStyle, 5. Nordstrom, 6. Williams-Sonoma, 7. Ralph Lauren 8. The MacBeth Collection 9. InStyle, 10. nicolesuder
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Comments (8)
Raising funds and awareness about breast cancer is important, but people should be mindful that we can't just shop our way to a better world.
Excellent point. Rather than buying things from which a "portion" of profits go the cancer research, why not just just make a contribution to your local cancer charities. I wonder, is the commercialization of disease and suffering strangely unique to our Country? Or is it a worldwide phenomenon?
I know I am just strange, but am always a bit annoyed at the way breast cancer promo/etc. has taken ownership of the color pink... I happen to like pink, but now if I even wear a pink shirt or pink sneakers, I feel like...ugh I don't know. Like someone will think I bought some pink breast cancer awareness polo @ Target or something. And that is not really BAD per se, but why can't I just like pink, without all the social tie-ins? This is definitely a "developed nation" problem, haha, gad I am spoiled.
I'm with all of the above posters: 1) buying items that advertise one's supposed commitment to a cause instead of just giving directly to charity squicks me out. 2) I'm irritated by the pinkness of breast cancer-related products-- and not simply because I hate being a walking billboard for a cause, though that's part of it. I also hate that the onslaught of pink crap is so relentlessly gendered.
I'm suffering "pink fatigue" from all the breast cancer marketing. I'm also very annoyed at the very small portion of profits that actually go to research (read the fine print before buying). Breast cancer has killed a number of my friends and relatives, so I very much want to see a cure found, but I've really had enough of the marketing.
A cure would be great - prevention would be even better. Some of the companies that promote breast cancer "awareness" also sell products with possible or proven carcinogens. Pinkwashing! The campaign for safe cosmetics is one great organization for more info about this http://www.safecosmetics.org/
I'd like to meet the human who made it all the way to Oct. 18th without noticing it's BC month. The amount of money spent coloring the NFL (shoes, gloves, shirts, towels, hats field, concession cups, etc.) pink could have funded a research lab for a year. Next time do that. We are all aware, now it's time to fund an actual cure instead of marketing the desire to fund a cure.
I just shot one for American Lung Association in Fontana last weekend, too. Feels good!http://www.breast-cancer-patients.com/