Green Decor Tips: Give Your Home Style With A Conscience

"Green" has undergone a transformation. With more demand for environmentally friendly products, designers and manufacturers have responded with luxurious options that prove sustainable can be stylish.

Green Foundation

Build an eco-friendly room from the ground up. Floor tiles made of 100 percent recycled materials, such as leather, provide a fashionable and responsible alternative to chemically treated rugs and flooring. For wood flooring, choose products made from rapidly renewable resources, such as fast-growing bamboo, which requires no replanting and little fertilization or pesticides. If you still prefer carpeting, try an all-natural wool rug that is untreated and toxin-free.

Wise Walls

As an alternative to chemical-laden paints, companies like Phillip Jeffries offer new home wall coverings made from environmentally friendly materials like hemp, linen, bamboo, cork and recycled paper. Stylish, sophisticated and natural, these wall coverings are anything but ordinary.

Water Flow

Homeowners waste gallons of water every day leaving the faucet running while washing their hands and performing other tasks at the sink. But, new hands-free electronic faucets, like the Destiny powder room tap from ShowHouse by Moen, conserve water while reflecting your personal style. With a sleek minimalist design and a distinctly styled spout that produces a sheeting water flow, the Destiny faucet reduces water waste, providing water only when it is needed. Make the switch to hands-free and watch your style quotient go up and your water bills go down.

Window to tomorrow

High-efficiency, large scale windows let more daylight into the home and decrease the need for electrical lighting. But, large scale windows can sometimes call for large, expensive and resource-consuming window treatments. For a great green option, forgo window treatments and install frosted glass panes throughout your home. To supplement natural lighting, replace energy-wasting incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient fluorescent lighting fixtures.

Furniture Faux Pas

Each year, millions of pieces of furniture are dumped at landfills, polluting the environment and wasting precious space. Instead host a garage sale or donate to a charitable organization. When choosing new furniture, look to companies that produce sustainable selections such as Lee Industries, which offers sofas made from recycled plastic bottles and use soy and water-based finishes.

As 'going green' continues to gain momentum, it's easier than ever before to make a style statement in your home while still having a conscience.

Article Courtesy of www.newscanada.com

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