Environmentally Responsible Interior Design

If you want your home to be a healthy place for you and your family, environmentally responsible interior design should be your priority. Green interior design is not just a fad, it is necessary to save the environment, economize on energy, and helps to safeguard your family's health by eliminating toxic substances found in well-known products and materials. 

Choose Environmentally Responsible Materials

• Environmentally Responsible Materials are recycled, reclaimed, organic and renewable.


• Choose from local suppliers and manufacturers to save energy in the shipping and packaging of products.


• Instead of wood flooring, use reclaimed wood flooring, bamboo, palm wood and rubber wood. Recycled rubber floors and cork floors can substitute vinyl flooring. Concrete or recycled glass tile can substitute stone flooring.


• Greener alternatives to carpeting are carpet tiles with recycled content, or area rugs made of organic cotton.


• Choose non-VOC paints. Many paints contain volatile organic compounds, which can be damaging to your health because they contain toxic substances.


• Use antique furniture, as many new furniture pieces are made with glues containing formaldehyde and other harmful compounds.


• Use environmentally friendly fabrics: cotton, hemp, modal, or bamboo.


• Instead of hardwood furniture, opt for bamboo or rattan.


• For window coverings, linen natural, cotton, and silk are better than synthetics. Use bamboo blinds as a greener alternative.

 Change Lighting Options

• Opt for LED lighting, compact fluorescent light bulbs, solar lighting, energy-efficient lamps, and task lighting for certain areas in a room.


• Paint the walls in a lighter color to reflect the natural light during the day.


• Use motion sensors and dimmer switches on light fixtures around the house to save energy.


• Install a skylight to let in more natural light. This option that can help you save on your electric bill.

Turn Your Kitchen Green

• Use reclaimed materials for your kitchen cabinets, including reclaimed wood or bamboo, and recycled metal cabinets.


• Stone countertops can be substituted by concrete, bamboo or paper-stone.